diff --git a/openapi3gen/openapi3gen.go b/openapi3gen/openapi3gen.go
index b36c7626..5d9b64ab 100644
--- a/openapi3gen/openapi3gen.go
+++ b/openapi3gen/openapi3gen.go
@@ -429,6 +429,11 @@ func (g *Generator) generateWithoutSaving(parents []*theTypeInfo, t reflect.Type
 
 	// For structs we add the schemas to the component schemas
 	if len(parents) > 1 || g.opts.exportComponentSchemas.ExportTopLevelSchema {
+		// If struct is a time.Time instance, separate component shouldn't be generated
+		if t == timeType {
+			return openapi3.NewSchemaRef(t.Name(), schema), nil
+		}
+
 		typeName := g.generateTypeName(t)
 
 		g.componentSchemaRefs[typeName] = struct{}{}
diff --git a/openapi3gen/openapi3gen_test.go b/openapi3gen/openapi3gen_test.go
index c6c3ad38..e18d8619 100644
--- a/openapi3gen/openapi3gen_test.go
+++ b/openapi3gen/openapi3gen_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"reflect"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
@@ -641,3 +642,28 @@ func ExampleSetSchemar() {
 	//   "type": "object"
 	// }
 }
+
+func TestExportComponentSchemasForTimeProp(t *testing.T) {
+	type Some struct {
+		Name      string
+		CreatedAt time.Time
+	}
+
+	schemas := make(openapi3.Schemas)
+	g := openapi3gen.NewGenerator(
+		openapi3gen.UseAllExportedFields(),
+		openapi3gen.CreateComponentSchemas(openapi3gen.ExportComponentSchemasOptions{
+			ExportComponentSchemas: true,
+		}),
+	)
+
+	ref, err := g.NewSchemaRefForValue(&Some{}, schemas)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	schema, err := json.MarshalIndent(ref, "", "  ")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.Condition(t, func() bool {
+		return !strings.Contains(string(schema), "#/components/schemas/Time")
+	}, "Expected no schema for time.Time property but got one: %s", schema)
+}