diff --git a/core/src/main/scala-2/sttp/tapir/internal/OneOfMacro.scala b/core/src/main/scala-2/sttp/tapir/internal/OneOfMacro.scala
index 2b9585883a..dad3a0c1c1 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala-2/sttp/tapir/internal/OneOfMacro.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala-2/sttp/tapir/internal/OneOfMacro.scala
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ private[tapir] object OneOfMacro {
             val discriminatorName = _root_.sttp.tapir.FieldName($name, $conf.toEncodedName($name))
             // cannot use .collect because of a bug in ScalaJS (Trying to access the this of another class ... during phase: jscode)
             val discriminatorMapping = mappingAsMap.toList.flatMap { 
-                case (k, _root_.sttp.tapir.Schema(_, _root_.scala.Some(fname), _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)) => _root_.scala.collection.immutable.List($asString.apply(k) -> _root_.sttp.tapir.SchemaType.SRef(fname))
+                case (k, _root_.sttp.tapir.Schema(_, _root_.scala.Some(fname), _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)) => _root_.scala.collection.immutable.List($asString.apply(k) -> _root_.sttp.tapir.SchemaType.SRef(fname))
                 case _ => _root_.scala.Nil
               }
               .toMap
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala-3/sttp/tapir/macros/SchemaMacros.scala b/core/src/main/scala-3/sttp/tapir/macros/SchemaMacros.scala
index 5fbf497154..d36ff0be35 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala-3/sttp/tapir/macros/SchemaMacros.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala-3/sttp/tapir/macros/SchemaMacros.scala
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ private[tapir] object SchemaCompanionMacros {
       val mappingAsMap = mappingAsList.toMap
 
       val discriminatorName = _root_.sttp.tapir.FieldName(${ Expr(functionName) }, $conf.toEncodedName(${ Expr(functionName) }))
-      val discriminatorMapping = mappingAsMap.collect { case (k, sf @ Schema(_, Some(fname), _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)) =>
+      val discriminatorMapping = mappingAsMap.collect { case (k, sf @ Schema(_, Some(fname), _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)) =>
         $asString.apply(k) -> SRef(fname)
       }
 
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/Schema.scala b/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/Schema.scala
index 496b00d255..c1ab5ba506 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/Schema.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/Schema.scala
@@ -39,15 +39,94 @@ case class Schema[T](
     deprecated: Boolean = false,
     hidden: Boolean = false,
     validator: Validator[T] = Validator.pass[T],
-    attributes: AttributeMap = AttributeMap.Empty
+    attributes: AttributeMap = AttributeMap.Empty,
+    // The const value together with the value encoded to a raw format, which will then be directly rendered in the
+    // documentation. This is needed as codecs for nested types aren't available. Similar to Validator.EncodeToRaw
+    const: Option[(T, Option[Any])] = None
 ) extends SchemaMacros[T] {
 
