diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessor.java b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessor.java
index 273a19fa8a..fde98ab36d 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessor.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessor.java
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@ public List<Parameter> processParameters(List<Parameter> parameters) {
 
         }
 
+        for (Parameter parameter : processedPathLevelParameters) {
+            Schema schema = parameter.getSchema();
+            if(schema != null){
+                schemaProcessor.processSchema(schema);
+            }
+        }
+
         return processedPathLevelParameters;
     }
 }
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diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessorTest.java b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessorTest.java
index 60e82e4197..318c0f0e49 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessorTest.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser-v3/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/parser/processors/ParameterProcessorTest.java
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.parameters.RequestBody;
 import io.swagger.v3.parser.ResolverCache;
 import io.swagger.v3.parser.models.RefFormat;
-import mockit.FullVerifications;
-import mockit.Injectable;
-import mockit.Mocked;
-import mockit.StrictExpectations;
+import mockit.*;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 
@@ -44,7 +41,18 @@ public void testProcessParameters_TypesThatAreNotRefOrBody(@Injectable final Hea
                                                                @Injectable final CookieParameter cookieParameter,
                                                                @Injectable final PathParameter pathParameter) throws Exception {
         expectedModelProcessorCreation();
-
+        new Expectations() {
+            {
+                headerParameter.getSchema();
+                result = null;
+                queryParameter.getSchema();
+                result = null;
+                cookieParameter.getSchema();
+                result = null;
+                pathParameter.getSchema();
+                result = null;
+            }
+        };
         final List<Parameter> processedParameters = new ParameterProcessor(cache, openAPI)
                 .processParameters(Arrays.<Parameter>asList(headerParameter,
                         queryParameter,
@@ -78,6 +86,12 @@ public void testProcessParameters_RefToHeader(
         Parameter refParameter = new Parameter().$ref(ref);
 
         expectLoadingRefFromCache(ref, RefFormat.INTERNAL, resolvedHeaderParam);
+        new Expectations() {
+            {
+                resolvedHeaderParam.getSchema();
+                result = null;
+            }
+        };
 
         final List<Parameter> processedParameters = new ParameterProcessor(cache, openAPI)
                 .processParameters(Arrays.<Parameter>asList(refParameter));
@@ -132,8 +146,6 @@ private void expectedModelProcessorCreation() {
             new SchemaProcessor(cache, openAPI);
             times = 1;
             result = modelProcessor;
-
-
         }};
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/OpenAPIParserTest.java b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/OpenAPIParserTest.java
index ca583b42b7..911755b0cb 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/OpenAPIParserTest.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/java/io/swagger/parser/OpenAPIParserTest.java
@@ -1,15 +1,50 @@
 package io.swagger.parser;
 
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.Components;
 import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.OpenAPI;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.PathItem;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.media.Schema;
+import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.parameters.Parameter;
 import io.swagger.v3.parser.core.models.ParseOptions;
 import io.swagger.v3.parser.core.models.SwaggerParseResult;
 import io.swagger.v3.core.util.Json;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.testng.Assert.assertNotNull;
 
 public class OpenAPIParserTest {
+    @Test
+    public void testIssue749() {
+        ParseOptions options = new ParseOptions();
+        options.setResolve(true);
+        SwaggerParseResult result = new OpenAPIParser().readLocation("issue749-main.yaml", null, options);
+        assertNotNull(result);
+
+        OpenAPI openAPI = result.getOpenAPI();
+        assertNotNull(openAPI);
+
+        Components components = openAPI.getComponents();
+        assertNotNull(components);
+
+        PathItem pathItem = openAPI.getPaths().get("/some/ping");
+        assertNotNull(pathItem);
+        List<Parameter> parameters = pathItem.getGet().getParameters();
+        assertNotNull(parameters);
+        assertEquals(parameters.size(), 1);
+        assertEquals(parameters.get(0).getName(), "i");
+        assertNotNull(parameters.get(0).getSchema());
+        assertEquals(parameters.get(0).getSchema().get$ref(), "#/components/schemas/SomeId");
+
+        Map<String, Schema> schemas = components.getSchemas();
+        assertNotNull(schemas);
+        assertEquals(schemas.size(), 1);
+        assertNotNull(schemas.get("SomeId"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testSimple() {
         SwaggerParseResult result = new OpenAPIParser().readLocation("petstore.yaml", null, null);
diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue749-main.yaml b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue749-main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b907bc334
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue749-main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+openapi: 3.0.1
+info:
+  title: ping test
+  version: '1.0'
+servers:
+  - url: 'http://localhost:8000/'
+paths:
+  /some/ping:
+    get:
+      operationId: pingGet
+      parameters:
+        - name: i
+          in: query
+          description: Test
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            $ref: './issue749-reference.yaml#/SomeId'
+      responses:
+        '201':
+          description: OK
+components:
+  schemas: {}
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diff --git a/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue749-reference.yaml b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue749-reference.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8b9563818b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-parser/src/test/resources/issue749-reference.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+SomeId:
+  type: integer
+  format: int32
+  description: My value 123
+  example: 123
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