diff --git a/packages/openapi-generator/src/openapi.ts b/packages/openapi-generator/src/openapi.ts
index 2350221d..d910d69f 100644
--- a/packages/openapi-generator/src/openapi.ts
+++ b/packages/openapi-generator/src/openapi.ts
@@ -14,13 +14,27 @@ function schemaToOpenAPI(
   const createOpenAPIObject = (
     schema: Schema,
   ): OpenAPIV3.SchemaObject | OpenAPIV3.ReferenceObject | undefined => {
+    const description = schema.comment?.description;
+
+    const defaultObject = {
+      ...(description ? { description } : {}),
+    };
+
     switch (schema.type) {
       case 'boolean':
       case 'string':
       case 'number':
-        return { type: schema.type, ...(schema.enum ? { enum: schema.enum } : {}) };
+        return {
+          type: schema.type,
+          ...(schema.enum ? { enum: schema.enum } : {}),
+          ...defaultObject,
+        };
       case 'integer':
-        return { type: 'number', ...(schema.enum ? { enum: schema.enum } : {}) };
+        return {
+          type: 'number',
+          ...(schema.enum ? { enum: schema.enum } : {}),
+          ...defaultObject,
+        };
       case 'null':
         // TODO: OpenAPI v3 does not have an explicit null type, is there a better way to represent this?
         // Or should we just conflate explicit null and undefined properties?
@@ -32,7 +46,7 @@ function schemaToOpenAPI(
         if (innerSchema === undefined) {
           return undefined;
         }
-        return { type: 'array', items: innerSchema };
+        return { type: 'array', items: innerSchema, ...defaultObject };
       case 'object':
         return {
           type: 'object',
@@ -146,13 +160,25 @@ function routeToOpenAPI(route: Route): [string, string, OpenAPIV3.OperationObjec
     {},
   );
 
+  const stripTopLevelComment = (schema: Schema) => {
+    const copy = { ...schema };
+
+    if (copy.comment?.description !== undefined && copy.comment?.description !== '') {
+      copy.comment.description = '';
+    }
+
+    return copy;
+  };
+
+  const topLevelStripped = stripTopLevelComment(route.body!);
+
   const requestBody =
     route.body === undefined
       ? {}
       : {
           requestBody: {
             content: {
-              'application/json': { schema: schemaToOpenAPI(route.body) },
+              'application/json': { schema: schemaToOpenAPI(topLevelStripped) },
             },
           },
         };
@@ -174,6 +200,10 @@ function routeToOpenAPI(route: Route): [string, string, OpenAPIV3.OperationObjec
         // Array types not allowed here
         const schema = schemaToOpenAPI(p.schema);
 
+        if (schema && 'description' in schema) {
+          delete schema.description;
+        }
+
         return {
           name: p.name,
           ...(p.schema?.comment?.description !== undefined
@@ -195,7 +225,7 @@ function routeToOpenAPI(route: Route): [string, string, OpenAPIV3.OperationObjec
             description,
             content: {
               'application/json': {
-                schema: schemaToOpenAPI(response),
+                schema: schemaToOpenAPI(stripTopLevelComment(response)),
                 ...(example !== undefined ? { example } : undefined),
               },
             },
diff --git a/packages/openapi-generator/test/openapi.test.ts b/packages/openapi-generator/test/openapi.test.ts
index e5f9e269..b0792348 100644
--- a/packages/openapi-generator/test/openapi.test.ts
+++ b/packages/openapi-generator/test/openapi.test.ts
@@ -1331,3 +1331,126 @@ testCase('route with multiple unknown tags', ROUTE_WITH_MULTIPLE_UNKNOWN_TAGS, {
     schemas: {},
   },
 });
+
+
+const ROUTE_WITH_TYPE_DESCRIPTIONS = `
+import * as t from 'io-ts';
+import * as h from '@api-ts/io-ts-http';
+
+/**
+ * A simple route with type descriptions
+ *
+ * @operationId api.v1.test
+ * @tag Test Routes
+ */
+export const route = h.httpRoute({
+  path: '/foo',
+  method: 'GET',
+  request: h.httpRequest({
+    query: {
+      /** bar param */
+      bar: t.string,
+    },
+    body: {
+      /** foo description */
+      foo: t.string,
+      /** bar description */
+      bar: t.number,
+      child: {
+        /** child description */
+        child: t.string,
+      }
+    },
+  }),
+  response: {
+    200: {
+      test: t.string
+    }
+  },
+});
+`;
+
+testCase('route with type descriptions', ROUTE_WITH_TYPE_DESCRIPTIONS, {
+  openapi: '3.0.3',
+  info: {
+    title: 'Test',
+    version: '1.0.0',
+  },
+  paths: {
+    '/foo': {
+      get: {
+        summary: 'A simple route with type descriptions',
+        operationId: 'api.v1.test',
+        tags: ['Test Routes'],
+        parameters: [
+          {
+            description: 'bar param',
+            in: 'query',
+            name: 'bar',
+            required: true,
+            schema: {
+              type: 'string'
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        requestBody: {
+          content: {
+            'application/json': {
+              schema: {
+                properties: {
+                  bar: {
+                    description: 'bar description',
+                    type: 'number'
+                  },
+                  child: {
+                    properties: {
+                      child: {
+                        description: 'child description',
+                        type: 'string'
+                      }
+                    },
+                    required: [
+                      'child'
+                    ],
+                    type: 'object'
+                  },
+                  foo: {
+                    description: 'foo description',
+                    type: 'string'
+                  }
+                },
+                required: [
+                  'foo',
+                  'bar',
+                  'child'
+                ],
+                type: 'object'
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        responses: {
+          200: {
+            description: 'OK',
+            content: {
+              'application/json': {
+                schema: {
+                  type: 'object',
+                  properties: {
+                    test: {
+                      type: 'string',
+                    },
+                  },
+                  required: ['test'],
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+  },
+  components: {
+    schemas: {},
+  },
+});