diff --git a/src/SchemaGenerator.ts b/src/SchemaGenerator.ts
index 4d9665f1d..fd8abb3b4 100644
--- a/src/SchemaGenerator.ts
+++ b/src/SchemaGenerator.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import type { StringMap } from "./Utils/StringMap.js";
 import { hasJsDocTag } from "./Utils/hasJsDocTag.js";
 import { removeUnreachable } from "./Utils/removeUnreachable.js";
 import { symbolAtNode } from "./Utils/symbolAtNode.js";
+import { inlineSingleUse } from "./Utils/inlineSingleUse.js";
 
 export class SchemaGenerator {
     public constructor(
@@ -52,11 +53,13 @@ export class SchemaGenerator {
             {},
         );
 
+        const finalDefinitions = inlineSingleUse(rootTypeDefinition, reachableDefinitions);
+
         return {
             ...(this.config?.schemaId ? { $id: this.config.schemaId } : {}),
             $schema: "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
             ...(rootTypeDefinition ?? {}),
-            definitions: reachableDefinitions,
+            definitions: finalDefinitions,
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Utils/inlineSingleUse.ts b/src/Utils/inlineSingleUse.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d740b4273
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Utils/inlineSingleUse.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+import type { Definition } from "../Schema/Definition.js";
+import type { StringMap } from "./StringMap.js";
+
+const DEF_PREFIX = "#/definitions/";
+const DEF_PREFIX_LEN = DEF_PREFIX.length;
+
+function countRefs(obj: any, counts: Map<string, number>): void {
+    if (!obj || typeof obj !== "object") {
+        return;
+    }
+    if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+        for (const item of obj) {
+            countRefs(item, counts);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+    if (typeof obj.$ref === "string" && obj.$ref.startsWith(DEF_PREFIX)) {
+        const name = decodeURIComponent(obj.$ref.slice(DEF_PREFIX_LEN));
+        counts.set(name, (counts.get(name) || 0) + 1);
+    }
+    for (const key in obj) {
+        if (key === "$ref") continue;
+        countRefs((obj as any)[key], counts);
+    }
+}
+
+function replaceRef(obj: any, name: string, replacement: Definition): boolean {
+    if (!obj || typeof obj !== "object") {
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (Array.isArray(obj)) {
+        for (const item of obj) {
+            if (replaceRef(item, name, replacement)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+    if (typeof obj.$ref === "string" && obj.$ref.startsWith(DEF_PREFIX)) {
+        const refName = decodeURIComponent(obj.$ref.slice(DEF_PREFIX_LEN));
+        if (refName === name) {
+            delete obj.$ref;
+            Object.assign(obj, replacement);
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    for (const key in obj) {
+        if (replaceRef((obj as any)[key], name, replacement)) {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+    return false;
+}
+
+function isAutoGenerated(name: string): boolean {
+    return /(?:^|[<,])(def-)?(?:alias|object|structure)-\d/.test(name);
+}
+
+export function inlineSingleUse(
+    root: Definition | undefined,
+    definitions: StringMap<Definition>,
+): StringMap<Definition> {
+    const counts = new Map<string, number>();
+    if (root) {
+        countRefs(root, counts);
+    }
+    for (const def of Object.values(definitions)) {
+        countRefs(def, counts);
+    }
+
+    const out: StringMap<Definition> = { ...definitions };
+    let changed = true;
+    while (changed) {
+        changed = false;
+        for (const [name, def] of Object.entries(out)) {
+            if (counts.get(name) === 1 && isAutoGenerated(name)) {
+                if (root && replaceRef(root, name, def)) {
+                    delete out[name];
+                    changed = true;
+                    break;
+                }
+                for (const [otherName, otherDef] of Object.entries(out)) {
+                    if (otherName === name) continue;
+                    if (replaceRef(otherDef, name, def)) {
+                        delete out[name];
+                        changed = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+                if (changed) break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return out;
+}