diff --git a/schema.go b/schema.go
index 2d914b8..1733c10 100644
--- a/schema.go
+++ b/schema.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package jsonschema
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"maps"
+	"slices"
 
 	orderedmap "github.com/wk8/go-ordered-map/v2"
 )
@@ -92,3 +94,101 @@ var (
 // http://json-schema.org/latest/json-schema-validation.html#rfc.section.5.26
 // RFC draft-wright-json-schema-validation-00, section 5.26
 type Definitions map[string]*Schema
+
+// MergeSchemas merges multiple schemas into one. The following fields are merged:
+// - Definitions
+// - AllOf
+// - AnyOf
+// - OneOf
+// - PrefixItems
+// - Properties
+// - PatternProperties
+// - Enum
+// - Required
+// - DependentRequired
+// - Examples
+// - Extras
+//
+// This is most useful for combining multiple top-level schemas generated through reflection.
+func (t *Schema) MergeSchemas(source ...*Schema) (*Schema, error) {
+	if t.Definitions == nil {
+		t.Definitions = make(map[string]*Schema)
+	}
+
+	if t.Properties == nil {
+		t.Properties = NewProperties()
+	}
+
+	if t.Extras == nil {
+		t.Extras = make(map[string]any)
+	}
+
+	if t.DependentSchemas == nil {
+		t.DependentSchemas = make(map[string]*Schema)
+	}
+
+	if t.PatternProperties == nil {
+		t.PatternProperties = make(map[string]*Schema)
+	}
+
+	if t.DependentRequired == nil {
+		t.DependentRequired = make(map[string][]string)
+	}
+
+	for _, src := range source {
+		if src.Properties != nil {
+			for pair := src.Properties.Oldest(); pair != nil; pair = pair.Next() {
+				t.Properties.Set(pair.Key, pair.Value)
+			}
+		}
+
+		maps.Copy(t.Definitions, src.Definitions)
+		maps.Copy(t.Extras, src.Extras)
+		maps.Copy(t.DependentSchemas, src.DependentSchemas)
+		maps.Copy(t.PatternProperties, src.PatternProperties)
+
+		t.AllOf = append(t.AllOf, src.AllOf...)
+		t.AnyOf = append(t.AnyOf, src.AnyOf...)
+		t.OneOf = append(t.OneOf, src.OneOf...)
+		t.Enum = append(t.Enum, src.Enum...)
+		t.PrefixItems = append(t.PrefixItems, src.PrefixItems...)
+		t.Examples = append(t.Examples, src.Examples...)
+
+		for _, r := range src.Required {
+			if !slices.Contains(t.Required, r) {
+				t.Required = append(t.Required, r)
+			}
+		}
+
+		for k, v := range src.DependentRequired {
+			if _, ok := t.DependentRequired[k]; !ok {
+				t.DependentRequired[k] = v
+
+				continue
+			}
+
+			for _, req := range v {
+				if !slices.Contains(t.DependentRequired[k], req) {
+					t.DependentRequired[k] = append(t.DependentRequired[k], req)
+				}
+			}
+
+		}
+	}
+
+	return t, nil
+}
+
+// AddDefinition adds a schema to the definitions of the current schema.
+// The definition schema is consumed and should not be used afterwards.
+func (t *Schema) AddDefinition(name string, definition *Schema) {
+	if t.Definitions == nil {
+		t.Definitions = make(map[string]*Schema)
+	}
+
+	// clear ID and Version as they are for top-level schema only
+	definition.ID = ID("")
+	definition.Version = ""
+
+	t.Definitions[name] = definition
+}
diff --git a/schema_test.go b/schema_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a64224e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+package jsonschema
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestSchemaMerge(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+
+	r := Reflector{
+		ExpandedStruct: true,
+	}
+
+	combined, err := r.Reflect(&TestUser{}).
+		MergeSchemas(r.Reflect(&Inner{}), r.Reflect(&RecursiveExample{}))
+
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, combined)
+
+	// recursive definition must be added manually when using ExpandedStruct
+	combined.AddDefinition("RecursiveExample", r.Reflect(&RecursiveExample{}))
+
+	type combinedStruct struct {
+		TestUser         `json:",inline"`
+		Inner            `json:",inline"`
+		RecursiveExample `json:",inline"`
+	}
+
+	expected := r.Reflect(&combinedStruct{})
+
+	expected.ID = combined.ID // IDs are expected to differ, everything else must be identical
+
+	expectedJSON, err := expected.MarshalJSON()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	combinedJSON, err := combined.MarshalJSON()
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.Equal(t, string(expectedJSON), string(combinedJSON))
+}