diff --git a/src/_vendor/zod-to-json-schema/parseDef.ts b/src/_vendor/zod-to-json-schema/parseDef.ts
index f4dd747ca..bbdbb3d42 100644
--- a/src/_vendor/zod-to-json-schema/parseDef.ts
+++ b/src/_vendor/zod-to-json-schema/parseDef.ts
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ const selectParser = (
     case ZodFirstPartyTypeKind.ZodDefault:
       return parseDefaultDef(def, refs);
     case ZodFirstPartyTypeKind.ZodBranded:
-      return parseBrandedDef(def, refs);
+      return parseBrandedDef(def, refs, forceResolution);
     case ZodFirstPartyTypeKind.ZodReadonly:
       return parseReadonlyDef(def, refs);
     case ZodFirstPartyTypeKind.ZodCatch:
diff --git a/src/_vendor/zod-to-json-schema/parsers/branded.ts b/src/_vendor/zod-to-json-schema/parsers/branded.ts
index c585f2d93..ad1f9028c 100644
--- a/src/_vendor/zod-to-json-schema/parsers/branded.ts
+++ b/src/_vendor/zod-to-json-schema/parsers/branded.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ import { ZodBrandedDef } from 'zod/v3';
 import { parseDef } from '../parseDef';
 import { Refs } from '../Refs';
 
-export function parseBrandedDef(_def: ZodBrandedDef<any>, refs: Refs) {
-  return parseDef(_def.type._def, refs);
+export function parseBrandedDef(_def: ZodBrandedDef<any>, refs: Refs, forceResolution = false) {
+  return parseDef(_def.type._def, refs, forceResolution);
 }
diff --git a/tests/helpers/zod.test.ts b/tests/helpers/zod.test.ts
index 1bc766376..baa92db4d 100644
--- a/tests/helpers/zod.test.ts
+++ b/tests/helpers/zod.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { zodResponseFormat } from 'openai/helpers/zod';
+import { zodResponseFormat, zodTextFormat } from 'openai/helpers/zod';
 import { z as zv3 } from 'zod/v3';
 import { z as zv4 } from 'zod/v4';
 
@@ -359,4 +359,30 @@ describe.each([
 
     expect(consoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
   });
+
+  it('does not emit circular refs for branded zodTextFormat array items', () => {
+    if (version !== 'v3') {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const BlockIdSchema = z.string().brand<'SlideId'>();
+    const SlidePlanSchema = z.object({
+      slides: z.array(
+        z.object({
+          subtitle: z.array(BlockIdSchema).nullable(),
+          content: z.array(BlockIdSchema).min(1),
+        }),
+      ),
+    });
+
+    const jsonSchema = zodTextFormat(SlidePlanSchema, 'slidePlan').schema as {
+      definitions?: Record<string, unknown>;
+    };
+
+    expect(
+      jsonSchema.definitions?.['slidePlan_properties_slides_items_properties_subtitle_anyOf_0_items'],
+    ).toEqual({
+      type: 'string',
+    });
+  });
 });