diff --git a/tools/qfcc/include/class.h b/tools/qfcc/include/class.h
index f1fdf307d..c11d43fe5 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/include/class.h
+++ b/tools/qfcc/include/class.h
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ void category_add_protocols (category_t *category, protocollist_t *protocols);
 void class_finish_module (void);
 
 void class_to_struct (class_t *class, struct struct_s *strct);
+void emit_class_ref (const char *class_name);
+void emit_category_ref (const char *class_name, const char *category_name);
 
 protocol_t *get_protocol (const char *name, int create);
 void protocol_add_methods (protocol_t *protocol, struct methodlist_s *methods);
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/class.c b/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
index ec5fcb433..b6a3c342c 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/class.c
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class_begin (class_type_t *class_type)
 	}
 }
 
-static void
+void
 emit_class_ref (const char *class_name)
 {
 	def_t      *def;
@@ -283,6 +283,27 @@ emit_class_name (const char *class_name)
 	G_INT (def->ofs) = 0;
 }
 
+void
+emit_category_ref (const char *class_name, const char *category_name)
+{
+	def_t      *def;
+	def_t      *ref;
+
+	def = get_def (&type_pointer,
+			va (".obj_category_ref_%s_%s", class_name, category_name),
+			pr.scope, st_static);
+	if (def->initialized)
+		return;
+	def->initialized = def->constant = 1;
+	def->nosave = 1;
+	ref = get_def (&type_integer,
+			va (".obj_category_name_%s_%s", class_name, category_name),
+			pr.scope, st_extern);
+	if (!ref->external)
+		G_INT (def->ofs) = ref->ofs;
+	reloc_def_def (ref, def->ofs);
+}
+
 static void
 emit_category_name (const char *class_name, const char *category_name)
 {
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/qc-lex.l b/tools/qfcc/source/qc-lex.l
index aaaefd331..8981fa0fe 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/qc-lex.l
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/qc-lex.l
@@ -306,6 +306,7 @@ static keyword_t keywords[] = {
 	{"@protected",	PROTECTED, 0,				0, PROG_VERSION},
 	{"@protocol",	PROTOCOL, 0,				0, PROG_VERSION},
 	{"@public",		PUBLIC,	0,					0, PROG_VERSION},
+	{"@reference",	REFERENCE, 0,				0, PROG_VERSION},
 	{"@selector",	SELECTOR, 0,				0, PROG_VERSION},
 	{"@self",		SELF,	0,					0, PROG_VERSION},
 	{"@this",		THIS,	0,					0, PROG_VERSION},
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y b/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y
index f92d57f3d..bd42c9e2b 100644
--- a/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y
+++ b/tools/qfcc/source/qc-parse.y
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ expr_t *argv_expr (void);
 %token	<type> TYPE
 %token	<typename> TYPE_NAME
 %token	CLASS DEFS ENCODE END IMPLEMENTATION INTERFACE PRIVATE PROTECTED
-%token	PROTOCOL PUBLIC SELECTOR
+%token	PROTOCOL PUBLIC SELECTOR REFERENCE
 
 %type	<type>	type non_field_type type_name def simple_def struct_def
 %type	<type>	struct_def_item ivar_decl ivar_declarator def_item def_list
@@ -1307,6 +1307,21 @@ new_category_name
 		}
 	;
 
+class_reference
+	: identifier
+		{
+			emit_class_ref ($1);
+		}
+	;
+
+category_reference
+	: identifier '(' identifier ')'
+		{
+			emit_category_ref ($1, $3);
+		}
+	;
+
+
 protocol_name
 	: identifier
 		{
@@ -1404,6 +1419,8 @@ classdef
 		}
 	| IMPLEMENTATION class_with_super	{ class_begin (&$2->class_type); }
 	| IMPLEMENTATION category_name		{ class_begin (&$2->class_type); }
+	| REFERENCE class_reference ';'		{ }
+	| REFERENCE category_reference ';'	{ }
 	;
 
 protocoldef
diff --git a/tools/qfcc/test/reference.r b/tools/qfcc/test/reference.r
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..453e356fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/qfcc/test/reference.r
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+@reference Array(Private);
+@reference Foo;