diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 44792720..cc2a32c1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
   * `PathItemsIn30`: detect `components.pathItems` usage in 3.0 documents (3.1 addition)
   * `ExclusiveMinimum` / `ExclusiveMaximum`: detect 3.0 Boolean vs 3.1 numeric form mismatch
   * `TypeNullIn30`: detect `type: "null"` usage in 3.0 documents (3.1 primitive)
+  * `WebhooksIn30`: detect root-level `webhooks` usage in 3.0 documents (3.1 addition)
 * support 3.1-style numeric `exclusiveMinimum` / `exclusiveMaximum` in value validation (standalone bound, not a Boolean modifier on `minimum` / `maximum`)
 * support `type: "null"` (3.1 primitive) in value validation
+* support root-level `webhooks` (OpenAPI 3.1) in the parse layer
 
 ## 2.3.1 (2025-11-14)
 * add optional date coercion with behavior matching existing datetime coercion
diff --git a/lib/openapi_parser/schemas/openapi.rb b/lib/openapi_parser/schemas/openapi.rb
index af0244ca..4fa2b747 100644
--- a/lib/openapi_parser/schemas/openapi.rb
+++ b/lib/openapi_parser/schemas/openapi.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ def openapi_version
     #   @return [Info, nil]
     openapi_attr_object :info, Info, reference: false
 
+    # @!attribute [r] webhooks
+    #   @return [Hash{String => PathItem}, nil] webhook path items (OpenAPI 3.1+)
+    openapi_attr_hash_object :webhooks, PathItem, reference: true
+
     # @return [OpenAPIParser::RequestOperation, nil]
     def request_operation(http_method, request_path)
       OpenAPIParser::RequestOperation.create(http_method, request_path, @path_item_finder, @config)
diff --git a/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb
index 26068569..509afec6 100644
--- a/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb
+++ b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/nullable_deprecation'
 require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/example_singular_deprecation'
 require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/type_null_in_30'
+require_relative 'spec_validator/rules/webhooks_in_30'
 
 module OpenAPIParser
   class SpecViolationError < OpenAPIError
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ def rules
           Rules::NullableDeprecation,
           Rules::ExampleSingularDeprecation,
           Rules::TypeNullIn30,
+          Rules::WebhooksIn30,
         ]
       end
   end
diff --git a/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/webhooks_in_30.rb b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/webhooks_in_30.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4c03508
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/webhooks_in_30.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+module OpenAPIParser
+  class SpecValidator
+    module Rules
+      # `webhooks` is a 3.1 root-level addition; 3.0 has no equivalent.
+      class WebhooksIn30 < Rule
+        def check(root)
+          return [] unless version == :v3_0
+          return [] unless root.raw_schema.is_a?(Hash) && root.raw_schema.key?('webhooks')
+
+          [violation(
+            path: '#/webhooks',
+            message: '`webhooks` is a 3.1 root-level addition; 3.0 documents have no such field',
+          )]
+        end
+      end
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs b/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs
index 7ecc4546..787a32f1 100644
--- a/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs
+++ b/sig/openapi_parser/spec_validator.rbs
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ module OpenAPIParser
       class TypeNullIn30 < Rule
         def check: (OpenAPIParser::Schemas::OpenAPI root) -> Array[SpecValidator::SpecViolation]
       end
+
+      class WebhooksIn30 < Rule
+        def check: (OpenAPIParser::Schemas::OpenAPI root) -> Array[SpecValidator::SpecViolation]
+      end
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/data/openapi_3_1/webhooks_30.yaml b/spec/data/openapi_3_1/webhooks_30.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7a50102e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/data/openapi_3_1/webhooks_30.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+openapi: 3.0.3
+info:
+  title: Billing API
+  version: '1.0'
+paths:
+  /invoices:
+    get:
+      summary: List invoices
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+# `webhooks` is a 3.1 root-level addition; 3.0 has no such field, so its
+# presence on a 3.0 document is a spec violation.
+webhooks:
+  invoicePaid:
+    post:
+      summary: Notify that an invoice was paid
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Acknowledged
diff --git a/spec/data/openapi_3_1/webhooks_31.yaml b/spec/data/openapi_3_1/webhooks_31.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2011935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/data/openapi_3_1/webhooks_31.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info:
+  title: Billing API
+  version: '1.0'
+paths:
+  /invoices:
+    get:
+      summary: List invoices
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: OK
+# `webhooks` is a legitimate root-level field in 3.1, so no violation is
+# expected here.
+webhooks:
+  invoicePaid:
+    post:
+      summary: Notify that an invoice was paid
+      responses:
+        '200':
+          description: Acknowledged
diff --git a/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_1_spec.rb b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_1_spec.rb
index fd386bd2..70405902 100644
--- a/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_1_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/integration_3_1_spec.rb
@@ -130,4 +130,17 @@ def expect_clean(file)
     end
   end
 
