diff --git a/examples/petstore/lib/testdata/doc/openapi.golden.json b/examples/petstore/lib/testdata/doc/openapi.golden.json
index 692cced2..c29b9a74 100644
--- a/examples/petstore/lib/testdata/doc/openapi.golden.json
+++ b/examples/petstore/lib/testdata/doc/openapi.golden.json
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@
 					"name": {
 						"example": "Napoleon",
 						"type": "string"
+					},
+					"references": {
+						"properties": {
+							"type": {
+								"description": "type of reference",
+								"example": "pet-123456",
+								"type": "string"
+							},
+							"value": {
+								"type": "string"
+							}
+						},
+						"type": "object"
 					}
 				},
 				"required": [
@@ -100,6 +113,19 @@
 						"maxLength": 100,
 						"minLength": 1,
 						"type": "string"
+					},
+					"references": {
+						"properties": {
+							"type": {
+								"description": "type of reference",
+								"example": "pet-123456",
+								"type": "string"
+							},
+							"value": {
+								"type": "string"
+							}
+						},
+						"type": "object"
 					}
 				},
 				"required": [
@@ -137,6 +163,19 @@
 						"minLength": 1,
 						"nullable": true,
 						"type": "string"
+					},
+					"references": {
+						"properties": {
+							"type": {
+								"description": "type of reference",
+								"example": "pet-123456",
+								"type": "string"
+							},
+							"value": {
+								"type": "string"
+							}
+						},
+						"type": "object"
 					}
 				},
 				"type": "object"
diff --git a/examples/petstore/models/Pet.go b/examples/petstore/models/Pet.go
index 5659e609..ae7f5fd7 100644
--- a/examples/petstore/models/Pet.go
+++ b/examples/petstore/models/Pet.go
@@ -8,22 +8,30 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Pets struct {
-	ID        string `json:"id" validate:"required" example:"pet-123456"`
-	Name      string `json:"name" validate:"required" example:"Napoleon"`
-	Age       int    `json:"age" example:"2" description:"Age of the pet, in years"`
-	IsAdopted bool   `json:"is_adopted" description:"Is the pet adopted"`
+	ID         string     `json:"id" validate:"required" example:"pet-123456"`
+	Name       string     `json:"name" validate:"required" example:"Napoleon"`
+	Age        int        `json:"age" example:"2" description:"Age of the pet, in years"`
+	IsAdopted  bool       `json:"is_adopted" description:"Is the pet adopted"`
+	References References `json:"references"`
 }
 
 type PetsCreate struct {
-	Name      string `json:"name" validate:"required,min=1,max=100" example:"Napoleon"`
-	Age       int    `json:"age" validate:"min=0,max=100" example:"2" description:"Age of the pet, in years"`
-	IsAdopted bool   `json:"is_adopted" description:"Is the pet adopted"`
+	Name       string     `json:"name" validate:"required,min=1,max=100" example:"Napoleon"`
+	Age        int        `json:"age" validate:"min=0,max=100" example:"2" description:"Age of the pet, in years"`
+	IsAdopted  bool       `json:"is_adopted" description:"Is the pet adopted"`
+	References References `json:"references"`
 }
 
 type PetsUpdate struct {
-	Name      string `json:"name,omitempty" validate:"min=1,max=100" example:"Napoleon" description:"Name of the pet"`
-	Age       int    `json:"age,omitempty" validate:"max=100" example:"2"`
-	IsAdopted *bool  `json:"is_adopted,omitempty" description:"Is the pet adopted"`
+	Name       string     `json:"name,omitempty" validate:"min=1,max=100" example:"Napoleon" description:"Name of the pet"`
+	Age        int        `json:"age,omitempty" validate:"max=100" example:"2"`
+	IsAdopted  *bool      `json:"is_adopted,omitempty" description:"Is the pet adopted"`
+	References References `json:"references"`
+}
+
+type References struct {
+	Type  string `json:"type" example:"pet-123456" description:"type of reference"`
+	Value string `json:"value"`
 }
 
 var _ fuego.InTransformer = &Pets{}
diff --git a/openapi.go b/openapi.go
index 5c894257..7423ea73 100644
--- a/openapi.go
+++ b/openapi.go
@@ -433,7 +433,6 @@ func parseStructTags(t reflect.Type, schemaRef *openapi3.SchemaRef) {
 
 	for i := range t.NumField() {
 		field := t.Field(i)
-
 		if field.Anonymous {
 			fieldType := field.Type
 			parseStructTags(fieldType, schemaRef)
@@ -454,6 +453,9 @@ func parseStructTags(t reflect.Type, schemaRef *openapi3.SchemaRef) {
 			slog.Warn("Property not found in schema", "property", jsonFieldName)
 			continue
 		}
+		if field.Type.Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+			parseStructTags(field.Type, property)
+		}
 		propertyCopy := *property
 		propertyValue := *propertyCopy.Value
 
diff --git a/openapi_test.go b/openapi_test.go
index 7b695288..4ccb9c7c 100644
--- a/openapi_test.go
+++ b/openapi_test.go
@@ -11,14 +11,22 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/getkin/kin-openapi/openapi3"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	"gotest.tools/v3/assert"
 )
 
 type MyStruct struct {
 	B string `json:"b"`
-	C int    `json:"c"`
+	C int    `json:"c" example:"8" validate:"min=3,max=10" description:"my description"`
 	D bool   `json:"d"`
 }
 
+type MyStructWithNested struct {
+	E      string   `json:"e" example:"E"`
+	F      int      `json:"f"`
+	G      bool     `json:"g"`
+	Nested MyStruct `json:"nested" description:"my struct"`
+}
+
 type MyOutputStruct struct {
 	Name     string `json:"name"`
 	Quantity int    `json:"quantity"`
@@ -54,6 +62,14 @@ func Test_tagFromType(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedTagValue:     "MyStruct",
 			expectedTagValueType: &openapi3.Types{"object"},
 		},
+		{
+			name:        "nested struct",
+			description: "",
+			inputType:   MyStructWithNested{},
+
+			expectedTagValue:     "MyStructWithNested",
+			expectedTagValueType: &openapi3.Types{"object"},
+		},
 		{
 			name:        "is_pointer",
 			description: "",
@@ -201,6 +217,21 @@ func Test_tagFromType(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 		})
 	}
+
+	t.Run("struct with nested tags", func(t *testing.T) {
+		s := NewServer()
+		tag := SchemaTagFromType(s.OpenAPI, MyStructWithNested{})
+		nestedProperty := tag.Value.Properties["nested"]
+		require.NotNil(t, nestedProperty)
+		assert.Equal(t, "my struct", nestedProperty.Value.Description)
+		c := nestedProperty.Value.Properties["c"]
+		require.NotNil(t, c)
+		require.NotNil(t, c.Value)
+		assert.Equal(t, "my description", c.Value.Description)
+		assert.Equal(t, 8, c.Value.Example)
+		assert.Equal(t, float64(3), c.Value.Min)
+		assert.Equal(t, float64(10), c.Value.Max)
+	})
 }
 
 func TestServer_generateOpenAPI(t *testing.T) {