diff --git a/src/NSwag.CodeGeneration/Models/OperationModelBase.cs b/src/NSwag.CodeGeneration/Models/OperationModelBase.cs
index c4a19eacac..0b3827d6ba 100644
--- a/src/NSwag.CodeGeneration/Models/OperationModelBase.cs
+++ b/src/NSwag.CodeGeneration/Models/OperationModelBase.cs
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ public TParameterModel ContentParameter
         /// <summary>Gets a value indicating whether the operation consumes 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'.</summary>
         public bool ConsumesFormUrlEncoded =>
             _operation.ActualConsumes?.Any(c => c == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") == true ||
-            _operation.RequestBody?.Content.Any(mt => mt.Key == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") == true;
+            _operation.RequestBody.ActualRequestBody?.Content.Any(mt => mt.Key == "application/x-www-form-urlencoded") == true;
 
         /// <summary>Gets the form parameters.</summary>
         public IEnumerable<TParameterModel> FormParameters => Parameters.Where(p => p.Kind == OpenApiParameterKind.FormData);
diff --git a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiComponents.cs b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiComponents.cs
index b1e416d111..f537bcc460 100644
--- a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiComponents.cs
+++ b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiComponents.cs
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@ public OpenApiComponents(OpenApiDocument document)
             };
             Responses = responses;
 
+            var requestBodies = new ObservableDictionary<string, OpenApiRequestBody>();
+            requestBodies.CollectionChanged += (sender, args) =>
+            {
+                foreach (var path in RequestBodies.Values)
+                {
+                    path.Parent = document;
+                }
+            };
+            RequestBodies = requestBodies;
+
             var parameters = new ObservableDictionary<string, OpenApiParameter>();
             parameters.CollectionChanged += (sender, args) =>
             {
@@ -90,6 +100,10 @@ public OpenApiComponents(OpenApiDocument document)
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "responses", DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Ignore)]
         public IDictionary<string, OpenApiResponse> Responses { get; }
 
+        /// <summary>Gets or sets the request bodies which can be used for all operations.</summary>
+        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "requestBodies", DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public IDictionary<string, OpenApiRequestBody> RequestBodies { get; }
+
         /// <summary>Gets or sets the parameters which can be used for all operations.</summary>
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "parameters", DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Ignore)]
         public IDictionary<string, OpenApiParameter> Parameters { get; }
diff --git a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiDocument.Serialization.cs b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiDocument.Serialization.cs
index 58498b2184..2410acbda1 100644
--- a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiDocument.Serialization.cs
+++ b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiDocument.Serialization.cs
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ private static PropertyRenameAndIgnoreSerializerContractResolver CreateJsonSeria
                 resolver.IgnoreProperty(typeof(OpenApiDocument), "definitions");
                 resolver.IgnoreProperty(typeof(OpenApiDocument), "parameters");
                 resolver.IgnoreProperty(typeof(OpenApiDocument), "responses");
+                resolver.IgnoreProperty(typeof(OpenApiDocument), "requestBodies");
                 resolver.IgnoreProperty(typeof(OpenApiDocument), "securityDefinitions");
 
                 resolver.IgnoreProperty(typeof(OpenApiResponse), "schema");
@@ -210,5 +211,9 @@ private void UpdateServers(ICollection<OpenApiSchema> schemes, string host, stri
         /// <summary>Gets or sets the security definitions (Swagger only).</summary>
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "securityDefinitions", Order = 16, DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Ignore)]
         public IDictionary<string, OpenApiSecurityScheme> SecurityDefinitions => Components.SecuritySchemes;
+
+        /// <summary>Gets or sets the request bodies which can be used for all operations (Swagger only).</summary>
+        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "requestBodies", Order = 17, DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.Ignore)]
+        public IDictionary<string, OpenApiRequestBody> RequestBodies => Components.RequestBodies;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiMediaType.cs b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiMediaType.cs
index bf16abfb08..2331bd0042 100644
--- a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiMediaType.cs
+++ b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiMediaType.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public JsonSchema Schema
             set
             {
                 _schema = value;
-                Parent?.Parent?.UpdateBodyParameter();
+                (Parent?.Parent as OpenApiOperation)?.UpdateBodyParameter();
             }
         }
 
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public object Example
             set
             {
                 _example = value;
-                Parent?.Parent?.UpdateBodyParameter();
+                (Parent?.Parent as OpenApiOperation)?.UpdateBodyParameter();
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiOperation.cs b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiOperation.cs
index 98230d700d..bb02efa1c0 100644
--- a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiOperation.cs
+++ b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiOperation.cs
@@ -294,12 +294,12 @@ private OpenApiParameter CreateBodyParameter()
         private void UpdateBodyParameter(OpenApiParameter parameter)
         {
             parameter.Kind = OpenApiParameterKind.Body;
-            parameter.Name = RequestBody.ActualName;
-            parameter.Position = RequestBody.Position;
-            parameter.Description = RequestBody.Description;
-            parameter.IsRequired = RequestBody.IsRequired;
-            parameter.Example = RequestBody.Content.FirstOrDefault().Value?.Example;
-            parameter.Schema = RequestBody.Content.FirstOrDefault().Value?.Schema;
+            parameter.Name = RequestBody.ActualRequestBody.ActualName;
+            parameter.Position = RequestBody.ActualRequestBody.Position;
+            parameter.Description = RequestBody.ActualRequestBody.Description;
+            parameter.IsRequired = RequestBody.ActualRequestBody.IsRequired;
+            parameter.Example = RequestBody.ActualRequestBody.Content.FirstOrDefault().Value?.Example;
+            parameter.Schema = RequestBody.ActualRequestBody.Content.FirstOrDefault().Value?.Schema;
         }
 
