diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/CodegenConfigurator.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/CodegenConfigurator.java
index 3340bee7fa5..a3597fa37f2 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/CodegenConfigurator.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/CodegenConfigurator.java
@@ -683,6 +683,7 @@ public class CodegenConfigurator {
         final List<AuthorizationValue> authorizationValues = AuthParser.parse(this.auth);
         ParseOptions options = new ParseOptions();
         options.setResolve(true);
+        options.setResolveResponses(true);
         SwaggerParseResult result = new OpenAPIParser().readLocation(inputSpec, authorizationValues, options);
 
         // TODO: Move custom validations to a separate type as part of a "Workflow"
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/CodegenConfiguratorTest.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/CodegenConfiguratorTest.java
index f0e9b63d5d4..551c613b1ca 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/CodegenConfiguratorTest.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/config/CodegenConfiguratorTest.java
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 
 package org.openapitools.codegen.config;
 
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.OpenAPI;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.ClientOptInput;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.CodegenConfig;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.CodegenConstants;
@@ -121,4 +123,14 @@ public class CodegenConfiguratorTest {
         want(props, "foo", "bar");
         want(props, "baz", "quux");
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void resolvesResponses() {
+        @SuppressWarnings("unchecked") Context<OpenAPI> context = (Context<OpenAPI>) new CodegenConfigurator()
+                .setInputSpec("src/test/resources/3_0/response-ref.yaml")
+                .setGeneratorName("java")
+                .toContext();
+
+        Assertions.assertNotNull(context.getSpecDocument().getPaths().get("/hello").getGet().getResponses().get("200").getContent());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/response-ref.yaml b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/response-ref.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ca2aef80890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/response-ref.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+openapi: 3.0.1
+info:
+  title: ping test
+  version: '1.0'
+servers:
+  - url: 'http://localhost:8000/'
+paths:
+  /hello:
+    get:
+      operationId: hello
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          $ref: "#/components/responses/refResponse"
+
+components:
+  responses:
+    refResponse:
+      description: a response specification `$ref`erenced from an operation
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema:
+            type: object
+            properties:
+              responseProperty:
+                type: string
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof-sealed/src/main/resources/openapi.yaml b/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof-sealed/src/main/resources/openapi.yaml
index 24752605bf8..20c05271ad5 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof-sealed/src/main/resources/openapi.yaml
+++ b/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof-sealed/src/main/resources/openapi.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ paths:
       operationId: getAllFoos
       responses:
         "200":
-          $ref: "#/components/responses/200FooArray"
+          content:
+            application/json;charset=utf-8:
+              schema:
+                items:
+                  $ref: "#/components/schemas/FooRefOrValue"
+                type: array
+          description: Success
       summary: GET all Foos
       tags:
       - Foo
@@ -29,7 +35,11 @@ paths:
         $ref: "#/components/requestBodies/Foo"
       responses:
         "201":
-          $ref: "#/components/responses/201Foo"
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/FooRefOrValue"
+          description: Error
       summary: Create a Foo
       tags:
       - Foo
diff --git a/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof/src/main/resources/openapi.yaml b/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof/src/main/resources/openapi.yaml
index 24752605bf8..20c05271ad5 100644
--- a/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof/src/main/resources/openapi.yaml
+++ b/samples/openapi3/server/petstore/spring-boot-oneof/src/main/resources/openapi.yaml
@@ -15,7 +15,13 @@ paths:
       operationId: getAllFoos
       responses:
         "200":
-          $ref: "#/components/responses/200FooArray"
+          content:
+            application/json;charset=utf-8:
+              schema:
+                items:
+                  $ref: "#/components/schemas/FooRefOrValue"
+                type: array
+          description: Success
       summary: GET all Foos
       tags:
       - Foo
@@ -29,7 +35,11 @@ paths:
         $ref: "#/components/requestBodies/Foo"
       responses:
         "201":
-          $ref: "#/components/responses/201Foo"
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: "#/components/schemas/FooRefOrValue"
+          description: Error
       summary: Create a Foo
       tags:
       - Foo
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/go-api-server/api/openapi.yaml b/samples/server/petstore/go-api-server/api/openapi.yaml
index 4a2c4b493e0..2990ede9e91 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/go-api-server/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/go-api-server/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -918,7 +918,11 @@ paths:
         $ref: "#/components/requestBodies/TestBody"
       responses:
         "200":
-          $ref: "#/components/responses/SuccessfulOp"
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: bool
+          description: Successful Operation
       summary: POST a test batch
       tags:
       - fake
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/go-chi-server/api/openapi.yaml b/samples/server/petstore/go-chi-server/api/openapi.yaml
index 4a2c4b493e0..2990ede9e91 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/go-chi-server/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/go-chi-server/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -918,7 +918,11 @@ paths:
         $ref: "#/components/requestBodies/TestBody"
       responses:
         "200":
-          $ref: "#/components/responses/SuccessfulOp"
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                type: bool
+          description: Successful Operation
       summary: POST a test batch
       tags:
       - fake