diff --git a/packages/bruno-converters/src/openapi/openapi-to-bruno.js b/packages/bruno-converters/src/openapi/openapi-to-bruno.js
index 8569d5c8a..1b5908226 100644
--- a/packages/bruno-converters/src/openapi/openapi-to-bruno.js
+++ b/packages/bruno-converters/src/openapi/openapi-to-bruno.js
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ const transformOpenapiRequestItem = (request, usedNames = new Set()) => {
 
     if (CONTENT_TYPE_PATTERNS.JSON.test(normalizedMimeType)) {
       brunoRequestItem.request.body.mode = 'json';
-      if (bodySchema && bodySchema.type === 'object') {
+      if (bodySchema && (bodySchema.type === 'object' || bodySchema.properties)) {
         let _jsonBody = buildEmptyJsonBody(bodySchema);
         brunoRequestItem.request.body.json = JSON.stringify(_jsonBody, null, 2);
       }
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ const transformOpenapiRequestItem = (request, usedNames = new Set()) => {
       }
     } else if (normalizedMimeType === 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded') {
       brunoRequestItem.request.body.mode = 'formUrlEncoded';
-      if (bodySchema && bodySchema.type === 'object') {
+      if (bodySchema && (bodySchema.type === 'object' || bodySchema.properties)) {
         each(bodySchema.properties || {}, (prop, name) => {
           brunoRequestItem.request.body.formUrlEncoded.push({
             uid: uuid(),
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ const transformOpenapiRequestItem = (request, usedNames = new Set()) => {
       }
     } else if (normalizedMimeType === 'multipart/form-data') {
       brunoRequestItem.request.body.mode = 'multipartForm';
-      if (bodySchema && bodySchema.type === 'object') {
+      if (bodySchema && (bodySchema.type === 'object' || bodySchema.properties)) {
         each(bodySchema.properties || {}, (prop, name) => {
           brunoRequestItem.request.body.multipartForm.push({
             uid: uuid(),
diff --git a/packages/bruno-converters/tests/openapi/openapi-to-bruno/openapi-body.spec.js b/packages/bruno-converters/tests/openapi/openapi-to-bruno/openapi-body.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c9360d733
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/bruno-converters/tests/openapi/openapi-to-bruno/openapi-body.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from '@jest/globals';
+import openApiToBruno from '../../../src/openapi/openapi-to-bruno';
+
+describe('openapi requestBody with $ref', () => {
+  it('should import body fields when requestBody uses $ref to components/requestBodies with inline schema (no explicit type: object)', () => {
+    const openApiSpec = `
+openapi: "3.0.0"
+info:
+  version: "1.0.0"
+  title: "RequestBody Ref Inline Schema Test"
+servers:
+  - url: "https://api.example.com"
+paths:
+  /salesInvoices:
+    post:
+      summary: "Creates a salesInvoice"
+      operationId: "postSalesInvoice"
+      requestBody:
+        $ref: '#/components/requestBodies/salesInvoice'
+      responses:
+        '201':
+          description: "A new salesInvoice has been successfully created"
+components:
+  requestBodies:
+    salesInvoice:
+      required: true
+      content:
+        application/json:
+          schema:
+            properties:
+              id:
+                type: string
+                format: uuid
+              number:
+                type: string
+                maxLength: 20
+              externalDocumentNumber:
+                type: string
+                maxLength: 35
+              invoiceDate:
+                type: string
+                format: date-time
+              dueDate:
+                type: string
+                format: date-time
+`;
+
+    const result = openApiToBruno(openApiSpec);
+
+    // Should have one request item
+    expect(result.items.length).toBe(1);
+    const request = result.items[0];
+
+    // Body mode should be json
+    expect(request.request.body.mode).toBe('json');
+
+    // Body should contain the properties from the schema
+    expect(request.request.body.json).not.toBeNull();
+
+    const bodyJson = JSON.parse(request.request.body.json);
+    expect(bodyJson).toHaveProperty('id');
+    expect(bodyJson).toHaveProperty('number');
+    expect(bodyJson).toHaveProperty('externalDocumentNumber');
+    expect(bodyJson).toHaveProperty('invoiceDate');
+    expect(bodyJson).toHaveProperty('dueDate');
+  });
+});