diff --git a/.eslintrc b/.eslintrc
index 5b558deba..d6eee28a1 100644
--- a/.eslintrc
+++ b/.eslintrc
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@
     "import/no-unresolved": [
       2,
       {
-        "ignore": ["^@swagger-api/apidom-reference/configuration/empty$"]
+        "ignore": [
+          "^@swagger-api/apidom-reference/configuration/empty$",
+          "^@swagger-api/apidom-reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1$",
+          "^@swagger-api/apidom-reference/resolve/resolvers/file$"
+        ]
       }
     ],
     "prettier/prettier": "error",
diff --git a/config/jest/jest.unit.config.js b/config/jest/jest.unit.config.js
index 540015b1d..1ddaf7e16 100644
--- a/config/jest/jest.unit.config.js
+++ b/config/jest/jest.unit.config.js
@@ -15,5 +15,7 @@ module.exports = {
     '<rootDir>/test/jest.setup.js',
     '<rootDir>/test/specmap/data/',
     '<rootDir>/test/build-artifacts/',
+    '/__fixtures__/',
+    '/__utils__/',
   ],
 };
diff --git a/src/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/index.js b/src/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba2816801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+import { createNamespace, visit } from '@swagger-api/apidom-core';
+import { ReferenceSet, Reference } from '@swagger-api/apidom-reference/configuration/empty';
+import OpenApi3_1DereferenceStrategy from '@swagger-api/apidom-reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1';
+import openApi3_1Namespace, { getNodeType, keyMap } from '@swagger-api/apidom-ns-openapi-3-1';
+
+import OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor from './visitor.js';
+
+const visitAsync = visit[Symbol.for('nodejs.util.promisify.custom')];
+
+const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy = OpenApi3_1DereferenceStrategy.compose({
+  props: {
+    useCircularStructures: true,
+    allowMetaPatches: false,
+  },
+  init({
+    useCircularStructures = this.useCircularStructures,
+    allowMetaPatches = this.allowMetaPatches,
+  } = {}) {
+    this.name = 'openapi-3-1-swagger-client';
+    this.useCircularStructures = useCircularStructures;
+    this.allowMetaPatches = allowMetaPatches;
+  },
+  methods: {
+    async dereference(file, options) {
+      const namespace = createNamespace(openApi3_1Namespace);
+      const refSet = options.dereference.refSet ?? ReferenceSet();
+      let reference;
+
+      if (!refSet.has(file.uri)) {
+        reference = Reference({ uri: file.uri, value: file.parseResult });
+        refSet.add(reference);
+      } else {
+        // pre-computed refSet was provided as configuration option
+        reference = refSet.find((ref) => ref.uri === file.uri);
+      }
+
+      const visitor = OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor({
+        reference,
+        namespace,
+        options,
+        useCircularStructures: this.useCircularStructures,
+        allowMetaPatches: this.allowMetaPatches,
+      });
+      const dereferencedElement = await visitAsync(refSet.rootRef.value, visitor, {
+        keyMap,
+        nodeTypeGetter: getNodeType,
+      });
+
+      /**
+       * Release all memory if this refSet was not provided as a configuration option.
+       * If provided as configuration option, then provider is responsible for cleanup.
+       */
+      if (options.dereference.refSet === null) {
+        refSet.clean();
+      }
+
+      return dereferencedElement;
+    },
+  },
+});
+
+export default OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy;
+/* eslint-enable camelcase */
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
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b5f1dae42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/visitor.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+import { OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor } from '@swagger-api/apidom-reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1';
+
+const OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor = OpenApi3_1DereferenceVisitor.compose({});
+
+export default OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceVisitor;
+/* eslint-enable camelcase */
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/__utils__/jest.local.setup.js b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/__utils__/jest.local.setup.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ae36f4ef6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/__utils__/jest.local.setup.js
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+/* eslint-disable camelcase */
+import { options } from '@swagger-api/apidom-reference/configuration/empty';
+import FileResolver from '@swagger-api/apidom-reference/resolve/resolvers/file';
+
+import JsonParser from '../../../../../../../../src/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/json/index.js';
+import YamlParser from '../../../../../../../../src/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/yaml-1-2/index.js';
+import OpenApiJson3_1Parser from '../../../../../../../../src/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-json-3-1/index.js';
+import OpenApiYaml3_1Parser from '../../../../../../../../src/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-yaml-3-1/index.js';
+import HttpResolverSwaggerClient from '../../../../../../../../src/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/index.js';
+import OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy from '../../../../../../../../src/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/index.js';
+
+export const beforeAll = () => {
+  // configure custom parser plugins globally
+  options.parse.parsers = [
+    OpenApiJson3_1Parser({ allowEmpty: false, sourceMap: false }),
+    OpenApiYaml3_1Parser({ allowEmpty: false, sourceMap: false }),
+    JsonParser({ allowEmpty: false, sourceMap: false }),
+    YamlParser({ allowEmpty: false, sourceMap: false }),
+  ];
+
+  // configure custom resolver plugins globally
+  options.resolve.resolvers = [FileResolver({ fileAllowList: ['*'] }), HttpResolverSwaggerClient()];
+
+  // configure custom dereference strategy globally
+  options.dereference.strategies = [OpenApi3_1SwaggerClientDereferenceStrategy()];
+};
+
+export const afterAll = () => {
