diff --git a/tests/draft2019-09/ref.json b/tests/draft2019-09/ref.json
index a756eb0d..97f70544 100644
--- a/tests/draft2019-09/ref.json
+++ b/tests/draft2019-09/ref.json
@@ -211,6 +211,31 @@
             }
         ]
     },
+    {
+        "description": "property named $ref, containing an actual $ref",
+        "schema": {
+            "properties": {
+                "$ref": {"$ref": "#/$defs/is-string"}
+            },
+            "$defs": {
+                "is-string": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "property named $ref valid",
+                "data": {"$ref": "a"},
+                "valid": true
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "property named $ref invalid",
+                "data": {"$ref": 2},
+                "valid": false
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "description": "$ref to boolean schema true",
         "schema": {
diff --git a/tests/draft3/ref.json b/tests/draft3/ref.json
index bd6b7778..74e963c4 100644
--- a/tests/draft3/ref.json
+++ b/tests/draft3/ref.json
@@ -173,6 +173,31 @@
             }
         ]
     },
+    {
+        "description": "property named $ref, containing an actual $ref",
+        "schema": {
+            "properties": {
+                "$ref": {"$ref": "#/definitions/is-string"}
+            },
+            "definitions": {
+                "is-string": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "property named $ref valid",
+                "data": {"$ref": "a"},
+                "valid": true
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "property named $ref invalid",
+                "data": {"$ref": 2},
+                "valid": false
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "description": "remote ref, containing refs itself",
         "schema": {"$ref": "http://json-schema.org/draft-03/schema#"},
diff --git a/tests/draft4/ref.json b/tests/draft4/ref.json
index 895c880a..fc3e94be 100644
--- a/tests/draft4/ref.json
+++ b/tests/draft4/ref.json
@@ -209,6 +209,31 @@
             }
         ]
     },
+    {
+        "description": "property named $ref, containing an actual $ref",
+        "schema": {
+            "properties": {
+                "$ref": {"$ref": "#/definitions/is-string"}
+            },
+            "definitions": {
+                "is-string": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "property named $ref valid",
+                "data": {"$ref": "a"},
+                "valid": true
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "property named $ref invalid",
+                "data": {"$ref": 2},
+                "valid": false
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "description": "Recursive references between schemas",
         "schema": {
diff --git a/tests/draft6/ref.json b/tests/draft6/ref.json
index 6c29f228..8eaba56f 100644
--- a/tests/draft6/ref.json
+++ b/tests/draft6/ref.json
@@ -209,6 +209,31 @@
             }
         ]
     },
+    {
+        "description": "property named $ref, containing an actual $ref",
+        "schema": {
+            "properties": {
+                "$ref": {"$ref": "#/definitions/is-string"}
+            },
+            "definitions": {
+                "is-string": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "property named $ref valid",
+                "data": {"$ref": "a"},
+                "valid": true
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "property named $ref invalid",
+                "data": {"$ref": 2},
+                "valid": false
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "description": "$ref to boolean schema true",
         "schema": {
diff --git a/tests/draft7/ref.json b/tests/draft7/ref.json
index 9f1d81a7..5a8602ec 100644
--- a/tests/draft7/ref.json
+++ b/tests/draft7/ref.json
@@ -209,6 +209,31 @@
             }
         ]
     },
+    {
+        "description": "property named $ref, containing an actual $ref",
+        "schema": {
+            "properties": {
+                "$ref": {"$ref": "#/definitions/is-string"}
+            },
+            "definitions": {
+                "is-string": {
+                    "type": "string"
+                }
+            }
+        },
+        "tests": [
+            {
+                "description": "property named $ref valid",
+                "data": {"$ref": "a"},
+                "valid": true
+            },
+            {
+                "description": "property named $ref invalid",
+                "data": {"$ref": 2},
+                "valid": false
+            }
+        ]
+    },
     {
         "description": "$ref to boolean schema true",
         "schema": {