diff --git a/protocol/dubbo3/protoc-gen-dubbo3/examples/helloworld.pb.go b/protocol/dubbo3/protoc-gen-dubbo3/examples/helloworld.pb.go
index ef9d6fa27a..3c695d77ee 100644
--- a/protocol/dubbo3/protoc-gen-dubbo3/examples/helloworld.pb.go
+++ b/protocol/dubbo3/protoc-gen-dubbo3/examples/helloworld.pb.go
@@ -279,6 +279,10 @@ func (s *GreeterProviderBase) GetProxyImpl() protocol.Invoker {
 	return s.proxyImpl
 }
 
+func (c *GreeterProviderBase) Reference() string {
+	return "greeterImpl"
+}
+
 func _DUBBO_Greeter_SayHello_Handler(srv interface{}, ctx context.Context, dec func(interface{}) error, interceptor grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor) (interface{}, error) {
 	in := new(HelloRequest)
 	if err := dec(in); err != nil {
diff --git a/protocol/dubbo3/protoc-gen-dubbo3/plugin/dubbo3/dubbo3.go b/protocol/dubbo3/protoc-gen-dubbo3/plugin/dubbo3/dubbo3.go
index b6274552f6..73156644a7 100644
--- a/protocol/dubbo3/protoc-gen-dubbo3/plugin/dubbo3/dubbo3.go
+++ b/protocol/dubbo3/protoc-gen-dubbo3/plugin/dubbo3/dubbo3.go
@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ func (g *dubboGrpc) generateService(file *generator.FileDescriptor, service *pb.
 	g.P("}")
 	g.P()
 
+	// return reference
+	g.P("func (c *", serverType, ") ", " Reference() string ", "{")
+	g.P(`return "`, unexport(servName), `Impl"`)
+	g.P("}")
+	g.P()
+
 	// add handler
 	var handlerNames []string
 	for _, method := range service.Method {
diff --git a/protocol/grpc/protoc-gen-dubbo/plugin/dubbo/dubbo.go b/protocol/grpc/protoc-gen-dubbo/plugin/dubbo/dubbo.go
index 7d44bf7803..45de3a3ef4 100644
--- a/protocol/grpc/protoc-gen-dubbo/plugin/dubbo/dubbo.go
+++ b/protocol/grpc/protoc-gen-dubbo/plugin/dubbo/dubbo.go
@@ -188,6 +188,12 @@ func (g *dubboGrpc) generateService(file *generator.FileDescriptor, service *pb.
 	g.P("}")
 	g.P()
 
+	// return reference
+	g.P("func (c *", serverType, ") ", " Reference() string ", "{")
+	g.P(`return "`, unexport(servName), `Impl"`)
+	g.P("}")
+	g.P()
+
 	// add handler
 	var handlerNames []string
 	for _, method := range service.Method {