diff --git a/.changeset/long-ducks-do.md b/.changeset/long-ducks-do.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b956db24e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/long-ducks-do.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@nextui-org/input": patch
+---
+
+syncs changes to ref value to internal (state) value (#3024, #3436)
diff --git a/packages/components/input/__tests__/input.test.tsx b/packages/components/input/__tests__/input.test.tsx
index 043de2da6e..8022fffcdb 100644
--- a/packages/components/input/__tests__/input.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/components/input/__tests__/input.test.tsx
@@ -126,6 +126,26 @@ describe("Input", () => {
     expect(ref.current?.value)?.toBe(value);
   });
 
+  it("setting ref should sync the internal value", () => {
+    const ref = React.createRef<HTMLInputElement>();
+
+    const {container} = render(<Input ref={ref} type="text" />);
+
+    if (!ref.current) {
+      throw new Error("ref is null");
+    }
+
+    ref.current!.value = "value";
+
+    const input = container.querySelector("input")!;
+
+    input.focus();
+
+    const internalValue = input.value;
+
+    expect(ref.current?.value)?.toBe(internalValue);
+  });
+
   it("should clear the value and onClear is triggered", async () => {
     const onClear = jest.fn();
 
diff --git a/packages/components/input/src/use-input.ts b/packages/components/input/src/use-input.ts
index 0cc2102725..d6cd63b780 100644
--- a/packages/components/input/src/use-input.ts
+++ b/packages/components/input/src/use-input.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {useDOMRef, filterDOMProps} from "@nextui-org/react-utils";
 import {useFocusWithin, useHover, usePress} from "@react-aria/interactions";
 import {clsx, dataAttr, isEmpty, objectToDeps, safeAriaLabel, warn} from "@nextui-org/shared-utils";
 import {useControlledState} from "@react-stately/utils";
-import {useMemo, Ref, useCallback, useState} from "react";
+import {useMemo, Ref, useCallback, useState, useImperativeHandle, useRef} from "react";
 import {chain, mergeProps} from "@react-aria/utils";
 import {useTextField} from "@react-aria/textfield";
 
@@ -131,7 +131,41 @@ export function useInput<T extends HTMLInputElement | HTMLTextAreaElement = HTML
   const disableAnimation =
     originalProps.disableAnimation ?? globalContext?.disableAnimation ?? false;
 
-  const domRef = useDOMRef<T>(ref);
+  const domRef = useRef<T>(null);
+
+  let proxy: T | undefined = undefined;
+
+  useImperativeHandle(
+    ref,
+    () => {
+      if (proxy === undefined) {
+        proxy = new Proxy(domRef.current!, {
+          get(target, prop) {
+            const value = target[prop];
+
+            if (value instanceof Function) {
+              return value.bind(target);
+            }
+
+            return value;
+          },
+          set(target, prop, value) {
+            target[prop] = value;
+
+            if (prop === "value") {
+              setInputValue(value);
+            }
+
+            return true;
+          },
+        });
+      }
+
+      return proxy;
+    },
+    [domRef.current],
+  );
+
   const baseDomRef = useDOMRef<HTMLDivElement>(baseRef);
   const inputWrapperRef = useDOMRef<HTMLDivElement>(wrapperRef);
   const innerWrapperRef = useDOMRef<HTMLDivElement>(innerWrapperRefProp);