diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index 6410d93c33..e37dd4a4c8 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ There are one way to generate models from an OpenAPI document
 
 - [Generate from OpenAPI 3.0 JS object](../examples/openapi-from-object)
 - [Generate from OpenAPI 3.1 JS object](../examples/openapi-v3_1-from-object)
+- [Generate from OpenAPI components](../examples/openapi-include-components)
 
 The OpenAPI input processor expects that the property `openapi` is defined in order to know it should be processed.
 
diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index 6a0f7056e5..750a0c08a1 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ These examples show a specific input and how they can be used:
 - [json-schema-single-enum-as-const](./json-schema-single-enum-as-const) - An advanced example that shows how to change how `enum` are interpreted when containing a single value.
 - [json-schema-additional-properties-representation](./json-schema-additional-properties-representation) - An advanced example that shows how to change the property name for additional properties
 - [swagger2.0-from-object](./swagger2.0-from-object) - A basic example where a Swagger 2.0 JS object is used to generate models.
+- [openapi-from-object](./openapi-from-object) - A basic example where an OpenAPI v3.0 JS object is used to generate models.
+- [openapi-include-components](./openapi-include-components) - A basic example where an OpenAPI document without paths is used to generate models by iterating the components.
+- [openapi-v3_1-from-object](./openapi-v3_1-from-object) - A basic example where an OpenAPI v3.1 JS object is used to generate models.
 - [meta-model](./meta-model) - A basic example how to provide a meta model for the generator
 
 ## General examples
diff --git a/examples/openapi-include-components/README.md b/examples/openapi-include-components/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2fde6c48b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/openapi-include-components/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# OpenAPI include components
+
+A basic example of how to use Modelina with an OpenAPI document that iterates the components section to determine models.
+
+## How to run this example
+
+Run this example using:
+
+```sh
+npm i && npm run start
+```
+
+If you are on Windows, use the `start:windows` script instead:
+
+```sh
+npm i && npm run start:windows
+```
diff --git a/examples/openapi-include-components/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap b/examples/openapi-include-components/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e0b07de01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/openapi-include-components/__snapshots__/index.spec.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`Should be able to process a OpenAPI document that has no paths and should log expected output to console 1`] = `
+Array [
+  "class TestSchema {
+  private _email?: string;
+
+  constructor(input: {
+    email?: string,
+  }) {
+    this._email = input.email;
+  }
+
+  get email(): string | undefined { return this._email; }
+  set email(email: string | undefined) { this._email = email; }
+}",
+]
+`;
diff --git a/examples/openapi-include-components/index.spec.ts b/examples/openapi-include-components/index.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..50a91746fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/openapi-include-components/index.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+const spy = jest.spyOn(global.console, 'log').mockImplementation(() => {
+  return;
+});
+import { generate } from './index';
+describe('Should be able to process a OpenAPI document that has no paths', () => {
+  afterAll(() => {
+    jest.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+  test('and should log expected output to console', async () => {
+    await generate();
+    expect(spy.mock.calls.length).toEqual(1);
+    expect(spy.mock.calls[0]).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/examples/openapi-include-components/index.ts b/examples/openapi-include-components/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7c94ed2bea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/openapi-include-components/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { TypeScriptGenerator } from '../../src';
+
+const generator = new TypeScriptGenerator({
+  processorOptions: { openapi: { includeComponentSchemas: true } }
+});
+const swaggerDocument = {
+  openapi: '3.0.3',
+  info: {
+    version: '0.1',
+    title: 'Simple basic api'
+  },
+  paths: {},
+  components: {
+    schemas: {
+      TestSchema: {
+        $schema: 'http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#',
+        type: 'object',
+        additionalProperties: false,
+        properties: {
+          email: {
+            type: 'string',
+            format: 'email'
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+};
+
+export async function generate(): Promise<void> {
+  const models = await generator.generate(swaggerDocument);
+  for (const model of models) {
+    console.log(model.result);
+  }
+}
+
+if (require.main === module) {
+  generate();
+}
diff --git a/examples/openapi-include-components/package-lock.json b/examples/openapi-include-components/package-lock.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a70e6387e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/openapi-include-components/package-lock.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "name": "openapi-include-components",
+  "lockfileVersion": 2,
+  "requires": true,
+  "packages": {
+    "": {
+      "hasInstallScript": true
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/examples/openapi-include-components/package.json b/examples/openapi-include-components/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3449a167dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/openapi-include-components/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "config" : { "example_name" : "openapi-include-components" },
+  "scripts": {
+    "install": "cd ../.. && npm i",
+    "start": "../../node_modules/.bin/ts-node --cwd ../../ ./examples/$npm_package_config_example_name/index.ts",
+    "start:windows": "..\\..\\node_modules\\.bin\\ts-node --cwd ..\\..\\ .\\examples\\%npm_package_config_example_name%\\index.ts",
+    "test": "../../node_modules/.bin/jest --config=../../jest.config.js ./examples/$npm_package_config_example_name/index.spec.ts",
+    "test:windows": "..\\..\\node_modules\\.bin\\jest --config=..\\..\\jest.config.js examples/%npm_package_config_example_name%/index.spec.ts"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/models/ProcessorOptions.ts b/src/models/ProcessorOptions.ts
index abdb729699..a4024ffd17 100644
--- a/src/models/ProcessorOptions.ts
+++ b/src/models/ProcessorOptions.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,13 @@ import { ParseOptions } from '@asyncapi/parser';
 import { InterpreterOptions } from '../interpreter/Interpreter';
 import {
   JsonSchemaProcessorOptions,
+  OpenAPIInputProcessorOptions,
   TypeScriptInputProcessorOptions
 } from '../processors/index';
 