+  options.parse.parsers = [];
+  options.resolve.resolvers = [];
+  options.dereference.strategies = [];
+};
+/* eslint-enable camelcase */
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/components-callbacks/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/components-callbacks/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4c753eb15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/components-callbacks/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "components": {
+      "callbacks": {
+        "callback1": {
+          "{$method}": {
+            "description": "description of callback2"
+          }
+        },
+        "callback2": {
+          "{$method}": {
+            "description": "description of callback2"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/components-callbacks/root.yaml b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/components-callbacks/root.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..93fff754f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/components-callbacks/root.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+openapi: 3.1.0
+components:
+  callbacks:
+    callback1:
+      "$ref": "#/components/callbacks/callback2"
+    callback2:
+      "{$method}":
+        description: description of callback2
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/operation-object/dereferenced.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/operation-object/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9bdc71aca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/operation-object/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[
+  {
+    "openapi": "3.1.0",
+    "paths": {
+      "/path": {
+        "get": {
+          "callbacks": {
+            "callback": {
+              "{$method}": {
+                "description": "description of callback2"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "components": {
+      "callbacks": {
+        "callback": {
+          "{$method}": {
+            "description": "description of callback2"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/operation-object/root.yaml b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/operation-object/root.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c9162d0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/__fixtures__/operation-object/root.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+openapi: 3.1.0
+paths:
+  "/path":
+    get:
+      callbacks:
+        callback:
+          "$ref": "#/components/callbacks/callback"
+components:
+  callbacks:
+    callback:
+      "{$method}":
+        description: description of callback2
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/index.js b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4153655a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/dereference/strategies/openapi-3-1-swagger-client/callback-object/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { toValue } from '@swagger-api/apidom-core';
+import { mediaTypes } from '@swagger-api/apidom-ns-openapi-3-1';
+import { dereference } from '@swagger-api/apidom-reference/configuration/empty';
+
+import * as jestSetup from '../__utils__/jest.local.setup.js';
+
+const rootFixturePath = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__');
+
+describe('dereference', () => {
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    jestSetup.beforeAll();
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    jestSetup.afterAll();
+  });
+
+  describe('strategies', () => {
+    describe('openapi-3-1swagger-client', () => {
+      describe('Callback Object', () => {
+        describe('given in components/callbacks field', () => {
+          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, 'components-callbacks');
+
+          test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.yaml');
+            const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
+              parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('yaml') },
+            });
+            const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+            expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+          });
+        });
+
+        describe('given in Operation Object', () => {
+          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, 'operation-object');
+
+          test('should dereference', async () => {
+            const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.yaml');
+            const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
+              parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('yaml') },
+            });
+            const expected = globalThis.loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+            expect(toValue(actual)).toEqual(expected);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-json-3-1/fixtures/sample-api.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-json-3-1/__fixtures__/sample-api.json
similarity index 100%
rename from test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-json-3-1/fixtures/sample-api.json
rename to test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-json-3-1/__fixtures__/sample-api.json
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-json-3-1/index.js b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-json-3-1/index.js
index e8abdf190..155377f4b 100644
--- a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-json-3-1/index.js
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-json-3-1/index.js
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe('OpenApiJson3_1Parser', () => {
     describe('given file with supported extension', () => {
       describe('and file data is buffer and can be detected as OpenAPI 3.1.0', () => {
         test('should return true', async () => {
-          const url = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'sample-api.json');
+          const url = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'sample-api.json');
           const file = File({
             uri: '/path/to/open-api.json',
             data: fs.readFileSync(url),
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('OpenApiJson3_1Parser', () => {
 
