diff --git a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiOperation.cs b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiOperation.cs
index beb123a6f..739f2d876 100644
--- a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiOperation.cs
+++ b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiOperation.cs
@@ -292,12 +292,12 @@ 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/OpenApiRequestBody.cs b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiRequestBody.cs
index 7fe5036df..955b733be 100644
--- a/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiRequestBody.cs
+++ b/src/NSwag.Core/OpenApiRequestBody.cs
@@ -111,5 +111,16 @@ public int? Position
         object IJsonReference.PossibleRoot => ParentOperation?.Parent?.Parent;
 
         #endregion
+
+        /// <summary>Gets or sets the referenced object.</summary>
+        public override OpenApiRequestBody Reference
+        {
+            get => base.Reference;
+            set
+            {
+                base.Reference = value;
+                (Parent as OpenApiOperation)?.UpdateBodyParameter();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
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