diff --git a/src/CSSMotion.tsx b/src/CSSMotion.tsx
index 7a79b2b..f0c468c 100644
--- a/src/CSSMotion.tsx
+++ b/src/CSSMotion.tsx
@@ -147,12 +147,13 @@ export function genCSSMotion(config: CSSMotionConfig) {
         return getDOM(nodeRef.current) as HTMLElement;
       }
 
-      const [status, statusStep, statusStyle, mergedVisible] = useStatus(
+      const [getStatus, statusStep, statusStyle, mergedVisible] = useStatus(
         supportMotion,
         visible,
         getDomElement,
         props,
       );
+      const status = getStatus();
 
       // Record whether content has rendered
       // Will return null for un-rendered even when `removeOnLeave={false}`
@@ -162,10 +163,26 @@ export function genCSSMotion(config: CSSMotionConfig) {
       }
 
       // ====================== Refs ======================
-      React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => ({
-        nativeElement: getDomElement(),
-        inMotion: () => status !== STATUS_NONE,
-      }));
+      const refObj = React.useMemo<CSSMotionRef>(() => {
+        const obj = {} as CSSMotionRef;
+        Object.defineProperties(obj, {
+          nativeElement: {
+            enumerable: true,
+            get: getDomElement,
+          },
+          inMotion: {
+            enumerable: true,
+            get: () => {
+              return () => getStatus() !== STATUS_NONE;
+            },
+          },
+        });
+        return obj;
+      }, []);
+
+      // We lock `deps` here since function return object
+      // will repeat trigger ref from `refConfig` -> `null` -> `refConfig`
+      React.useImperativeHandle(ref, () => refObj, []);
 
       // ===================== Render =====================
       let motionChildren: React.ReactNode;
diff --git a/src/hooks/useStatus.ts b/src/hooks/useStatus.ts
index da39f0c..6d24f16 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useStatus.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useStatus.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default function useStatus(
     onLeaveEnd,
     onVisibleChanged,
   }: CSSMotionProps,
-): [MotionStatus, StepStatus, React.CSSProperties, boolean] {
+): [() => MotionStatus, StepStatus, React.CSSProperties, boolean] {
   // Used for outer render usage to avoid `visible: false & status: none` to render nothing
   const [asyncVisible, setAsyncVisible] = useState<boolean>();
   const [getStatus, setStatus] = useSyncState<MotionStatus>(STATUS_NONE);
@@ -294,5 +294,5 @@ export default function useStatus(
     };
   }
 
-  return [currentStatus, step, mergedStyle, asyncVisible ?? visible];
+  return [getStatus, step, mergedStyle, asyncVisible ?? visible];
 }