 export interface ProcessorOptions {
   asyncapi?: ParseOptions;
+  openapi?: OpenAPIInputProcessorOptions;
   typescript?: TypeScriptInputProcessorOptions;
   jsonSchema?: JsonSchemaProcessorOptions;
   /**
diff --git a/src/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor.ts b/src/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor.ts
index bfbf3707de..09a505e9c9 100644
--- a/src/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor.ts
+++ b/src/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor.ts
@@ -4,15 +4,18 @@ import { InputMetaModel, OpenapiV3Schema, ProcessorOptions } from '../models';
 import { Logger } from '../utils';
 import SwaggerParser from '@apidevtools/swagger-parser';
 import { OpenAPIV3, OpenAPIV3_1 } from 'openapi-types';
+export interface OpenAPIInputProcessorOptions {
+  includeComponentSchemas?: boolean;
+}
 
 /**
- * Class for processing OpenAPI V3.0 inputs
+ * Class for processing OpenAPI inputs
  */
 export class OpenAPIInputProcessor extends AbstractInputProcessor {
   static supportedVersions = ['3.0.0', '3.0.1', '3.0.2', '3.0.3', '3.1.0'];
 
   /**
-   * Process the input as a OpenAPI V3.0 document
+   * Process the input as a OpenAPI document
    *
    * @param input
    */
@@ -32,12 +35,25 @@ export class OpenAPIInputProcessor extends AbstractInputProcessor {
     const api = (await SwaggerParser.dereference(input as any)) as unknown as
       | OpenAPIV3.Document
       | OpenAPIV3_1.Document;
-
     if (api && api.paths) {
       for (const [path, pathObject] of Object.entries(api.paths)) {
         this.processPath(pathObject, path, inputModel, options);
       }
     }
+    if (options?.openapi?.includeComponentSchemas) {
+      for (const [schemaName, schemaObject] of Object.entries(
+        api.components?.schemas ?? {}
+      )) {
+        if ((schemaObject as any)['$ref'] === undefined) {
+          this.includeSchema(
+            schemaObject as OpenAPIV3.SchemaObject | OpenAPIV3_1.SchemaObject,
+            schemaName,
+            inputModel,
+            options
+          );
+        }
+      }
+    }
     return inputModel;
   }
 
