diff --git a/packages/apidom-ns-asyncapi-3/src/refractor/visitors/async-api-3/operation/SecurityVisitor.ts b/packages/apidom-ns-asyncapi-3/src/refractor/visitors/async-api-3/operation/SecurityVisitor.ts
index 02bf57f16..fa797dd3a 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ns-asyncapi-3/src/refractor/visitors/async-api-3/operation/SecurityVisitor.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ns-asyncapi-3/src/refractor/visitors/async-api-3/operation/SecurityVisitor.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class SecurityVisitor extends Mixin(SpecificationVisitor, FallbackVisitor) {
 
       if (isReferenceLikeElement(item)) {
         element = this.toRefractedElement(['document', 'objects', 'Reference'], item);
-        element.setMetaProperty('referenced-element', 'operationSecurity');
+        element.setMetaProperty('referenced-element', 'securityScheme');
       } else {
         element = this.toRefractedElement(['document', 'objects', 'SecurityScheme'], item);
       }
diff --git a/packages/apidom-ns-asyncapi-3/src/refractor/visitors/async-api-3/server/SecurityVisitor.ts b/packages/apidom-ns-asyncapi-3/src/refractor/visitors/async-api-3/server/SecurityVisitor.ts
index 5c0a80356..a2f0dbaae 100644
--- a/packages/apidom-ns-asyncapi-3/src/refractor/visitors/async-api-3/server/SecurityVisitor.ts
+++ b/packages/apidom-ns-asyncapi-3/src/refractor/visitors/async-api-3/server/SecurityVisitor.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class SecurityVisitor extends Mixin(SpecificationVisitor, FallbackVisitor) {
 
       if (isReferenceLikeElement(item)) {
         element = this.toRefractedElement(['document', 'objects', 'Reference'], item);
-        element.setMetaProperty('referenced-element', 'serverSecurity');
+        element.setMetaProperty('referenced-element', 'securityScheme');
       } else {
         element = this.toRefractedElement(['document', 'objects', 'SecurityScheme'], item);
       }
diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/components-security-schemes/dereferenced.json b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/components-security-schemes/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..964b03fa5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/components-security-schemes/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[
+  {
+    "asyncapi": "3.0.0",
+    "components": {
+      "securitySchemes": {
+        "scheme1": {
+          "type": "apiKey"
+        },
+        "scheme2": {
+          "type": "apiKey"
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+]
diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/components-security-schemes/root.json b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/components-security-schemes/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e08ab4593
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/components-security-schemes/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+  "asyncapi": "3.0.0",
+  "components": {
+    "securitySchemes": {
+      "scheme1": {
+        "type": "apiKey"
+      },
+      "scheme2": {
+        "$ref": "#/components/securitySchemes/scheme1"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-object/dereferenced.json b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-object/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5451fd6be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-object/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[{
+  "asyncapi": "3.0.0",
+  "components": {
+    "operations": {
+      "operation1": {
+        "security": [{
+          "type": "string"
+        }]
+      },
+      "operation2": {
+         "security": [{
+          "type": "string"
+        }]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}]
+
diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-object/root.json b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-object/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d334c84e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-object/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "asyncapi": "3.0.0",
+  "components": {
+    "operations": {
+      "operation1": {
+        "security": [{
+          "type": "string"
+        }]
+      },
+      "operation2": {
+       "security": [{
+          "$ref": "#/components/operations/operation1/security/0"
+        }]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-trait-object/dereferenced.json b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-trait-object/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ac4df1e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-trait-object/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+[{
+  "asyncapi": "3.0.0",
+  "components": {
+    "operationTraits": {
+      "operationTrait1": {
+        "security": [{
+          "type": "apiKey"
+         }]
+      },
+      "operationTrait2": {
+        "security": [{
+          "type": "apiKey"
+         }]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-trait-object/root.json b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-trait-object/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6e3281faf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/operation-trait-object/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+{
+  "asyncapi": "3.0.0",
+  "components": {
+    "operationTraits": {
+      "operationTrait1": {
+        "security": [{
+          "type": "apiKey"
+         }]
+      },
+      "operationTrait2": {
+        "security": [{
+          "$ref": "#/components/operationTraits/operationTrait1/security/0"
+         }]
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/server-object/dereferenced.json b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/server-object/dereferenced.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..158d2d973
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/server-object/dereferenced.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[{
+  "asyncapi": "3.0.0",
+  "servers": {
+    "server1": {
+			"security": [{ "type": "apiKey"}]
+		},
+    "server2": {
+			"security": [{ "type": "apiKey"}]
+		}
+  }
+}]
diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/server-object/root.json b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/server-object/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e28d4160d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/fixtures/server-object/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "asyncapi": "3.0.0",
+  "servers": {
+    "server1": {
+			"security":  [{ "$ref": "#/servers/server2/security/0" }]
+     },
+    "server2": {
+			"security":  [{ "type": "apiKey" }]
+     }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/index.ts b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..70a71ddaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/apidom-reference/test/dereference/strategies/asyncapi-3/security-scheme-object/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
+import { assert } from 'chai';
+import { toValue } from '@swagger-api/apidom-core';
+import { mediaTypes } from '@swagger-api/apidom-ns-asyncapi-3';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+
+import { loadJsonFile } from '../../../../helpers.ts';
+import { dereference } from '../../../../../src/index.ts';
+
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const rootFixturePath = path.join(__dirname, 'fixtures');
+
+describe('dereference', function () {
+  context('strategies', function () {
+    context('asyncapi-3', function () {
+      context('Security Scheme Object', function () {
+        context('given in components/securitySchemes field', function () {
+          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, 'components-security-schemes');
+
+          specify('should dereference', async function () {
+            const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+            const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
+              parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+            });
+            const expected = loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+
+            assert.deepEqual(toValue(actual), expected);
+          });
+        });
+        context('given in servers/security field', function () {
+          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, 'server-object');
+
+          specify('should dereference', async function () {
+            const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+            const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
+              parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+            });
+
+            const expected = loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+            assert.deepEqual(toValue(actual), expected);
+          });
+        });
+        context('given in operation/security field', function () {
+          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, 'operation-object');
+
+          specify('should dereference', async function () {
+            const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+            const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
+              parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+            });
+
+            const expected = loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+            assert.deepEqual(toValue(actual), expected);
+          });
+        });
+        context('given in operationTraits/security field', function () {
+          const fixturePath = path.join(rootFixturePath, 'operation-trait-object');
+
+          specify('should dereference', async function () {
+            const rootFilePath = path.join(fixturePath, 'root.json');
+            const actual = await dereference(rootFilePath, {
+              parse: { mediaType: mediaTypes.latest('json') },
+            });
+
+            const expected = loadJsonFile(path.join(fixturePath, 'dereferenced.json'));
+            assert.deepEqual(toValue(actual), expected);
+          });
+        });
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});