diff --git a/singer_sdk/helpers/_schema.py b/singer_sdk/helpers/_schema.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..742c6c34f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/singer_sdk/helpers/_schema.py
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+"""Provides an object model for JSON Schema."""
+
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from typing import Any, List, Optional, Union
+
+from singer import Schema
+
+# These are keys defined in the JSON Schema spec that do not themselves contain
+# schemas (or lists of schemas)
+STANDARD_KEYS = [
+    "title",
+    "description",
+    "minimum",
+    "maximum",
+    "exclusiveMinimum",
+    "exclusiveMaximum",
+    "multipleOf",
+    "maxLength",
+    "minLength",
+    "format",
+    "type",
+    "required",
+    "enum",
+    # These are NOT simple keys (they can contain schemas themselves). We could
+    # consider adding extra handling to them.
+    "additionalProperties",
+    "anyOf",
+    "patternProperties",
+]
+
+
+@dataclass
+class SchemaPlus(Schema):
+    """Object model for JSON Schema.
+
+    Tap and Target authors may find this to be more convenient than
+    working directly with JSON Schema data structures.
+
+    This is based on, and overwrites
+    https://github.com/transferwise/pipelinewise-singer-python/blob/master/singer/schema.py.
+    This is because we wanted to expand it with extra STANDARD_KEYS.
+
+    """
+
+    type: Optional[Union[str, List[str]]] = None
+    properties: Optional[dict] = None
+    items: Optional[Any] = None
+    description: Optional[str] = None
+    minimum: Optional[float] = None
+    maximum: Optional[float] = None
+    exclusiveMinimum: Optional[float] = None
+    exclusiveMaximum: Optional[float] = None
+    multipleOf: Optional[float] = None
+    maxLength: Optional[int] = None
+    minLength: Optional[int] = None
+    anyOf: Optional[Any] = None
+    format: Optional[str] = None
+    additionalProperties: Optional[Any] = None
+    patternProperties: Optional[Any] = None
+    required: Optional[List[str]] = None
+    enum: Optional[List[Any]] = None
+    title: Optional[str] = None
+
+    def to_dict(self):
+        """Return the raw JSON Schema as a (possibly nested) dict."""
+        result = {}
+
+        if self.properties is not None:
+            result["properties"] = {k: v.to_dict() for k, v in self.properties.items()}
+
+        if self.items is not None:
+            result["items"] = self.items.to_dict()
+
+        for key in STANDARD_KEYS:
+            if self.__dict__.get(key) is not None:
+                result[key] = self.__dict__[key]
+
+        return result
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_dict(cls, data, **schema_defaults):
+        """Initialize a Schema object based on the JSON Schema structure.
+
+        :param schema_defaults: The default values to the Schema constructor.
+        """
+        kwargs = schema_defaults.copy()
+        properties = data.get("properties")
+        items = data.get("items")
+
+        if properties is not None:
+            kwargs["properties"] = {
+                k: SchemaPlus.from_dict(v, **schema_defaults)
+                for k, v in properties.items()
+            }
+        if items is not None:
+            kwargs["items"] = SchemaPlus.from_dict(items, **schema_defaults)
+        for key in STANDARD_KEYS:
+            if key in data:
+                kwargs[key] = data[key]
+        return SchemaPlus(**kwargs)
diff --git a/singer_sdk/helpers/_singer.py b/singer_sdk/helpers/_singer.py
index 465e58fd9..8b74643d3 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/helpers/_singer.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/helpers/_singer.py
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 
 from singer.catalog import Catalog as BaseCatalog
 from singer.catalog import CatalogEntry as BaseCatalogEntry
-from singer.schema import Schema
+
+from singer_sdk.helpers._schema import SchemaPlus
 
 Breadcrumb = Tuple[str, ...]
 
@@ -210,7 +211,7 @@ class CatalogEntry(BaseCatalogEntry):
 
     tap_stream_id: str
     metadata: MetadataMapping
-    schema: Schema
+    schema: SchemaPlus
     stream: Optional[str] = None
     key_properties: Optional[List[str]] = None
     replication_key: Optional[str] = None
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@ def from_dict(cls, stream: Dict[str, Any]):
             key_properties=stream.get("key_properties"),
             database=stream.get("database_name"),
             table=stream.get("table_name"),
-            schema=Schema.from_dict(stream.get("schema", {})),
+            schema=SchemaPlus.from_dict(stream.get("schema", {})),
             is_view=stream.get("is_view"),
             stream_alias=stream.get("stream_alias"),
             metadata=MetadataMapping.from_iterable(stream.get("metadata", [])),
diff --git a/singer_sdk/streams/core.py b/singer_sdk/streams/core.py
index 3d0081cd9..bdf9ed8a8 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/streams/core.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/streams/core.py
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@
 import pendulum
 import requests
 import singer
-from singer import RecordMessage, SchemaMessage, StateMessage
-from singer.schema import Schema
+from singer import RecordMessage, Schema, SchemaMessage, StateMessage
 
