diff --git a/.changeset/afraid-eyes-serve.md b/.changeset/afraid-eyes-serve.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ff70b8317cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/afraid-eyes-serve.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@primer/styled-react": patch
+---
+
+chore: use forwardedAs prop in styled-react
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react-deprecated.browser.test.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react-deprecated.browser.test.tsx
index dd0a9696a04..1913123d5f0 100644
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react-deprecated.browser.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react-deprecated.browser.test.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('@primer/react/deprecated', () => {
 
   test('TabNav.Link supports `sx` prop', () => {
     render(<TabNav.Link data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} as={Button} />)
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('role', 'tab')
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByRole('tab')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
     expect(screen.getByRole('tab').tagName).toBe('BUTTON')
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react-experimental.browser.test.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react-experimental.browser.test.tsx
index 4e2a8fa64fe..86ea2df3afd 100644
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react-experimental.browser.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react-experimental.browser.test.tsx
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ describe('@primer/react/experimental', () => {
   })
 
   test('PageHeader supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    const {container} = render(<PageHeader data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    const {container} = render(<PageHeader as="div" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} role="article" />)
+    expect(container.firstElementChild!).toHaveAttribute('role', 'article')
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(container.firstElementChild!).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
   })
 
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react.browser.test.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react.browser.test.tsx
index 7c179eb7ee7..33ed2c72e22 100644
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react.browser.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/styled-react/src/__tests__/primer-react.browser.test.tsx
@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ import {
 
 describe('@primer/react', () => {
   test('ActionList supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<ActionList data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    render(<ActionList as="div" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} variant="inset" />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('data-variant', 'inset')
   })
 
   test('ActionMenu.Button supports `sx` prop', () => {
@@ -109,7 +110,7 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
   })
 
   test('Box supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Box data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    render(<Box as="div" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
   })
 
@@ -119,14 +120,15 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
   })
 
   test('Breadcrumbs.Item supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Breadcrumbs.Item data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} href="#" />)
+    render(<Breadcrumbs.Item as="li" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} selected />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
-    expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByRole('link')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component').className.includes('selected')).toBe(true)
   })
 
   test('Button supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Button data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    render(<Button as="button" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} size="medium" />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('data-size', 'medium')
   })
 
   test('Checkbox supports `sx` prop', () => {
@@ -184,8 +186,9 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
   })
 
   test('Flash supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Flash data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    render(<Flash as="div" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} variant="success" />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('variant', 'success')
   })
 
   test('FormControl supports `sx` prop', () => {
@@ -198,7 +201,7 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
   })
 
   test('Header supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Header data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    render(<Header as="header" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
   })
 
@@ -208,23 +211,40 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
   })
 
   test('IconButton supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<IconButton aria-label="test" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} icon={() => <svg />} />)
+    render(
+      <IconButton
+        as="button"
+        aria-label="test"
+        data-testid="component"
+        sx={{background: 'red'}}
+        icon={() => <svg />}
+      />,
+    )
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+
+    // Test that IconButton renders the icon component (SVG) in its children
+    const iconButton = screen.getByTestId('component')
+    const svgElement = iconButton.querySelector('svg')
+    expect(svgElement).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(iconButton.children.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
   })
 
   test('Label supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Label data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    render(<Label as="span" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} size="large" />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('data-size', 'large')
   })
 
   test('Link supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Link data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    render(<Link as="a" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} inline />)
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('data-inline', 'true')
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
   })
 
   test('LinkButton supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<LinkButton data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    render(<LinkButton as="a" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} icon={<svg />} />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('icon')
   })
 
   test('NavList supports `sx` prop', () => {
@@ -286,19 +306,23 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
     render(
       <ThemeProvider>
         <Overlay
+          as="div"
           data-testid="component"
           sx={{background: 'red'}}
           onClickOutside={() => {}}
           onEscape={() => {}}
           returnFocusRef={ref}
+          role="dialog"
         />
       </ThemeProvider>,
     )
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('role', 'dialog')
   })
 
   test('PageHeader supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    const {container} = render(<PageHeader data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    const {container} = render(<PageHeader as="div" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} role="article" />)
+    expect(container.firstElementChild!).toHaveAttribute('role', 'article')
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(container.firstElementChild!).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
   })
 
