diff --git a/karapace/protobuf/dependency.py b/karapace/protobuf/dependency.py
index af5121488..55adbf5d0 100644
--- a/karapace/protobuf/dependency.py
+++ b/karapace/protobuf/dependency.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ def add_used_type(self, parent: str, element_type: str) -> None:
             end = element_type.find(">")
             virgule = element_type.find(",")
             key = element_type[4:virgule]
-            value = element_type[virgule + 1 : end]
+            value = element_type[virgule + 1: end]
             value = value.strip()
             self.used_types.append(parent + ";" + key)
             self.used_types.append(parent + ";" + value)
@@ -39,10 +39,14 @@ def verify(self) -> DependencyVerifierResult:
         declared_index = set(self.declared_types)
         for used_type in self.used_types:
             delimiter = used_type.rfind(";")
+            father_child_type = None
             used_type_with_scope = ""
             if delimiter != -1:
-                used_type_with_scope = used_type[:delimiter] + "." + used_type[delimiter + 1 :]
-                used_type = used_type[delimiter + 1 :]
+                used_type_with_scope = used_type[:delimiter] + "." + used_type[delimiter + 1:]
+                father_delimiter = used_type[:delimiter].find(".")
+                if father_delimiter != -1:
+                    father_child_type = used_type[:father_delimiter] + "." + used_type[delimiter + 1:]
+                used_type = used_type[delimiter + 1:]
 
             if used_type in DependenciesHardcoded.index:
                 continue
@@ -54,6 +58,7 @@ def verify(self) -> DependencyVerifierResult:
             if (
                 used_type in declared_index
                 or (delimiter != -1 and used_type_with_scope in declared_index)
+                or (father_child_type is not None and father_child_type in declared_index)
                 or "." + used_type in declared_index
             ):
                 continue
@@ -63,7 +68,8 @@ def verify(self) -> DependencyVerifierResult:
         return DependencyVerifierResult(True)
 
 
-def process_one_of(verifier: ProtobufDependencyVerifier, package_name: str, parent_name: str, one_of: OneOfElement) -> None:
+def process_one_of(verifier: ProtobufDependencyVerifier, package_name: str, parent_name: str,
+                   one_of: OneOfElement) -> None:
     parent = package_name + "." + parent_name
     for field in one_of.fields:
         verifier.add_used_type(parent, field.element_type)
diff --git a/karapace/protobuf/schema.py b/karapace/protobuf/schema.py
index a0d91b1cb..d71f6a29d 100644
--- a/karapace/protobuf/schema.py
+++ b/karapace/protobuf/schema.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def _process_nested_type(
                 one_of_parent_name = parent_name + "." + element_type.name
                 process_one_of(verifier, package_name, one_of_parent_name, one_of)
             for field in element_type.fields:
-                verifier.add_used_type(parent_name, field.element_type)
+               verifier.add_used_type(parent_name, field.element_type)
         for nested_type in element_type.nested_types:
             self._process_nested_type(verifier, package_name, parent_name + "." + element_type.name, nested_type)
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/test_schema_protobuf.py b/tests/integration/test_schema_protobuf.py
index 9a89a17cd..cfe715796 100644
--- a/tests/integration/test_schema_protobuf.py
+++ b/tests/integration/test_schema_protobuf.py
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ class ReferenceTestCase(BaseTestCase):
 """
 
 
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "testcase",
     [
@@ -999,7 +1000,6 @@ async def test_references(testcase: ReferenceTestCase, registry_async_client: Cl
                 fetch_schema_res = await registry_async_client.get(f"/schemas/ids/{testdata.schema_id}")
                 assert fetch_schema_res.status_code == 200
 
-
 async def test_protobuf_error(registry_async_client: Client) -> None:
     testdata = TestCaseSchema(
         schema_type=SchemaType.PROTOBUF,
diff --git a/tests/unit/protobuf/test_protobuf_schema.py b/tests/unit/protobuf/test_protobuf_schema.py
index 774ea3279..9f5d96ec2 100644
--- a/tests/unit/protobuf/test_protobuf_schema.py
+++ b/tests/unit/protobuf/test_protobuf_schema.py
@@ -293,3 +293,44 @@ def test_protobuf_field_compatible_alter_to_oneof():
     protobuf_schema1.compare(protobuf_schema2, result)
 
     assert result.is_compatible()
+
+def test_protobuf_self_referencing_schema():
+    proto1 = """\
+    syntax = "proto3";
+
+    package fancy.company.in.party.v1;
+    message MyFirstMessage {
+      string my_fancy_string = 1;
+    }
+    message AnotherMessage {
+      message WowANestedMessage {
+        enum BamFancyEnum {
+          // Hei! This is a comment!
+          MY_AWESOME_FIELD = 0;
+        }
+        BamFancyEnum im_tricky_im_referring_to_the_previous_enum = 1;
+      }
+    }
+    """
+
+    assert type(ValidatedTypedSchema.parse(SchemaType.PROTOBUF, proto1).schema) == ProtobufSchema
+
+
+    proto2 ="""\
+    syntax = "proto3";
+
+    package fancy.company.in.party.v1;
+    message AnotherMessage {
+      enum BamFancyEnum {
+        // Hei! This is a comment!
+        MY_AWESOME_FIELD = 0;
+      }
+      message WowANestedMessage {
+        message DeeplyNestedMsg {
+          BamFancyEnum im_tricky_im_referring_to_the_previous_enum = 1;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+    """
+
+    assert type(ValidatedTypedSchema.parse(SchemaType.PROTOBUF, proto2).schema) == ProtobufSchema