diff --git a/stl/inc/type_traits b/stl/inc/type_traits
index 995c15966ce..2aa95b03e48 100644
--- a/stl/inc/type_traits
+++ b/stl/inc/type_traits
@@ -1842,7 +1842,7 @@ void ref(const _Ty&&) = delete;
 
 template <class _Ty>
 _NODISCARD _CONSTEXPR20 reference_wrapper<_Ty> ref(reference_wrapper<_Ty> _Val) noexcept {
-    return _STD ref(_Val.get());
+    return _Val;
 }
 
 template <class _Ty>
@@ -1855,7 +1855,7 @@ void cref(const _Ty&&) = delete;
 
 template <class _Ty>
 _NODISCARD _CONSTEXPR20 reference_wrapper<const _Ty> cref(reference_wrapper<_Ty> _Val) noexcept {
-    return _STD cref(_Val.get());
+    return _Val;
 }
 
 #if _HAS_CXX20
diff --git a/tests/std/test.lst b/tests/std/test.lst
index 83422b1229f..eb23654d7e4 100644
--- a/tests/std/test.lst
+++ b/tests/std/test.lst
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ tests\GH_002058_debug_iterator_race
 tests\GH_002120_streambuf_seekpos_and_seekoff
 tests\LWG2597_complex_branch_cut
 tests\LWG3018_shared_ptr_function
+tests\LWG3146_excessive_unwrapping_ref_cref
 tests\LWG3422_seed_seq_ctors
 tests\LWG3480_directory_iterator_range
 tests\P0019R8_atomic_ref
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/LWG3146_excessive_unwrapping_ref_cref/env.lst b/tests/std/tests/LWG3146_excessive_unwrapping_ref_cref/env.lst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..19f025bd0e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/std/tests/LWG3146_excessive_unwrapping_ref_cref/env.lst
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+RUNALL_INCLUDE ..\usual_matrix.lst
diff --git a/tests/std/tests/LWG3146_excessive_unwrapping_ref_cref/test.compile.pass.cpp b/tests/std/tests/LWG3146_excessive_unwrapping_ref_cref/test.compile.pass.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..52971d585cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/std/tests/LWG3146_excessive_unwrapping_ref_cref/test.compile.pass.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
+
+#include <functional>
+#include <type_traits>
+
+using namespace std;
+
+void test_LWG_3146() {
+    int i = 0;
+    reference_wrapper<int> ri(i);
+    reference_wrapper<reference_wrapper<int>> rri(ri);
+
+    auto reference       = ref(rri);
+    auto const_reference = cref(rri);
+
+    static_assert(
+        is_same_v<decltype(reference), reference_wrapper<reference_wrapper<int>>>, "LWG-3146 is not implemented");
+    static_assert(is_same_v<decltype(const_reference), reference_wrapper<const reference_wrapper<int>>>,
+        "LWG-3146 is not implemented");
+}
+
+int main() {} // COMPILE-ONLY