diff --git a/src/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/visitor.js b/src/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/visitor.js
index 7cb4e2697..83ab42d61 100644
--- a/src/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/visitor.js
+++ b/src/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/visitor.js
@@ -134,11 +134,8 @@ const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.c
         const objectFragment = fragment;
         // apply meta patch only when not already applied
         if (typeof objectFragment.get('$$ref') === 'undefined') {
-          const absoluteJSONPointerURL = url.resolve(
-            reference.uri,
-            referenceElement.$ref?.toValue()
-          );
-          objectFragment.set('$$ref', absoluteJSONPointerURL);
+          const absoluteURI = url.resolve(reference.uri, referenceElement.$ref?.toValue());
+          objectFragment.set('$$ref', absoluteURI);
         }
       }
 
@@ -226,11 +223,8 @@ const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.c
       if (this.allowMetaPatches) {
         // apply meta patch only when not already applied
         if (typeof mergedResult.get('$$ref') === 'undefined') {
-          const absoluteJSONPointerURL = url.resolve(
-            reference.uri,
-            pathItemElement.$ref?.toValue()
-          );
-          mergedResult.set('$$ref', absoluteJSONPointerURL);
+          const absoluteURI = url.resolve(reference.uri, pathItemElement.$ref?.toValue());
+          mergedResult.set('$$ref', absoluteURI);
         }
       }
 
@@ -255,13 +249,14 @@ const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.c
       }
 
       // compute baseURI using rules around $id and $ref keywords
-      const retrieveURI = this.reference.uri;
-      const $refBaseURI = resolveSchema$refField(retrieveURI, referencingElement);
+      let { reference } = this;
+      let { uri: retrievalURI } = reference;
+      const $refBaseURI = resolveSchema$refField(retrievalURI, referencingElement);
       const $refBaseURIStrippedHash = url.stripHash($refBaseURI);
       const file = File({ uri: $refBaseURIStrippedHash });
       const isUnknownURI = !this.options.resolve.resolvers.some((r) => r.canRead(file));
       const isURL = !isUnknownURI;
-      const isExternal = isURL && this.reference.uri !== $refBaseURIStrippedHash;
+      const isExternal = isURL && retrievalURI !== $refBaseURIStrippedHash;
 
       // ignore resolving external Schema Objects
       if (!this.options.resolve.external && isExternal) {
@@ -272,13 +267,11 @@ const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.c
       this.indirections.push(referencingElement);
 
       // determining reference, proper evaluation and selection mechanism
-      let reference;
       let referencedElement;
 
       try {
         if (isUnknownURI || isURL) {
           // we're dealing with canonical URI or URL with possible fragment
-          reference = this.reference;
           const selector = $refBaseURI;
           referencedElement = uriEvaluate(
             selector,
@@ -288,6 +281,7 @@ const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.c
         } else {
           // we're assuming here that we're dealing with JSON Pointer here
           reference = await this.toReference(url.unsanitize($refBaseURI));
+          retrievalURI = reference.uri;
           const selector = uriToPointer($refBaseURI);
           referencedElement = maybeRefractToSchemaElement(
             // @ts-ignore
@@ -303,6 +297,7 @@ const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.c
           if (isAnchor(uriToAnchor($refBaseURI))) {
             // we're dealing with JSON Schema $anchor here
             reference = await this.toReference(url.unsanitize($refBaseURI));
+            retrievalURI = reference.uri;
             const selector = uriToAnchor($refBaseURI);
             referencedElement = $anchorEvaluate(
               selector,
@@ -312,6 +307,7 @@ const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.c
           } else {
             // we're assuming here that we're dealing with JSON Pointer here
             reference = await this.toReference(url.unsanitize($refBaseURI));
+            retrievalURI = reference.uri;
             const selector = uriToPointer($refBaseURI);
             referencedElement = maybeRefractToSchemaElement(
               // @ts-ignore
@@ -363,7 +359,7 @@ const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.c
           $ref: referencingElement.$ref?.toValue(),
         });
         // annotate referenced element with info about origin
-        jsonSchemaBooleanElement.setMetaProperty('ref-origin', reference.uri);
+        jsonSchemaBooleanElement.setMetaProperty('ref-origin', retrievalURI);
 
         return jsonSchemaBooleanElement;
       }
@@ -373,10 +369,10 @@ const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.c
         ancestorsLineage.includes(memberElement)
       );
       if (hasCycle && !this.useCircularStructures) {
-        if (url.isHttpUrl(reference.uri) || url.isFileSystemPath(reference.uri)) {
+        if (url.isHttpUrl(retrievalURI) || url.isFileSystemPath(retrievalURI)) {
           // make the referencing URL or file system path absolute
-          const absoluteURI = url.resolve(reference.uri, referencingElement.$ref?.toValue());
-          referencingElement.set('$ref', absoluteURI);
+          const baseURI = url.resolve(retrievalURI, $refBaseURI);
+          referencingElement.set('$ref', baseURI);
         }
 
