diff --git a/.changeset/purple-ducks-rule.md b/.changeset/purple-ducks-rule.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d871b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/purple-ducks-rule.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'openapi-ts-json-schema': patch
+---
+
+Fix `isRef` meta data prop for inline refHandling
diff --git a/src/openapiToTsJsonSchema.ts b/src/openapiToTsJsonSchema.ts
index 51dc099..a7bf3d7 100644
--- a/src/openapiToTsJsonSchema.ts
+++ b/src/openapiToTsJsonSchema.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export async function openapiToTsJsonSchema({
         outputPath,
         schemaPatcher,
         refHandling,
-        isRef: false,
+        isRef: inlinedRefs.has(id),
       });
     }
   }