diff --git a/global.json b/global.json
index 12f5b9de6..a66c46e40 100644
--- a/global.json
+++ b/global.json
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{
+{
   "sdk": {
     "version": "10.0.301"
   }
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Converters/OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter.cs b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Converters/OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74f869da4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/Converters/OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license.
+
+using System;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using System.Text.Json.Nodes;
+using System.Text.Json.Serialization;
+using Microsoft.OpenApi.Reader;
+
+namespace Microsoft.OpenApi
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Enables System.Text.Json serialization and deserialization of <see cref="OpenApiSchema"/>
+    /// using the OpenAPI wire format rather than the default reflection-based output.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <remarks>
+    /// <para>Register this converter via <see cref="JsonSerializerOptions.Converters"/>:</para>
+    /// <code>
+    /// var options = new JsonSerializerOptions();
+    /// options.Converters.Add(new OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter());
+    /// var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(schema, options);
+    /// </code>
+    /// </remarks>
+    public sealed class OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter : JsonConverter<OpenApiSchema>
+    {
+        private readonly OpenApiSpecVersion _version;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter"/> targeting OpenAPI 3.2.
+        /// </summary>
+        public OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter() : this(OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi3_2) { }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <see cref="OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter"/> targeting the specified OpenAPI version.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="version">The OpenAPI specification version to use when serializing the schema.</param>
+        public OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter(OpenApiSpecVersion version)
+        {
+            _version = version;
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Deserializes a bare JSON Schema object into an <see cref="OpenApiSchema"/> using
+        /// <see cref="OpenApiJsonReader"/> to parse it as a schema fragment.
+        /// Only OpenAPI 3.x versions support JSON Schema; deserializing with <see cref="OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi2_0"/>
+        /// is not supported and will throw <see cref="NotSupportedException"/>.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public override OpenApiSchema? Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            if (_version == OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi2_0)
+                throw new NotSupportedException("Deserializing OpenApiSchema is not supported for OpenAPI 2.0.");
+
+            var jsonNode = JsonNode.Parse(ref reader)
+                ?? throw new JsonException("Failed to parse the JSON input into a valid JsonNode.");
+            var jsonReader = new OpenApiJsonReader();
+            return jsonReader.ReadFragment<OpenApiSchema>(jsonNode, _version, new OpenApiDocument(), out _);
+        }
+
+        /// <inheritdoc/>
+        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, OpenApiSchema value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNull(writer);
+            Utils.CheckArgumentNull(value);
+
+            using var stream = new MemoryStream();
+            using (var textWriter = new StreamWriter(stream, Encoding.UTF8, bufferSize: 1024, leaveOpen: true))
+            {
+                var openApiWriter = new OpenApiJsonWriter(textWriter);
+                SerializeSchema(value, openApiWriter);
+                textWriter.Flush();
+            }
+
+            stream.Position = 0;
+            using var document = JsonDocument.Parse(stream);
+            document.RootElement.WriteTo(writer);
+        }
+
+        private void SerializeSchema(OpenApiSchema schema, OpenApiJsonWriter writer)
+        {
+            switch (_version)
+            {
+                case OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi3_2:
+                    schema.SerializeAsV32(writer);
+                    break;
+                case OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi3_1:
+                    schema.SerializeAsV31(writer);
+                    break;
+                case OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi3_0:
+                    schema.SerializeAsV3(writer);
+                    break;
+                case OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi2_0:
+                    schema.SerializeAsV2(writer);
+                    break;
+                default:
+                    throw new ArgumentOutOfRangeException(nameof(_version), _version,
+                        string.Format(SRResource.OpenApiSpecVersionNotSupported, _version));
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index 7dc5c5811..9dee238ef 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Microsoft.OpenApi/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
 #nullable enable
+Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter
+Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter.OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter() -> void
+Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter.OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter(Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiSpecVersion version) -> void
+override Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter.Read(ref System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonReader reader, System.Type! typeToConvert, System.Text.Json.JsonSerializerOptions! options) -> Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiSchema?
+override Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter.Write(System.Text.Json.Utf8JsonWriter! writer, Microsoft.OpenApi.OpenApiSchema! value, System.Text.Json.JsonSerializerOptions! options) -> void
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Converters/OpenApiSchemaJsonConverterTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Converters/OpenApiSchemaJsonConverterTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..980f949be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests/Converters/OpenApiSchemaJsonConverterTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
+// Licensed under the MIT license.
