diff --git a/.chronus/changes/fix-external-docs-properties-2025-10-24-18-22-12.md b/.chronus/changes/fix-external-docs-properties-2025-10-24-18-22-12.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f1e5a51a68d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chronus/changes/fix-external-docs-properties-2025-10-24-18-22-12.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# Change versionKind to one of: internal, fix, dependencies, feature, deprecation, breaking
+changeKind: fix
+packages:
+  - "@typespec/openapi3"
+---
+
+Respect `@externalDocs` on properties
diff --git a/packages/openapi3/src/schema-emitter.ts b/packages/openapi3/src/schema-emitter.ts
index 22117946257..dfcfc8a022a 100644
--- a/packages/openapi3/src/schema-emitter.ts
+++ b/packages/openapi3/src/schema-emitter.ts
@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ export class OpenAPI3SchemaEmitterBase<
     if (isReadonlyProperty(program, prop)) {
       additionalProps.readOnly = true;
     }
+    this.#applyExternalDocs(prop, additionalProps);
 
     // Attach any additional OpenAPI extensions
     attachExtensions(program, prop, additionalProps);
diff --git a/packages/openapi3/test/documentation.test.ts b/packages/openapi3/test/documentation.test.ts
index 0894c623b65..7c9ff7d7864 100644
--- a/packages/openapi3/test/documentation.test.ts
+++ b/packages/openapi3/test/documentation.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { deepStrictEqual, strictEqual } from "assert";
-import { it } from "vitest";
+import { expect, it } from "vitest";
 import { supportedVersions, worksFor } from "./works-for.js";
 
 worksFor(supportedVersions, ({ openApiFor }) => {
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ worksFor(supportedVersions, ({ openApiFor }) => {
 
   it("supports externalDocs on models", async () => {
     const openApi = await openApiFor(`
-      op read(): Foo;
-
       @externalDocs("https://example.com", "more info")
       model Foo {
         name: string;
@@ -38,4 +36,36 @@ worksFor(supportedVersions, ({ openApiFor }) => {
       description: "more info",
     });
   });
+
+  it("supports externalDocs on properties", async () => {
+    const openApi = await openApiFor(`
+      model Foo {
+        @externalDocs("https://example.com", "more info")
+        name: string;
+      }
+      `);
+    expect(openApi.components.schemas.Foo.properties.name).toEqual({
+      type: "string",
+      externalDocs: {
+        url: "https://example.com",
+        description: "more info",
+      },
+    });
+  });
+  it("supports externalDocs on properties resulting in a $ref", async () => {
+    const openApi = await openApiFor(`
+      model Foo {
+        @externalDocs("https://example.com", "more info")
+        name: Bar;
+      }
+      model Bar {}
+      `);
+    expect(openApi.components.schemas.Foo.properties.name).toEqual({
+      allOf: [{ $ref: "#/components/schemas/Bar" }],
+      externalDocs: {
+        url: "https://example.com",
+        description: "more info",
+      },
+    });
+  });
 });