-  def map[TT](f: T => Option[TT])(g: TT => T): Schema[TT] = copy(
+  // required for binary compatibility
+  def this(
+      schemaType: SchemaType[T],
+      name: Option[SName],
+      isOptional: Boolean,
+      description: Option[String],
+      default: Option[(T, Option[Any])],
+      format: Option[String],
+      encodedExample: Option[Any],
+      deprecated: Boolean,
+      hidden: Boolean,
+      validator: Validator[T],
+      attributes: AttributeMap
+  ) =
+    this(schemaType, name, isOptional, description, default, format, encodedExample, deprecated, hidden, validator, attributes, None)
+
+//  def copy(
+//      schemaType: SchemaType[T] = this.schemaType,
+//      name: Option[SName] = this.name,
+//      isOptional: Boolean = this.isOptional,
+//      description: Option[String] = this.description,
+//      default: Option[(T, Option[Any])] = this.default,
+//      format: Option[String] = this.format,
+//      encodedExample: Option[Any] = this.encodedExample,
+//      deprecated: Boolean = this.deprecated,
+//      hidden: Boolean = this.hidden,
+//      validator: Validator[T] = this.validator,
+//      attributes: AttributeMap = this.attributes,
+//      const: Option[(T, Option[Any])] = this.const
+//  ): Schema[T] = new Schema(
+//    schemaType,
+//    name,
+//    isOptional,
+//    description,
+//    default,
+//    format,
+//    encodedExample,
+//    deprecated,
+//    hidden,
+//    validator,
+//    attributes,
+//    const
+//  )
+
+//  // required for binary compatibility
+//  def copy(
+//      schemaType: SchemaType[T],
+//      name: Option[SName],
+//      isOptional: Boolean,
+//      description: Option[String],
+//      default: Option[(T, Option[Any])],
+//      format: Option[String],
+//      encodedExample: Option[Any],
+//      deprecated: Boolean,
+//      hidden: Boolean,
+//      validator: Validator[T],
+//      attributes: AttributeMap
+//  ): Schema[T] =
+//    new Schema(
+//      schemaType,
+//      name,
+//      isOptional,
+//      description,
+//      default,
+//      format,
+//      encodedExample,
+//      deprecated,
+//      hidden,
+//      validator,
+//      attributes,
+//      this.const
+//    )
+
+  def map[TT](f: T => Option[TT])(g: TT => T): Schema[TT] = Schema(
     schemaType = schemaType.contramap(g),
     default = default.flatMap { case (t, raw) =>
       f(t).map(tt => (tt, raw))
     },
-    validator = validator.contramap(g)
+    validator = validator.contramap(g),
+    const = const.flatMap { case (t, raw) =>
+      f(t).map(tt => (tt, raw))
+    }
   )
 
   /** Adapt this schema to type `TT`. Only the meta-data is retained, except for default values and the validator (however, product
@@ -55,10 +134,11 @@ case class Schema[T](
     *   - traversing collection elements, product fields, or coproduct subtypes
     *   - validating an instance of type `TT` the top-level type is lost.
     */
-  def as[TT]: Schema[TT] = copy(
+  def as[TT]: Schema[TT] = Schema(
     schemaType = schemaType.as[TT],
     default = None,
-    validator = Validator.pass
+    validator = Validator.pass,
+    const = None
   )
 
   /** Returns an optional version of this schema, with `isOptional` set to true. */
@@ -257,6 +337,22 @@ case class Schema[T](
 }
 
 object Schema extends LowPrioritySchema with SchemaCompanionMacros {
+//  // required for binary compatibility
+//  def apply[T](
+//      schemaType: SchemaType[T],
+//      name: Option[SName],
+//      isOptional: Boolean,
+//      description: Option[String],
+//      default: Option[(T, Option[Any])],
+//      format: Option[String],
+//      encodedExample: Option[Any],
+//      deprecated: Boolean,
+//      hidden: Boolean,
+//      validator: Validator[T],
+//      attributes: AttributeMap
+//  ): Schema[T] =
+//    new Schema(schemaType, name, isOptional, description, default, format, encodedExample, deprecated, hidden, validator, attributes, None)
+
   val ModifyCollectionElements = "each"
 
   /** Creates a schema for type `T`, where the low-level representation is a `String`. */
@@ -309,7 +405,7 @@ object Schema extends LowPrioritySchema with SchemaCompanionMacros {
 
