diff --git a/packages/compat/src/fixup-rules.js b/packages/compat/src/fixup-rules.js
index 1bad279..34752d5 100644
--- a/packages/compat/src/fixup-rules.js
+++ b/packages/compat/src/fixup-rules.js
@@ -183,6 +183,21 @@ export function fixupRule(ruleDefinition) {
 		create: ruleCreate,
 	};
 
+	// copy `schema` property of function-style rule or top-level `schema` property of object-style rule into `meta` object
+	// @ts-ignore -- top-level `schema` property was not offically supported for object-style rules so it doesn't exist in types
+	const { schema } = ruleDefinition;
+	if (schema) {
+		if (!newRuleDefinition.meta) {
+			newRuleDefinition.meta = { schema };
+		} else {
+			newRuleDefinition.meta = {
+				...newRuleDefinition.meta,
+				// top-level `schema` had precedence over `meta.schema` so it's okay to overwrite `meta.schema` if it exists
+				schema,
+			};
+		}
+	}
+
 	// cache the fixed up rule
 	fixedUpRuleReplacements.set(ruleDefinition, newRuleDefinition);
 	fixedUpRules.add(newRuleDefinition);
diff --git a/packages/compat/tests/fixup-rules.js b/packages/compat/tests/fixup-rules.js
index 7132d21..8f4b92b 100644
--- a/packages/compat/tests/fixup-rules.js
+++ b/packages/compat/tests/fixup-rules.js
@@ -76,6 +76,184 @@ describe("@eslint/backcompat", () => {
 			assert.strictEqual(fixedUpRule, fixedUpRule2);
 		});
 
+		it("should return a new rule object with `meta.schema` when a rule with top-level `schema` and without `meta` is passed to fixupRule", () => {
+			const schema = [{ type: "string" }];
+			const rule = {
+				schema,
+				create(context) {
+					return {
+						Identifier(node) {
+							context.report(node, context.options[0]);
+						},
+					};
+				},
+			};
+			const fixedUpRule = fixupRule(rule);
+
+			assert.notStrictEqual(rule, fixedUpRule);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(Object.keys(fixedUpRule), [
+				...Object.keys(rule),
+				"meta",
+			]);
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof fixedUpRule.meta, "object");
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(fixedUpRule.meta.schema, schema);
+
+			const config = {
+				plugins: {
+					test: {
+						rules: {
+							"test-rule": fixedUpRule,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				rules: {
+					"test/test-rule": ["error", "my-option"],
+				},
+			};
+
+			const linter = new Linter();
+			const code = "var foo;";
+			const messages = linter.verify(code, config, {
+				filename: "test.js",
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(messages.length, 1);
+			assert.strictEqual(messages[0].message, "my-option");
+		});
+
+		it("should return a new rule object with `meta.schema` when a rule with top-level `schema` and with `meta` is passed to fixupRule", () => {
+			const schema = [{ type: "string" }];
+			const rule = {
+				schema,
+				meta: {
+					docs: {},
+				},
+				create(context) {
+					return {
+						Identifier(node) {
+							context.report(node, context.options[0]);
+						},
+					};
+				},
+			};
+			const fixedUpRule = fixupRule(rule);
+
+			assert.notStrictEqual(rule, fixedUpRule);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(Object.keys(rule), Object.keys(fixedUpRule));
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(Object.keys(fixedUpRule.meta), [
+				...Object.keys(rule.meta),
+				"schema",
+			]);
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(fixedUpRule.meta.schema, schema);
+
+			const config = {
+				plugins: {
+					test: {
+						rules: {
+							"test-rule": fixedUpRule,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				rules: {
+					"test/test-rule": ["error", "my-option"],
+				},
+			};
+
+			const linter = new Linter();
+			const code = "var foo;";
+			const messages = linter.verify(code, config, {
+				filename: "test.js",
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(messages.length, 1);
+			assert.strictEqual(messages[0].message, "my-option");
+		});
+
+		it("should return a rule object when a function-style rule is passed to fixupRule", () => {
+			function rule(context) {
+				return {
+					Identifier(node) {
+						context.report(node, "My message.");
+					},
+				};
+			}
+			const fixedUpRule = fixupRule(rule);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof fixedUpRule, "object");
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(Object.keys(fixedUpRule), ["create"]);
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof fixedUpRule.create, "function");
+			assert.notStrictEqual(rule, fixedUpRule.create); // the original rule should be wrapped in `create`
+
+			const config = {
+				plugins: {
+					test: {
+						rules: {
+							"test-rule": fixedUpRule,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				rules: {
+					"test/test-rule": "error",
+				},
+			};
+
+			const linter = new Linter();
+			const code = "var foo;";
+			const messages = linter.verify(code, config, {
+				filename: "test.js",
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(messages.length, 1);
+			assert.strictEqual(messages[0].message, "My message.");
+		});
+
+		it("should return a rule object with `meta.schema` when a function-style rule with schema is passed to fixupRule", () => {
+			function rule(context) {
+				return {
+					Identifier(node) {
+						context.report(node, context.options[0]);
+					},
+				};
+			}
+
+			const schema = [{ type: "string" }];
+			rule.schema = schema;
+
+			const fixedUpRule = fixupRule(rule);
+
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof fixedUpRule, "object");
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(Object.keys(fixedUpRule), [
+				"create",
+				"meta",
+			]);
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof fixedUpRule.create, "function");
+			assert.notStrictEqual(rule, fixedUpRule.create); // the original rule should be wrapped in `create`
+			assert.strictEqual(typeof fixedUpRule.meta, "object");
+			assert.deepStrictEqual(fixedUpRule.meta.schema, schema);
+
+			const config = {
+				plugins: {
+					test: {
+						rules: {
+							"test-rule": fixedUpRule,
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				rules: {
+					"test/test-rule": ["error", "my-option"],
+				},
+			};
+
+			const linter = new Linter();
+			const code = "var foo;";
+			const messages = linter.verify(code, config, {
+				filename: "test.js",
+			});
+
+			assert.strictEqual(messages.length, 1);
+			assert.strictEqual(messages[0].message, "my-option");
+		});
+
 		it("should create a rule where getDeclaredVariables() returns the same value as sourceCode.getDeclaredVariables(node)", () => {
 			const rule = {
 				create(context) {