diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/DiscriminatorUtils.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/DiscriminatorUtils.java
index 546c201dae5b..dedb47ac1184 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/DiscriminatorUtils.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/utils/DiscriminatorUtils.java
@@ -136,10 +136,17 @@ public static DiscriminatorData recursiveGetDiscriminator(
         DiscriminatorData foundDisc = new DiscriminatorData(refSchema.getDiscriminator(), null);
         if (foundDisc.getDiscriminator() != null) {
             String discriminatorPropertyName = foundDisc.getDiscriminator().getPropertyName();
-            return new DiscriminatorData(
-                    foundDisc.getDiscriminator(),
-                    DiscriminatorUtils.getDiscriminatorSchema(refSchema, discriminatorPropertyName)
-            );
+            Schema discriminatorSchema = DiscriminatorUtils.getDiscriminatorSchema(refSchema, discriminatorPropertyName);
+            if (discriminatorSchema == null) {
+                // The schema declares a discriminator but does not itself define the discriminator
+                // property (e.g. a oneOf/anyOf interface whose property is inherited by each
+                // alternative from a shared base). Descend into the alternatives to discover the
+                // property type so the generated getter matches the concrete classes rather than
+                // falling back to String. Ref: issue #22636.
+                discriminatorSchema = findDiscriminatorSchemaInAlternatives(
+                        openAPI, refSchema, discriminatorPropertyName, new ArrayList<>());
+            }
+            return new DiscriminatorData(foundDisc.getDiscriminator(), discriminatorSchema);
         }
 
         if (legacyDiscriminatorBehavior) {
@@ -199,6 +206,54 @@ private static Schema getDiscriminatorSchema(Schema schema, String discriminator
         return discSchema;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Recursively look for the schema of the discriminator property within the alternatives (oneOf,
+     * anyOf, allOf) of a composed schema. This is used when a schema declares a discriminator but
+     * does not itself define the discriminator property, so its type must be discovered from the
+     * schemas that do (typically a shared base inherited via allOf by each alternative).
+     *
+     * @param openAPI           the openAPI specification
+     * @param schema            the schema whose alternatives should be searched
+     * @param discriminatorName the name of the discriminator property
+     * @param visitedSchemas    the schemas already visited, to guard against recursive definitions
+     * @return the discriminator property schema if found, otherwise null
+     */
+    private static Schema findDiscriminatorSchemaInAlternatives(OpenAPI openAPI,
+                                                                Schema schema,
+                                                                String discriminatorName,
+                                                                List<Schema> visitedSchemas) {
+        Schema refSchema = ModelUtils.getReferencedSchema(openAPI, schema);
+        for (Schema s : visitedSchemas) {
+            if (s == refSchema) {
+                return null;
+            }
+        }
+        visitedSchemas.add(refSchema);
+
+        Schema discSchema = getDiscriminatorSchema(refSchema, discriminatorName);
+        if (discSchema != null) {
+            return discSchema;
+        }
+
+        List<Schema> alternatives = new ArrayList<>();
+        if (refSchema.getOneOf() != null) {
+            alternatives.addAll(refSchema.getOneOf());
+        }
+        if (refSchema.getAnyOf() != null) {
+            alternatives.addAll(refSchema.getAnyOf());
+        }
+        if (refSchema.getAllOf() != null) {
+            alternatives.addAll(refSchema.getAllOf());
+        }
+        for (Schema alternative : alternatives) {
+            Schema found = findDiscriminatorSchemaInAlternatives(openAPI, alternative, discriminatorName, visitedSchemas);
+            if (found != null) {
+                return found;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Check whether the alternative schemas share a discriminator, and if they do, return it
      *
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegenTest.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegenTest.java
index 7e12b85fd108..89ea88a70775 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegenTest.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegenTest.java
@@ -1291,6 +1291,26 @@ public void testOneOfAllOfInlineStringWithFormatDiscriminatorInheritance() {
         assertEquals("URI", catModel.discriminator.getPropertyType());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testOneOfDiscriminatorOnInterfacePropertyInAlternatives() {
+        // The oneOf interface declares the discriminator on itself but does not define the
+        // discriminator property locally; each alternative inherits it (an enum ref) from a shared
+        // base via allOf. The interface getter must resolve to the enum type, not String.
+        // Ref: issue #22636.
+        final OpenAPI openAPI = TestUtils.parseFlattenSpec("src/test/resources/3_0/oneOfDiscriminator.yaml");
+        new OpenAPINormalizer(openAPI, Map.of()).normalize();
+        DefaultCodegen codegen = new DefaultCodegen();
+        codegen.setUseOneOfInterfaces(true);
+        codegen.setLegacyDiscriminatorBehavior(false);
+        codegen.setOpenAPI(openAPI);
+
+        Schema inner = openAPI.getComponents().getSchemas().get("PetRequestV3");
+        CodegenModel innerModel = codegen.fromModel("PetRequestV3", inner);
+        assertTrue(innerModel.getHasDiscriminatorWithNonEmptyMapping());
+        assertTrue(innerModel.discriminator.getIsEnum());
+        assertEquals("PetType", innerModel.discriminator.getPropertyType());
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testParentName() {
         final OpenAPI openAPI = TestUtils.parseFlattenSpec("src/test/resources/3_0/allOf.yaml");
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/oneOfDiscriminator.yaml b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/oneOfDiscriminator.yaml
index 03aefd590817..4414a0c4f0cf 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/oneOfDiscriminator.yaml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/oneOfDiscriminator.yaml
@@ -384,4 +384,46 @@ components:
     Bike:
       type: object
       allOf:
-        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Vehicle'
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+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/Vehicle'
+      # oneOf interface that declares the discriminator on the interface schema ITSELF (not on the
+      # alternatives) and does not define the discriminator property locally. The property type is
+      # an enum ref inherited by each alternative from a shared base (PetV3Base) via allOf. The
+      # interface getter must use the enum type (PetType), not String. Ref: issue #22636.
+    PetRequestV3:
+      type: object
+      oneOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/CatRequestV3'
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/DogRequestV3'
+      discriminator:
+        propertyName: petType
+        mapping:
+          CAT: '#/components/schemas/CatRequestV3'
+          DOG: '#/components/schemas/DogRequestV3'
+    PetType:
+      type: string
+      enum:
+        - CAT
+        - DOG
+    PetV3Base:
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - petType
+      properties:
+        petType:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PetType'
+    CatRequestV3:
+      type: object
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PetV3Base'
+        - type: object
+          properties:
+            indoor:
+              type: boolean
+    DogRequestV3:
+      type: object
+      allOf:
+        - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PetV3Base'
+        - type: object
+          properties:
+            trained:
+              type: boolean
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