diff --git a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-parser/src/openapi/v3/generateIr.ts b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-parser/src/openapi/v3/generateIr.ts
index 393f078ceb15..e2f11ce02e36 100644
--- a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-parser/src/openapi/v3/generateIr.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-parser/src/openapi/v3/generateIr.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ export function generateIr({
             taskContext.logger.warn(message);
         }
     }
+    const plainBasePath =
+        fernBasePathParsed != null && fernBasePathParsed.pathParameters.length === 0
+            ? fernBasePathParsed.basePath
+            : undefined;
 
     Object.entries(openApi.paths ?? {}).forEach(([path, pathItem]) => {
         if (pathItem == null) {
@@ -157,16 +161,16 @@ export function generateIr({
             }
             switch (operation.type) {
                 case "async":
-                    endpointsWithExample.push(...operation.sync);
-                    endpointsWithExample.push(...operation.async);
+                    endpointsWithExample.push(...prependBasePathToEndpoints(operation.sync, plainBasePath));
+                    endpointsWithExample.push(...prependBasePathToEndpoints(operation.async, plainBasePath));
                     break;
                 case "http":
-                    endpointsWithExample.push(...operation.value);
+                    endpointsWithExample.push(...prependBasePathToEndpoints(operation.value, plainBasePath));
                     break;
                 case "streaming":
-                    endpointsWithExample.push(...operation.streaming);
+                    endpointsWithExample.push(...prependBasePathToEndpoints(operation.streaming, plainBasePath));
                     if (operation.nonStreaming) {
-                        endpointsWithExample.push(...operation.nonStreaming);
+                        endpointsWithExample.push(...prependBasePathToEndpoints(operation.nonStreaming, plainBasePath));
                     }
                     break;
                 case "webhook":
@@ -413,17 +417,14 @@ export function generateIr({
             document: openApi
         }),
         specVersion: openApi.info.version != null && openApi.info.version.length > 0 ? openApi.info.version : undefined,
-        basePath: (() => {
-            const parsed = getFernBasePath(openApi);
-            return parsed?.basePath;
-        })(),
-        basePathParameters: (() => {
-            const parsed = getFernBasePath(openApi);
-            if (parsed == null || parsed.pathParameters.length === 0) {
-                return undefined;
-            }
-            return parsed.pathParameters;
-        })(),
+        basePath:
+            fernBasePathParsed != null && fernBasePathParsed.pathParameters.length > 0
+                ? fernBasePathParsed.basePath
+                : undefined,
+        basePathParameters:
+            fernBasePathParsed != null && fernBasePathParsed.pathParameters.length > 0
+                ? fernBasePathParsed.pathParameters
+                : undefined,
         title: openApi.info.title ?? "",
         description: openApi.info.description,
         groups: Object.fromEntries(
@@ -531,6 +532,33 @@ function maybeRemoveDiscriminantsFromSchemas(
     return result;
 }
 
+function prependBasePath(path: string, basePath: string | undefined): string {
+    if (basePath == null || basePath === "/") {
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    const normalizedBasePath = basePath.replace(/\/+$/, "");
+    if (path === normalizedBasePath || path.startsWith(`${normalizedBasePath}/`)) {
+        return path;
+    }
+
+    const normalizedPath = path.replace(/^\/+/, "");
+    return normalizedPath.length > 0 ? `${normalizedBasePath}/${normalizedPath}` : normalizedBasePath;
+}
+
+function prependBasePathToEndpoints(
+    endpoints: EndpointWithExample[],
+    basePath: string | undefined
+): EndpointWithExample[] {
+    if (basePath == null || basePath === "/") {
+        return endpoints;
+    }
+    return endpoints.map((endpoint) => ({
+        ...endpoint,
+        path: prependBasePath(endpoint.path, basePath)
+    }));
+}
+
 /**
  * Collects parent schema IDs that have at least one allOf child NOT participating
  * in any discriminated union. These parents are "shared" across union and non-union
diff --git a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-parser/src/parse.ts b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-parser/src/parse.ts
index 33cdb822eb6b..5b873cf7826b 100644
--- a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-parser/src/parse.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-parser/src/parse.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,12 @@ export function parse({
                         source,
                         namespace: document.namespace
                     });
-                    ir = merge(ir, openapiIr, getParseOptions({ options: document.settings, overrides: options }));
+                    ir = merge(
+                        ir,
+                        openapiIr,
+                        getParseOptions({ options: document.settings, overrides: options }),
+                        context
+                    );
                     documentIndex++;
                     break;
                 }
@@ -403,11 +408,31 @@ function hasGroupedServers(servers: AnyServerInput[]): boolean {
     return servers.some((server) => server.type === "grouped");
 }
 
+function mergeBasePath(
+    ir1: OpenApiIntermediateRepresentation,
+    ir2: OpenApiIntermediateRepresentation,
+    context: TaskContext
