diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/OpenApiCompoentsTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/OpenApiComponentsTests.cs
similarity index 97%
rename from test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/OpenApiCompoentsTests.cs
rename to test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/OpenApiComponentsTests.cs
index 902d7a910..54f017b44 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/OpenApiCompoentsTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/OpenApiComponentsTests.cs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 namespace Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests.V31Tests
 {
-    public class OpenApiCompoentsTests
+    public class OpenApiComponentsTests
     {
         [Theory]
         [InlineData("./FirstLevel/SecondLevel/ThridLevel/File.json#/components/schemas/ExternalRelativePathModel", "ExternalRelativePathModel", "./FirstLevel/SecondLevel/ThridLevel/File.json")]
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/OpenApiDocumentTests.cs b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/OpenApiDocumentTests.cs
index 3f08158d4..eebebbb6b 100644
--- a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/OpenApiDocumentTests.cs
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/OpenApiDocumentTests.cs
@@ -574,5 +574,20 @@ public void ParseEmptyMemoryStreamThrowsAnArgumentException()
         {
             Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(() => OpenApiDocument.Load(new MemoryStream()));
         }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task ValidateReferencedExampleInSchemaWorks()
+        {
+            // Arrange && Act
+            var path = Path.Combine(SampleFolderPath, "docWithReferencedExampleInSchemaWorks.yaml");
+            var result = await OpenApiDocument.LoadAsync(path, SettingsFixture.ReaderSettings);
+            var actualSchemaExample = result.Document.Components.Schemas["DiffCreatedEvent"].Properties["updatedAt"].Example;
+            var targetSchemaExample = result.Document.Components.Schemas["Timestamp"].Example;
+
+            // Assert
+            Assert.Equal(targetSchemaExample, actualSchemaExample);
+            Assert.Empty(result.Diagnostic.Errors);
+            Assert.Empty(result.Diagnostic.Warnings);            
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/Samples/OpenApiDocument/docWithReferencedExampleInSchemaWorks.yaml b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/Samples/OpenApiDocument/docWithReferencedExampleInSchemaWorks.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2df12cda5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Microsoft.OpenApi.Readers.Tests/V31Tests/Samples/OpenApiDocument/docWithReferencedExampleInSchemaWorks.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+openapi: 3.1.1
+info:
+  title: ReferenceById
+  version: 1.0.0
+paths:
+  /resource:
+    get:
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/DiffCreatedEvent'
+components:
+  schemas:
+    DiffCreatedEvent:
+      description: 'diff index created'
+      type: object
+      additionalProperties: false
+      properties:
+        updatedAt:        
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/Timestamp'
+      example:        
+          "updatedAt": '2020-06-30T06:43:51.391Z'        
+    Timestamp:      
+        type: string 
+        format: date-time 
+        description: 'timestamp' 
+        example: '2020-06-30T06:43:51.391Z' 
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