         // skip processing this schema but traverse all it's child schemas
@@ -402,14 +398,14 @@ const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.c
         $ref: referencingElement.$ref?.toValue(),
       });
       // annotate fragment with info about origin
-      mergedSchemaElement.setMetaProperty('ref-origin', reference.uri);
+      mergedSchemaElement.setMetaProperty('ref-origin', retrievalURI);
 
       // allowMetaPatches option processing
       if (this.allowMetaPatches) {
         // apply meta patch only when not already applied
         if (typeof mergedSchemaElement.get('$$ref') === 'undefined') {
-          const absoluteURI = url.resolve(reference.uri, referencingElement.$ref?.toValue());
-          mergedSchemaElement.set('$$ref', absoluteURI);
+          const baseURI = url.resolve(retrievalURI, $refBaseURI);
+          mergedSchemaElement.set('$$ref', baseURI);
         }
       }
 
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-external-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-external-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37f10c4d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-external-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "/home/smartbear/ex.json#user-profile",
+              "$anchor": "user-profile",
+              "properties": {
+                "firstName": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "lastName": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-external-meta-patches/ex.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-external-meta-patches/ex.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b32830bdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-external-meta-patches/ex.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+  "$defs": {
+    "UserProfile": {
+      "$anchor": "user-profile",
+      "properties": {
+        "firstName": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "lastName": {
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-external-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-external-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5f5527668
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-external-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$ref": "./ex.json#user-profile"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-internal-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-internal-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b51868793
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-internal-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "/home/smartbear/root.json#user-profile",
+              "$anchor": "user-profile",
+              "properties": {
+                "firstName": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "lastName": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "UserProfile": {
+          "$anchor": "user-profile",
+          "properties": {
+            "firstName": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "lastName": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-internal-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-internal-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9a30fb1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$anchor-internal-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$ref": "#user-profile"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "UserProfile": {
+        "$anchor": "user-profile",
+        "properties": {
+          "firstName": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "lastName": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-direct-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-direct-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cc0b42c3b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-direct-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "/home/smartbear/nested/ex.json",
+              "$id": "./nested/",
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "avatar": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-direct-meta-patches/nested/ex.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-direct-meta-patches/nested/ex.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7f7f6299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-direct-meta-patches/nested/ex.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "avatar": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-direct-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-direct-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c9fd869f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-direct-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$id": "./nested/",
+            "$ref": "./ex.json"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-enclosing-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-enclosing-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dc30ebd20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-enclosing-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "$id": "./nested/",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "/home/smartbear/nested/ex.json",
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "avatar": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-enclosing-meta-patches/nested/ex.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-enclosing-meta-patches/nested/ex.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7f7f6299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-enclosing-meta-patches/nested/ex.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "avatar": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-enclosing-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-enclosing-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c3fa339c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-enclosing-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "$id": "./nested/",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$ref": "./ex.json"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..74004b7e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "/home/smartbear/nested/nested/ex.json",
+              "$id": "./nested/",
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "avatar": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/nested/ex.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/nested/ex.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d5a6ae02c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/nested/ex.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "$defs": {
+    "UserProfile": {
+      "$id": "./nested/",
+      "$ref": "./ex.json"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/nested/nested/ex.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/nested/nested/ex.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7f7f6299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/nested/nested/ex.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "avatar": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ede427d60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$id-uri-external-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$ref": "./nested/ex.json#/$defs/UserProfile"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-$anchor-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-$anchor-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..992f27b05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-$anchor-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile#avatar",
+              "$anchor": "avatar",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "UserProfile": {
+          "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "avatar": {
+              "$anchor": "avatar",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-$anchor-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-$anchor-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab1df7012
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-$anchor-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$ref": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile#avatar"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "UserProfile": {
+        "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "avatar": {
+            "$anchor": "avatar",
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..922f26d1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile",
+              "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile",
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "avatar": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "UserProfile": {
+          "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "avatar": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1b6485de3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$ref": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "UserProfile": {
+        "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "avatar": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-pointer-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-pointer-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ec0f7a024
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-pointer-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile#/properties/avatar",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "UserProfile": {
+          "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "avatar": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-pointer-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-pointer-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89e31d3af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-pointer-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$ref": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile#/properties/avatar"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "UserProfile": {
+        "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "avatar": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-relative-reference-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-relative-reference-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ab314e576
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-relative-reference-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profileAvatar": {
+              "$$ref": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile/avatar",
+              "$id": "/schemas/user-profile/avatar",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "UserProfile": {
+          "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "avatar": {
+              "$id": "/schemas/user-profile/avatar",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-relative-reference-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-relative-reference-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..80a5976a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-relative-reference-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profileAvatar": {
