diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/pathParams.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/pathParams.mustache
index bf6684029a8..0fd5398a244 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/pathParams.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/pathParams.mustache
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{#isPathParam}}{{#useBeanValidation}}{{>beanValidationPathParams}}{{/useBeanValidation}}{{#swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}@Parameter(description = "{{{description}}}"{{#required}}, required = true{{/required}}{{#allowableValues}}{{#defaultValue}}, schema = Schema(allowableValues = [{{#enumVars}}"{{#lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{{value}}}{{/lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}"{{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{/enumVars}}]{{^isContainer}}, defaultValue = {{^isString}}"{{/isString}}{{#isString}}{{#isEnum}}"{{/isEnum}}{{/isString}}{{{defaultValue}}}{{^isString}}"{{/isString}}{{#isString}}{{#isEnum}}"{{/isEnum}}{{/isString}}{{/isContainer}}){{/defaultValue}}{{/allowableValues}}{{#allowableValues}}{{^defaultValue}}, schema = Schema(allowableValues = [{{#enumVars}}"{{#lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{{value}}}{{/lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}"{{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{/enumVars}}]){{/defaultValue}}{{/allowableValues}}{{^allowableValues}}{{#defaultValue}}{{^isContainer}}, schema = Schema(defaultValue = {{^isString}}"{{/isString}}{{#isString}}{{#isEnum}}"{{/isEnum}}{{/isString}}{{{defaultValue}}}{{^isString}}"{{/isString}}{{#isString}}{{#isEnum}}"{{/isEnum}}{{/isString}}){{/isContainer}}{{/defaultValue}}{{/allowableValues}}){{/swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}{{#swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}@ApiParam(value = "{{{description}}}"{{#required}}, required = true{{/required}}{{#allowableValues}}, allowableValues = "{{#enumVars}}{{#lambda.escapeDoubleQuote}}{{{value}}}{{/lambda.escapeDoubleQuote}}{{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{/enumVars}}"{{/allowableValues}}{{#defaultValue}}, defaultValue = "{{{.}}}"{{/defaultValue}}){{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}} @PathVariable("{{baseName}}") {{{paramName}}}: {{>optionalDataType}}{{/isPathParam}}
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+{{#isPathParam}}{{#useBeanValidation}}{{>beanValidationPathParams}}{{/useBeanValidation}}{{#swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}@Parameter(description = "{{{description}}}"{{#required}}, required = true{{/required}}{{#allowableValues}}{{#defaultValue}}, schema = Schema(allowableValues = [{{#values}}"{{{.}}}"{{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{/values}}]{{^isContainer}}, defaultValue = {{^isString}}"{{/isString}}{{#isString}}{{#isEnum}}"{{/isEnum}}{{/isString}}{{{defaultValue}}}{{^isString}}"{{/isString}}{{#isString}}{{#isEnum}}"{{/isEnum}}{{/isString}}{{/isContainer}}){{/defaultValue}}{{/allowableValues}}{{#allowableValues}}{{^defaultValue}}, schema = Schema(allowableValues = [{{#values}}"{{{.}}}"{{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{/values}}]){{/defaultValue}}{{/allowableValues}}{{^allowableValues}}{{#defaultValue}}{{^isContainer}}, schema = Schema(defaultValue = {{^isString}}"{{/isString}}{{#isString}}{{#isEnum}}"{{/isEnum}}{{/isString}}{{{defaultValue}}}{{^isString}}"{{/isString}}{{#isString}}{{#isEnum}}"{{/isEnum}}{{/isString}}){{/isContainer}}{{/defaultValue}}{{/allowableValues}}){{/swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}{{#swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}@ApiParam(value = "{{{description}}}"{{#required}}, required = true{{/required}}{{#allowableValues}}, allowableValues = "{{#values}}{{{.}}}{{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{/values}}"{{/allowableValues}}{{#defaultValue}}, defaultValue = "{{{.}}}"{{/defaultValue}}){{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}} @PathVariable("{{baseName}}") {{{paramName}}}: {{>optionalDataType}}{{/isPathParam}}
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diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/kotlin/spring/KotlinSpringServerCodegenTest.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/kotlin/spring/KotlinSpringServerCodegenTest.java
index 5a0d24cdcf1..f2ce3c3adeb 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/kotlin/spring/KotlinSpringServerCodegenTest.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/kotlin/spring/KotlinSpringServerCodegenTest.java
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import io.swagger.v3.oas.models.servers.Server;
 import io.swagger.v3.parser.core.models.ParseOptions;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
+import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions;
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
@@ -15,13 +16,14 @@ import org.openapitools.codegen.CodegenConstants;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.DefaultGenerator;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.TestUtils;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.config.CodegenConfigurator;
-import org.openapitools.codegen.java.assertions.JavaFileAssert;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.kotlin.KotlinTestUtils;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.languages.KotlinSpringServerCodegen;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.languages.features.CXFServerFeatures;
