diff --git a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfExprEvaluator.cpp b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfExprEvaluator.cpp
index c7815fea..ed75baf9 100644
--- a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfExprEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfExprEvaluator.cpp
@@ -3402,6 +3402,7 @@ void BfExprEvaluator::Visit(BfBlock* blockExpr)
 	}			
 
 	mModule->VisitEmbeddedStatement(blockExpr, this, BfNodeIsA<BfUnscopedBlock>(blockExpr) ? BfEmbeddedStatementFlags_Unscoped : BfEmbeddedStatementFlags_None);
+	mResult = mModule->SanitizeAddr(mResult);
 }
 
 bool BfExprEvaluator::CheckVariableDeclaration(BfAstNode* checkNode, bool requireSimpleIfExpr, bool exprMustBeTrue, bool silentFail)
@@ -17164,6 +17165,7 @@ void BfExprEvaluator::InjectMixin(BfAstNode* targetSrc, BfTypedValue target, boo
 				if (!exprNode->IsA<BfBlock>())
 				{
 					// Mixin expression result
+					SetAndRestoreValue<BfEvalExprFlags> prevFlags(mBfEvalExprFlags, (BfEvalExprFlags)(mBfEvalExprFlags | BfEvalExprFlags_AllowRefExpr));
 					mModule->UpdateSrcPos(exprNode);
 					VisitChild(exprNode);
 					FinishExpressionResult();
@@ -17187,6 +17189,7 @@ void BfExprEvaluator::InjectMixin(BfAstNode* targetSrc, BfTypedValue target, boo
 	}
 
 	mResult = mModule->LoadValue(mResult);
+	mResult = mModule->SanitizeAddr(mResult);
 	
 	int localIdx = startLocalIdx;
 	
@@ -19497,7 +19500,7 @@ void BfExprEvaluator::PerformAssignment(BfAssignmentExpression* assignExpr, bool
 	}
 
 	ResolveGenericType();
-	auto ptr = mResult;
+	auto ptr = mModule->RemoveRef(mResult);
 	mResult = BfTypedValue();
 			
 	if (mPropDef != NULL)
@@ -21569,8 +21572,7 @@ void BfExprEvaluator::PerformUnaryOperation_OnResult(BfExpression* unaryOpExpr,
 	if (!mResult)
 		return;	
 
-	if (mResult.mType->IsRef())
-		mResult.mType = mResult.mType->GetUnderlyingType();
+	mResult = mModule->RemoveRef(mResult);	
 
 	if (mResult.mType->IsVar())
 	{
diff --git a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.cpp b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.cpp
index b72caf73..46b13bf6 100644
--- a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.cpp
+++ b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.cpp
@@ -8791,13 +8791,26 @@ BfTypedValue BfModule::CreateValueFromExpression(BfExprEvaluator& exprEvaluator,
 		{
 			// Only allow a 'ref' type if we have an explicit 'ref' operator
 			bool allowRef = false;
-			BfExpression* checkExpr = expr;
-			while (auto parenExpr = BfNodeDynCast<BfParenthesizedExpression>(checkExpr))
-				checkExpr = parenExpr->mExpression;
-			if (auto unaryOp = BfNodeDynCast<BfUnaryOperatorExpression>(checkExpr))
+			BfAstNode* checkExpr = expr;
+
+			while (checkExpr != NULL)
 			{
-				if ((unaryOp->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Ref) || (unaryOp->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Mut))
-					allowRef = true;
+				if (auto parenExpr = BfNodeDynCast<BfParenthesizedExpression>(checkExpr))
+					checkExpr = parenExpr->mExpression;
+				else if (auto unaryOp = BfNodeDynCast<BfUnaryOperatorExpression>(checkExpr))
+				{
+					if ((unaryOp->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Ref) || (unaryOp->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Mut))
+						allowRef = true;
+					break;
+				}
+				if (auto block = BfNodeDynCast<BfBlock>(checkExpr))
+				{
+					if (block->mChildArr.mSize == 0)
+						break;
+					checkExpr = block->mChildArr.back();
+				}
+				else
+					break;
 			}
 			if (!allowRef)
 				typedVal = RemoveRef(typedVal);
@@ -12480,6 +12493,23 @@ BfTypedValue BfModule::RemoveRef(BfTypedValue typedValue)
 	return typedValue;
 }
 