diff --git a/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor.spec.ts b/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor.spec.ts
index cbe6f0eebe..8bfcaa4bdd 100644
--- a/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor.spec.ts
+++ b/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor.spec.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@ const basicDoc = JSON.parse(
     'utf8'
   )
 );
+const noPathsDoc = JSON.parse(
+  fs.readFileSync(
+    path.resolve(__dirname, './OpenAPIInputProcessor/no_paths.json'),
+    'utf8'
+  )
+);
 const circularDoc = JSON.parse(
   fs.readFileSync(
     path.resolve(__dirname, './OpenAPIInputProcessor/references_circular.json'),
@@ -20,7 +26,7 @@ const processorSpy = jest.spyOn(
   'convertToInternalSchema'
 );
 const mockedReturnModels = [new CommonModel()];
-const mockedMetaModel = new AnyModel('', undefined);
+const mockedMetaModel = new AnyModel('', undefined, {});
 jest.mock('../../src/helpers/CommonModelToMetaModel', () => {
   return {
     convertToMetaModel: jest.fn().mockImplementation(() => {
@@ -100,6 +106,14 @@ describe('OpenAPIInputProcessor', () => {
       expect(commonInputModel).toMatchSnapshot();
       expect(processorSpy.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
     });
+    test('should process the OpenAPI document with no paths', async () => {
+      const processor = new OpenAPIInputProcessor();
+      const commonInputModel = await processor.process(noPathsDoc, {
+        openapi: { includeComponentSchemas: true }
+      });
+      expect(commonInputModel).toMatchSnapshot();
+      expect(processorSpy.mock.calls).toMatchSnapshot();
+    });
     test('should include schema for parameters', async () => {
       const doc = {
         openapi: '3.0.3',
diff --git a/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor/basic.json b/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor/basic.json
index 597df89552..44f0800d91 100644
--- a/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor/basic.json
+++ b/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor/basic.json
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
           "content": {
             "application/json": {
               "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
               }
             }
           },
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
                   "content": {
                     "application/json": {
                       "schema": {
-                        "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                        "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
                       }
                     }
                   }
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
                     "content": {
                       "application/json": {
                         "schema": {
-                          "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                          "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
                         }
                       }
                     }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
           "content": {
             "application/json": {
               "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
               }
             }
           },
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
           "content": {
             "application/json": {
               "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
               }
             }
           },
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
           "content": {
             "application/json": {
               "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
               }
             }
           },
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
           "content": {
             "application/json": {
               "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
               }
             }
           },
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@
           "content": {
             "application/json": {
               "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
               }
             }
           },
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
           "content": {
             "application/json": {
               "schema": {
-                "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
               }
             }
           },
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
             "content": {
               "application/json": {
                 "schema": {
-                  "$ref": "#/components/ApiResponse"
+                  "$ref": "#/components/schemas/ApiResponse"
                 }
               }
             }
@@ -240,18 +240,20 @@
     }
   },
   "components": {
-    "ApiResponse": {
-      "type": "object",
-      "properties": {
-        "code": {
-          "type": "integer",
-          "format": "int32"
-        },
-        "type": {
-          "type": "string"
-        },
-        "message": {
-          "type": "string"
+    "schemas": {
+      "ApiResponse": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "code": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32"
+          },
+          "type": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "message": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor/no_paths.json b/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor/no_paths.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f70fd5ca55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/processors/OpenAPIInputProcessor/no_paths.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.0.3",
+  "info": {
+    "title": "Simple basic api with no paths"
+  },
+  "paths": {},
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "ApiResponse": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "code": {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int32"
+          },
+          "type": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "message": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/processors/__snapshots__/OpenAPIInputProcessor.spec.ts.snap b/test/processors/__snapshots__/OpenAPIInputProcessor.spec.ts.snap
index 9995a62b95..3a027eb60f 100644
--- a/test/processors/__snapshots__/OpenAPIInputProcessor.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/processors/__snapshots__/OpenAPIInputProcessor.spec.ts.snap
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ InputMetaModel {
   "models": Object {
     "": AnyModel {
       "name": "",
-      "options": undefined,
+      "options": Object {},
       "originalInput": undefined,
     },
   },
@@ -138,26 +138,28 @@ InputMetaModel {
   "models": Object {
     "": AnyModel {
       "name": "",
-      "options": undefined,
+      "options": Object {},
       "originalInput": undefined,
     },
   },
   "originalInput": Object {
     "components": Object {
-      "ApiResponse": Object {
-        "properties": Object {
-          "code": Object {
-            "format": "int32",
-            "type": "integer",
-          },
-          "message": Object {
-            "type": "string",
-          },
-          "type": Object {
-            "type": "string",
+      "schemas": Object {
+        "ApiResponse": Object {
+          "properties": Object {
+            "code": Object {
+              "format": "int32",
+              "type": "integer",
+            },
+            "message": Object {
+              "type": "string",
+            },
+            "type": Object {
+              "type": "string",
+            },
           },
+          "type": "object",
         },
-        "type": "object",
       },
     },
     "info": Object {
@@ -933,3 +935,64 @@ Array [
   ],
 ]
 `;
+
+exports[`OpenAPIInputProcessor process() should process the OpenAPI document with no paths 1`] = `
+InputMetaModel {
+  "models": Object {
+    "": AnyModel {
+      "name": "",
+      "options": Object {},
+      "originalInput": undefined,
+    },
+  },
+  "originalInput": Object {
+    "components": Object {
+      "schemas": Object {
+        "ApiResponse": Object {
+          "properties": Object {
+            "code": Object {
+              "format": "int32",
+              "type": "integer",
+            },
+            "message": Object {
+              "type": "string",
+            },
+            "type": Object {
+              "type": "string",
+            },
+          },
+          "type": "object",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    "info": Object {
+      "title": "Simple basic api with no paths",
+    },
+    "openapi": "3.0.3",
+    "paths": Object {},
+  },
+}
+`;
+
+exports[`OpenAPIInputProcessor process() should process the OpenAPI document with no paths 2`] = `
+Array [
+  Array [
+    Object {
+      "properties": Object {
+        "code": Object {
+          "format": "int32",
+          "type": "integer",
+        },
+        "message": Object {
+          "type": "string",
+        },
+        "type": Object {
+          "type": "string",
+        },
+      },
+      "type": "object",
+    },
+    "ApiResponse",
+  ],
+]
+`;