   implicit def schemaForEither[A, B](implicit sa: Schema[A], sb: Schema[B]): Schema[Either[A, B]] = {
     Schema[Either[A, B]](
-      SchemaType.SCoproduct(List(sa, sb), None) {
+      SchemaType.SCoproduct[Either[A, B]](List(sa, sb), None) {
         case Left(v)  => Some(SchemaWithValue(sa, v))
         case Right(v) => Some(SchemaWithValue(sb, v))
       },
diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/SchemaType.scala b/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/SchemaType.scala
index 06b395ce9e..a43ca1c1df 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/SchemaType.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/SchemaType.scala
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ object SchemaType {
     ): SCoproduct[T] = {
       SCoproduct(
         subtypes.map {
-          case s @ Schema(st: SchemaType.SProduct[Any @unchecked], _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)
+          case s @ Schema(st: SchemaType.SProduct[Any @unchecked], _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)
               if st.fields.forall(_.name != discriminatorName) =>
             s.copy(schemaType = st.copy(fields = st.fields :+ SProductField[Any, D](discriminatorName, discriminatorSchema, _ => None)))
           case s => s
diff --git a/docs/apispec-docs/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/docs/apispec/schema/TSchemaToASchema.scala b/docs/apispec-docs/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/docs/apispec/schema/TSchemaToASchema.scala
index a8e1c004f2..82429d6eaa 100644
--- a/docs/apispec-docs/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/docs/apispec/schema/TSchemaToASchema.scala
+++ b/docs/apispec-docs/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/docs/apispec/schema/TSchemaToASchema.scala
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import sttp.apispec.{Schema => ASchema, _}
 import sttp.tapir.Schema.{SName, Title, UniqueItems}
 import sttp.tapir.Validator.EncodeToRaw
 import sttp.tapir.docs.apispec.DocsExtensionAttribute.RichSchema
-import sttp.tapir.docs.apispec.schema.TSchemaToASchema.{tDefaultToADefault, tExampleToAExample}
+import sttp.tapir.docs.apispec.schema.TSchemaToASchema.{tConstToAConst, tDefaultToADefault, tExampleToAExample}
 import sttp.tapir.docs.apispec.{DocsExtensions, exampleValue}
 import sttp.tapir.internal._
 import sttp.tapir.{Codec, Validator, Schema => TSchema, SchemaType => TSchemaType}
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ private[docs] class TSchemaToASchema(
               properties = extractProperties(fields)
             )
           case TSchemaType.SArray(el) => ASchema(SchemaType.Array).copy(items = Some(apply(el, allowReference = true)))
-          case opt @ TSchemaType.SOption(nested @ TSchema(_, Some(name), _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)) =>
+          case opt @ TSchemaType.SOption(nested @ TSchema(_, Some(name), _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)) =>
             // #3288: in case there are multiple different customisations of the nested schema, we need to propagate the
             // metadata to properly customise the reference. These are also propagated in ToKeyedSchemas when computing
             // the initial list of schemas.
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ private[docs] class TSchemaToASchema(
     oschema.copy(
       description = tschema.description.orElse(oschema.description),
       default = tDefaultToADefault(tschema).orElse(oschema.default),
+      const = tConstToAConst(tschema).orElse(oschema.const),
       examples = tExampleToAExample(tschema).map(List(_)).orElse(oschema.examples),
       format = tschema.format.orElse(oschema.format),
       deprecated = (if (tschema.deprecated) Some(true) else None).orElse(oschema.deprecated),
@@ -193,5 +194,10 @@ object TSchemaToASchema {
   def tDefaultToADefault(schema: TSchema[_]): Option[ExampleValue] = schema.default.flatMap { case (_, raw) =>
     raw.flatMap(r => exampleValue(schema, r))
   }
+
+  def tConstToAConst(schema: TSchema[_]): Option[ExampleValue] = schema.const.flatMap { case (_, raw) =>
+    raw.flatMap(r => exampleValue(schema, r))
+  }
+
   def tExampleToAExample(schema: TSchema[_]): Option[ExampleValue] = schema.encodedExample.flatMap(exampleValue(schema, _))
 }
diff --git a/docs/apispec-docs/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/docs/apispec/schema/ToKeyedSchemas.scala b/docs/apispec-docs/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/docs/apispec/schema/ToKeyedSchemas.scala
index f809fa188f..c37fcb72f9 100644
--- a/docs/apispec-docs/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/docs/apispec/schema/ToKeyedSchemas.scala
+++ b/docs/apispec-docs/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/docs/apispec/schema/ToKeyedSchemas.scala
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ private[docs] object ToKeyedSchemas {
   def apply(schema: TSchema[_]): List[KeyedSchema] = {
     val thisSchema = SchemaKey(schema).map(_ -> schema).toList
     val nestedSchemas = schema match {
-      case TSchema(TSchemaType.SArray(o), _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)            => apply(o)
-      case t @ TSchema(o: TSchemaType.SOption[_, _], _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _) =>
+      case TSchema(TSchemaType.SArray(o), _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)            => apply(o)
+      case t @ TSchema(o: TSchemaType.SOption[_, _], _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _) =>
         // #1168: if there's an optional field which is an object, with metadata defined (such as description), this
         // needs to be propagated to the target object, so that it isn't omitted.
         apply(propagateMetadataForOption(t, o).element)
-      case TSchema(st: TSchemaType.SProduct[_], _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)        => productSchemas(st)
-      case TSchema(st: TSchemaType.SCoproduct[_], _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)      => coproductSchemas(st)
-      case TSchema(st: TSchemaType.SOpenProduct[_, _], _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _) => apply(st.valueSchema)
+      case TSchema(st: TSchemaType.SProduct[_], _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)        => productSchemas(st)
+      case TSchema(st: TSchemaType.SCoproduct[_], _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _)      => coproductSchemas(st)
+      case TSchema(st: TSchemaType.SOpenProduct[_, _], _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _, _) => apply(st.valueSchema)
       case _                                                                         => List.empty
     }
 