+import org.openapitools.codegen.languages.features.DocumentationProviderFeatures;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.languages.features.DocumentationProviderFeatures.AnnotationLibrary;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.languages.features.DocumentationProviderFeatures.DocumentationProvider;
 import org.testng.Assert;
+import org.testng.annotations.DataProvider;
 import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 
 import java.io.File;
@@ -1232,6 +1234,79 @@ public class KotlinSpringServerCodegenTest {
                 "@NotNull", "@Valid", "@Pattern(regexp=\"^[a-zA-Z0-9]+[a-zA-Z0-9\\\\.\\\\-_]*[a-zA-Z0-9]+$\")");
     }
 
+    @DataProvider
+    public Object[][] issue17997DocumentationProviders() {
+        return new Object[][]{
+            {DocumentationProviderFeatures.DocumentationProvider.SPRINGDOC.name(),
+                (Consumer<Path>) outputPath ->
+                    assertFileContains(
+                        outputPath,
+                        "allowableValues = [\"0\", \"1\"], defaultValue = \"0\"",
+                        "@PathVariable"
+                    ),
+                (Consumer<Path>) outputPath ->
+                    assertFileContains(
+                        outputPath,
+                        "allowableValues = [\"sleeping\", \"awake\"]", "@PathVariable",
+                        "@PathVariable"
+                    )
+            },
+            {DocumentationProviderFeatures.DocumentationProvider.SPRINGFOX.name(),
+                (Consumer<Path>) outputPath ->
+                    assertFileContains(
+                        outputPath,
+                        "allowableValues = \"0, 1\", defaultValue = \"0\"",
+                        "@PathVariable"
+                    ),
+                (Consumer<Path>) outputPath ->
+                    assertFileContains(
+                        outputPath,
+                        "allowableValues = \"sleeping, awake\"", "@PathVariable",
+                        "@PathVariable"
+                    )
+            }
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Test(dataProvider = "issue17997DocumentationProviders")
+    public void testDocumentationAnnotationInPathParams_Issue17997(
+        String documentProvider,
+        Consumer<Path> intEnumAssertFunction,
+        Consumer<Path> stringEnumAssertFunction
+    ) throws IOException {
+        Map<String, Object> additionalProperties = new HashMap<>();
+        additionalProperties.put(DOCUMENTATION_PROVIDER, documentProvider);
+
+        Map<String, String> generatorPropertyDefaults = new HashMap<>();
+        generatorPropertyDefaults.put(CodegenConstants.MODEL_TESTS, "false");
+        generatorPropertyDefaults.put(CodegenConstants.MODEL_DOCS, "false");
+        generatorPropertyDefaults.put(CodegenConstants.APIS, "true");
+
+        Map<String, File> files = generateFromContract(
+            "src/test/resources/3_0/issue_6762.yaml",
+            additionalProperties,
+            generatorPropertyDefaults
+        );
+
+        Stream.of(
+            "ZebrasApiController.kt",
+            "GiraffesApiController.kt"
+        ).forEach(filename -> {
+            File file = files.get(filename);
+            assertThat(file).isNotNull();
+            intEnumAssertFunction.accept(file.toPath());
+        });
+
+        Stream.of(
+            "BearsApiController.kt",
+            "CamelsApiController.kt"
+        ).forEach(filename -> {
+            File file = files.get(filename);
+            assertThat(file).isNotNull();
+            stringEnumAssertFunction.accept(file.toPath());
+        });
+    }
+
     private Map<String, File> generateFromContract(String url) throws IOException {
         return generateFromContract(url, new HashMap<>(), new HashMap<>());
     }
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/issue_6762.yaml b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/issue_6762.yaml
index c14a34b39af..3992a3277fe 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/issue_6762.yaml
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/3_0/issue_6762.yaml
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ paths:
       operationId: getGiraffes
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/refStatus'
+      responses:
+        "204":
+          description: Successful response
   /zebras/{status}:
     get:
       operationId: getZebras
@@ -24,11 +27,17 @@ paths:
             type: integer
             enum: [0,1]
             default: 0
+      responses:
+        "204":
+          description: Successful response
   /bears/{refCondition}:
     get:
       operationId: getBears
       parameters:
         - $ref: '#/components/parameters/refCondition'
+      responses:
+        "204":
+          description: Successful response
   /camels/{condition}:
     get:
       operationId: getCamels
@@ -41,6 +50,9 @@ paths:
             enum:
               - sleeping
               - awake
+      responses:
+        "204":
+          description: Successful response
 components:
   parameters:
     refStatus:
@@ -58,4 +70,4 @@ components:
         type: string
         enum:
           - sleeping
-          - awake
+          - awake
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