         private void UpdateRequestBody(NotifyCollectionChangedEventArgs args)
diff --git a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiParameter.cs b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiParameter.cs
index 814bb87242..9f538e138a 100644
--- a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiParameter.cs
+++ b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiParameter.cs
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public bool IsXmlBodyParameter
                 var parent = Parent as OpenApiOperation;
                 var consumes = parent?.ActualConsumes?.Any() == true ?
                     parent.ActualConsumes :
-                    parent?.RequestBody?.Content.Keys;
+                    parent?.RequestBody?.ActualRequestBody.Content.Keys;
 
                 return consumes?.Any() == true &&
                        consumes.Any(p => p.Contains("application/xml")) &&
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ public bool IsBinaryBodyParameter
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    var consumes = parent?.RequestBody?.Content;
+                    var consumes = parent?.RequestBody?.ActualRequestBody.Content;
                     return (consumes?.Any(p => p.Key == "multipart/form-data") == true ||
                             consumes?.Any(p => p.Value.Schema?.IsBinary != false) == true) &&
                            consumes.Any(p => p.Key.Contains("*/*") && p.Value.Schema?.IsBinary != true) == false &&
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ public bool HasBinaryBodyWithMultipleMimeTypes
                 }
                 else
                 {
-                    var consumes = parent?.RequestBody?.Content;
+                    var consumes = parent?.RequestBody?.ActualRequestBody.Content;
                     return consumes?.Any() == true &&
                            (consumes.Count() > 1 ||
                             consumes.Any(p => p.Key.Contains("*")));
diff --git a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiRequestBody.cs b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiRequestBody.cs
index 27cf0d34a3..bf8bf7b648 100644
--- a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiRequestBody.cs
+++ b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiRequestBody.cs
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using Newtonsoft.Json;
+using NJsonSchema.References;
 using NSwag.Collections;
 
 namespace NSwag
 {
     /// <summary>The OpenApi request body (OpenAPI only).</summary>
-    public class OpenApiRequestBody
+    public class OpenApiRequestBody : JsonReferenceBase<OpenApiRequestBody>, IJsonReference
     {
         private string _name;
         private bool _isRequired;
@@ -31,13 +32,17 @@ public OpenApiRequestBody()
                     mediaType.Parent = this;
                 }
 
-                Parent?.UpdateBodyParameter();
+                (ActualRequestBody.Parent as OpenApiOperation)?.UpdateBodyParameter();
             };
             Content = content;
         }
 
         [JsonIgnore]
-        internal OpenApiOperation Parent { get; set; }
+        internal object Parent { get; set; }
+
+        /// <summary>Gets the actual request body, either this or the referenced request body.</summary>
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        public OpenApiRequestBody ActualRequestBody => Reference ?? this;
 
         /// <summary>Gets or sets the name.</summary>
         [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "x-name", DefaultValueHandling = DefaultValueHandling.IgnoreAndPopulate)]
@@ -47,7 +52,7 @@ public string Name
             set
             {
                 _name = value;
-                Parent?.UpdateBodyParameter();
+                (ActualRequestBody.Parent as OpenApiOperation)?.UpdateBodyParameter();
             }
         }
 
@@ -59,7 +64,7 @@ public string Description
             set
             {
                 _description = value;
-                Parent?.UpdateBodyParameter();
+                (ActualRequestBody.Parent as OpenApiOperation)?.UpdateBodyParameter();
             }
         }
 
@@ -75,7 +80,7 @@ public bool IsRequired
             set
             {
                 _isRequired = value;
-                Parent?.UpdateBodyParameter();
+                (ActualRequestBody.Parent as OpenApiOperation)?.UpdateBodyParameter();
             }
         }
 
@@ -87,12 +92,35 @@ public int? Position
             set
             {
                 _position = value;
-                Parent?.UpdateBodyParameter();
+                (ActualRequestBody.Parent as OpenApiOperation)?.UpdateBodyParameter();
             }
         }
 
         /// <summary>Gets the actual name of the request body parameter.</summary>
         [JsonIgnore]
         public string ActualName => string.IsNullOrEmpty(Name) ? "body" : Name;
+
+        #region Implementation of IJsonReference
+
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        IJsonReference IJsonReference.ActualObject => ActualRequestBody;
+
+        [JsonIgnore]
+        object IJsonReference.PossibleRoot => (Parent as OpenApiOperation)?.Parent?.Parent;
+
+        #endregion
+
+        public override OpenApiRequestBody Reference
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                return base.Reference;
+            }
+            set
+            {
+                base.Reference = value;
+                (Parent as OpenApiOperation)?.UpdateBodyParameter();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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