Reference to component is null in OnAfterRender() on browser refresh

[TonyWerten]

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Describe the bug

When I place a component with a reference on a page, it will be not null during the OnAfterRender() function.
If I contnue and refresh the browser with F5, the component reference will be null, after rendering

Expected Behavior

Reference is not null

Steps To Reproduce

• Blazor wasm client dotnet 10
• Add component to page, with a reference
• Put breakpoint in OnAfterRender() and check the reference to the component.
• Continue and Press F5
• At breakpoint in OnAfterRender() the reference will be null

Exceptions (if any)

No response

.NET Version

net10

Anything else?

Blazor wasm client dotnet 10
VS2026