diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index beddcb84e7d..8b42812008d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -438,12 +438,13 @@ SYNOPSIS
                 [--instantiation-types <instantiation types>...]
                 [--invoker-package <invoker package>]
                 [--language-specific-primitives <language specific primitives>...]
-                [--library <library>] [--log-to-stderr]
+                [--library <library>] [--log-to-stderr] [--minimal-update]
                 [--model-name-prefix <model name prefix>]
                 [--model-name-suffix <model name suffix>]
                 [--model-package <model package>]
                 [(-o <output directory> | --output <output directory>)]
-                [--release-note <release note>] [--remove-operation-id-prefix]
+                [--package-name <package name>] [--release-note <release note>]
+                [--remove-operation-id-prefix]
                 [--reserved-words-mappings <reserved word mappings>...]
                 [(-s | --skip-overwrite)] [--skip-validate-spec]
                 [(-t <template directory> | --template-dir <template directory>)]
diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index 86e8331c478..880f541841d 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -241,20 +241,22 @@ SYNOPSIS
                 [(-c <configuration file> | --config <configuration file>)]
                 [-D <system properties>...] [--enable-post-process-file]
                 [(-g <generator name> | --generator-name <generator name>)]
-                [--git-repo-id <git repo id>] [--git-user-id <git user id>]
-                [--group-id <group id>] [--http-user-agent <http user agent>]
+                [--generate-alias-as-model] [--git-repo-id <git repo id>]
+                [--git-user-id <git user id>] [--group-id <group id>]
+                [--http-user-agent <http user agent>]
                 (-i <spec file> | --input-spec <spec file>)
                 [--ignore-file-override <ignore file override location>]
                 [--import-mappings <import mappings>...]
                 [--instantiation-types <instantiation types>...]
                 [--invoker-package <invoker package>]
                 [--language-specific-primitives <language specific primitives>...]
-                [--library <library>] [--log-to-stderr]
+                [--library <library>] [--log-to-stderr] [--minimal-update]
                 [--model-name-prefix <model name prefix>]
                 [--model-name-suffix <model name suffix>]
                 [--model-package <model package>]
                 [(-o <output directory> | --output <output directory>)]
-                [--release-note <release note>] [--remove-operation-id-prefix]
+                [--package-name <package name>] [--release-note <release note>]
+                [--remove-operation-id-prefix]
                 [--reserved-words-mappings <reserved word mappings>...]
                 [(-s | --skip-overwrite)] [--skip-validate-spec]
                 [(-t <template directory> | --template-dir <template directory>)]
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-cli/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/cmd/Generate.java b/modules/openapi-generator-cli/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/cmd/Generate.java
index 28dc4dcdb26..11c0834ddc4 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-cli/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/cmd/Generate.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-cli/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/cmd/Generate.java
@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ public class Generate implements Runnable {
                     + "overwritten during the generation.")
     private Boolean skipOverwrite;
 
+
+    @Option(name = {"--package-name"}, title = "package name",
+            description = CodegenConstants.PACKAGE_NAME_DESC)
+    private String packageName;
+
     @Option(name = {"--api-package"}, title = "api package",
             description = CodegenConstants.API_PACKAGE_DESC)
     private String apiPackage;
@@ -288,6 +293,10 @@ public class Generate implements Runnable {
             configurator.setTemplateDir(templateDir);
         }
 
+        if (isNotEmpty(packageName)) {
+            configurator.setPackageName(packageName);
+        }
+
         if (isNotEmpty(templatingEngine)) {
             configurator.setTemplatingEngineName(templatingEngine);
         }
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-cli/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/cmd/GenerateTest.java b/modules/openapi-generator-cli/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/cmd/GenerateTest.java
index 2738eebfac9..882424341c6 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-cli/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/cmd/GenerateTest.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-cli/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/cmd/GenerateTest.java
@@ -277,6 +277,19 @@ public class GenerateTest {
         };
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testPackageName() throws Exception {
+        final String value = "io.foo.bar.baz";
+        setupAndRunGenericTest("--package-name", value);
+
+        new FullVerifications() {
+            {
+                configurator.setPackageName(value);
+                times = 1;
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testApiPackage() throws Exception {
         final String value = "io.foo.bar.api";
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/README.adoc b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/README.adoc
index 4433832caf6..e48737602dc 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/README.adoc
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/README.adoc
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ The gradle plugin is not currently published to https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/.
 |false
 |Specifies if the existing files should be overwritten during the generation.
 
+|packageName
+|String
+|(generator specific)
+|Package for generated classes (where supported).
+
 |apiPackage
 |String
 |(generator specific)
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGeneratorPlugin.kt b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGeneratorPlugin.kt
index 80ba59decb6..8d8e9650097 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGeneratorPlugin.kt
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/OpenApiGeneratorPlugin.kt
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ class OpenApiGeneratorPlugin : Plugin<Project> {
                     systemProperties.set(generate.systemProperties)
                     configFile.set(generate.configFile)
                     skipOverwrite.set(generate.skipOverwrite)
+                    packageName.set(generate.packageName)
                     apiPackage.set(generate.apiPackage)
                     modelPackage.set(generate.modelPackage)
                     modelNamePrefix.set(generate.modelNamePrefix)
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/extensions/OpenApiGeneratorGenerateExtension.kt b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/extensions/OpenApiGeneratorGenerateExtension.kt
index 1af15731537..a533eca90b7 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/extensions/OpenApiGeneratorGenerateExtension.kt
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/extensions/OpenApiGeneratorGenerateExtension.kt
@@ -80,6 +80,11 @@ open class OpenApiGeneratorGenerateExtension(project: Project) {
      */
     val skipOverwrite = project.objects.property<Boolean?>()
 
+    /**
+     * Package for generated classes (where supported)
+     */
+    val packageName = project.objects.property<String>()
+
     /**
      * Package for generated api classes
      */
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/tasks/GenerateTask.kt b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/tasks/GenerateTask.kt
index 109276eebc2..28a512dd006 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/tasks/GenerateTask.kt
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator-gradle-plugin/src/main/kotlin/org/openapitools/generator/gradle/plugin/tasks/GenerateTask.kt
@@ -105,6 +105,12 @@ open class GenerateTask : DefaultTask() {
     @get:Internal
     val skipOverwrite = project.objects.property<Boolean?>()
 
+    /**
+     * Package for generated classes (where supported)
+     */
+    @get:Internal
+    val packageName = project.objects.property<String>()
+
     /**
      * Package for generated api classes
      */
@@ -456,6 +462,10 @@ open class GenerateTask : DefaultTask() {
                 configurator.templateDir = value
             }
 
+            packageName.ifNotEmpty { value ->
+                configurator.packageName = value
+            }
+
             apiPackage.ifNotEmpty { value ->
                 configurator.apiPackage = value
             }
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/CodegenConstants.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/CodegenConstants.java
index f9c21a4968b..cf891d9a775 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/CodegenConstants.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/CodegenConstants.java
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ public class CodegenConstants {
 
     public static final String PROJECT_NAME = "projectName";
     public static final String PACKAGE_NAME = "packageName";
+    public static final String PACKAGE_NAME_DESC = "package for generated classes (where supported)";
+
     public static final String PACKAGE_VERSION = "packageVersion";
 
     public static final String PACKAGE_TITLE = "packageTitle";