diff --git a/drf_spectacular/contrib/djangorestframework_camel_case.py b/drf_spectacular/contrib/djangorestframework_camel_case.py
index fce51cd7..941eb033 100644
--- a/drf_spectacular/contrib/djangorestframework_camel_case.py
+++ b/drf_spectacular/contrib/djangorestframework_camel_case.py
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import re
 from typing import Optional
 
+from django.utils.module_loading import import_string
+
 
 def camelize_serializer_fields(result, generator, request, public):
+    from django.conf import settings
     from djangorestframework_camel_case.settings import api_settings
     from djangorestframework_camel_case.util import camelize_re, underscore_to_camel
 
@@ -11,6 +14,19 @@ def camelize_serializer_fields(result, generator, request, public):
     # ignore certain field names while camelizing
     ignore_keys = api_settings.JSON_UNDERSCOREIZE.get("ignore_keys") or ()
 
+    def has_middleware_installed():
+        try:
+            from djangorestframework_camel_case.middleware import CamelCaseMiddleWare
+        except ImportError:
+            return False
+
+        for middleware in [import_string(m) for m in settings.MIDDLEWARE]:
+            try:
+                if issubclass(CamelCaseMiddleWare, middleware):
+                    return True
+            except TypeError:
+                pass
+
     def camelize_str(key: str) -> str:
         new_key = re.sub(camelize_re, underscore_to_camel, key) if "_" in key else key
         if key in ignore_keys or new_key in ignore_keys:
@@ -36,10 +52,11 @@ def camelize_component(schema: dict, name: Optional[str] = None) -> dict:
         if component_type == 'schemas':
             camelize_component(component.schema)
 
-    for url_schema in result["paths"].values():
-        for method_schema in url_schema.values():
-            for parameter in method_schema.get("parameters", []):
-                parameter["name"] = camelize_str(parameter["name"])
+    if has_middleware_installed():
+        for url_schema in result["paths"].values():
+            for method_schema in url_schema.values():
+                for parameter in method_schema.get("parameters", []):
+                    parameter["name"] = camelize_str(parameter["name"])
 
     # inplace modification of components also affect result dict, so regeneration is not necessary
     return result
diff --git a/tests/contrib/test_djangorestframework_camel_case.py b/tests/contrib/test_djangorestframework_camel_case.py
index 108b2ec5..48ba6724 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/test_djangorestframework_camel_case.py
+++ b/tests/contrib/test_djangorestframework_camel_case.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     from typing_extensions import TypedDict
 
 from drf_spectacular.contrib.djangorestframework_camel_case import camelize_serializer_fields
-from drf_spectacular.utils import extend_schema, OpenApiParameter
+from drf_spectacular.utils import OpenApiParameter, extend_schema
 from tests import assert_schema, generate_schema
 
 
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ def get_field_nested_ignored(self) -> NestedObject:  # type: ignore
 @extend_schema(
     parameters=[
         OpenApiParameter(
-            name="field_one",
-            description="filter_field",
+            name="field_parameter",
+            description="filter_parameter",
             required=False,
             type=str,
         ),
@@ -78,8 +78,34 @@ def home(self, request):
     }
 )
 @pytest.mark.contrib('djangorestframework_camel_case')
-def test_camelize_serializer_fields():
+def test_camelize_serializer_fields(no_warnings):
     assert_schema(
         generate_schema('a_b_c', FakeViewset),
         'tests/contrib/test_djangorestframework_camel_case.yml'
     )
+
+
+@mock.patch(
+    'django.conf.settings.MIDDLEWARE',
+    ['djangorestframework_camel_case.middleware.CamelCaseMiddleWare'],
+    create=True
+)
+@mock.patch(
+    'drf_spectacular.settings.spectacular_settings.POSTPROCESSING_HOOKS',
+    [camelize_serializer_fields]
+)
+@mock.patch(
+    'djangorestframework_camel_case.settings.api_settings.JSON_UNDERSCOREIZE',
+    {
+        'no_underscore_before_number': False,
+        'ignore_fields': ('field_nested_ignored',),
+        'ignore_keys': ('field_ignored',),
+    }
+)
+@pytest.mark.contrib('djangorestframework_camel_case')
+def test_camelize_middleware(no_warnings):
+    assert_schema(
+        generate_schema('a_b_c', FakeViewset),
+        'tests/contrib/test_djangorestframework_camel_case.yml',
+        reverse_transforms=[lambda x: x.replace("field_parameter", "fieldParameter")]
+    )
diff --git a/tests/contrib/test_djangorestframework_camel_case.yml b/tests/contrib/test_djangorestframework_camel_case.yml
index 7d519fcd..aba844b0 100644
--- a/tests/contrib/test_djangorestframework_camel_case.yml
+++ b/tests/contrib/test_djangorestframework_camel_case.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ paths:
       operationId: a_b_c_list
       parameters:
       - in: query
-        name: fieldOne
+        name: field_parameter
         schema:
           type: string
-        description: filter_field
+        description: filter_parameter
       tags:
       - a_b_c
       security:
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ paths:
       operationId: a_b_c_home_retrieve
       parameters:
       - in: query
-        name: fieldOne
+        name: field_parameter
         schema:
           type: string
-        description: filter_field
+        description: filter_parameter
       tags:
       - a_b_c
       security: