diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php
index 4bca9a4e4f2..2d71e7d51d0 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidator.php
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ public function validateClass(ClassMetadataInfo $class)
         if (
             ! $class->isInheritanceTypeNone()
             && ! $class->isRootEntity()
+            && ($class->reflClass !== null && ! $class->reflClass->isAbstract())
             && ! $class->isMappedSuperclass
             && array_search($class->name, $class->discriminatorMap, true) === false
         ) {
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidatorTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidatorTest.php
index d18799802b8..61a4c7c273d 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaValidatorTest.php
@@ -221,6 +221,14 @@ public function testMappedSuperclassNotPresentInDiscriminator(): void
 
         $this->assertEquals([], $ce);
     }
+
+    public function testAbstractChildClassNotPresentInDiscriminator(): void
+    {
+        $class1 = $this->em->getClassMetadata(Issue9095AbstractChild::class);
+        $ce     = $this->validator->validateClass($class1);
+
+        self::assertEmpty($ce);
+    }
 }
 
 /** @MappedSuperclass */
@@ -643,3 +651,28 @@ class EmbeddableWithAssociation
      */
     private $cart;
 }
+
+/**
+ * @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
+{
+}