@@ -323,8 +347,13 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
   })
 
   test('PageLayout.Content supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    const {container} = render(<PageLayout.Content data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
-    expect(window.getComputedStyle(container.firstElementChild!).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    const {container} = render(
+      <PageLayout.Content as="section" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} aria-labelledby="normal" />,
+    )
+
+    const outerElement = container.firstElementChild! as HTMLElement
+    expect(window.getComputedStyle(outerElement).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(outerElement).toHaveAttribute('aria-labelledby', 'normal')
   })
 
   test('PageLayout.Pane supports `sx` prop', () => {
@@ -386,8 +415,9 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
   })
 
   test.skip('Select supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Select data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    render(<Select as="select" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} required />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('required')
   })
 
   test('Spinner supports `sx` prop', () => {
@@ -411,13 +441,15 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
   })
 
   test('Text supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Text data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    render(<Text as="span" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} size="small" />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('data-size', 'small')
   })
 
   test('TextInput supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    const {container} = render(<TextInput sx={{background: 'red'}} />)
+    const {container} = render(<TextInput as="input" sx={{background: 'red'}} loading />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(container.firstElementChild!).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(container.firstElementChild).toHaveAttribute('data-trailing-visual', 'true')
   })
 
   test('TextInput.Action supports `sx` prop', () => {
@@ -456,8 +488,9 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
   })
 
   test('Token supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Token data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} text="test" />)
+    render(<Token as="button" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} text="test" />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveTextContent('test')
   })
 
   test.todo('Tooltip supports `sx` prop', () => {
@@ -470,25 +503,29 @@ describe('@primer/react', () => {
   })
 
   test('Truncate supports `sx` prop', () => {
-    render(<Truncate data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} title="test" />)
+    render(<Truncate as="div" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} title="test" />)
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByTestId('component')).toHaveAttribute('title', 'test')
   })
 
   test('UnderlineNav supports `sx` prop', () => {
     render(
-      <UnderlineNav aria-label="navigation" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}}>
+      <UnderlineNav as="nav" aria-label="navigation" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} variant="inset">
         <UnderlineNav.Item>test</UnderlineNav.Item>
       </UnderlineNav>,
     )
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByLabelText('navigation')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    expect(screen.getByLabelText('navigation')).toHaveAttribute('data-variant', 'inset')
   })
 
   test('UnderlineNav.Item supports `sx` prop', () => {
     render(
-      <UnderlineNav.Item data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}}>
+      <UnderlineNav.Item as="a" data-testid="component" sx={{background: 'red'}} icon={<svg />}>
         test
       </UnderlineNav.Item>,
     )
     expect(window.getComputedStyle(screen.getByTestId('component')).backgroundColor).toBe('rgb(255, 0, 0)')
+    const svgElement = screen.getByTestId('component').querySelector('svg')
+    expect(svgElement).toBeInTheDocument()
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
index 97a5c2d3fc1..a675400de6a 100644
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
+++ b/packages/styled-react/src/components/Breadcrumbs.tsx
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ const StyledBreadcrumbsItem: ForwardRefComponent<'a', BreadcrumbsItemProps> = st
   ${sx}
 `
 
-const BreadcrumbsItem = ({as, ...props}: BreadcrumbsItemProps) => (
-  <StyledBreadcrumbsItem {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} />
-)
+function BreadcrumbsItem<As extends React.ElementType = 'a'>({as, ...props}: BreadcrumbsItemProps<As>) {
+  return <StyledBreadcrumbsItem {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} />
+}
 
