diff --git a/examples/fermi.rs b/examples/fermi.rs
index f4391de5e..79e3da1d6 100644
--- a/examples/fermi.rs
+++ b/examples/fermi.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ fn app(cx: Scope) -> Element {
     cx.render(rsx! {
         div { "hello {name}!" }
         Child {}
+        ChildWithRef{}
     })
 }
 
@@ -27,3 +28,28 @@ fn Child(cx: Scope) -> Element {
         }
     })
 }
+
+static NAMES: AtomRef<Vec<String>> = |_| vec!["world".to_string()];
+
+fn ChildWithRef(cx: Scope) -> Element {
+    let names = use_atom_ref(&cx, NAMES);
+
+    cx.render(rsx! {
+        div {
+            ul {
+                names.read().iter().map(|f| rsx!{
+                    li { "hello: {f}" }
+                })
+            }
+            button {
+                onclick: move |_| {
+                    let names = names.clone();
+                    cx.spawn(async move {
+                        names.write().push("asd".to_string());
+                    })
+                },
+                "Add name"
+            }
+        }
+    })
+}
diff --git a/packages/fermi/src/hooks/atom_ref.rs b/packages/fermi/src/hooks/atom_ref.rs
index da9ad9367..fe488ee2f 100644
--- a/packages/fermi/src/hooks/atom_ref.rs
+++ b/packages/fermi/src/hooks/atom_ref.rs
@@ -16,15 +16,35 @@ use std::{
 pub fn use_atom_ref<T: 'static>(cx: &ScopeState, atom: AtomRef<T>) -> &UseAtomRef<T> {
     let root = use_atom_root(cx);
 
-    cx.use_hook(|_| {
+    &cx.use_hook(|_| {
         root.initialize(atom);
-        UseAtomRef {
-            ptr: atom.unique_id(),
-            root: root.clone(),
-            scope_id: cx.scope_id(),
-            value: root.register(atom, cx.scope_id()),
-        }
+        (
+            UseAtomRef {
+                ptr: atom.unique_id(),
+                root: root.clone(),
+                scope_id: cx.scope_id(),
+                value: root.register(atom, cx.scope_id()),
+            },
+            AtomRefSubscription {
+                ptr: atom.unique_id(),
+                root: root.clone(),
+                scope_id: cx.scope_id(),
+            },
+        )
     })
+    .0
+}
+
+pub struct AtomRefSubscription {
+    ptr: AtomId,
+    root: Rc<AtomRoot>,
+    scope_id: ScopeId,
+}
+
+impl Drop for AtomRefSubscription {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        self.root.unsubscribe(self.ptr, self.scope_id)
+    }
 }
 
 pub struct UseAtomRef<T> {
@@ -34,6 +54,17 @@ pub struct UseAtomRef<T> {
     scope_id: ScopeId,
 }
 
+impl<T> Clone for UseAtomRef<T> {
+    fn clone(&self) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            ptr: self.ptr,
+            value: self.value.clone(),
+            root: self.root.clone(),
+            scope_id: self.scope_id,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl<T: 'static> UseAtomRef<T> {
     pub fn read(&self) -> Ref<T> {
         self.value.borrow()
@@ -54,9 +85,3 @@ impl<T: 'static> UseAtomRef<T> {
         self.root.set(self.ptr, new);
     }
 }
-
-impl<T> Drop for UseAtomRef<T> {
-    fn drop(&mut self) {
-        self.root.unsubscribe(self.ptr, self.scope_id)
-    }
-}