+            "$ref": "/schemas/user-profile/avatar"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "UserProfile": {
+        "$id": "https://swagger.io/schemas/user-profile",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "avatar": {
+            "$id": "/schemas/user-profile/avatar",
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-resolvable-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-resolvable-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..436e8470d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-resolvable-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "/home/smartbear/ex.json#/properties/avatar",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-resolvable-meta-patches/ex.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-resolvable-meta-patches/ex.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b7f7f6299
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-resolvable-meta-patches/ex.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {
+    "avatar": {
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-resolvable-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-resolvable-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7e6dec92a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-url-resolvable-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$ref": "./ex.json#/properties/avatar"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbe573f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "urn:uuid:ee564b8a-7a87-4125-8c96-e9f123d6766f",
+              "$id": "urn:uuid:ee564b8a-7a87-4125-8c96-e9f123d6766f",
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "avatar": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "UserProfile": {
+          "$id": "urn:uuid:ee564b8a-7a87-4125-8c96-e9f123d6766f",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "avatar": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c3a9eabd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$ref": "urn:uuid:ee564b8a-7a87-4125-8c96-e9f123d6766f"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "UserProfile": {
+        "$id": "urn:uuid:ee564b8a-7a87-4125-8c96-e9f123d6766f",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "avatar": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-pointer-meta-patches/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-pointer-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e7c6fd279
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-pointer-meta-patches/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "User": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "login": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "password": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "profile": {
+              "$$ref": "urn:uuid:ee564b8a-7a87-4125-8c96-e9f123d6766f#/properties/avatar",
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "UserProfile": {
+          "$id": "urn:uuid:ee564b8a-7a87-4125-8c96-e9f123d6766f",
+          "type": "object",
+          "properties": {
+            "avatar": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-pointer-meta-patches/root.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-pointer-meta-patches/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c53665d5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/__fixtures__/$ref-urn-pointer-meta-patches/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+{
+  "openapi": "3.1.0",
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "User": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "login": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "password": {
+            "type": "string"
+          },
+          "profile": {
+            "$ref": "urn:uuid:ee564b8a-7a87-4125-8c96-e9f123d6766f#/properties/avatar"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "UserProfile": {
+        "$id": "urn:uuid:ee564b8a-7a87-4125-8c96-e9f123d6766f",
+        "type": "object",
+        "properties": {
+          "avatar": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/index.js b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/index.js
index 055186a58..6f1fa954e 100644
--- a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/index.js
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/schema-object/index.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
                 parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
               });
               refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
-              const actual = await dereference('/home/smartbear/root.json', {
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
                 parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
                 dereference: {
                   refSet,
@@ -495,9 +495,8 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $id keyword defined directly in referencing Schema Object', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$id-uri-direct');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$id-uri-direct');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -506,12 +505,35 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$id-uri-direct-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              refSet.refs[1].uri = '/home/smartbear/nested/ex.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  refSet,
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $id keyword defined in enclosing Schema Object', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$id-uri-enclosing');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$id-uri-enclosing');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -520,12 +542,35 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$id-uri-enclosing-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              refSet.refs[1].uri = '/home/smartbear/nested/ex.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  refSet,
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $id keyword pointing to external files', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$id-uri-external');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$id-uri-external');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -534,6 +579,31 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$id-uri-external-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              refSet.refs[1].uri = '/home/smartbear/nested/ex.json';
+              refSet.refs[2].uri = '/home/smartbear/nested/nested/ex.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  refSet,
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with unresolvable $id values', () => {
@@ -560,9 +630,8 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $ref keyword containing URL', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -571,12 +640,34 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  refSet,
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $ref keyword containing relative references', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-relative-reference');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-relative-reference');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -585,12 +676,37 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(
+                rootFixturePath,
+                '$ref-url-relative-reference-meta-patches'
+              );
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  refSet,
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $ref keyword containing URL and JSON Pointer fragment', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-pointer');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-pointer');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -599,12 +715,34 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-pointer-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  refSet,
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $ref keyword containing URL and $anchor', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-$anchor');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-$anchor');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -613,12 +751,34 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-$anchor-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  refSet,
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $ref keyword containing resolvable URL', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-resolvable');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-resolvable');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -627,6 +787,30 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-url-resolvable-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              refSet.refs[1].uri = '/home/smartbear/ex.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  refSet,
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $ref keyword containing unresolvable URL', () => {
@@ -649,9 +833,8 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $ref keyword containing Uniform Resource Name', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-urn');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-urn');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -660,12 +843,34 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-urn-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  refSet,
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $ref keyword containing Uniform Resource Name and JSON Pointer fragment', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-urn-pointer');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-urn-pointer');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -674,6 +879,29 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$ref-urn-pointer-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  refSet,
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $ref keyword containing Uniform Resource Name and $anchor', () => {
@@ -710,9 +938,8 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $anchor keyword pointing to internal schema', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$anchor-internal');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$anchor-internal');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -721,12 +948,34 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$anchor-internal-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs[0].uri = '/home/smartbear/root.json';
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                  refSet,
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with $anchor keyword pointing to external schema', () => {
-          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$anchor-external');
-
           test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$anchor-external');
             const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
             const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
               parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
@@ -735,6 +984,31 @@ describe('dereference', () => {
 
             expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
           });
+
+          describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+            test('should dereference', async () => {
+              const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, '$anchor-external-meta-patches');
+              const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+              const refSet = await resolve(rootFilePath, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+              });
+              refSet.refs.forEach((ref) => {
+                ref.uri = `/home/smartbear/${path.basename(ref.uri)}`;
+              });
+              const actual = await dereference(refSet.refs[0].uri, {
+                parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+                dereference: {
+                  strategies: [
+                    OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy({ allowMetaPatches: true }),
+                  ],
+                  refSet,
+                },
+              });
+              const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+              expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+            });
+          });
         });
 
         describe('given Schema Objects with various document boundaries', () => {
diff --git a/test/resolver/strategies/openapi-3-1/__snapshots__/index.js.snap b/test/resolver/strategies/openapi-3-1/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
index 1df0b3631..6f91e60cb 100644
--- a/test/resolver/strategies/openapi-3-1/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
+++ b/test/resolver/strategies/openapi-3-1/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,314 @@
 // Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
 
+exports[`resolve OpenAPI 3.1.0 strategy given OpenAPI 3.1.0 definition and allowMetaPatches=true should resolve 1`] = `
+{
+  "errors": [],
+  "spec": {
+    "$$normalized": true,
+    "components": {
+      "schemas": {
+        "Error": {
+          "properties": {
+            "code": {
+              "format": "int32",
+              "type": "integer",
+            },
+            "message": {
+              "type": "string",
+            },
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "code",
+            "message",
+          ],
+          "type": "object",
+        },
+        "Pet": {
+          "properties": {
+            "id": {
+              "format": "int64",
+              "type": "integer",
+            },
+            "name": {
+              "type": "string",
+            },
+            "tag": {
+              "type": "string",
+            },
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "id",
+            "name",
+          ],
+          "type": "object",
+        },
+        "Pets": {
+          "items": {
+            "$$ref": "https://example.com/petstore.json#/components/schemas/Pet",
+            "properties": {
+              "id": {
+                "format": "int64",
+                "type": "integer",
+              },
+              "name": {
+                "type": "string",
+              },
+              "tag": {
+                "type": "string",
+              },
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "id",
+              "name",
+            ],
+            "type": "object",
+          },
+          "maxItems": 100,
+          "type": "array",
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    "info": {
+      "license": {
+        "name": "MIT",
+      },
+      "title": "Swagger Petstore",
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+    },
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "paths": {
+      "/pets": {
+        "get": {
+          "operationId": "listPets",
+          "parameters": [
+            {
+              "description": "How many items to return at one time (max 100)",
+              "in": "query",
+              "name": "limit",
+              "required": false,
+              "schema": {
+                "format": "int32",
+                "maximum": 100,
+                "type": "integer",
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+          "responses": {
+            "200": {
+              "content": {
+                "application/json": {
+                  "schema": {
+                    "$$ref": "https://example.com/petstore.json#/components/schemas/Pets",
+                    "items": {
+                      "$$ref": "https://example.com/petstore.json#/components/schemas/Pet",
+                      "properties": {
+                        "id": {
+                          "format": "int64",
+                          "type": "integer",
+                        },
+                        "name": {
+                          "type": "string",
+                        },
+                        "tag": {
+                          "type": "string",
+                        },
+                      },
+                      "required": [
+                        "id",
+                        "name",
+                      ],
+                      "type": "object",
+                    },
+                    "maxItems": 100,
+                    "type": "array",
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+              "description": "A paged array of pets",
+              "headers": {
+                "x-next": {
+                  "description": "A link to the next page of responses",
+                  "schema": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+            "default": {
+              "content": {
+                "application/json": {
+                  "schema": {
+                    "$$ref": "https://example.com/petstore.json#/components/schemas/Error",
+                    "properties": {
+                      "code": {
+                        "format": "int32",
