diff --git a/src/OpenApi/src/Schemas/OpenApiJsonSchema.Helpers.cs b/src/OpenApi/src/Schemas/OpenApiJsonSchema.Helpers.cs
index 830b0375d396..f05c595b5c2b 100644
--- a/src/OpenApi/src/Schemas/OpenApiJsonSchema.Helpers.cs
+++ b/src/OpenApi/src/Schemas/OpenApiJsonSchema.Helpers.cs
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ internal sealed partial class OpenApiJsonSchema
         {
             type = "array";
             var array = new OpenApiArray();
+            // Read to process JsonTokenType.StartArray before advancing
+            reader.Read();
             while (reader.TokenType != JsonTokenType.EndArray)
             {
                 array.Add(ReadOpenApiAny(ref reader));
diff --git a/src/OpenApi/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi.Tests/Services/OpenApiSchemaService/OpenApiSchemaService.ParameterSchemas.cs b/src/OpenApi/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi.Tests/Services/OpenApiSchemaService/OpenApiSchemaService.ParameterSchemas.cs
index 1c7cb1ba5746..6f87374b1c92 100644
--- a/src/OpenApi/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi.Tests/Services/OpenApiSchemaService/OpenApiSchemaService.ParameterSchemas.cs
+++ b/src/OpenApi/test/Microsoft.AspNetCore.OpenApi.Tests/Services/OpenApiSchemaService/OpenApiSchemaService.ParameterSchemas.cs
@@ -722,4 +722,93 @@ public static bool TryParse(string value, out Student result)
             return true;
         }
     }
+
+    // Regression test for https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/issues/62023
+    // Testing that the array parsing in our OpenApiJsonSchema works
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CustomConverterThatOutputsArrayWithDefaultValue()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var serviceCollection = new ServiceCollection();
+        serviceCollection.ConfigureHttpJsonOptions(options =>
+        {
+            options.SerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new EnumArrayTypeConverter());
+        });
+        var builder = CreateBuilder(serviceCollection);
+
+        // Act
+        builder.MapPost("/api", (EnumArrayType e = EnumArrayType.None) => { });
+
+        // Assert
+        await VerifyOpenApiDocument(builder, document =>
+        {
+            var operation = document.Paths["/api"].Operations[OperationType.Post];
+            var param = Assert.Single(operation.Parameters);
+            Assert.NotNull(param.Schema);
+            Assert.IsType<OpenApiArray>(param.Schema.Default);
+            // Type is null, it's up to the user to configure this via a custom schema
+            // transformer for types with a converter.
+            Assert.Null(param.Schema.Type);
+        });
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task CustomConverterThatOutputsObjectWithDefaultValue()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        var serviceCollection = new ServiceCollection();
+        serviceCollection.ConfigureHttpJsonOptions(options =>
+        {
+            options.SerializerOptions.Converters.Add(new EnumObjectTypeConverter());
+        });
+        var builder = CreateBuilder(serviceCollection);
+
+        // Act
+        builder.MapPost("/api", (EnumArrayType e = EnumArrayType.None) => { });
+
+        // Assert
+        await VerifyOpenApiDocument(builder, document =>
+        {
+            var operation = document.Paths["/api"].Operations[OperationType.Post];
+            var param = Assert.Single(operation.Parameters);
+            Assert.NotNull(param.Schema);
+            Assert.IsType<OpenApiObject>(param.Schema.Default);
+            // Type is null, it's up to the user to configure this via a custom schema
+            // transformer for types with a converter.
+            Assert.Null(param.Schema.Type);
+        });
+    }
+
+    public enum EnumArrayType
+    {
+        None = 1
+    }
+
+    public class EnumArrayTypeConverter : JsonConverter<EnumArrayType>
+    {
+        public override EnumArrayType Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            return new EnumArrayType();
+        }
+
+        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, EnumArrayType value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            writer.WriteStartArray();
+            writer.WriteEndArray();
+        }
+    }
+
+    public class EnumObjectTypeConverter : JsonConverter<EnumArrayType>
+    {
+        public override EnumArrayType Read(ref Utf8JsonReader reader, Type typeToConvert, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            return new EnumArrayType();
+        }
+
+        public override void Write(Utf8JsonWriter writer, EnumArrayType value, JsonSerializerOptions options)
+        {
+            writer.WriteStartObject();
+            writer.WriteEndObject();
+        }
+    }
 }