diff --git a/schemars/src/gen.rs b/schemars/src/gen.rs
index 678ee41..1c6fd88 100644
--- a/schemars/src/gen.rs
+++ b/schemars/src/gen.rs
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ impl SchemaSettings {
         SchemaSettings {
             option_nullable: false,
             option_add_null_type: true,
-            definitions_path: "#/definitions/".to_owned(),
+            definitions_path: "#/$defs/".to_owned(),
             meta_schema: Some("https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema".to_owned()),
             visitors: Vec::new(),
             inline_subschemas: false,
@@ -253,7 +253,8 @@ impl SchemaGenerator {
         // insert into definitions BEFORE calling json_schema to avoid infinite recursion
         self.definitions.insert(name.clone(), dummy);
 
-        let schema = self.json_schema_internal::<T>(id);
+        let mut schema = self.json_schema_internal::<T>(id);
+        Self::run_visitors(&mut schema, &mut self.settings.visitors);
 
         self.definitions.insert(name, schema.to_value());
     }
@@ -306,16 +307,12 @@ impl SchemaGenerator {
             object.insert("$schema".into(), meta_schema.into());
         }
 
-        if !self.definitions.is_empty() {
-            object.insert(
-                "definitions".into(),
-                serde_json::Value::Object(self.definitions.clone()),
-            );
-        }
-
-        for visitor in &mut self.settings.visitors {
-            visitor.visit_schema(&mut schema);
-        }
+        Self::add_definitions(
+            object,
+            self.definitions.clone(),
+            &self.settings.definitions_path,
+        );
+        Self::run_visitors(&mut schema, &mut self.settings.visitors);
 
         schema
     }
@@ -337,16 +334,8 @@ impl SchemaGenerator {
             object.insert("$schema".into(), meta_schema.into());
         }
 
-        if !self.definitions.is_empty() {
-            object.insert(
-                "definitions".into(),
-                serde_json::Value::Object(self.definitions),
-            );
-        }
-
-        for visitor in &mut self.settings.visitors {
-            visitor.visit_schema(&mut schema);
-        }
+        Self::add_definitions(object, self.definitions, &self.settings.definitions_path);
+        Self::run_visitors(&mut schema, &mut self.settings.visitors);
 
         schema
     }
@@ -374,16 +363,12 @@ impl SchemaGenerator {
             object.insert("$schema".into(), meta_schema.into());
         }
 
-        if !self.definitions.is_empty() {
-            object.insert(
-                "definitions".into(),
-                serde_json::Value::Object(self.definitions.clone()),
-            );
-        }
-
-        for visitor in &mut self.settings.visitors {
-            visitor.visit_schema(&mut schema);
-        }
+        Self::add_definitions(
+            object,
+            self.definitions.clone(),
+            &self.settings.definitions_path,
+        );
+        Self::run_visitors(&mut schema, &mut self.settings.visitors);
 
         Ok(schema)
     }
@@ -411,16 +396,8 @@ impl SchemaGenerator {
             object.insert("$schema".into(), meta_schema.into());
         }
 
-        if !self.definitions.is_empty() {
-            object.insert(
-                "definitions".into(),
-                serde_json::Value::Object(self.definitions),
-            );
-        }
-
-        for visitor in &mut self.settings.visitors {
-            visitor.visit_schema(&mut schema);
-        }
+        Self::add_definitions(object, self.definitions, &self.settings.definitions_path);
+        Self::run_visitors(&mut schema, &mut self.settings.visitors);
 
