diff --git a/litestar/dto/base_dto.py b/litestar/dto/base_dto.py
index 2976f7ce05..83fc16ce9c 100644
--- a/litestar/dto/base_dto.py
+++ b/litestar/dto/base_dto.py
@@ -217,10 +217,13 @@ def create_openapi_schema(
             # generated transfer model type in the type arguments.
             transfer_model = backend.transfer_model_type
             generic_args = tuple(transfer_model if a is cls.model_type else a for a in field_definition.args)
-            return schema_creator.for_field_definition(
-                FieldDefinition.from_annotation(field_definition.origin[generic_args])
-            )
-        return schema_creator.for_field_definition(FieldDefinition.from_annotation(backend.annotation))
+            annotation = field_definition.safe_generic_origin[generic_args]
+        else:
+            annotation = backend.annotation
+
+        return schema_creator.for_field_definition(
+            FieldDefinition.from_annotation(annotation, kwarg_definition=field_definition.kwarg_definition)
+        )
 
     @classmethod
     def resolve_generic_wrapper_type(
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_dto/test_factory/test_integration.py b/tests/unit/test_dto/test_factory/test_integration.py
index 21dc1c027f..5f7eafee1e 100644
--- a/tests/unit/test_dto/test_factory/test_integration.py
+++ b/tests/unit/test_dto/test_factory/test_integration.py
@@ -1003,3 +1003,58 @@ def get_users() -> WithCount[User]:
     assert not_none(schema.properties).keys() == {"count", "data"}
     model_schema = openapi.components.schemas["GetUsersUserResponseBody"]
     assert not_none(model_schema.properties).keys() == {"id", "name"}
+
+
+def test_openapi_schema_for_dto_includes_body_examples(create_module: Callable[[str], ModuleType]) -> None:
+    module = create_module(
+        """
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from uuid import UUID
+
+from typing_extensions import Annotated
+
+from litestar import Litestar, post
+from litestar.dto import DataclassDTO
+from litestar.openapi.spec import Example
+from litestar.params import Body
+
+
+@dataclass
+class Item:
+    id: UUID
+    name: str
+
+
+body = Body(
+    title="Create item",
+    description="Create a new item.",
+    examples=[
+        Example(
+            summary="Post is Ok",
+            value={
+                "id": "3fa85f64-5717-4562-b3fc-2c963f66afa6",
+                "name": "Swatch",
+            },
+        )
+    ],
+)
+
+
+@post()
+async def create_item(data: Annotated[Item, body]) -> Item:
+    return data
+
+
+@post("dto", dto=DataclassDTO[Item])
+async def create_item_with_dto(data: Annotated[Item, body]) -> Item:
+    return data
+
+
+app = Litestar(route_handlers=[create_item, create_item_with_dto])
+"""
+    )
+
+    openapi_schema = module.app.openapi_schema
+    item_schema = openapi_schema.components.schemas["Item"]
+    item_with_dto_schema = openapi_schema.components.schemas["CreateItemWithDtoItemRequestBody"]
+    assert item_schema.examples == item_with_dto_schema.examples