diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/ContentType/ContentTypeMapDefinition.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/ContentType/ContentTypeMapDefinition.cs
index 4b46b8f94d..d77014843c 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/ContentType/ContentTypeMapDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/ContentType/ContentTypeMapDefinition.cs
@@ -78,8 +78,29 @@ public abstract class ContentTypeMapDefinition<TContentType, TPropertyTypeModel,
             .ToArray();
     }
 
-    protected static CompositionType CalculateCompositionType(TContentType source, IContentTypeComposition contentTypeComposition)
-        => contentTypeComposition.Id == source.ParentId
+    protected static CompositionType CalculateCompositionType(int contentTypeParentId, IContentTypeComposition contentTypeComposition)
+        => contentTypeComposition.Id == contentTypeParentId
             ? CompositionType.Inheritance
             : CompositionType.Composition;
+
+    protected static IEnumerable<T> MapNestedCompositions<T>(IEnumerable<IContentTypeComposition> directCompositions, int contentTypeParentId, Func<ReferenceByIdModel, CompositionType, T> contentTypeCompositionFactory)
+    {
+        var allCompositions = new List<T>();
+
+        foreach (var composition in directCompositions)
+        {
+            CompositionType compositionType = CalculateCompositionType(contentTypeParentId, composition);
+            T contentTypeComposition = contentTypeCompositionFactory(new ReferenceByIdModel(composition.Key), compositionType);
+            allCompositions.Add(contentTypeComposition);
+
+            // When we have composition inheritance, we have to find all ancestor compositions recursively
+            if (compositionType == CompositionType.Inheritance && composition.ContentTypeComposition.Any())
+            {
+                var nestedCompositions = MapNestedCompositions(composition.ContentTypeComposition, composition.ParentId, contentTypeCompositionFactory);
+                allCompositions.AddRange(nestedCompositions);
+            }
+        }
+
+        return allCompositions;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/DocumentType/DocumentTypeMapDefinition.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/DocumentType/DocumentTypeMapDefinition.cs
index aa2bd1ac55..aa3f483819 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/DocumentType/DocumentTypeMapDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/DocumentType/DocumentTypeMapDefinition.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Extensions;
-using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Mapping.ContentType;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Mapping.ContentType;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.ViewModels;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.ViewModels.DocumentType;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Mapping;
@@ -37,11 +36,14 @@ public class DocumentTypeMapDefinition : ContentTypeMapDefinition<IContentType,
         target.AllowedDocumentTypes = source.AllowedContentTypes?.Select(ct =>
                 new DocumentTypeSort { DocumentType = new ReferenceByIdModel(ct.Key), SortOrder = ct.SortOrder })
             .ToArray() ?? Enumerable.Empty<DocumentTypeSort>();
-        target.Compositions = source.ContentTypeComposition.Select(contentTypeComposition => new DocumentTypeComposition
-        {
-            DocumentType = new ReferenceByIdModel(contentTypeComposition.Key),
-            CompositionType = CalculateCompositionType(source, contentTypeComposition)
-        }).ToArray();
+        target.Compositions = MapNestedCompositions(
+            source.ContentTypeComposition,
+            source.ParentId,
+            (referenceByIdModel, compositionType) => new DocumentTypeComposition
+            {
+                DocumentType = referenceByIdModel,
+                CompositionType = compositionType,
+            });
 
         if (source.AllowedTemplates != null)
         {
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/MediaType/MediaTypeMapDefinition.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/MediaType/MediaTypeMapDefinition.cs
index 92c7967622..c2604f7a8f 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/MediaType/MediaTypeMapDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/MediaType/MediaTypeMapDefinition.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Extensions;
-using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Mapping.ContentType;
+using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Mapping.ContentType;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.ViewModels;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.ViewModels.MediaType;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Mapping;
@@ -38,11 +37,14 @@ public class MediaTypeMapDefinition : ContentTypeMapDefinition<IMediaType, Media
         target.AllowedMediaTypes = source.AllowedContentTypes?.Select(ct =>
                 new MediaTypeSort { MediaType = new ReferenceByIdModel(ct.Key), SortOrder = ct.SortOrder })
             .ToArray() ?? Enumerable.Empty<MediaTypeSort>();
-        target.Compositions = source.ContentTypeComposition.Select(contentTypeComposition => new MediaTypeComposition
-        {
-            MediaType = new ReferenceByIdModel(contentTypeComposition.Key),
-            CompositionType = CalculateCompositionType(source, contentTypeComposition)
-        }).ToArray();
+        target.Compositions = MapNestedCompositions(
+            source.ContentTypeComposition,
+            source.ParentId,
+            (referenceByIdModel, compositionType) => new MediaTypeComposition
+            {
+                MediaType = referenceByIdModel,
+                CompositionType = compositionType,
+            });
     }
 
     // Umbraco.Code.MapAll
diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/MemberType/MemberTypeMapDefinition.cs b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/MemberType/MemberTypeMapDefinition.cs
index 9a9742a236..779fa237e5 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/MemberType/MemberTypeMapDefinition.cs
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management/Mapping/MemberType/MemberTypeMapDefinition.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.Mapping.ContentType;
-using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.ViewModels;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Api.Management.ViewModels.MemberType;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Mapping;
 using Umbraco.Cms.Core.Models;
@@ -30,12 +29,14 @@ public class MemberTypeMapDefinition : ContentTypeMapDefinition<IMemberType, Mem
         target.IsElement = source.IsElement;
         target.Containers = MapPropertyTypeContainers(source);
         target.Properties = MapPropertyTypes(source);
-
-        target.Compositions = source.ContentTypeComposition.Select(contentTypeComposition => new MemberTypeComposition
-        {
-            MemberType = new ReferenceByIdModel(contentTypeComposition.Key),
-            CompositionType = CalculateCompositionType(source, contentTypeComposition)
-        }).ToArray();
+        target.Compositions = MapNestedCompositions(
+            source.ContentTypeComposition,
+            source.ParentId,
+            (referenceByIdModel, compositionType) => new MemberTypeComposition
+            {
+                MemberType = referenceByIdModel,
+                CompositionType = compositionType,
+            });
     }
 
     // Umbraco.Code.MapAll -Collection