diff --git a/reflect.go b/reflect.go
index 163fb7f..5ba4ce2 100644
--- a/reflect.go
+++ b/reflect.go
@@ -1154,6 +1154,9 @@ func (t *Schema) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 	type SchemaAlt Schema
 	aux := &struct {
 		*SchemaAlt
+		// Shadows Schema.Type to accept both the string form ("string") and the
+		// array-union form (["string", "null"]) of the JSON Schema type keyword.
+		Type json.RawMessage `json:"type,omitempty"`
 	}{
 		SchemaAlt: (*SchemaAlt)(t),
 	}
@@ -1172,7 +1175,39 @@ func (t *Schema) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	return json.Unmarshal(data, aux)
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, aux); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return t.unmarshalType(aux.Type)
+}
+
+// unmarshalType assigns the type keyword: a string assigns Type directly; an array
+// (type union, e.g. ["string", "null"]) is normalized to anyOf branches — merged as
+// an allOf member when the schema already carries its own anyOf, so both apply.
+func (t *Schema) unmarshalType(raw json.RawMessage) error {
+	if len(raw) == 0 {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	if raw[0] == '"' {
+		return json.Unmarshal(raw, &t.Type)
+	}
+
+	var types []string
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(raw, &types); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	branches := make([]*Schema, 0, len(types))
+	for _, typ := range types {
+		branches = append(branches, &Schema{Type: typ})
+	}
+	if len(t.AnyOf) == 0 {
+		t.AnyOf = branches
+	} else {
+		t.AllOf = append(t.AllOf, &Schema{AnyOf: branches})
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // MarshalJSON is used to serialize a schema object or boolean.
diff --git a/reflect_test.go b/reflect_test.go
index 2a1dd4c..d502309 100644
--- a/reflect_test.go
+++ b/reflect_test.go
@@ -715,3 +715,56 @@ func TestJSONSchemaByValue(t *testing.T) {
 	compareSchemaOutput(t, "fixtures/schema_by_value.json", r, val)
 	compareSchemaOutput(t, "fixtures/schema_by_value_pointer.json", r, &val)
 }
+
+func TestUnmarshalTypeArray(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := []byte(`{
+		"type": "object",
+		"properties": {
+			"expiry": {
+				"type": ["string", "null"],
+				"format": "date",
+				"description": "optional expiry date"
+			},
+			"name": {"type": "string"}
+		}
+	}`)
+
+	schema := new(Schema)
+	require.NoError(t, schema.UnmarshalJSON(raw))
+	assert.Equal(t, "object", schema.Type)
+
+	expiry, ok := schema.Properties.Get("expiry")
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Empty(t, expiry.Type)
+	require.Len(t, expiry.AnyOf, 2)
+	assert.Equal(t, "string", expiry.AnyOf[0].Type)
+	assert.Equal(t, "null", expiry.AnyOf[1].Type)
+	assert.Equal(t, "date", expiry.Format)
+	assert.Equal(t, "optional expiry date", expiry.Description)
+
+	name, ok := schema.Properties.Get("name")
+	require.True(t, ok)
+	assert.Equal(t, "string", name.Type)
+}
+
+func TestUnmarshalTypeArrayWithExistingAnyOf(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := []byte(`{
+		"type": ["integer", "null"],
+		"anyOf": [{"minimum": 0}, {"maximum": -10}]
+	}`)
+
+	schema := new(Schema)
+	require.NoError(t, schema.UnmarshalJSON(raw))
+	assert.Empty(t, schema.Type)
+	require.Len(t, schema.AnyOf, 2)
+	require.Len(t, schema.AllOf, 1)
+	require.Len(t, schema.AllOf[0].AnyOf, 2)
+	assert.Equal(t, "integer", schema.AllOf[0].AnyOf[0].Type)
+	assert.Equal(t, "null", schema.AllOf[0].AnyOf[1].Type)
+}
+
+func TestUnmarshalTypeInvalid(t *testing.T) {
+	schema := new(Schema)
+	require.Error(t, schema.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(`{"type": 5}`)))
+	require.Error(t, schema.UnmarshalJSON([]byte(`{"type": [5]}`)))
+}