diff --git a/Source/BlueprintComponentReference/BlueprintComponentReference.cpp b/Source/BlueprintComponentReference/BlueprintComponentReference.cpp
index 8434310..28ce226 100644
--- a/Source/BlueprintComponentReference/BlueprintComponentReference.cpp
+++ b/Source/BlueprintComponentReference/BlueprintComponentReference.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ FString FBlueprintComponentReference::ToString() const
 	return Result.ToString();
 }
 
-UActorComponent* FBlueprintComponentReference::GetComponent(AActor* SearchActor) const
+UActorComponent* FBlueprintComponentReference::GetComponent(const AActor* SearchActor) const
 {
 	UActorComponent* Result = nullptr;
 
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@ UActorComponent* FBlueprintComponentReference::GetComponent(AActor* SearchActor)
 			break;
 		case EBlueprintComponentReferenceMode::Path:
 			// Variation 2: subobject path
-			Result = FindObjectFast<UActorComponent>(SearchActor, Value);
+			// const-cast is used as FindObjectFast does not provide a signature with const AActor*
+			Result = FindObjectFast<UActorComponent>(const_cast<AActor*>SearchActor, Value);
 			break;
 		//case EBlueprintComponentReferenceMode::Dynamic:
 			// Variation 3: dynamic selection
diff --git a/Source/BlueprintComponentReference/BlueprintComponentReference.h b/Source/BlueprintComponentReference/BlueprintComponentReference.h
index e434e32..3815fff 100644
--- a/Source/BlueprintComponentReference/BlueprintComponentReference.h
+++ b/Source/BlueprintComponentReference/BlueprintComponentReference.h
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ struct BLUEPRINTCOMPONENTREFERENCE_API FBlueprintComponentReference
 	 *
 	 * @param SearchActor Actor to perform search in
 	 */
-	UActorComponent* GetComponent(AActor* SearchActor) const;
+	UActorComponent* GetComponent(const AActor* SearchActor) const;
 
 	/**
 	 * Get the actual component pointer from this reference
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ struct BLUEPRINTCOMPONENTREFERENCE_API FBlueprintComponentReference
 	 * @param SearchActor Actor to perform search in
 	 */
 	template<typename T>
-	T* GetComponent(AActor* SearchActor) const
+	T* GetComponent(const AActor* SearchActor) const
 	{
 		return Cast<T>(GetComponent(SearchActor));
 	}