diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f757a833..021428cc 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ Options:
   --id                  Set schema id.                                               [string]  [default: ""]
   --defaultNumberType   Default number type.                                         [choices: "number", "integer"] [default: "number"]
   --tsNodeRegister      Use ts-node/register (needed for require typescript files).  [boolean] [default: false]
+  --constAsEnum         Use enums with a single value when declaring constants.      [boolean] [default: false]
 ```
 
 ### Programmatic use
diff --git a/test/programs/const-as-enum/main.ts b/test/programs/const-as-enum/main.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fd13ce55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/programs/const-as-enum/main.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface MyObject {
+    reference: true;
+}
diff --git a/test/programs/const-as-enum/schema.json b/test/programs/const-as-enum/schema.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..061c10c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/programs/const-as-enum/schema.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "properties": {
+        "reference": {
+            "enum": [
+              true
+            ],
+            "type": "boolean"
+        }
+    },
+    "required": [
+        "reference"
+    ],
+    "type": "object"
+}
diff --git a/test/schema.test.ts b/test/schema.test.ts
index 14069c50..247eef78 100644
--- a/test/schema.test.ts
+++ b/test/schema.test.ts
@@ -543,3 +543,7 @@ describe("satisfies keyword - ignore from a \"satisfies\" and build by rally typ
 describe("const keyword", () => {
     assertSchema("const-keyword", "Object");
 });
+
+describe("constAsEnum option", () => {
+    assertSchema("const-as-enum", "MyObject", { constAsEnum: true });
+});
diff --git a/typescript-json-schema-cli.ts b/typescript-json-schema-cli.ts
index 11eb182b..97418620 100644
--- a/typescript-json-schema-cli.ts
+++ b/typescript-json-schema-cli.ts
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ export function run() {
             .describe("defaultNumberType", "Default number type.")
         .boolean("tsNodeRegister").default("tsNodeRegister", defaultArgs.tsNodeRegister)
             .describe("tsNodeRegister", "Use ts-node/register (needed for requiring typescript files).")
+        .boolean("constAsEnum").default("constAsEnum", defaultArgs.constAsEnum)
+            .describe("constAsEnum", "Use enums with a single value when declaring constants. Needed for OpenAPI compatibility")
         .argv;
 
     exec(args._[0], args._[1], {
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ export function run() {
         id: args.id,
         defaultNumberType: args.defaultNumberType,
         tsNodeRegister: args.tsNodeRegister,
+        constAsEnum: args.constAsEnum,
     });
 }
 
diff --git a/typescript-json-schema.ts b/typescript-json-schema.ts
index 2337b64c..45876994 100644
--- a/typescript-json-schema.ts
+++ b/typescript-json-schema.ts
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ export function getDefaultArgs(): Args {
         id: "",
         defaultNumberType: "number",
         tsNodeRegister: false,
+        constAsEnum: false,
     };
 }
 
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ export type Args = {
     id: string;
     defaultNumberType: "number" | "integer";
     tsNodeRegister: boolean;
+    constAsEnum: boolean;
 };
 
 export type PartialArgs = Partial<Args>;
@@ -486,6 +488,12 @@ export class JsonSchemaGenerator {
      */
     private userValidationKeywords: ValidationKeywords;
 
+    /**
+     * If true, this makes constants be defined as enums with a single value. This is useful
+     * for cases where constant values are not supported, such as OpenAPI.
+     */
+    private constAsEnum: boolean;
+
     /**
      * Types are assigned names which are looked up by their IDs.  This is the
      * map from type IDs to type names.
@@ -511,6 +519,7 @@ export class JsonSchemaGenerator {
         this.inheritingTypes = inheritingTypes;
         this.tc = tc;
         this.userValidationKeywords = args.validationKeywords.reduce((acc, word) => ({ ...acc, [word]: true }), {});
+        this.constAsEnum = args.constAsEnum;
     }
 
     public get ReffedDefinitions(): { [key: string]: Definition } {
@@ -709,7 +718,11 @@ export class JsonSchemaGenerator {
                         default:
                             throw new Error(`Not supported: ${value} as a enum value`);
                     }
-                    definition.const = value;
+                    if (this.constAsEnum) {
+                        definition.enum = [value];
+                    } else {
+                        definition.const = value;
+                    }
                 } else if (arrayType !== undefined) {
                     if (
                         propertyType.flags & ts.TypeFlags.Object &&