diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php
index db27180cdc9..c8535b42a88 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ public function validateClass(ClassMetadataInfo $class)
             }
         }
 
-        if (! $class->isInheritanceTypeNone() && ! $class->isRootEntity() && ! $class->isMappedSuperclass && array_search($class->name, $class->discriminatorMap, true) === false) {
+        if (! $class->isInheritanceTypeNone() && ! $class->isRootEntity() && ! $class->reflClass->isAbstract() && ! $class->isMappedSuperclass && array_search($class->name, $class->discriminatorMap, true) === false) {
             $ce[] = "Entity class '" . $class->name . "' is part of inheritance hierarchy, but is " .
                 "not mapped in the root entity '" . $class->rootEntityName . "' discriminator map. " .
                 'All subclasses must be listed in the discriminator map.';
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidatorTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidatorTest.php
index 58c5aca7f76..2c5ea7b4907 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidatorTest.php
@@ -225,6 +225,17 @@ public function testMappedSuperclassNotPresentInDiscriminator(): void
 
         $this->assertEquals([], $ce);
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @group 9095
+     */
+    public function testAbstractChildClassNotPresentInDiscriminator(): void
+    {
+        $class1 = $this->em->getClassMetadata(Issue9095AbstractChild::class);
+        $ce     = $this->validator->validateClass($class1);
+
+        $this->assertEquals([], $ce);
+    }
 }
 
 /**
@@ -256,6 +267,35 @@ class ChildEntity extends MappedSuperclassEntity
 {
 }
 
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ * @InheritanceType("SINGLE_TABLE")
+ * @DiscriminatorMap({"child" = Issue9095Child::class})
+ */
+abstract class Issue9095Parent
+{
+    /**
+     * @var mixed
+     * @Id
+     * @Column
+     */
+    protected $key;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ */
+abstract class Issue9095AbstractChild extends Issue9095Parent
+{
+}
+
+/**
+ * @Entity
+ */
+class Issue9095Child extends Issue9095AbstractChild
+{
+}
+
 /**
  * @Entity
  */