diff --git a/.changeset/salty-pets-notice.md b/.changeset/salty-pets-notice.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b599e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/salty-pets-notice.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+"swagger-typescript-api": patch
+---
+
+Ensure discriminator mappings use union enum literals.
+
+Resolve discriminator mapping generation to use literal values when
+`generateUnionEnums` is enabled to avoid emitting enum member references.
+Add regression coverage that snapshots the discriminator output with
+union enums.
diff --git a/src/schema-parser/base-schema-parsers/discriminator.ts b/src/schema-parser/base-schema-parsers/discriminator.ts
index 4fce9b17..c79e5b49 100644
--- a/src/schema-parser/base-schema-parsers/discriminator.ts
+++ b/src/schema-parser/base-schema-parsers/discriminator.ts
@@ -177,18 +177,22 @@ export class DiscriminatorSchemaParser extends MonoSchemaParser {
       );
     }
 
-    if (
-      mappingPropertySchema?.rawTypeData?.$parsed?.type === SCHEMA_TYPES.ENUM
-    ) {
+    const parsedEnum = mappingPropertySchema?.rawTypeData?.$parsed;
+    if (parsedEnum?.type === SCHEMA_TYPES.ENUM) {
       mappingPropertySchemaEnumKeysMap = lodash.reduce(
-        mappingPropertySchema.rawTypeData.$parsed.enum,
+        parsedEnum.enum,
         (acc, key, index) => {
-          const enumKey =
-            mappingPropertySchema.rawTypeData.$parsed.content[index].key;
-          acc[key] = ts.EnumUsageKey(
-            mappingPropertySchema.rawTypeData.$parsed.typeName,
-            enumKey,
-          );
+          const enumContent = parsedEnum.content?.[index];
+          if (this.config.generateUnionEnums) {
+            const literalValue =
+              enumContent?.value ??
+              (key !== undefined ? ts.StringValue(key) : undefined);
+            if (literalValue !== undefined) {
+              acc[key] = literalValue;
+            }
+          } else if (parsedEnum.typeName && enumContent?.key) {
+            acc[key] = ts.EnumUsageKey(parsedEnum.typeName, enumContent.key);
+          }
           return acc;
         },
         {},
diff --git a/tests/spec/discriminator/__snapshots__/basic.test.ts.snap b/tests/spec/discriminator/__snapshots__/basic.test.ts.snap
index ceeccad5..def7b89e 100644
--- a/tests/spec/discriminator/__snapshots__/basic.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/spec/discriminator/__snapshots__/basic.test.ts.snap
@@ -236,3 +236,232 @@ type BaseBlockDtoWithEnumTypeMapping<Key, Type> = {
 } & Type;
 "
 `;
+
+exports[`basic > discriminator with union enums 1`] = `
+"/* eslint-disable */
+/* tslint:disable */
+// @ts-nocheck
+/*
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ * ## THIS FILE WAS GENERATED VIA SWAGGER-TYPESCRIPT-API        ##
+ * ##                                                           ##
+ * ## AUTHOR: acacode                                           ##
+ * ## SOURCE: https://github.com/acacode/swagger-typescript-api ##
+ * ---------------------------------------------------------------
+ */
+
+export type PetEnum = "dog" | "lizard" | "cat";
+
+export type BlockDTOEnum = "csv" | "file" | "kek";
+
+/** kek pek */
+export type Variant =
+  | ({
+      type: "update";
+    } & VariantUpdate)
+  | ({
+      type: "undo";
+    } & VariantUndo)
+  | ({
+      type: "rollback";
+    } & VariantRollback)
+  | ({
+      type: "scale";
+    } & VariantScale)
+  | ({
+      type: "resources";
+    } & VariantResources)
+  | ({
+      type: "firewall";
+    } & VariantFirewall)
+  | ({
+      type: "gateway";
+    } & VariantGateway);
+
+export type InvalidDiscriminatorPropertyName =
+  BaseInvalidDiscriminatorPropertyName &
+    (
+      | BaseInvalidDiscriminatorPropertyNameTypeMapping<"num", number>
+      | BaseInvalidDiscriminatorPropertyNameTypeMapping<"str", string>
+    );
+
+export type PetWithEnum = BasePetWithEnum &
+  (
+    | BasePetWithEnumPetTypeMapping<"dog", DogWithEnum>
+    | BasePetWithEnumPetTypeMapping<"cat", CatWithEnum>
+    | BasePetWithEnumPetTypeMapping<"lizard", LizardWithEnum>
+  );
+
+export type PetOnlyDiscriminator =
+  | ({
+      pet_type: "dog";
+    } & Dog)
+  | ({