+): Pick<OpenApiIntermediateRepresentation, "basePath" | "basePathParameters"> {
+    if (ir1.basePath != null && ir2.basePath != null && ir1.basePath !== ir2.basePath) {
+        context.failWithoutThrowing(
+            `Conflicting parameterized x-fern-base-path values: '${ir1.basePath}' and '${ir2.basePath}'.`
+        );
+    }
+
+    return {
+        basePath: ir1.basePath ?? ir2.basePath,
+        basePathParameters: ir1.basePathParameters ?? ir2.basePathParameters
+    };
+}
+
 function merge(
     ir1: OpenApiIntermediateRepresentation,
     ir2: OpenApiIntermediateRepresentation,
-    options?: ParseOpenAPIOptions
+    options: ParseOpenAPIOptions | undefined,
+    context: TaskContext
 ): OpenApiIntermediateRepresentation {
+    const mergedBasePath = mergeBasePath(ir1, ir2, context);
+
     // Only perform multi-API environment grouping if the feature flag is enabled
     const shouldGroupEnvironments = options?.groupMultiApiEnvironments === true;
 
@@ -418,8 +443,8 @@ function merge(
             specVersion: ir1.specVersion ?? ir2.specVersion,
             title: ir1.title ?? ir2.title,
             description: ir1.description ?? ir2.description,
-            basePath: ir1.basePath ?? ir2.basePath,
-            basePathParameters: ir1.basePathParameters ?? ir2.basePathParameters,
+            basePath: mergedBasePath.basePath,
+            basePathParameters: mergedBasePath.basePathParameters,
             servers: [...ir1.servers, ...ir2.servers],
             websocketServers: [...ir1.websocketServers, ...ir2.websocketServers],
             tags: {
@@ -591,8 +616,8 @@ function merge(
             specVersion: ir1.specVersion ?? ir2.specVersion,
             title: ir1.title ?? ir2.title,
             description: ir1.description ?? ir2.description,
-            basePath: ir1.basePath ?? ir2.basePath,
-            basePathParameters: ir1.basePathParameters ?? ir2.basePathParameters,
+            basePath: mergedBasePath.basePath,
+            basePathParameters: mergedBasePath.basePathParameters,
             // Cast grouped servers to Server[] - buildEnvironments.ts handles the grouped structure
             // biome-ignore lint/suspicious/noExplicitAny: Required to preserve grouped server metadata through type system
             servers: mergedServers as any as Server[],
@@ -655,8 +680,8 @@ function merge(
         specVersion: ir1.specVersion ?? ir2.specVersion,
         title: ir1.title ?? ir2.title,
         description: ir1.description ?? ir2.description,
-        basePath: ir1.basePath ?? ir2.basePath,
-        basePathParameters: ir1.basePathParameters ?? ir2.basePathParameters,
+        basePath: mergedBasePath.basePath,
+        basePathParameters: mergedBasePath.basePathParameters,
         servers: dedupeServers([...ir1.servers, ...ir2.servers] as AnyServerInput[]) as Server[],
         websocketServers: [...ir1.websocketServers, ...ir2.websocketServers],
         tags: {
diff --git a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/__snapshots__/openapi-ir/per-spec-base-path.json b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/__snapshots__/openapi-ir/per-spec-base-path.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b85257b7e02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/__snapshots__/openapi-ir/per-spec-base-path.json
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+{
+  "specVersion": "1.0.0",
+  "title": "Auth API",
+  "servers": [],
+  "websocketServers": [],
+  "tags": {
+    "tagsById": {}
+  },
+  "hasEndpointsMarkedInternal": false,
+  "endpoints": [
+    {
+      "audiences": [],
+      "operationId": "getToken",
+      "tags": [
+        "auth"
+      ],
+      "namespace": "auth",
+      "pathParameters": [],
+      "queryParameters": [],
+      "headers": [],
+      "generatedRequestName": "GetTokenRequest",
+      "errors": {},
+      "servers": [],
+      "authed": false,
+      "method": "POST",
+      "path": "/token",
+      "examples": [
+        {
+          "pathParameters": [],
+          "queryParameters": [],
+          "headers": [],
+          "codeSamples": [],
+          "type": "full"
+        }
+      ],
+      "source": {
+        "file": "../auth-api.yml",
+        "type": "openapi"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "audiences": [],
+      "operationId": "listItems",
+      "tags": [],
+      "pathParameters": [],
+      "queryParameters": [],
+      "headers": [],
+      "generatedRequestName": "ListItemsRequest",
+      "errors": {},
+      "servers": [],
+      "authed": false,
+      "method": "GET",
+      "path": "/api/v3/items",
+      "examples": [
+        {
+          "pathParameters": [],
+          "queryParameters": [],
+          "headers": [],
+          "codeSamples": [],
+          "type": "full"
+        }
+      ],
+      "source": {
+        "file": "../main-api.yml",
+        "type": "openapi"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "webhooks": [],
+  "channels": {},
+  "groupedSchemas": {
+    "rootSchemas": {},
+    "namespacedSchemas": {
+      "auth": {}
+    }
+  },
+  "variables": {},
+  "nonRequestReferencedSchemas": {},
+  "securitySchemes": {},
+  "globalHeaders": [],
+  "idempotencyHeaders": [],
+  "groups": {}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/__snapshots__/openapi-ir/x-fern-base-path.json b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/__snapshots__/openapi-ir/x-fern-base-path.json
index d84ebcfa1428..c90ef658ebd0 100644
--- a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/__snapshots__/openapi-ir/x-fern-base-path.json
+++ b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/__snapshots__/openapi-ir/x-fern-base-path.json
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
   "specVersion": "1.0",
   "title": "Acme API",
