diff --git a/packages/realm-react/src/__tests__/useObjectRender.test.tsx b/packages/realm-react/src/__tests__/useObjectRender.test.tsx
index b29aa153e1..fc138fcc07 100644
--- a/packages/realm-react/src/__tests__/useObjectRender.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/realm-react/src/__tests__/useObjectRender.test.tsx
@@ -417,6 +417,7 @@ describe("useObject: rendering objects with a Realm.List property", () => {
       // Render the old id
       rerender(<App targetPrimaryKey={secondListId} />);
 
+      await waitFor(() => getByTestId(`listTitle${secondListId.toHexString()}`));
       titleElement = getByTestId(`listTitle${secondListId.toHexString()}`);
       expect(titleElement).toHaveTextContent("Second List");
     });
diff --git a/packages/realm-react/src/useObject.tsx b/packages/realm-react/src/useObject.tsx
index 1d3d28c064..985de52352 100644
--- a/packages/realm-react/src/useObject.tsx
+++ b/packages/realm-react/src/useObject.tsx
@@ -90,8 +90,11 @@ export function createUseObject(useRealm: () => Realm) {
             updatedRef,
           });
           originalObjectRef.current = originalObject;
-          // Update the primaryKeyRef, so we can check if the primaryKey has changed on the next render
+
+          // Primary key has updated, so update the reference
           primaryKeyRef.current = primaryKey;
+          // Signal that the object reference needs to be updated
+          updatedRef.current = true;
         }
         return cachedObjectRef.current;
       },