diff --git a/mypyc/ir/rtypes.py b/mypyc/ir/rtypes.py
index c0871bba258c..d3fe657c725f 100644
--- a/mypyc/ir/rtypes.py
+++ b/mypyc/ir/rtypes.py
@@ -512,6 +512,11 @@ def __hash__(self) -> int:
 # Python range object.
 range_rprimitive: Final = RPrimitive("builtins.range", is_unboxed=False, is_refcounted=True)
 
+# Python weak reference object
+weakref_rprimitive: Final = RPrimitive(
+    "weakref.ReferenceType", is_unboxed=False, is_refcounted=True
+)
+
 
 def is_tagged(rtype: RType) -> bool:
     return rtype is int_rprimitive or rtype is short_int_rprimitive
diff --git a/mypyc/primitives/weakref_ops.py b/mypyc/primitives/weakref_ops.py
index a7ac035b22a4..ba2975526767 100644
--- a/mypyc/primitives/weakref_ops.py
+++ b/mypyc/primitives/weakref_ops.py
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 from mypyc.ir.ops import ERR_MAGIC
-from mypyc.ir.rtypes import object_rprimitive, pointer_rprimitive
-from mypyc.primitives.registry import function_op
+from mypyc.ir.rtypes import object_rprimitive, pointer_rprimitive, weakref_rprimitive
+from mypyc.primitives.registry import ERR_NEG_INT, function_op, method_op
 
 # Weakref operations
 
 new_ref_op = function_op(
     name="weakref.ReferenceType",
     arg_types=[object_rprimitive],
-    return_type=object_rprimitive,
+    return_type=weakref_rprimitive,
     c_function_name="PyWeakref_NewRef",
     extra_int_constants=[(0, pointer_rprimitive)],
     error_kind=ERR_MAGIC,
@@ -16,7 +16,15 @@
 new_ref__with_callback_op = function_op(
     name="weakref.ReferenceType",
     arg_types=[object_rprimitive, object_rprimitive],
-    return_type=object_rprimitive,
+    return_type=weakref_rprimitive,
     c_function_name="PyWeakref_NewRef",
     error_kind=ERR_MAGIC,
 )
+
+deref_op = method_op(
+    name="__call__",
+    arg_types=[weakref_rprimitive],
+    return_type=object_rprimitive,
+    c_function_name="PyWeakref_GetRef",
+    error_kind=ERR_NEG_INT,
+)
diff --git a/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-weakref.test b/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-weakref.test
index 58ac6417d297..9bec58f884e5 100644
--- a/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-weakref.test
+++ b/mypyc/test-data/irbuild-weakref.test
@@ -2,50 +2,62 @@
 import weakref
 from typing import Any, Callable
 def f(x: object) -> object:
-    return weakref.ref(x)
+    return weakref.ref(x)()
 
 [out]
 def f(x):
-    x, r0 :: object
+    x :: object
+    r0 :: weakref.ReferenceType
+    r1 :: object
 L0:
     r0 = PyWeakref_NewRef(x, 0)
-    return r0
+    r1 = PyWeakref_GetRef(r0)
+    return r1
 
 [case testWeakrefRefCallback]
 import weakref
 from typing import Any, Callable
 def f(x: object, cb: Callable[[object], Any]) -> object:
-    return weakref.ref(x, cb)
+    return weakref.ref(x, cb)()
 
 [out]
 def f(x, cb):
-    x, cb, r0 :: object
+    x, cb :: object
+    r0 :: weakref.ReferenceType
+    r1 :: object
 L0:
     r0 = PyWeakref_NewRef(x, cb)
-    return r0
+    r1 = PyWeakref_GetRef(r0)
+    return r1
 
 [case testFromWeakrefRef]
 from typing import Any, Callable
 from weakref import ref
 def f(x: object) -> object:
-    return ref(x)
+    return ref(x)()
 
 [out]
 def f(x):
-    x, r0 :: object
+    x :: object
+    r0 :: weakref.ReferenceType
+    r1 :: object
 L0:
     r0 = PyWeakref_NewRef(x, 0)
-    return r0
+    r1 = PyWeakref_GetRef(r0)
+    return r1
 
 [case testFromWeakrefRefCallback]
 from typing import Any, Callable
 from weakref import ref
 def f(x: object, cb: Callable[[object], Any]) -> object:
-    return ref(x, cb)
+    return ref(x, cb)()
 
 [out]
 def f(x, cb):
-    x, cb, r0 :: object
+    x, cb :: object
+    r0 :: weakref.ReferenceType
+    r1 :: object
 L0:
     r0 = PyWeakref_NewRef(x, cb)
-    return r0
+    r1 = PyWeakref_GetRef(r0)
+    return r1
diff --git a/test-data/unit/lib-stub/weakref.pyi b/test-data/unit/lib-stub/weakref.pyi
index 34e01f4d48f1..5e88a8d902df 100644
--- a/test-data/unit/lib-stub/weakref.pyi
+++ b/test-data/unit/lib-stub/weakref.pyi
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ _T = TypeVar("_T")
 class ReferenceType(Generic[_T]):  # "weakref"
     __callback__: Callable[[Self], Any]
     def __new__(cls, o: _T, callback: Callable[[Self], Any] | None = ..., /) -> Self: ...
+    def __call__(self) -> _T: ...
 
 ref = ReferenceType

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