   "description": "The Acme API.",
-  "basePath": "/v1",
   "servers": [
     {
       "url": "https://api.acme.com"
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@
       "servers": [],
       "authed": false,
       "method": "GET",
-      "path": "/example",
+      "path": "/v1/example",
       "examples": [
         {
           "pathParameters": [],
diff --git a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/__snapshots__/openapi/per-spec-base-path.json b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/__snapshots__/openapi/per-spec-base-path.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a4cc7c1cbc3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/__snapshots__/openapi/per-spec-base-path.json
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+{
+  "absoluteFilePath": "/DUMMY_PATH",
+  "importedDefinitions": {},
+  "namedDefinitionFiles": {
+    "__package__.yml": {
+      "absoluteFilepath": "/DUMMY_PATH",
+      "contents": {
+        "service": {
+          "auth": false,
+          "base-path": "",
+          "endpoints": {
+            "listItems": {
+              "auth": undefined,
+              "docs": undefined,
+              "examples": [
+                {},
+              ],
+              "method": "GET",
+              "pagination": undefined,
+              "path": "/api/v3/items",
+              "source": {
+                "openapi": "../main-api.yml",
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          "source": {
+            "openapi": "../main-api.yml",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      "rawContents": "service:
+  auth: false
+  base-path: ''
+  endpoints:
+    listItems:
+      path: /api/v3/items
+      method: GET
+      source:
+        openapi: ../main-api.yml
+      examples:
+        - {}
+  source:
+    openapi: ../main-api.yml
+",
+    },
+    "auth/__package__.yml": {
+      "absoluteFilepath": "/DUMMY_PATH",
+      "contents": {
+        "service": {
+          "auth": false,
+          "base-path": "",
+          "endpoints": {
+            "getToken": {
+              "auth": undefined,
+              "docs": undefined,
+              "examples": [
+                {},
+              ],
+              "method": "POST",
+              "pagination": undefined,
+              "path": "/token",
+              "source": {
+                "openapi": "../auth-api.yml",
+              },
+            },
+          },
+          "source": {
+            "openapi": "../auth-api.yml",
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      "rawContents": "service:
+  auth: false
+  base-path: ''
+  endpoints:
+    getToken:
+      path: /token
+      method: POST
+      source:
+        openapi: ../auth-api.yml
+      examples:
+        - {}
+  source:
+    openapi: ../auth-api.yml
+",
+    },
+  },
+  "packageMarkers": {},
+  "rootApiFile": {
+    "contents": {
+      "display-name": "Auth API",
+      "error-discrimination": {
+        "strategy": "status-code",
+      },
+      "name": "api",
+    },
+    "defaultUrl": undefined,
+    "rawContents": "name: api
+error-discrimination:
+  strategy: status-code
+display-name: Auth API
+",
+  },
+  "specVersion": "1.0.0",
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/auth-api.yml b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/auth-api.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..666ddafcefad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/auth-api.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+openapi: 3.0.0
+info:
+  title: Auth API
+  version: 1.0.0
+x-fern-base-path: /
+paths:
+  /token:
+    post:
+      operationId: getToken
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: Token response
diff --git a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/fern.config.json b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/fern.config.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c8911294210f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/fern.config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+  "organization": "seed",
+  "version": "0.0.0"
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/fern/generators.yml b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/fern/generators.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..24f9960db8d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/fern/generators.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# yaml-language-server: $schema=https://schema.buildwithfern.dev/generators-yml.json
+api:
+  specs:
+    - openapi: ../auth-api.yml
+      namespace: auth
+    - openapi: ../main-api.yml
diff --git a/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/main-api.yml b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/main-api.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ebf853f7f4ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/api-importers/openapi/openapi-ir-to-fern-tests/src/__test__/fixtures/per-spec-base-path/main-api.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+openapi: 3.0.0
+info:
+  title: Main API
+  version: 1.0.0
+x-fern-base-path: /api/v3
+paths:
+  /items:
+    get:
+      operationId: listItems
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: Item response
diff --git a/packages/cli/cli/changes/unreleased/fix-openapi-per-spec-base-path.yml b/packages/cli/cli/changes/unreleased/fix-openapi-per-spec-base-path.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..09f5a87330c5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/cli/changes/unreleased/fix-openapi-per-spec-base-path.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- summary: |
+    Apply plain OpenAPI x-fern-base-path values to endpoints within their own documents.
+  type: fix