+  describe 'webhooks (3.1 root-level addition)' do
+    it 'warns on the version-mismatched document under :warn' do
+      expect_mismatch_warns('webhooks_30.yaml', [:webhooks_in30])
+    end
+
+    it 'raises SpecViolationError on the version-mismatched document under :raise' do
+      expect_mismatch_raises('webhooks_30.yaml', [:webhooks_in30])
+    end
+
+    it 'stays clean on the correctly-versioned document' do
+      expect_clean('webhooks_31.yaml')
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/webhooks_in_30_spec.rb b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/webhooks_in_30_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8365861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/openapi_parser/spec_validator/rules/webhooks_in_30_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+require_relative '../../../spec_helper'
+
+RSpec.describe 'OpenAPIParser::SpecValidator::Rules::WebhooksIn30' do
+  def base_doc(openapi_version_string)
+    {
+      'openapi' => openapi_version_string,
+      'info' => { 'title' => 'test', 'version' => '1.0' },
+      'paths' => {},
+    }
+  end
+
+  def doc_with_webhooks(openapi_version_string)
+    raw = base_doc(openapi_version_string)
+    raw['webhooks'] = {
+      'newPet' => { 'post' => { 'responses' => { '200' => { 'description' => 'ok' } } } },
+    }
+    OpenAPIParser.parse(raw, strict_reference_validation: false)
+  end
+
+  def doc_without_webhooks(openapi_version_string)
+    OpenAPIParser.parse(base_doc(openapi_version_string), strict_reference_validation: false)
+  end
+
+  def run_rule_for(root)
+    OpenAPIParser::SpecValidator::Rules::WebhooksIn30.new(root.openapi_version).check(root)
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.1 document declaring webhooks' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = doc_with_webhooks('3.1.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.1 document without webhooks' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = doc_without_webhooks('3.1.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.0 document declaring webhooks' do
+    it 'reports one violation pointing at #/webhooks' do
+      root = doc_with_webhooks('3.0.0')
+      violations = run_rule_for(root)
+      expect(violations.size).to eq 1
+      expect(violations.first.path).to eq '#/webhooks'
+      expect(violations.first.rule_name).to eq :webhooks_in30
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with a 3.0 document without webhooks' do
+    it 'reports no violation' do
+      root = doc_without_webhooks('3.0.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with an :unknown version document declaring webhooks' do
+    it 'reports no violation (rule skipped)' do
+      root = doc_with_webhooks('4.0.0')
+      expect(run_rule_for(root)).to eq []
+    end
+  end
+end
+
+RSpec.describe 'OpenAPI#webhooks parse layer' do
+  let(:root) do
+    raw = {
+      'openapi' => '3.1.0',
+      'info' => { 'title' => 'test', 'version' => '1.0' },
+      'paths' => {},
+      'webhooks' => {
+        'newPet' => { 'post' => { 'responses' => { '200' => { 'description' => 'ok' } } } },
+      },
+    }
+    OpenAPIParser.parse(raw, strict_reference_validation: false)
+  end
+
+  it 'exposes webhooks as a Hash of PathItem' do
+    expect(root.webhooks).to be_a(Hash)
+    expect(root.webhooks['newPet']).to be_a(OpenAPIParser::Schemas::PathItem)
+  end
+end