diff --git a/.chronus/changes/fix-intermediate-discriminated-type-2024-2-25-18-51-32.md b/.chronus/changes/fix-intermediate-discriminated-type-2024-2-25-18-51-32.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5c703bd584
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.chronus/changes/fix-intermediate-discriminated-type-2024-2-25-18-51-32.md
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# Change versionKind to one of: internal, fix, dependencies, feature, deprecation, breaking
+changeKind: fix
+packages:
+  - "@azure-tools/typespec-autorest"
+---
+
+Fix: Discriminated inheritance wasn't resolving the `x-ms-discriminator-value` when it had an intermediate model.
diff --git a/packages/typespec-autorest/src/openapi.ts b/packages/typespec-autorest/src/openapi.ts
index 20a468d398..b0a4ca4e49 100644
--- a/packages/typespec-autorest/src/openapi.ts
+++ b/packages/typespec-autorest/src/openapi.ts
@@ -1635,6 +1635,29 @@ function createOAPIEmitter(
     );
   }
 
+  function getDiscriminatorValue(model: Model): string | undefined {
+    let discriminator;
+    let current = model;
+    while (current.baseModel) {
+      discriminator = getDiscriminator(program, current.baseModel);
+      if (discriminator) {
+        break;
+      }
+      current = current.baseModel;
+    }
+    if (discriminator === undefined) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+    const prop = getProperty(model, discriminator.propertyName);
+    if (prop) {
+      const values = getStringValues(prop.type);
+      if (values.length === 1) {
+        return values[0];
+      }
+    }
+    return undefined;
+  }
+
   function getSchemaForModel(model: Model, visibility: Visibility) {
     const array = getArrayType(model, visibility);
     if (array) {
@@ -1647,17 +1670,11 @@ function createOAPIEmitter(
     };
 
     if (model.baseModel) {
-      const discriminator = getDiscriminator(program, model.baseModel);
-      if (discriminator) {
-        const prop = getProperty(model, discriminator.propertyName);
-        if (prop) {
-          const values = getStringValues(prop.type);
-          if (values.length === 1) {
-            const extensions = getExtensions(program, model);
-            if (!extensions.has("x-ms-discriminator-value")) {
-              modelSchema["x-ms-discriminator-value"] = values[0];
-            }
-          }
+      const discriminatorValue = getDiscriminatorValue(model);
+      if (discriminatorValue) {
+        const extensions = getExtensions(program, model);
+        if (!extensions.has("x-ms-discriminator-value")) {
+          modelSchema["x-ms-discriminator-value"] = discriminatorValue;
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/packages/typespec-autorest/test/discriminator.test.ts b/packages/typespec-autorest/test/discriminator.test.ts
index a25e73f177..0dfbea9739 100644
--- a/packages/typespec-autorest/test/discriminator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/typespec-autorest/test/discriminator.test.ts
@@ -111,42 +111,28 @@ describe("typespec-autorest: polymorphic model inheritance with discriminator",
     deepStrictEqual(openApi.definitions.CatCls.allOf, [{ $ref: "#/definitions/Pet" }]);
   });
 
-  it("defines discriminated unions with more than one level of inheritance", async () => {
+  it("defines discriminated inheritance with extra non discriminated leaf types", async () => {
     const openApi = await openApiFor(`
       @discriminator("kind")
       model Pet {
-        name: string;
-        weight?: float32;
+        kind: string;
       }
       model Cat extends Pet {
         kind: "cat";
-        meow: int32;
       }
       model Dog extends Pet {
         kind: "dog";
-        bark: string;
       }
       model Beagle extends Dog {
         purebred: boolean;
       }
-
-      op read(): { @body body: Pet };
       `);
-    ok(openApi.definitions.Pet, "expected definition named Pet");
-    ok(openApi.definitions.Cat, "expected definition named Cat");
-    ok(openApi.definitions.Dog, "expected definition named Dog");
-    ok(openApi.definitions.Beagle, "expected definition named Beagle");
-    deepStrictEqual(openApi.paths["/"].get.responses["200"].schema, {
-      $ref: "#/definitions/Pet",
-    });
     deepStrictEqual(openApi.definitions.Pet, {
       type: "object",
       properties: {
-        kind: { type: "string", description: "Discriminator property for Pet." },
-        name: { type: "string" },
-        weight: { type: "number", format: "float" },
+        kind: { type: "string" },
       },
-      required: ["kind", "name"],
+      required: ["kind"],
       discriminator: "kind",
     });
     deepStrictEqual(openApi.definitions.Cat.allOf, [{ $ref: "#/definitions/Pet" }]);
@@ -154,6 +140,35 @@ describe("typespec-autorest: polymorphic model inheritance with discriminator",
     deepStrictEqual(openApi.definitions.Beagle.allOf, [{ $ref: "#/definitions/Dog" }]);
   });
 
+  it("defines discriminated inheritance with intermediate non discriminated model", async () => {
+    const openApi = await openApiFor(`
+      @discriminator("kind")
+      model Pet {
+        kind: string;
+      }
+      
+      model CommonPet extends Pet {
+        name: string;
+      }
+      
+      model Dog extends CommonPet {
+        kind: "dog-kind";
+      }
+      `);
+    deepStrictEqual(openApi.definitions.Pet, {
+      type: "object",
+      properties: {
+        kind: { type: "string" },
+      },
+      required: ["kind"],
+      discriminator: "kind",
+    });
+    deepStrictEqual(openApi.definitions.Dog.allOf, [{ $ref: "#/definitions/CommonPet" }]);
+    strictEqual(openApi.definitions.Dog["x-ms-discriminator-value"], "dog-kind");
+    deepStrictEqual(openApi.definitions.CommonPet.allOf, [{ $ref: "#/definitions/Pet" }]);
+    strictEqual(openApi.definitions.CommonPet["x-ms-discriminator-value"], undefined);
+  });
+
   it("defines nested discriminated unions", async () => {
     const openApi = await openApiFor(`
       @discriminator("kind")