 const Breadcrumbs: ForwardRefComponent<'nav', BreadcrumbsProps> & {Item: typeof BreadcrumbsItem} = Object.assign(
   BreadcrumbsImpl,
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/components/Header.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/components/Header.tsx
index b7266645a53..da906c45477 100644
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/components/Header.tsx
+++ b/packages/styled-react/src/components/Header.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   type HeaderItemProps as PrimerHeaderItemProps,
   type HeaderLinkProps as PrimerHeaderLinkProps,
   Header as PrimerHeader,
+  type HeaderLinkProps,
 } from '@primer/react'
 import {forwardRef} from 'react'
 import {Box} from './Box'
@@ -11,20 +12,28 @@ import type {SxProp} from '../sx'
 
 type HeaderProps = PrimerHeaderProps & SxProp
 
-const HeaderImpl = forwardRef(function Header(props, ref) {
+const StyledHeader = forwardRef(function Header(props, ref) {
   return <Box as={PrimerHeader} ref={ref} {...props} />
 }) as ForwardRefComponent<'header', HeaderProps>
 
+const HeaderImpl = forwardRef(({as, ...props}: HeaderProps, ref) => (
+  <StyledHeader {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} ref={ref} />
+)) as ForwardRefComponent<'header', HeaderProps>
+
 type HeaderItemProps = PrimerHeaderItemProps & SxProp
 
 const HeaderItem = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, HeaderItemProps>(function HeaderItem(props, ref) {
   return <Box as={PrimerHeader.Item} ref={ref} {...props} />
 })
 
-const HeaderLink = forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, PrimerHeaderLinkProps>(function HeaderLink(props, ref) {
+const StyledHeaderLink = forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, PrimerHeaderLinkProps>(function HeaderLink(props, ref) {
   return <Box as={PrimerHeader.Link} ref={ref} {...props} />
 })
 
+const HeaderLink = forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, HeaderLinkProps>(({as, ...props}, ref) => (
+  <StyledHeaderLink {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} ref={ref} />
+))
+
 const Header = Object.assign(HeaderImpl, {
   Item: HeaderItem,
   Link: HeaderLink,
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/components/Label.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/components/Label.tsx
index d840ce19695..f62ed44e99a 100644
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/components/Label.tsx
+++ b/packages/styled-react/src/components/Label.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,14 @@ import {type SxProp} from '../sx'
 import {forwardRef} from 'react'
 import type {ForwardRefComponent} from '../polymorphic'
 
-type LabelProps = PrimerLabelProps & SxProp
+type LabelProps = PrimerLabelProps & SxProp & {as?: React.ElementType}
 
-const Label = forwardRef(function Label(props, ref) {
+const StyledLabel = forwardRef(function Label(props, ref) {
   return <Box as={PrimerLabel} ref={ref} {...props} />
 }) as ForwardRefComponent<'span', LabelProps>
 
+const Label = forwardRef<HTMLElement, LabelProps>(({as, ...props}, ref) => {
+  return <StyledLabel {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} ref={ref} />
+}) as ForwardRefComponent<'span', LabelProps>
+
 export {Label, type LabelProps}
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/components/Link.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/components/Link.tsx
index c87a2629684..f87879d9a09 100644
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/components/Link.tsx
+++ b/packages/styled-react/src/components/Link.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,19 @@
 import {Link as PrimerLink, type LinkProps as PrimerLinkProps} from '@primer/react'
 import styled from 'styled-components'
 import {sx, type SxProp} from '../sx'
+import type {ForwardRefComponent} from '../polymorphic'
+import {forwardRef} from 'react'
 
 type LinkProps = PrimerLinkProps & SxProp
 
-const Link = styled(PrimerLink).withConfig<LinkProps>({
+const StyledLink = styled(PrimerLink).withConfig<LinkProps>({
   shouldForwardProp: prop => prop !== 'sx',
 })`
   ${sx}
-`
+` as ForwardRefComponent<'a', LinkProps>
+
+const Link = forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, LinkProps>(({as, ...props}, ref) => {
+  return <StyledLink {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} ref={ref} />
+}) as ForwardRefComponent<'a', LinkProps>
+
 export {Link, type LinkProps}
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/components/PageHeader.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/components/PageHeader.tsx
index db23410c7c7..4b099c64d1c 100644
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/components/PageHeader.tsx
+++ b/packages/styled-react/src/components/PageHeader.tsx
@@ -10,10 +10,11 @@ import {sx, type SxProp} from '../sx'
 import type {ForwardRefComponent} from '../polymorphic'
 import {Box} from './Box'
 import type {PropsWithChildren} from 'react'
+import React from 'react'
 
