diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema.Tests/Generation/ArrayGenerationTests.cs b/src/NJsonSchema.Tests/Generation/ArrayGenerationTests.cs
index 32cd856a6..07232d097 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema.Tests/Generation/ArrayGenerationTests.cs
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema.Tests/Generation/ArrayGenerationTests.cs
@@ -80,5 +80,38 @@ public async Task When_class_inherits_from_list_then_schema_is_inlined_and_type_
             Assert.Equal(JsonObjectType.Array, schema.Definitions["SomeModelCollectionResponse"].Type);
             Assert.NotNull(schema.Definitions["SomeModelCollectionResponse"].Item);
         }
+
+#if NET5_0
+
+        public class ClassWithAsyncEnumerable
+        {
+            public IAsyncEnumerable<Apple> AsyncApples { get; set; }
+
+            public List<Apple> AppleList { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        public class Apple
+        {
+            public string Name { get; set; }
+        }
+
+        [Fact]
+        public async Task When_property_is_async_numerable_then_item_type_is_correct()
+        {
+            //// Act
+            var schema = JsonSchema.FromType<ClassWithAsyncEnumerable>(new JsonSchemaGeneratorSettings { SchemaType = SchemaType.OpenApi3 });
+            var json = schema.ToJson();
+
+            //// Assert
+            var asyncProperty = schema.ActualProperties["AsyncApples"].ActualTypeSchema;
+            Assert.Equal(JsonObjectType.Array, asyncProperty.Type);
+            Assert.True(asyncProperty.Item.HasReference);
+
+            var listProperty = schema.ActualProperties["AppleList"].ActualTypeSchema;
+            Assert.Equal(JsonObjectType.Array, listProperty.Type);
+            Assert.True(listProperty.Item.HasReference);
+        }
+
+#endif
     }
 }
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diff --git a/src/NJsonSchema/Generation/JsonSchemaGenerator.cs b/src/NJsonSchema/Generation/JsonSchemaGenerator.cs
index 6bbc58c60..6a857ceeb 100644
--- a/src/NJsonSchema/Generation/JsonSchemaGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/NJsonSchema/Generation/JsonSchemaGenerator.cs
@@ -582,7 +582,10 @@ protected virtual void GenerateArray<TSchemaType>(
             typeDescription.ApplyType(schema);
 
             var jsonSchemaAttribute = contextualType.GetTypeAttribute<JsonSchemaAttribute>();
-            var itemType = jsonSchemaAttribute?.ArrayItem.ToContextualType() ?? contextualType.EnumerableItemType;
+            var itemType = jsonSchemaAttribute?.ArrayItem.ToContextualType() ?? 
+                           contextualType.EnumerableItemType ??
+                           contextualType.GenericArguments.FirstOrDefault();
+
             if (itemType != null)
             {
                 var itemIsNullable = contextualType.GetContextAttribute<ItemsCanBeNullAttribute>() != null ||