         Ok(schema)
     }
@@ -450,6 +427,51 @@ impl SchemaGenerator {
         let pss = PendingSchemaState::new(self, id);
         T::json_schema(pss.gen)
     }
+
+    fn add_definitions(
+        schema_object: &mut Map<String, Value>,
+        mut definitions: Map<String, Value>,
+        path: &str,
+    ) {
+        if definitions.is_empty() {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let target = match Self::json_pointer(schema_object, path) {
+            Some(d) => d,
+            None => return,
+        };
+
+        target.append(&mut definitions);
+    }
+
+    fn json_pointer<'a>(
+        mut object: &'a mut Map<String, Value>,
+        pointer: &str,
+    ) -> Option<&'a mut Map<String, Value>> {
+        let segments = pointer.strip_prefix("#/")?.strip_suffix('/')?.split('/');
+
+        for mut segment in segments {
+            let replaced: String;
+            if segment.contains('~') {
+                replaced = segment.replace("~1", "/").replace("~0", "~");
+                segment = &replaced;
+            }
+
+            object = object
+                .entry(segment)
+                .or_insert(Value::Object(Map::default()))
+                .as_object_mut()?;
+        }
+
+        Some(object)
+    }
+
+    fn run_visitors(schema: &mut Schema, visitors: &mut [Box<dyn GenVisitor>]) {
+        for visitor in visitors {
+            visitor.visit_schema(schema);
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 /// A [Visitor](Visitor) which implements additional traits required to be included in a [SchemaSettings].
diff --git a/schemars/src/visit.rs b/schemars/src/visit.rs
index 5fd4273..a9ca787 100644
--- a/schemars/src/visit.rs
+++ b/schemars/src/visit.rs
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ pub fn visit_schema<V: Visitor + ?Sized>(v: &mut V, schema: &mut Schema) {
                         v.visit_schema(subschema)
                     }
                 }
-                "properties" | "patternProperties" | "definitions" | "$defs" => {
+                "properties" | "patternProperties" => {
                     if let Some(obj) = value.as_object_mut() {
                         for value in obj.values_mut() {
                             if let Ok(subschema) = value.try_into() {
diff --git a/schemars/tests/expected/doc_comments_struct_ref_siblings.json b/schemars/tests/expected/doc_comments_struct_ref_siblings.json
index a3dcbe0..6b6caeb 100644
--- a/schemars/tests/expected/doc_comments_struct_ref_siblings.json
+++ b/schemars/tests/expected/doc_comments_struct_ref_siblings.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     },
     "my_unit": {
       "description": "A unit struct instance",
-      "$ref": "#/definitions/MyUnitStruct"
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/MyUnitStruct"
     }
   },
   "required": [
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "my_undocumented_bool",
     "my_unit"
   ],
-  "definitions": {
+  "$defs": {
     "MyUnitStruct": {
       "title": "A Unit",
       "type": "null"
diff --git a/schemars/tests/expected/schema_settings-2019_09.json b/schemars/tests/expected/schema_settings-2019_09.json
index 22f962f..568ce85 100644
--- a/schemars/tests/expected/schema_settings-2019_09.json
+++ b/schemars/tests/expected/schema_settings-2019_09.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "inner": {
       "anyOf": [
         {
-          "$ref": "#/definitions/Inner"
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/Inner"
         },
         {
           "type": "null"
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "values",
     "value"
   ],
-  "definitions": {
+  "$defs": {
     "Inner": {
       "oneOf": [
         {
diff --git a/schemars/tests/expected/schema_settings-openapi3.json b/schemars/tests/expected/schema_settings-openapi3.json
index c4e5199..6ff2604 100644
--- a/schemars/tests/expected/schema_settings-openapi3.json
+++ b/schemars/tests/expected/schema_settings-openapi3.json
@@ -27,34 +27,36 @@
     "values",
     "value"
   ],
-  "definitions": {
-    "Inner": {
-      "oneOf": [
-        {
-          "type": "string",
-          "enum": [
-            "UndocumentedUnit1",
-            "UndocumentedUnit2"
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          "description": "This is a documented unit variant",
-          "type": "string",
-          "enum": [
-            "DocumentedUnit"
-          ]
-        },
-        {
-          "type": "object",
-          "properties": {
-            "ValueNewType": {}
+  "components": {
+    "schemas": {
+      "Inner": {
+        "oneOf": [
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": [
+              "UndocumentedUnit1",
+              "UndocumentedUnit2"
+            ]
           },
-          "required": [
-            "ValueNewType"
-          ],
-          "additionalProperties": false
-        }
-      ]
+          {
+            "description": "This is a documented unit variant",
+            "type": "string",
+            "enum": [
+              "DocumentedUnit"
+            ]
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+              "ValueNewType": {}
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "ValueNewType"
+            ],
+            "additionalProperties": false
+          }
+        ]
+      }
     }
   }
 }
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