 from singer_sdk.exceptions import InvalidStreamSortException, MaxRecordsLimitException
 from singer_sdk.helpers._catalog import pop_deselected_record_properties
 from singer_sdk.helpers._compat import final
 from singer_sdk.helpers._flattening import get_flattening_options
+from singer_sdk.helpers._schema import SchemaPlus
 from singer_sdk.helpers._singer import (
     Catalog,
     CatalogEntry,
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ def _singer_catalog_entry(self) -> CatalogEntry:
         return CatalogEntry(
             tap_stream_id=self.tap_stream_id,
             stream=self.name,
-            schema=Schema.from_dict(self.schema),
+            schema=SchemaPlus.from_dict(self.schema),
             metadata=self.metadata,
             key_properties=self.primary_keys or [],
             replication_key=self.replication_key,
diff --git a/singer_sdk/streams/sql.py b/singer_sdk/streams/sql.py
index dfafa2e3e..abfb88fd6 100644
--- a/singer_sdk/streams/sql.py
+++ b/singer_sdk/streams/sql.py
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@
 from functools import lru_cache
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union, cast
 
-import singer
 import sqlalchemy
 from sqlalchemy.engine import Engine
 from sqlalchemy.engine.reflection import Inspector
 
 from singer_sdk import typing as th
 from singer_sdk.exceptions import ConfigValidationError
+from singer_sdk.helpers._schema import SchemaPlus
 from singer_sdk.helpers._singer import CatalogEntry, MetadataMapping
 from singer_sdk.plugin_base import PluginBase as TapBaseClass
 from singer_sdk.streams.core import Stream
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ def discover_catalog_entry(
             stream=unique_stream_id,
             table=table_name,
             key_properties=key_properties,
-            schema=singer.Schema.from_dict(schema),
+            schema=SchemaPlus.from_dict(schema),
             is_view=is_view,
             replication_method=replication_method,
             metadata=MetadataMapping.get_standard_metadata(
diff --git a/tests/core/test_catalog_selection.py b/tests/core/test_catalog_selection.py
index f0019ba40..2f203be5d 100644
--- a/tests/core/test_catalog_selection.py
+++ b/tests/core/test_catalog_selection.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
     get_selected_schema,
     pop_deselected_record_properties,
 )
+from singer_sdk.helpers._schema import SchemaPlus
 from singer_sdk.typing import ObjectType, PropertiesList, Property, StringType
 
 
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@ def catalog_entry_obj(schema, stream_name, selection_metadata) -> singer.Catalog
     return singer.CatalogEntry(
         tap_stream_id=stream_name,
         stream=stream_name,
-        schema=singer.Schema.from_dict(schema),
+        schema=SchemaPlus.from_dict(schema),
         metadata=singer.MetadataMapping.from_iterable(selection_metadata),
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/core/test_schema.py b/tests/core/test_schema.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87b7ec03b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/core/test_schema.py
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+"""
+Testing that SchemaPlus can convert schemas lossless from and to dicts.
+
+Schemas are taken from these examples; https://json-schema.org/learn/miscellaneous-examples.html
+
+NOTE: The following properties are not currently supported;
+pattern
+unevaluatedProperties
+propertyNames
+minProperties
+maxProperties
+prefixItems
+contains
+minContains
+maxContains
+minItems
+maxItems
+uniqueItems
+enum
+const
+contentMediaType
+contentEncoding
+allOf
+oneOf
+not
+
+Some of these could be trivially added (if they are SIMPLE_PROPERTIES.
+Some might need more thinking if they can contain schemas (though, note that we also treat 'additionalProperties',
+'anyOf' and' patternProperties' as SIMPLE even though they can contain schemas.
+"""
+
+from singer_sdk.helpers._schema import SchemaPlus
+
+
+def test_simple_schema():
+    simple_schema = {
+        "title": "Longitude and Latitude Values",
+        "description": "A geographical coordinate.",
+        "required": ["latitude", "longitude"],
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+            "latitude": {"type": "number", "minimum": -90, "maximum": 90},
+            "longitude": {"type": "number", "minimum": -180, "maximum": 180},
+        },
+    }
+
+    schema_plus = SchemaPlus.from_dict(simple_schema)
+    assert schema_plus.to_dict() == simple_schema
+    assert schema_plus.required == ["latitude", "longitude"]
+    assert isinstance(schema_plus.properties["latitude"], SchemaPlus)
+    latitude = schema_plus.properties["latitude"]
+    assert latitude.type == "number"
+
+
+def test_schema_with_items():
+    schema = {
+        "description": "A representation of a person, company, organization, or place",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {"fruits": {"type": "array", "items": {"type": "string"}}},
+    }
+    schema_plus = SchemaPlus.from_dict(schema)
+    assert schema_plus.to_dict() == schema
+    assert isinstance(schema_plus.properties["fruits"], SchemaPlus)
+    fruits = schema_plus.properties["fruits"]
+    assert isinstance(fruits.items, SchemaPlus)
+    assert fruits.items.type == "string"