diff --git a/lib/v8.rb b/lib/v8.rb
index 58b0f4f..399fef5 100644
--- a/lib/v8.rb
+++ b/lib/v8.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ require 'v8/error/protect'
 require 'v8/error/try'
 require 'v8/conversion/fundamental'
 require 'v8/conversion/indentity'
+require 'v8/conversion/reference'
 require 'v8/conversion/primitive'
 require 'v8/conversion/code'
 require 'v8/conversion/class'
diff --git a/lib/v8/conversion/object.rb b/lib/v8/conversion/object.rb
index 17b71fa..3c811ad 100644
--- a/lib/v8/conversion/object.rb
+++ b/lib/v8/conversion/object.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,7 @@
 class V8::Conversion
   module Object
     def to_v8
-      context = V8::Context.current
-      constructor = context.to_v8(self.class)
-      object = constructor.NewInstance([V8::C::External::New(self)])
-      return object
+      Reference.construct! self
     end
 
     def to_ruby
diff --git a/lib/v8/conversion/reference.rb b/lib/v8/conversion/reference.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2ae2164
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/v8/conversion/reference.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+class V8::Conversion
+  module Reference
+
+    def self.construct!(object)
+      context = V8::Context.current
+      constructor = context.to_v8(object.class)
+      reference = constructor.NewInstance([V8::C::External::New(object)])
+      return reference
+    end
+
+    def to_v8
+      Reference.construct! self
+    end
+
+  end
+end
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