+      pet_type: "cat";
+    } & Cat)
+  | ({
+      pet_type: "lizard";
+    } & Lizard);
+
+export type Pet = BasePet &
+  (
+    | BasePetPetTypeMapping<"dog", Dog>
+    | BasePetPetTypeMapping<"cat", Cat>
+    | BasePetPetTypeMapping<"lizard", Lizard>
+  );
+
+export type BlockDTO = BaseBlockDto &
+  (
+    | BaseBlockDtoTypeMapping<"csv", CsvBlockDTO>
+    | BaseBlockDtoTypeMapping<"file", FileBlockDTO>
+  );
+
+export type BlockDTOWithEnum = BaseBlockDtoWithEnum &
+  (
+    | BaseBlockDtoWithEnumTypeMapping<"csv", CsvBlockWithEnumDTO>
+    | BaseBlockDtoWithEnumTypeMapping<"file", FileBlockWithEnumDTO>
+  );
+
+export type SimpleDiscriminator = SimpleObject | ComplexObject;
+
+export interface SimpleObject {
+  objectType: string;
+}
+
+export interface ComplexObject {
+  objectType: string;
+}
+
+export type CsvBlockWithEnumDTO = BaseBlockDtoWithEnum & {
+  type: "csv";
+  text: string;
+};
+
+export type FileBlockWithEnumDTO = BaseBlockDtoWithEnum & {
+  type: "file";
+  fileId: string;
+};
+
+export type CsvBlockDTO = BaseBlockDto & {
+  /** @default "csv" */
+  type: "csv";
+  text: string;
+};
+
+export type FileBlockDTO = BaseBlockDto & {
+  /** @default "file" */
+  type: "file";
+  fileId: string;
+};
+
+export type Cat = BasePet & {
+  name?: string;
+};
+
+export type Dog = BasePet & {
+  bark?: string;
+};
+
+export type Lizard = BasePet & {
+  lovesRocks?: boolean;
+};
+
+export type CatWithEnum = BasePetWithEnum & {
+  name?: string;
+};
+
+export type DogWithEnum = BasePetWithEnum & {
+  bark?: string;
+};
+
+export type LizardWithEnum = BasePetWithEnum & {
+  lovesRocks?: boolean;
+};
+
+/** Proposal to change firewall rules for deployment. */
+export interface VariantFirewall {
+  /** asdasdasdasdasdsad added to deployment. If not set, no rules are added. */
+  rules_added?: string[];
+  /** asdasdasdasdasdsad removed from deployment. If not set, no rules were removed. */
+  rules_removed?: string[];
+}
+
+/** asdasdasdasdasd */
+export interface VariantScale {
+  /**
+   * asdasdasdasdasdsad
+   * @example 3
+   */
+  replicas: number;
+}
+
+/** asdasdasdasdasd */
+export interface VariantResources {
+  resources: string;
+}
+
+/** asdasdasdasdasd */
+export interface VariantGateway {
+  /** asdasdasdasdasdsad */
+  port?: string;
+  /** asdasdasdasdasdsad */
+  name?: string;
+  /** asdasdasdasdasdsad */
+  domain?: string;
+}
+
+/** Pasdasdasdasdasd. */
+export type VariantUpdate = object;
+
+/** asdasdasdasdasd */
+export interface VariantRollback {
+  /**
+   * asdasdasdasdasdsad
+   * @example 42
+   */
+  revision_id: number;
+}
+
+/** asdasdasdasdasdn */
+export type VariantUndo = object;
+
+type BaseInvalidDiscriminatorPropertyName = object;
+
+type BaseInvalidDiscriminatorPropertyNameTypeMapping<Key, Type> = {
+  "@type": Key;
+} & Type;
+
+interface BasePetWithEnum {
+  pet_type: PetEnum;
+}
+
+type BasePetWithEnumPetTypeMapping<Key, Type> = {
+  pet_type: Key;
+} & Type;
+
+interface BasePet {
+  pet_type: string;
+}
+
+type BasePetPetTypeMapping<Key, Type> = {
+  pet_type: Key;
+} & Type;
+
+interface BaseBlockDto {
+  title: string;
+}
+
+type BaseBlockDtoTypeMapping<Key, Type> = {
+  type: Key;
+} & Type;
+
+interface BaseBlockDtoWithEnum {
+  title: string;
+  type: BlockDTOEnum;
+}
+
+type BaseBlockDtoWithEnumTypeMapping<Key, Type> = {
+  type: Key;
+} & Type;
+"
+`;
diff --git a/tests/spec/discriminator/basic.test.ts b/tests/spec/discriminator/basic.test.ts
index a1a248d6..d347e040 100644
--- a/tests/spec/discriminator/basic.test.ts
+++ b/tests/spec/discriminator/basic.test.ts
@@ -31,4 +31,22 @@ describe("basic", async () => {
 
     expect(content).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  test("discriminator with union enums", async () => {
+    await generateApi({
+      fileName: "schema",
+      input: path.resolve(import.meta.dirname, "schema.json"),
+      output: tmpdir,
+      silent: true,
+      addReadonly: true,
+      generateClient: false,
+      generateUnionEnums: true,
+    });
+
+    const content = await fs.readFile(path.join(tmpdir, "schema.ts"), {
+      encoding: "utf8",
+    });
+
+    expect(content).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
 });