diff --git a/packages/openapi/tests/assets/nested-1/nested-components.yml b/packages/openapi/tests/assets/nested-1/nested-components.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf51e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/openapi/tests/assets/nested-1/nested-components.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+components:
+  schemas:
+    ThingKey:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        userId:
+          type: integer
+        thingId:
+          type: integer
+      required:
+        - userId
+        - thingId
+
+    ThingData:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        lastSeen:
+          type: string
+          format: date-time
+        value:
+          type: integer
+
+    Thing:
+      type: object
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: "#/components/schemas/ThingKey"
+        - $ref: "#/components/schemas/ThingData"
+
+  requestBodies:
+    GetOneThingRequest:
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/ThingKey"
+
+  responses:
+    GetOneThingResponse:
+      description: one thing
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema:
+            $ref: "#/components/schemas/Thing"
diff --git a/packages/openapi/tests/assets/nested-api-1.yml b/packages/openapi/tests/assets/nested-api-1.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf0e8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/openapi/tests/assets/nested-api-1.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+openapi: 3.0.3
+
+info:
+  title: pork
+  version: 0.0.0
+
+paths:
+  /get:
+    post:
+      operationId: getOneThing
+      requestBody:
+        $ref: "nested-1/nested-components.yml#/components/requestBodies/GetOneThingRequest"
+      responses:
+        200:
+          $ref: "nested-1/nested-components.yml#/components/responses/GetOneThingResponse"
diff --git a/packages/openapi/tests/openapi-parser.spec.ts b/packages/openapi/tests/openapi-parser.spec.ts
index b4ffd06..5cf0380 100644
--- a/packages/openapi/tests/openapi-parser.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/openapi/tests/openapi-parser.spec.ts
@@ -115,6 +115,13 @@ describe("openapi-parser", () => {
             expect(models[3]).toHaveProperty("name.text", "ThingNested");
         });
 
+        test("should properly resolve nested references part 2: the revengeance", async () => {
+            const fileName = "nested-api-1.yml";
+            const schema = loadSpec(fileName);
+            const { models } = await parseOpenApi(schema, { cwd: getAssetsPath() });
+            expect(models).toHaveLength(4);
+        })
+
     });
 
 });