diff --git a/docs/openapi-docs/src/test/resources/example/expected_single_example_with_const.yml b/docs/openapi-docs/src/test/resources/example/expected_single_example_with_const.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5dce415c42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/openapi-docs/src/test/resources/example/expected_single_example_with_const.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info:
+  title: Entities
+  version: '1.0'
+paths:
+  /:
+    get:
+      operationId: getRoot
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: ''
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/FruitConst'
+components:
+  schemas:
+    FruitConst:
+      title: FruitConst
+      type: object
+      required:
+        - fruitType
+      properties:
+        fruitType:
+          type: string
+          const: Golden Delicious
diff --git a/docs/openapi-docs/src/test/scalajvm/sttp/tapir/docs/openapi/VerifyYamlExampleTest.scala b/docs/openapi-docs/src/test/scalajvm/sttp/tapir/docs/openapi/VerifyYamlExampleTest.scala
index 7625797f50..cb7e0a3510 100644
--- a/docs/openapi-docs/src/test/scalajvm/sttp/tapir/docs/openapi/VerifyYamlExampleTest.scala
+++ b/docs/openapi-docs/src/test/scalajvm/sttp/tapir/docs/openapi/VerifyYamlExampleTest.scala
@@ -3,15 +3,15 @@ package sttp.tapir.docs.openapi
 import io.circe.generic.auto._
 import org.scalatest.funsuite.AnyFunSuite
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
-import sttp.capabilities.Streams
 import sttp.apispec.openapi.Info
 import sttp.apispec.openapi.circe.yaml._
+import sttp.capabilities.Streams
 import sttp.tapir.EndpointIO.Example
 import sttp.tapir.docs.openapi.dtos.{Author, Book, Country, Genre}
 import sttp.tapir.generic.Derived
 import sttp.tapir.generic.auto._
 import sttp.tapir.json.circe._
-import sttp.tapir.tests.data.{Entity, Organization, Person}
+import sttp.tapir.tests.data.{Entity, FruitConst, Organization, Person}
 import sttp.tapir.{endpoint, _}
 
 import java.nio.ByteBuffer
@@ -20,6 +20,19 @@ import java.time.ZonedDateTime
 
 class VerifyYamlExampleTest extends AnyFunSuite with Matchers {
 
+  test("support const attribute") {
+    val expectedYaml = load("example/expected_single_example_with_const.yml")
+    val actualYaml = OpenAPIDocsInterpreter()
+      .toOpenAPI(
+        endpoint.get.out(jsonBody[FruitConst]),
+        Info("Entities", "1.0")
+      )
+      .toYaml
+
+    val actualYamlNoIndent = noIndentation(actualYaml)
+    actualYamlNoIndent shouldBe expectedYaml
+  }
+
   test("support example of list and not-list types") {
     val expectedYaml = load("example/expected_examples_of_list_and_not_list_types.yml")
     val actualYaml = OpenAPIDocsInterpreter()
diff --git a/tests/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/tests/data/FruitConst.scala b/tests/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/tests/data/FruitConst.scala
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..341a63a1b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/tests/data/FruitConst.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+package sttp.tapir.tests.data
+
+import sttp.tapir.Schema
+
+case class FruitConst(fruitType: String)
+
+object FruitConst {
+  implicit val schemw: Schema[FruitConst] = Schema
+    .derived[FruitConst]
+    .modifyUnsafe[String]("fruitType")(s => s.copy(const = Some(("Golden Delicious", Some("Golden Delicious")))))
+}