       describe('and file data is string and can be detected as OpenAPI 3.1.0', () => {
         test('should return true', async () => {
-          const url = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'sample-api.json');
+          const url = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'sample-api.json');
           const file = File({
             uri: '/path/to/open-api.json',
             data: fs.readFileSync(url).toString(),
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ describe('OpenApiJson3_1Parser', () => {
   describe('parse', () => {
     describe('given OpenApi 3.1.x JSON data', () => {
       test('should return parse result', async () => {
-        const url = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'sample-api.json');
+        const url = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'sample-api.json');
         const data = fs.readFileSync(url).toString();
         const file = File({
           url,
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ describe('OpenApiJson3_1Parser', () => {
 
     describe('given OpenApi 3.1.x JSON data as buffer', () => {
       test('should return parse result', async () => {
-        const url = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'sample-api.json');
+        const url = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'sample-api.json');
         const data = fs.readFileSync(url);
         const file = File({
           url,
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ describe('OpenApiJson3_1Parser', () => {
 
       describe('given sourceMap disabled', () => {
         test('should not decorate ApiDOM with source maps', async () => {
-          const url = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'sample-api.json');
+          const url = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'sample-api.json');
           const data = fs.readFileSync(url).toString();
           const file = File({
             url,
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-yaml-3-1/fixtures/sample-api.yaml b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-yaml-3-1/__fixtures__/sample-api.yaml
similarity index 100%
rename from test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-yaml-3-1/fixtures/sample-api.yaml
rename to test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-yaml-3-1/__fixtures__/sample-api.yaml
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-yaml-3-1/index.js b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-yaml-3-1/index.js
index 98b9a2b64..0ac4638c7 100644
--- a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-yaml-3-1/index.js
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/parse/parsers/openapi-yaml-3-1/index.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ describe('OpenApiYaml3_1Parser', () => {
     describe('given file with supported extension', () => {
       describe('and file data is buffer and can be detected as OpenAPI 3.1.0', () => {
         test('should return true', async () => {
-          const url = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'sample-api.yaml');
+          const url = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'sample-api.yaml');
           const file = File({
             uri: '/path/to/open-api.yaml',
             data: fs.readFileSync(url),
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ describe('OpenApiYaml3_1Parser', () => {
 
       describe('and file data is string and can be detected as OpenAPI 3.1.0', () => {
         test('should return true', async () => {
-          const url = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'sample-api.yaml');
+          const url = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'sample-api.yaml');
           const file = File({
             uri: '/path/to/open-api.yaml',
             data: fs.readFileSync(url).toString(),
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe('OpenApiYaml3_1Parser', () => {
   describe('parse', () => {
     describe('given OpenApi 3.1.x YAML data', () => {
       test('should return parse result', async () => {
-        const url = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'sample-api.yaml');
+        const url = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'sample-api.yaml');
         const data = fs.readFileSync(url).toString();
         const file = File({
           url,
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe('OpenApiYaml3_1Parser', () => {
 
     describe('given OpenApi 3.1.x YAML data as buffer', () => {
       test('should return parse result', async () => {
-        const url = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'sample-api.yaml');
+        const url = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'sample-api.yaml');
         const data = fs.readFileSync(url);
         const file = File({
           url,
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ describe('OpenApiYaml3_1Parser', () => {
 
       describe('given sourceMap disabled', () => {
         test('should not decorate ApiDOM with source maps', async () => {
-          const url = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures', 'sample-api.yaml');
+          const url = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__', 'sample-api.yaml');
           const data = fs.readFileSync(url).toString();
           const file = File({
             url,
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/fixtures/empty-openapi-3-1-api.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/__fixtures__/empty-openapi-3-1-api.json
similarity index 100%
rename from test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/fixtures/empty-openapi-3-1-api.json
rename to test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/__fixtures__/empty-openapi-3-1-api.json
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/fixtures/sample-openapi-3-1-api.json b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/__fixtures__/sample-openapi-3-1-api.json
similarity index 100%
rename from test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/fixtures/sample-openapi-3-1-api.json
rename to test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/__fixtures__/sample-openapi-3-1-api.json
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/fixtures/unknown-extension.ext b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/__fixtures__/unknown-extension.ext
similarity index 100%
rename from test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/fixtures/unknown-extension.ext
rename to test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/__fixtures__/unknown-extension.ext
diff --git a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/index.js b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/index.js
index f3aca7d54..96537553b 100644
--- a/test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/index.js
+++ b/test/helpers/apidom/reference/resolve/resolvers/http-swagger-client/index.js
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe('HttpResolverSwaggerClient', () => {
       test('should throw on timeout', async () => {
         resolver = HttpResolverSwaggerClient({ timeout: 1 });
         const url = 'http://localhost:8123/local-file.txt';
-        const cwd = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures');
+        const cwd = path.join(__dirname, '__fixtures__');
         const server = globalThis.createHTTPServer({ port: 8123, cwd });
 
         expect.assertions(3);
diff --git a/test/jest.setup.js b/test/jest.setup.js
index 82fb59825..30ded100e 100644
--- a/test/jest.setup.js
+++ b/test/jest.setup.js
@@ -15,6 +15,10 @@ fetchMock.config.Headers = Headers;
 // provide AbortController for older Node.js versions
 globalThis.AbortController = globalThis.AbortController ?? AbortController;
 
+// helpers for reading local files
+globalThis.loadFile = (uri) => fs.readFileSync(uri).toString();
+globalThis.loadJsonFile = (uri) => JSON.parse(globalThis.loadFile(uri));
+
 // helper for providing HTTP server instance for testing
 globalThis.createHTTPServer = ({ port = 8123, cwd = process.cwd() } = {}) => {
   const server = http.createServer((req, res) => {