diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/TypedDataManager.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/TypedDataManager.php
index 27fa756..0c631a0 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/TypedDataManager.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/TypedData/TypedDataManager.php
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@ public function isTypedData($object) {
     elseif ($object instanceof AnyInterface) {
       return TRUE;
     }
+    elseif ($object instanceof DataReferenceInterface) {
+      return TRUE;
+    }
     return FALSE;
   }
 }