diff --git a/lib/spec/openapi/utils.js b/lib/spec/openapi/utils.js
index a78b5e8d..9a234f15 100644
--- a/lib/spec/openapi/utils.js
+++ b/lib/spec/openapi/utils.js
@@ -198,18 +198,20 @@ function plainJsonObjectToOpenapi3 (container, jsonSchema, externalSchemas, secu
     })
 }
 
-function resolveBodyParams (content, schema, consumes, ref) {
+function resolveBodyParams (body, schema, consumes, ref) {
   const resolved = transformDefsToComponents(ref.resolve(schema))
-
   if ((Array.isArray(consumes) && consumes.length === 0) || typeof consumes === 'undefined') {
     consumes = ['application/json']
   }
 
   consumes.forEach((consume) => {
-    content[consume] = {
+    body.content[consume] = {
       schema: resolved
     }
   })
+  if (resolved && resolved.required && resolved.required.length) {
+    body.required = true
+  }
 }
 
 function resolveCommonParams (container, parameters, schema, ref, sharedSchemas, securityIgnores) {
@@ -327,7 +329,7 @@ function prepareOpenapiMethod (schema, ref, openapiObject) {
     if (schema.querystring) resolveCommonParams('query', parameters, schema.querystring, ref, openapiObject.definitions, securityIgnores.query)
     if (schema.body) {
       openapiMethod.requestBody = { content: {} }
-      resolveBodyParams(openapiMethod.requestBody.content, schema.body, schema.consumes, ref)
+      resolveBodyParams(openapiMethod.requestBody, schema.body, schema.consumes, ref)
     }
     if (schema.params) resolveCommonParams('path', parameters, schema.params, ref, openapiObject.definitions)
     if (schema.headers) resolveCommonParams('header', parameters, schema.headers, ref, openapiObject.definitions, securityIgnores.header)
diff --git a/lib/spec/swagger/utils.js b/lib/spec/swagger/utils.js
index 3b403f15..b3590e07 100644
--- a/lib/spec/swagger/utils.js
+++ b/lib/spec/swagger/utils.js
@@ -190,7 +190,6 @@ function isConsumesFormOnly (schema) {
 
 function resolveBodyParams (parameters, schema, ref) {
   const resolved = ref.resolve(schema)
-
   replaceUnsupported(resolved)
 
   parameters.push({
diff --git a/test/spec/openapi/option.js b/test/spec/openapi/option.js
index 32bec212..015bf40e 100644
--- a/test/spec/openapi/option.js
+++ b/test/spec/openapi/option.js
@@ -607,4 +607,42 @@ test('uses examples if has multiple array examples', t => {
   })
 })
 
+test('uses examples if has property required in body', t => {
+  t.plan(5)
+  const fastify = Fastify()
+
+  fastify.register(fastifySwagger, openapiOption)
+
+  const body = {
+    type: 'object',
+    required: ['hello'],
+    properties: {
+      hello: {
+        type: 'string'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  const opts = {
+    schema: {
+      body
+    }
+  }
+
+  fastify.get('/', opts, () => {})
+
+  fastify.ready(err => {
+    t.error(err)
+
+    const openapiObject = fastify.swagger()
+    const schema = openapiObject.paths['/'].get.requestBody.content['application/json'].schema
+    const requestBody = openapiObject.paths['/'].get.requestBody
+
+    t.ok(schema)
+    t.ok(schema.properties)
+    t.same(body.required, ['hello'])
+    t.same(requestBody.required, true)
+  })
+})
+
 module.exports = { openapiOption }