diff --git a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/builder/generate_schemas.dart b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/builder/generate_schemas.dart
index 17a6c46f..604fea9e 100644
--- a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/builder/generate_schemas.dart
+++ b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/builder/generate_schemas.dart
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import 'package:dynamite/src/builder/resolve_type.dart';
 import 'package:dynamite/src/builder/state.dart';
 import 'package:dynamite/src/helpers/dart_helpers.dart';
 import 'package:dynamite/src/models/openapi.dart' as openapi;
+import 'package:dynamite/src/models/type_result.dart';
 
 Iterable<Spec> generateSchemas(
   final openapi.OpenAPI spec,
@@ -11,13 +12,21 @@ Iterable<Spec> generateSchemas(
   if (spec.components?.schemas != null) {
     for (final schema in spec.components!.schemas!.entries) {
       final identifier = toDartName(schema.key, uppercaseFirstCharacter: true);
-
-      resolveType(
+      final result = resolveType(
         spec,
         state,
         identifier,
         schema.value,
       );
+
+      // TypeDefs should only be generated for top level schemas.
+      if (result is TypeResultBase || result.isTypeDef) {
+        yield TypeDef(
+          (final b) => b
+            ..name = identifier
+            ..definition = refer(result.name),
+        );
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/builder/resolve_type.dart b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/builder/resolve_type.dart
index 607f5ad6..6ba67236 100644
--- a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/builder/resolve_type.dart
+++ b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/builder/resolve_type.dart
@@ -22,13 +22,15 @@ TypeResult resolveType(
   }
   if (schema.ref != null) {
     final name = schema.ref!.split('/').last;
-    result = resolveType(
+    final subResult = resolveType(
       spec,
       state,
       name,
       spec.components!.schemas![name]!,
       nullable: nullable,
     );
+
+    result = subResult.asTypeDef;
   } else if (schema.allOf != null) {
     result = resolveAllOf(
       spec,
diff --git a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/base.dart b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/base.dart
index aa58e38c..eba4205f 100644
--- a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/base.dart
+++ b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/base.dart
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ class TypeResultBase extends TypeResult {
   TypeResultBase(
     super.className, {
     super.nullable,
+    super.isTypeDef,
   });
 
   @override
diff --git a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/enum.dart b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/enum.dart
index 805f9253..9a86f29f 100644
--- a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/enum.dart
+++ b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/enum.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class TypeResultEnum extends TypeResult {
     super.className,
     this.subType, {
     super.nullable,
+    super.isTypeDef,
   });
 
   final TypeResult subType;
diff --git a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/list.dart b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/list.dart
index c56f2731..69a8e9ed 100644
--- a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/list.dart
+++ b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/list.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class TypeResultList extends TypeResult {
     super.className,
     final TypeResult subType, {
     super.nullable,
+    super.isTypeDef,
   }) : super(generics: [subType]);
 
   TypeResult get subType => generics.first;
diff --git a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/map.dart b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/map.dart
index ce18b15b..73646080 100644
--- a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/map.dart
+++ b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/map.dart
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ class TypeResultMap extends TypeResult {
     super.className,
     final TypeResult subType, {
     super.nullable,
+    super.isTypeDef,
   }) : super(generics: [TypeResultBase('String'), subType]);
 
   TypeResult get subType => generics[1];
diff --git a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/object.dart b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/object.dart
index 830f91a7..e3d28c57 100644
--- a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/object.dart
+++ b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/object.dart
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class TypeResultObject extends TypeResult {
     super.className, {
     super.generics,
     super.nullable,
+    super.isTypeDef,
   }) : assert(
           className != 'JsonObject' && className != 'Object' && className != 'dynamic',
           'Use TypeResultBase instead',
diff --git a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/type_result.dart b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/type_result.dart
index 46eb94ac..c7f96eee 100644
--- a/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/type_result.dart
+++ b/packages/dynamite/dynamite/lib/src/models/type_result/type_result.dart
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ sealed class TypeResult {
     this.className, {
     this.generics = const [],
     this.nullable = false,
+    this.isTypeDef = false,
   })  : assert(!className.contains('<'), 'Specify generics in the generics parameter.'),
         assert(!className.contains('?'), 'Nullability should not be specified in the type.');
 
@@ -20,6 +21,9 @@ sealed class TypeResult {
   final List<TypeResult> generics;
   final bool nullable;
 
+  /// Whether this type should be represented as a typedef.
+  final bool isTypeDef;
+
   String get name {
     if (generics.isNotEmpty) {
       final buffer = StringBuffer('$className<')
@@ -44,6 +48,10 @@ sealed class TypeResult {
   }
 
   Iterable<String> get serializers sync* {
+    if (isTypeDef) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     for (final class_ in generics) {
       yield* class_.serializers;
     }
@@ -104,6 +112,44 @@ sealed class TypeResult {
   // ignore: avoid_returning_this
   TypeResult get dartType => this;
 
+  /// Returns `this` with a `true` value for [isTypeDef].
+  TypeResult get asTypeDef {
+    final $this = this;
+
+    // We need to preserve the original runtime type.
+    return switch ($this) {
+      TypeResultBase() => TypeResultBase(
+          className,
+          nullable: nullable,
+          isTypeDef: true,
+        ),
+      TypeResultEnum() => TypeResultEnum(
+          className,
+          $this.subType,
+          nullable: nullable,
+          isTypeDef: true,
+        ),
+      TypeResultList() => TypeResultList(
+          className,
+          $this.subType,
+          nullable: nullable,
+          isTypeDef: true,
+        ),
+      TypeResultMap() => TypeResultMap(
+          className,
+          $this.subType,
+          nullable: nullable,
+          isTypeDef: true,
+        ),
+      TypeResultObject() => TypeResultObject(
+          className,
+          generics: generics,
+          nullable: nullable,
+          isTypeDef: true,
+        ),
+    };
+  }
+
   @override
   bool operator ==(final Object other) =>
       other is TypeResult && other.className == className && other.generics == generics;