+
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Text.Json;
+using Xunit;
+
+namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Tests.Converters
+{
+    [Collection("DefaultSettings")]
+    public class OpenApiSchemaJsonConverterTests
+    {
+        private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _optionsV31 = new()
+        {
+            Converters = { new OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter(OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi3_1) }
+        };
+
+        private static readonly JsonSerializerOptions _optionsV32 = new()
+        {
+            Converters = { new OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter() }
+        };
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Serialize_SimpleStringSchema_ProducesOpenApiWireFormat()
+        {
+            var schema = new OpenApiSchema
+            {
+                Type = JsonSchemaType.String,
+                Description = "A simple string"
+            };
+
+            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(schema, _optionsV31);
+
+            using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+            Assert.Equal("string", doc.RootElement.GetProperty("type").GetString());
+            Assert.Equal("A simple string", doc.RootElement.GetProperty("description").GetString());
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Serialize_SchemaWithProperties_ProducesCorrectJson()
+        {
+            var schema = new OpenApiSchema
+            {
+                Type = JsonSchemaType.Object,
+                Properties = new Dictionary<string, IOpenApiSchema>
+                {
+                    ["name"] = new OpenApiSchema { Type = JsonSchemaType.String },
+                    ["age"] = new OpenApiSchema { Type = JsonSchemaType.Integer }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(schema, _optionsV31);
+
+            using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+            Assert.Equal("object", doc.RootElement.GetProperty("type").GetString());
+            var props = doc.RootElement.GetProperty("properties");
+            Assert.True(props.TryGetProperty("name", out _));
+            Assert.True(props.TryGetProperty("age", out _));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Serialize_DefaultConstructor_TargetsV32()
+        {
+            var schema = new OpenApiSchema { Type = JsonSchemaType.Boolean };
+
+            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(schema, _optionsV32);
+
+            using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+            Assert.True(doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("type", out _));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Deserialize_SimpleStringSchema_ReturnsCorrectSchema()
+        {
+            const string json = """{"type":"string","description":"A simple string"}""";
+
+            var schema = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OpenApiSchema>(json, _optionsV31);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(schema);
+            Assert.Equal(JsonSchemaType.String, schema.Type);
+            Assert.Equal("A simple string", schema.Description);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Deserialize_SchemaWithEnum_ReturnsCorrectSchema()
+        {
+            const string json = """{"type":"string","enum":["active","inactive"]}""";
+
+            var schema = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OpenApiSchema>(json, _optionsV31);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(schema);
+            Assert.Equal(2, schema.Enum?.Count);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void RoundTrip_ComplexSchema_PreservesData()
+        {
+            var original = new OpenApiSchema
+            {
+                Type = JsonSchemaType.Object,
+                Title = "User",
+                Description = "A user object",
+                Required = new System.Collections.Generic.HashSet<string> { "name" },
+                Properties = new Dictionary<string, IOpenApiSchema>
+                {
+                    ["name"] = new OpenApiSchema { Type = JsonSchemaType.String },
+                    ["age"] = new OpenApiSchema { Type = JsonSchemaType.Integer | JsonSchemaType.Null }
+                }
+            };
+
+            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(original, _optionsV31);
+            var deserialized = JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OpenApiSchema>(json, _optionsV31);
+
+            Assert.NotNull(deserialized);
+            Assert.Equal("User", deserialized.Title);
+            Assert.Equal("A user object", deserialized.Description);
+            Assert.True(deserialized.Properties?.ContainsKey("name"));
+            Assert.True(deserialized.Properties?.ContainsKey("age"));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Serialize_NullSchema_WritesNullLiteral()
+        {
+            // System.Text.Json handles null at the serializer level before invoking the converter.
+            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize<OpenApiSchema>(null!, _optionsV31);
+
+            Assert.Equal("null", json);
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Serialize_V31Schema_IncludesJsonSchemaKeywords()
+        {
+            var schema = new OpenApiSchema
+            {
+                Type = JsonSchemaType.String,
+                Id = "https://example.com/schema"
+            };
+
+            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(schema, _optionsV31);
+
+            using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+            Assert.True(doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("$id", out _), "$id is a v3.1 JSON Schema keyword");
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Deserialize_WithV2Version_ThrowsNotSupportedException()
+        {
+            const string json = """{"type":"string"}""";
+            var optionsV2 = new JsonSerializerOptions
+            {
+                Converters = { new OpenApiSchemaJsonConverter(OpenApiSpecVersion.OpenApi2_0) }
+            };
+
+            Assert.Throws<NotSupportedException>(() =>
+                JsonSerializer.Deserialize<OpenApiSchema>(json, optionsV2));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Serialize_SchemaWithAllOf_ProducesCorrectJson()
+        {
+            var schema = new OpenApiSchema
+            {
+                AllOf =
+                [
+                    new OpenApiSchema { Type = JsonSchemaType.String }
+                ]
+            };
+
+            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(schema, _optionsV31);
+
+            using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+            Assert.True(doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("allOf", out _));
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public void Serialize_SchemaWithInlineReference_ProducesRefInAllOf()
+        {
+            // A schema that uses an OpenApiSchemaReference inside allOf produces a $ref in the output.
+            var document = new OpenApiDocument();
+            document.Components = new OpenApiComponents
+            {
+                Schemas = new Dictionary<string, IOpenApiSchema>
+                {
+                    ["MySchema"] = new OpenApiSchema { Type = JsonSchemaType.String }
+                }
+            };
+            document.RegisterComponents();
+
+            var schema = new OpenApiSchema
+            {
+                AllOf = [new OpenApiSchemaReference("MySchema", document)]
+            };
+
+            var json = JsonSerializer.Serialize(schema, _optionsV31);
+
+            using var doc = JsonDocument.Parse(json);
+            Assert.True(doc.RootElement.TryGetProperty("allOf", out var allOf));
+            var firstItem = allOf.EnumerateArray().GetEnumerator();
+            Assert.True(firstItem.MoveNext());
+            Assert.True(firstItem.Current.TryGetProperty("$ref", out _), "allOf item should contain a $ref");
+        }
+    }
+}