diff --git a/.changeset/quick-donuts-double.md b/.changeset/quick-donuts-double.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c3bd4e53d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/quick-donuts-double.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@gitbook/react-openapi": patch
+---
+
+Ensure operation security requirements inherits from spec-level when not defined
diff --git a/packages/react-openapi/src/resolveOpenAPIOperation.ts b/packages/react-openapi/src/resolveOpenAPIOperation.ts
index c01fc939e8..db99c7cb11 100644
--- a/packages/react-openapi/src/resolveOpenAPIOperation.ts
+++ b/packages/react-openapi/src/resolveOpenAPIOperation.ts
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ export async function resolveOpenAPIOperation(
 
     return {
         servers,
-        operation,
+        operation: { ...operation, security },
         method,
         path,
         securities,