 type PageHeaderProps = PrimerPageHeaderProps & SxProp
 
-const PageHeaderImpl: ForwardRefComponent<'div', PageHeaderProps> = styled(
+const StyledPageHeader: ForwardRefComponent<'div', PageHeaderProps> = styled(
   PrimerPageHeader,
 ).withConfig<PageHeaderProps>({
   shouldForwardProp: prop => prop !== 'sx',
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ const PageHeaderImpl: ForwardRefComponent<'div', PageHeaderProps> = styled(
   ${sx}
 `
 
+const PageHeaderImpl = React.forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, PageHeaderProps>(({as, ...props}, ref) => (
+  <StyledPageHeader {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} ref={ref} />
+)) as ForwardRefComponent<'div', PageHeaderProps>
+
 type PageHeaderActionsProps = PrimerPageHeaderActionsProps & SxProp
 
 function PageHeaderActions({sx, ...rest}: PageHeaderActionsProps) {
@@ -43,7 +48,7 @@ type CSSCustomProperties = {
   [key: `--${string}`]: string | number
 }
 
-function PageHeaderTitle({sx, ...rest}: PageHeaderTitleProps) {
+function StyledPageHeaderTitle({sx, ...rest}: PageHeaderTitleProps) {
   const style: CSSCustomProperties = {}
   if (sx) {
     // @ts-ignore sx can have color attribute
@@ -65,6 +70,10 @@ function PageHeaderTitle({sx, ...rest}: PageHeaderTitleProps) {
   return <Box {...rest} as={PrimerPageHeader.Title} style={style} sx={sx} />
 }
 
+const PageHeaderTitle = ({as, ...props}: PageHeaderTitleProps) => (
+  <StyledPageHeaderTitle {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} />
+)
+
 type PageHeaderTitleAreaProps = PropsWithChildren<PrimerPageHeaderTitleAreaProps> & SxProp
 
 const PageHeaderTitleArea: ForwardRefComponent<'div', PageHeaderTitleAreaProps> = styled(
@@ -75,7 +84,7 @@ const PageHeaderTitleArea: ForwardRefComponent<'div', PageHeaderTitleAreaProps>
   ${sx}
 `
 
-type PageHeaderComponent = ForwardRefComponent<'div', PageHeaderProps> & {
+type PageHeaderComponentType = ForwardRefComponent<'div', PageHeaderProps> & {
   Actions: typeof PageHeaderActions
   ContextArea: typeof PrimerPageHeader.ContextArea
   ParentLink: typeof PrimerPageHeader.ParentLink
@@ -91,7 +100,7 @@ type PageHeaderComponent = ForwardRefComponent<'div', PageHeaderProps> & {
   TrailingAction: typeof PrimerPageHeader.TrailingAction
 }
 
-const PageHeader: PageHeaderComponent = Object.assign(PageHeaderImpl, {
+const PageHeader: PageHeaderComponentType = Object.assign(PageHeaderImpl, {
   Actions: PageHeaderActions,
   ContextArea: PrimerPageHeader.ContextArea,
   ParentLink: PrimerPageHeader.ParentLink,
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/components/StateLabelProps.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/components/StateLabelProps.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 2d08f8c79d4..00000000000
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/components/StateLabelProps.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-import {StateLabel as PrimerStateLabel, type StateLabelProps as PrimerStateLabelProps} from '@primer/react'
-import {Box} from './Box'
-import {forwardRef} from 'react'
-import {type SxProp} from '../sx'
-
-export type StateLabelProps = PrimerStateLabelProps & SxProp
-
-export const StateLabel = forwardRef<HTMLSpanElement, StateLabelProps>(function StateLabel(props, ref) {
-  return <Box as={PrimerStateLabel} ref={ref} {...props} />
-})
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/components/TabNav.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/components/TabNav.tsx
index 0ac8c3d7634..961d66ee51f 100644
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/components/TabNav.tsx
+++ b/packages/styled-react/src/components/TabNav.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {TabNav as PrimerTabNav} from '@primer/react/deprecated'
 import type {TabNavProps as PrimerTabNavProps, TabNavLinkProps as PrimerTabNavLinkProps} from '@primer/react/deprecated'
 import {sx, type SxProp} from '../sx'
 import styled from 'styled-components'
-import {type ForwardRefComponent} from '../polymorphic'
+import {forwardRef} from 'react'
 
