diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-rockets-buy.md b/.changeset/breezy-rockets-buy.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e90fbaed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-rockets-buy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@effect/schema": patch
+---
+
+Schema: add jsonSchema annotation helper
diff --git a/docs/modules/Schema.ts.md b/docs/modules/Schema.ts.md
index 2bd90ec6a..0fb92290b 100644
--- a/docs/modules/Schema.ts.md
+++ b/docs/modules/Schema.ts.md
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ Added in v1.0.0
   - [documentation](#documentation)
   - [examples](#examples)
   - [identifier](#identifier)
+  - [jsonSchema](#jsonschema)
   - [message](#message)
   - [title](#title)
 - [bigint constructors](#bigint-constructors)
@@ -671,6 +672,16 @@ export declare const identifier: (identifier: AST.IdentifierAnnotation) => <I, A
 
 Added in v1.0.0
 
+## jsonSchema
+
+**Signature**
+
+```ts
+export declare const jsonSchema: (jsonSchema: AST.JSONSchemaAnnotation) => <I, A>(self: Schema<I, A>) => Schema<I, A>
+```
+
+Added in v1.0.0
+
 ## message
 
 **Signature**
diff --git a/src/Schema.ts b/src/Schema.ts
index ef7535756..5b13fc7da 100644
--- a/src/Schema.ts
+++ b/src/Schema.ts
@@ -1452,6 +1452,14 @@ export const documentation =
   (documentation: AST.DocumentationAnnotation) => <I, A>(self: Schema<I, A>): Schema<I, A> =>
     make(AST.setAnnotation(self.ast, AST.DocumentationAnnotationId, documentation))
 
+/**
+ * @category annotations
+ * @since 1.0.0
+ */
+export const jsonSchema =
+  (jsonSchema: AST.JSONSchemaAnnotation) => <I, A>(self: Schema<I, A>): Schema<I, A> =>
+    make(AST.setAnnotation(self.ast, AST.JSONSchemaAnnotationId, jsonSchema))
+
 // ---------------------------------------------
 // string filters
 // ---------------------------------------------
diff --git a/test/Schema/annotations.test.ts b/test/Schema/annotations.test.ts
index b682dffe3..90a204efa 100644
--- a/test/Schema/annotations.test.ts
+++ b/test/Schema/annotations.test.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,16 @@ describe("Schema/annotations", () => {
     expect(S.isSchema(schema)).toEqual(true)
   })
 
+  it("jsonSchema", () => {
+    const schema = S.string.pipe(S.jsonSchema({ type: "string" }))
+    expect(schema.ast.annotations).toEqual({
+      [AST.JSONSchemaAnnotationId]: { type: "string" },
+      [AST.TitleAnnotationId]: "string",
+      [AST.DescriptionAnnotationId]: "a string"
+    })
+    expect(S.isSchema(schema)).toEqual(true)
+  })
+
   it("message as annotation options", async () => {
     const schema =
       // initial schema, a string