diff --git a/blacksheep/server/openapi/v3.py b/blacksheep/server/openapi/v3.py
index 3ee247c..0e191fe 100644
--- a/blacksheep/server/openapi/v3.py
+++ b/blacksheep/server/openapi/v3.py
@@ -2,8 +2,10 @@
 import inspect
 import warnings
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from collections import OrderedDict, defaultdict
 from dataclasses import dataclass, fields, is_dataclass
 from datetime import date, datetime
+from decimal import Decimal
 from enum import Enum, IntEnum
 from typing import Any, Dict, Iterable, List, Optional, Tuple, Type, Union
 from typing import _GenericAlias as GenericAlias
@@ -656,6 +658,11 @@ def _get_schema_by_type(
         if schema:
             return schema
 
+        # Dict, OrderedDict, defaultdict are handled first than GenericAlias
+        schema = self._try_get_schema_for_mapping(object_type, type_args)
+        if schema:
+            return schema
+
         # List, Set, Tuple are handled first than GenericAlias
         schema = self._try_get_schema_for_iterable(object_type, type_args)
         if schema:
@@ -723,6 +730,60 @@ def _try_get_schema_for_iterable(
             items=self.get_schema_by_type(item_type, context_type_args),
         )
 
+    def _try_get_schema_for_mapping(
+        self, object_type: Type, context_type_args: Optional[Dict[Any, Type]] = None
+    ) -> Optional[Schema]:
+        properties_regexp = {
+            str: r"^[a-z0-9!\"#$%&'()*+,.\/:;<=>?@\[\] ^_`{|}~-]+$",
+            int: r"^[0-9]+$",
+            float: r"^[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?$",
+            Decimal: r"^[0-9]+(?:\.[0-9]+)?$",
+            UUID: r"^[a-f0-9]{8}(?:-[a-f0-9]{4}){3}-[a-f0-9]{12}$",
+            bool: r"^(?:true|false)$",
+        }
+
+        if object_type in {dict, defaultdict, OrderedDict}:
+            # the user didn't specify the key and value types
+            return Schema(
+                type=ValueType.OBJECT,
+                properties={
+                    properties_regexp[str]: Schema(
+                        type=ValueType.STRING,
+                    ),
+                },
+            )
+
+        origin = get_origin(object_type)
+
+        if not origin or origin not in {
+            dict,
+            Dict,
+            collections_abc.Mapping,
+        }:
+            return None
+
+        # can be Dict, Dict[str, str] or dict[str, str] (Python 3.9),
+        # note: it could also be union if it wasn't handled above for dataclasses
+        try:
+            key_type, value_type = object_type.__args__  # type: ignore
+        except AttributeError:  # pragma: no cover
+            key_type, value_type = str, str
+
+        if context_type_args and key_type in context_type_args:
+            key_type = context_type_args.get(key_type, key_type)
+
+        if context_type_args and value_type in context_type_args:
+            value_type = context_type_args.get(value_type, value_type)
+
+        return Schema(
+            type=ValueType.OBJECT,
+            properties={
+                properties_regexp.get(
+                    key_type, "^[a-zA-Z0-9_]+$"
+                ): self.get_schema_by_type(value_type, context_type_args)
+            },
+        )
+
     def get_fields(self, object_type: Any) -> List[FieldInfo]:
         for handler in self._object_types_handlers:
             if handler.handles_type(object_type):
diff --git a/tests/test_openapi_v3.py b/tests/test_openapi_v3.py
index 53389e6..bf9623f 100644
--- a/tests/test_openapi_v3.py
+++ b/tests/test_openapi_v3.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import date, datetime
 from enum import IntEnum
-from typing import Generic, List, Optional, Sequence, TypeVar, Union
+from typing import Generic, List, Mapping, Optional, Sequence, TypeVar, Union
 from uuid import UUID
 
 import pytest
@@ -1312,6 +1312,65 @@ def home() -> Sequence[Cat]:
     )
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_handling_of_mapping(docs: OpenAPIHandler, serializer: Serializer):
+    app = get_app()
+
+    @app.router.route("/")
+    def home() -> Mapping[str, Mapping[int, Cat]]:
+        ...
+
+    docs.bind_app(app)
+    await app.start()
+
+    yaml = serializer.to_yaml(docs.generate_documentation(app))
+
+    assert (
+        yaml.strip()
+        == r"""
+openapi: 3.0.3
+info:
+    title: Example
+    version: 0.0.1
+paths:
+    /:
+        get:
+            responses:
+                '200':
+                    description: Success response
+                    content:
+                        application/json:
+                            schema:
+                                type: object
+                                properties:
+                                    ^[a-z0-9!\"#$%&'()*+,.\/:;<=>?@\[\] ^_`{|}~-]+$:
+                                        type: object
+                                        properties:
+                                            ^[0-9]+$:
+                                                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Cat'
+                                        nullable: false
+                                nullable: false
+            operationId: home
+components:
+    schemas:
+        Cat:
+            type: object
+            required:
+            - id
+            - name
+            properties:
+                id:
+                    type: integer
+                    format: int64
+                    nullable: false
+                name:
+                    type: string
+                    nullable: false
+tags: []
+""".strip()
+    )
+
+
 def test_handling_of_generic_with_forward_references(docs: OpenAPIHandler):
     with pytest.warns(UserWarning):
         docs.register_schema_for_type(GenericWithForwardRefExample[Cat])