 type TabNavProps = PrimerTabNavProps & SxProp
 type TabNavLinkProps = PrimerTabNavLinkProps & SxProp
@@ -17,15 +17,15 @@ const TabNavImpl = ({as, ...props}: TabNavProps) => {
   return <StyledTabNav {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as as React.ElementType} : {})} />
 }
 
-const StyledTabNavLink: ForwardRefComponent<'a', TabNavLinkProps> = styled(PrimerTabNav.Link).withConfig({
+const StyledTabNavLink = styled(PrimerTabNav.Link).withConfig({
   shouldForwardProp: prop => (prop as keyof TabNavLinkProps) !== 'sx',
 })<TabNavLinkProps>`
   ${sx}
 `
 
-const TabNavLink = ({as, ...props}: TabNavLinkProps) => (
-  <StyledTabNavLink {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} />
-)
+const TabNavLink = forwardRef<HTMLAnchorElement, TabNavLinkProps>(({as, ...props}, ref) => (
+  <StyledTabNavLink {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} ref={ref} />
+))
 
 const TabNav = Object.assign(TabNavImpl, {
   Link: TabNavLink,
diff --git a/packages/styled-react/src/components/UnderlineNav.tsx b/packages/styled-react/src/components/UnderlineNav.tsx
index e4bec07908b..8ccbb31a960 100644
--- a/packages/styled-react/src/components/UnderlineNav.tsx
+++ b/packages/styled-react/src/components/UnderlineNav.tsx
@@ -11,19 +11,26 @@ import {sx, type SxProp} from '../sx'
 
 export type UnderlineNavProps = PrimerUnderlineNavProps & SxProp
 
-const UnderlineNavImpl = forwardRef<HTMLElement, UnderlineNavProps>(function UnderlineNav(props, ref) {
+const StyledUnderlineNav = forwardRef<HTMLElement, UnderlineNavProps>(function UnderlineNav(props, ref) {
   return <Box as={PrimerUnderlineNav} ref={ref} {...props} />
 })
 
-export type UnderlineNavItemProps = PrimerUnderlineNavItemProps & SxProp
+export const UnderlineNavImpl = forwardRef(({as, ...props}: UnderlineNavProps, ref) => (
+  <StyledUnderlineNav {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} ref={ref} />
+)) as ForwardRefComponent<'nav', UnderlineNavProps>
 
-const UnderlineNavItem: ForwardRefComponent<'a', UnderlineNavItemProps> = styled(
+export type UnderlineNavItemProps = PrimerUnderlineNavItemProps & SxProp & React.HTMLAttributes<HTMLElement>
+
+const StyledUnderlineNavItem: ForwardRefComponent<'a', UnderlineNavItemProps> = styled(
   PrimerUnderlineNav.Item,
 ).withConfig<UnderlineNavItemProps>({
   shouldForwardProp: prop => prop !== 'sx',
 })`
   ${sx}
 `
+export const UnderlineNavItem = forwardRef(({as, ...props}: UnderlineNavItemProps, ref) => (
+  <StyledUnderlineNavItem {...props} {...(as ? {forwardedAs: as} : {})} ref={ref} />
+)) as ForwardRefComponent<'a', UnderlineNavItemProps>
 
 export const UnderlineNav = Object.assign(UnderlineNavImpl, {
   Item: UnderlineNavItem,