+                        "type": "integer",
+                      },
+                      "message": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                      },
+                    },
+                    "required": [
+                      "code",
+                      "message",
+                    ],
+                    "type": "object",
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+              "description": "unexpected error",
+            },
+          },
+          "servers": [
+            {
+              "url": "http://petstore.swagger.io/v1",
+            },
+          ],
+          "summary": "List all pets",
+          "tags": [
+            "pets",
+          ],
+        },
+        "post": {
+          "operationId": "createPets",
+          "responses": {
+            "201": {
+              "description": "Null response",
+            },
+            "default": {
+              "content": {
+                "application/json": {
+                  "schema": {
+                    "$$ref": "https://example.com/petstore.json#/components/schemas/Error",
+                    "properties": {
+                      "code": {
+                        "format": "int32",
+                        "type": "integer",
+                      },
+                      "message": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                      },
+                    },
+                    "required": [
+                      "code",
+                      "message",
+                    ],
+                    "type": "object",
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+              "description": "unexpected error",
+            },
+          },
+          "servers": [
+            {
+              "url": "http://petstore.swagger.io/v1",
+            },
+          ],
+          "summary": "Create a pet",
+          "tags": [
+            "pets",
+          ],
+        },
+        "servers": [
+          {
+            "url": "http://petstore.swagger.io/v1",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+      "/pets/{petId}": {
+        "get": {
+          "operationId": "showPetById",
+          "parameters": [
+            {
+              "description": "The id of the pet to retrieve",
+              "in": "path",
+              "name": "petId",
+              "required": true,
+              "schema": {
+                "type": "string",
+              },
+            },
+          ],
+          "responses": {
+            "200": {
+              "content": {
+                "application/json": {
+                  "schema": {
+                    "$$ref": "https://example.com/petstore.json#/components/schemas/Pet",
+                    "properties": {
+                      "id": {
+                        "format": "int64",
+                        "type": "integer",
+                      },
+                      "name": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                      },
+                      "tag": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                      },
+                    },
+                    "required": [
+                      "id",
+                      "name",
+                    ],
+                    "type": "object",
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+              "description": "Expected response to a valid request",
+            },
+            "default": {
+              "content": {
+                "application/json": {
+                  "schema": {
+                    "$$ref": "https://example.com/petstore.json#/components/schemas/Error",
+                    "properties": {
+                      "code": {
+                        "format": "int32",
+                        "type": "integer",
+                      },
+                      "message": {
+                        "type": "string",
+                      },
+                    },
+                    "required": [
+                      "code",
+                      "message",
+                    ],
+                    "type": "object",
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+              "description": "unexpected error",
+            },
+          },
+          "servers": [
+            {
+              "url": "http://petstore.swagger.io/v1",
+            },
+          ],
+          "summary": "Info for a specific pet",
+          "tags": [
+            "pets",
+          ],
+        },
+        "servers": [
+          {
+            "url": "http://petstore.swagger.io/v1",
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    },
+    "servers": [
+      {
+        "url": "http://petstore.swagger.io/v1",
+      },
+    ],
+  },
+}
+`;
+
 exports[`resolve OpenAPI 3.1.0 strategy given OpenAPI 3.1.0 definition should resolve 1`] = `
 {
   "errors": [],
diff --git a/test/resolver/strategies/openapi-3-1/index.js b/test/resolver/strategies/openapi-3-1/index.js
index e007e8f47..342b89152 100644
--- a/test/resolver/strategies/openapi-3-1/index.js
+++ b/test/resolver/strategies/openapi-3-1/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,24 @@ describe('resolve', () => {
 
         fetchMock.restore();
       });
+
+      describe('and allowMetaPatches=true', () => {
+        test('should resolve', async () => {
+          const url = 'https://example.com/petstore.json';
+          const response = new Response(
+            globalThis.loadFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'petstore.json'))
+          );
+          fetchMock.get(url, response, { repeat: 1 });
+          const resolvedSpec = await Swagger.resolve({
+            url: 'https://example.com/petstore.json',
+            allowMetaPatches: true,
+          });
+
+          expect(resolvedSpec).toMatchSnapshot();
+
+          fetchMock.restore();
+        });
+      });
     });
   });
 });