diff --git a/src/components/form/field_password/field_password.tsx b/src/components/form/field_password/field_password.tsx
index 17d4c6fb6a7..6d1c02edb7e 100644
--- a/src/components/form/field_password/field_password.tsx
+++ b/src/components/form/field_password/field_password.tsx
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ import React, {
   FunctionComponent,
   useState,
   Ref,
-  useCallback,
 } from 'react';
 import { CommonProps } from '../../common';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
@@ -35,6 +34,7 @@ import {
 import { EuiValidatableControl } from '../validatable_control';
 import { EuiButtonIcon, EuiButtonIconProps } from '../../button';
 import { useEuiI18n } from '../../i18n';
+import { useCombinedRefs } from '../../../services';
 
 export type EuiFieldPasswordProps = InputHTMLAttributes<HTMLInputElement> &
   CommonProps & {
@@ -102,18 +102,7 @@ export const EuiFieldPassword: FunctionComponent<EuiFieldPasswordProps> = ({
 
   // Setup the inputRef to auto-focus when toggling visibility
   const [inputRef, _setInputRef] = useState<HTMLInputElement | null>(null);
-  const setInputRef = useCallback(
-    (ref: HTMLInputElement | null) => {
-      _setInputRef(ref);
-      if (typeof _inputRef === 'function') {
-        _inputRef(ref);
-      } else if (_inputRef) {
-        // @ts-ignore need to mutate current
-        _inputRef.current = ref;
-      }
-    },
-    [_inputRef]
-  );
+  const setInputRef = useCombinedRefs([_setInputRef, _inputRef]);
 
   const handleToggle = (isVisible: boolean) => {
     setInputType(isVisible ? 'password' : 'text');
diff --git a/src/services/hooks/index.ts b/src/services/hooks/index.ts
index 94741454012..7a7b08a4b42 100644
--- a/src/services/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/hooks/index.ts
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
  * under the License.
  */
 
+export * from './useCombinedRefs';
 export * from './useDependentState';
diff --git a/src/services/hooks/useCombinedRefs.ts b/src/services/hooks/useCombinedRefs.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f47cc265c44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/services/hooks/useCombinedRefs.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you under
+ * the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+ * not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import { MutableRefObject, Ref, useCallback } from 'react';
+
+// For use when a component needs to set `ref` objects from multiple sources.
+// For instance, if a component accepts a `ref` prop but also needs its own
+// local reference for calculations, etc.
+// This hook handles setting multiple `ref`s of any available `ref` type
+// in a single callback function.
+
+export const useCombinedRefs = <T>(
+  refs: Array<Ref<T> | MutableRefObject<T | undefined> | undefined>
+) => {
+  return useCallback(
+    (node: T) =>
+      refs.forEach(ref => {
+        if (!ref) return;
+
+        if (typeof ref === 'function') {
+          ref(node);
+        } else {
+          (ref as MutableRefObject<T>).current = node;
+        }
+      }),
+    [refs]
+  );
+};
diff --git a/src/services/index.ts b/src/services/index.ts
index 7409ce75601..4ca4aef8ab3 100644
--- a/src/services/index.ts
+++ b/src/services/index.ts
@@ -108,4 +108,4 @@ export {
 
 export { EuiWindowEvent } from './window_event';
 
-export { useDependentState } from './hooks';
+export { useCombinedRefs, useDependentState } from './hooks';