diff --git a/packages/rulesets/src/oas/__tests__/oas3-valid-media-example.test.ts b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/__tests__/oas3-valid-media-example.test.ts
index 4308e983a..165219733 100644
--- a/packages/rulesets/src/oas/__tests__/oas3-valid-media-example.test.ts
+++ b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/__tests__/oas3-valid-media-example.test.ts
@@ -312,6 +312,158 @@ testRule('oas3-valid-media-example', [
     errors: [],
   },
 
+  {
+    name: 'Ignore required readOnly parameters on requests',
+    document: {
+      openapi: '3.0.0',
+      paths: {
+        '/': {
+          post: {
+            requestBody: {
+              content: {
+                'application/json': {
+                  schema: {
+                    required: ['ro', 'wo'],
+                    properties: {
+                      ro: {
+                        type: 'string',
+                        readOnly: true,
+                      },
+                      wo: {
+                        type: 'string',
+                        writeOnly: true,
+                      },
+                      other: {
+                        type: 'string',
+                      },
+                    },
+                  },
+                  example: {
+                    other: 'foobar',
+                    wo: 'some',
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      components: {
+        requestBodies: {
+          foo: {
+            content: {
+              'application/json': {
+                schema: {
+                  required: ['ro', 'wo', 'other'],
+                  properties: {
+                    ro: {
+                      type: 'string',
+                      readOnly: true,
+                    },
+                    wo: {
+                      type: 'string',
+                      writeOnly: true,
+                    },
+                    other: {
+                      type: 'string',
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+                examples: {
+                  valid: {
+                    summary: 'should be valid',
+                    value: {
+                      other: 'foo',
+                      wo: 'some',
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
+
+  {
+    name: 'Ignore required writeOnly parameters on responses',
+    document: {
+      openapi: '3.0.0',
+      paths: {
+        '/': {
+          post: {
+            responses: {
+              '200': {
+                content: {
+                  'application/json': {
+                    schema: {
+                      required: ['ro', 'wo'],
+                      properties: {
+                        ro: {
+                          type: 'string',
+                          readOnly: true,
+                        },
+                        wo: {
+                          type: 'string',
+                          writeOnly: true,
+                        },
+                        other: {
+                          type: 'string',
+                        },
+                      },
+                    },
+                    example: {
+                      other: 'foobar',
+                      ro: 'some',
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      components: {
+        responses: {
+          foo: {
+            content: {
+              'application/json': {
+                schema: {
+                  required: ['ro', 'wo', 'other'],
+                  properties: {
+                    ro: {
+                      type: 'string',
+                      readOnly: true,
+                    },
+                    wo: {
+                      type: 'string',
+                      writeOnly: true,
+                    },
+                    other: {
+                      type: 'string',
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+                examples: {
+                  valid: {
+                    summary: 'should be valid',
+                    value: {
+                      other: 'foo',
+                      ro: 'some',
+                    },
+                  },
+                },
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    errors: [],
+  },
+
   {
     name: 'parameters: will fail when complex example is used',
     document: {
diff --git a/packages/rulesets/src/oas/functions/oasExample.ts b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/functions/oasExample.ts
index 9997b744e..3d7cfff00 100644
--- a/packages/rulesets/src/oas/functions/oasExample.ts
+++ b/packages/rulesets/src/oas/functions/oasExample.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ export type Options = {
   type: 'media' | 'schema';
 };
 
+type HasRequiredProperties = traverse.SchemaObject & {
+  required?: string[];
+};
+
+function hasRequiredProperties(schema: traverse.SchemaObject): schema is HasRequiredProperties {
+  return schema.required === undefined || Array.isArray(schema.required);
+}
+
 type MediaValidationItem = {
   field: string;
   multiple: boolean;
@@ -146,6 +154,27 @@ function cleanSchema(schema: Record<string, unknown>): void {
   }));
 }
 
+function cleanRequired(schema: Record<string, unknown>, cleanup: { readOnly: boolean; writeOnly: boolean }): void {
+  traverse(schema, {}, <traverse.Callback>((
+    fragment,
+    jsonPtr,
+    rootSchema,
+    parentJsonPtr,
+    parentKeyword,
+    parent,
+    propertyName,
+  ) => {
+    if ((fragment.readOnly === true && cleanup.readOnly) || (fragment.writeOnly === true && cleanup.writeOnly)) {
+      if (parentKeyword == 'properties' && parent && hasRequiredProperties(parent)) {
+        parent.required = parent.required?.filter(p => p !== propertyName);
+        if (parent.required?.length === 0) {
+          delete parent.required;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }));
+}
+
 export default createRulesetFunction<Record<string, unknown>, Options>(
   {
     input: {
@@ -191,6 +220,12 @@ export default createRulesetFunction<Record<string, unknown>, Options>(
     schemaOpts.schema = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(schemaOpts.schema));
     cleanSchema(schemaOpts.schema);
 
+    const cleanup = {
+      writeOnly: opts.type === 'media' && (context.path[1] === 'responses' || context.path[3] === 'responses'),
+      readOnly: opts.type === 'media' && (context.path[1] === 'requestBodies' || context.path[3] === 'requestBody'),
+    };
+    cleanRequired(schemaOpts.schema, cleanup);
+
     for (const validationItem of validationItems) {
       const result = oasSchema(validationItem.value, schemaOpts, {
         ...context,