+BfTypedValue BfModule::SanitizeAddr(BfTypedValue typedValue)
+{
+	if (!typedValue)
+		return typedValue;
+
+	if (typedValue.mType->IsRef())
+	{
+		typedValue = LoadValue(typedValue);
+
+		auto copiedVal = BfTypedValue(CreateAlloca(typedValue.mType), typedValue.mType, true);
+		mBfIRBuilder->CreateStore(typedValue.mValue, copiedVal.mValue);
+		return copiedVal;
+	}
+
+	return typedValue;
+}
+
 BfTypedValue BfModule::ToRef(BfTypedValue typedValue, BfRefType* refType)
 {
 	if (refType == NULL)
diff --git a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.h b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.h
index f4fc6582..1264f81b 100644
--- a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.h
+++ b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfModule.h
@@ -1700,6 +1700,7 @@ public:
 	void EmitDynamicCastCheck(BfTypedValue typedVal, BfType* type, bool allowNull);
 	void CheckStaticAccess(BfTypeInstance* typeInstance);	
 	BfTypedValue RemoveRef(BfTypedValue typedValue);
+	BfTypedValue SanitizeAddr(BfTypedValue typedValue);
 	BfTypedValue ToRef(BfTypedValue typedValue, BfRefType* refType = NULL);
 	BfTypedValue LoadOrAggregateValue(BfTypedValue typedValue);
 	BfTypedValue LoadValue(BfTypedValue typedValue, BfAstNode* refNode = NULL, bool isVolatile = false);	
diff --git a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfReducer.cpp b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfReducer.cpp
index a9f62ae0..8e9fb70d 100644
--- a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfReducer.cpp
+++ b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfReducer.cpp
@@ -4427,15 +4427,10 @@ BfAstNode* BfReducer::DoCreateStatement(BfAstNode* node, CreateStmtFlags createS
 			(unaryOperatorExpr->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Decrement) ||
 			(unaryOperatorExpr->mOp == BfUnaryOp_PostDecrement);
 
-		if ((unaryOperatorExpr->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Ref) || (unaryOperatorExpr->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Mut) || (unaryOperatorExpr->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Out))
+		if (unaryOperatorExpr->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Out)
 		{
-			if (unaryOperatorExpr->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Ref)
-				Fail("Cannot use 'ref' in this context", unaryOperatorExpr);
-			else if (unaryOperatorExpr->mOp == BfUnaryOp_Mut)
-				Fail("Cannot use 'mut' in this context", unaryOperatorExpr);
-			else
-				Fail("Cannot use 'out' in this context", unaryOperatorExpr);
-			return NULL;
+			unaryOperatorExpr->mOp = BfUnaryOp_Ref;
+			Fail("Cannot use 'out' in this context", unaryOperatorExpr);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfStmtEvaluator.cpp b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfStmtEvaluator.cpp
index ea686fe8..3cb62937 100644
--- a/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfStmtEvaluator.cpp
+++ b/IDEHelper/Compiler/BfStmtEvaluator.cpp
@@ -3538,7 +3538,7 @@ void BfModule::VisitCodeBlock(BfBlock* block)
 						else if ((mCurMethodInstance != NULL) && (mCurMethodInstance->IsMixin()) && (mCurMethodState->mCurScope == &mCurMethodState->mHeadScope))
 						{
 							// Only in mixin definition - result ignored
-							CreateValueFromExpression(expr);
+							CreateValueFromExpression(expr, NULL, BfEvalExprFlags_AllowRefExpr);
 							break;
 						}
 						else
diff --git a/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Mixins.bf b/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Mixins.bf
index b7078cf3..993e06b9 100644
--- a/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Mixins.bf
+++ b/IDEHelper/Tests/src/Mixins.bf
@@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ namespace Tests
 			total + 100
 		}
 
+		static mixin GetRef(var a)
+		{
+			a += 1000;
+			ref a
+		}
+
 		[Test]
 		public static void TestBasics()
 		{
@@ -125,6 +131,14 @@ namespace Tests
 			AppendAndNullify!(str0);
 			Test.Assert(str0 == null);
 			Test.Assert(str1 == "AB");
+
+			int b = 12;
+			GetRef!(b) += 200;
+			Test.Assert(b == 1212);
+
+			var c = { ref b };
+			c = 99;
+			Test.Assert(b == 99);
 		}
 
 	}