diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/PhpClientCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/PhpClientCodegen.java
index e8ee2e0d1ad..33d5875de6e 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/PhpClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/PhpClientCodegen.java
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ public class PhpClientCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
         typeMapping = new HashMap<String, String>();
         typeMapping.put("integer", "int");
         typeMapping.put("long", "int");
+        typeMapping.put("number", "float");
         typeMapping.put("float", "float");
         typeMapping.put("double", "double");
         typeMapping.put("string", "string");