diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/KotlinSpringServerCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/KotlinSpringServerCodegen.java
index d5e7eee753e..14526f553ce 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/KotlinSpringServerCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/KotlinSpringServerCodegen.java
@@ -744,8 +744,8 @@ public class KotlinSpringServerCodegen extends AbstractKotlinCodegen
         additionalProperties.put("jackson", "true");
 
         // add lambda for mustache templates
-        additionalProperties.put("lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote",
-                (Mustache.Lambda) (fragment, writer) -> writer.write(fragment.execute().replaceAll("\"", Matcher.quoteReplacement("\\\""))));
+        additionalProperties.put("lambdaEscapeInNormalString",
+                (Mustache.Lambda) (fragment, writer) -> writer.write(fragment.execute().replaceAll("([$\"\\\\])", "\\\\$1")));
         additionalProperties.put("lambdaRemoveLineBreak",
                 (Mustache.Lambda) (fragment, writer) -> writer.write(fragment.execute().replaceAll("[\\r\\n]", "")));
     }
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/api.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/api.mustache
index 3d547ad1382..31790185444 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/api.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/api.mustache
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class {{classname}}Controller({{#serviceInterface}}@Autowired(required = true) v
         value = [{{#responses}}ApiResponse(code = {{{code}}}, message = "{{{message}}}"{{#baseType}}, response = {{{.}}}::class{{/baseType}}{{#containerType}}, responseContainer = "{{{.}}}"{{/containerType}}){{^-last}},{{/-last}}{{/responses}}]){{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
     @RequestMapping(
         method = [RequestMethod.{{httpMethod}}],
-        value = ["{{#lambda.escapeDoubleQuote}}{{path}}{{/lambda.escapeDoubleQuote}}"]{{#singleContentTypes}}{{#hasProduces}},
+        value = ["{{#lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{path}}{{/lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}"]{{#singleContentTypes}}{{#hasProduces}},
         produces = "{{{vendorExtensions.x-accepts}}}"{{/hasProduces}}{{#hasConsumes}},
         consumes = "{{{vendorExtensions.x-content-type}}}"{{/hasConsumes}}{{/singleContentTypes}}{{^singleContentTypes}}{{#hasProduces}},
         produces = [{{#produces}}"{{{mediaType}}}"{{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{/produces}}]{{/hasProduces}}{{#hasConsumes}},
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/apiInterface.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/apiInterface.mustache
index be1a5d800e0..f403cfb2820 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/apiInterface.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/apiInterface.mustache
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ interface {{classname}} {
         value = [{{#responses}}ApiResponse(code = {{{code}}}, message = "{{{message}}}"{{#baseType}}, response = {{{.}}}::class{{/baseType}}{{#containerType}}, responseContainer = "{{{.}}}"{{/containerType}}){{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{/responses}}]){{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
     @RequestMapping(
             method = [RequestMethod.{{httpMethod}}],
-            value = ["{{#lambda.escapeDoubleQuote}}{{path}}{{/lambda.escapeDoubleQuote}}"]{{#singleContentTypes}}{{#hasProduces}},
+            value = ["{{#lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{path}}{{/lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}"]{{#singleContentTypes}}{{#hasProduces}},
             produces = "{{{vendorExtensions.x-accepts}}}"{{/hasProduces}}{{#hasConsumes}},
             consumes = "{{{vendorExtensions.x-content-type}}}"{{/hasConsumes}}{{/singleContentTypes}}{{^singleContentTypes}}{{#hasProduces}},
             produces = [{{#produces}}"{{{mediaType}}}"{{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{/produces}}]{{/hasProduces}}{{#hasConsumes}},
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/dataClassOptVar.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/dataClassOptVar.mustache
index 211736d7912..79acd8edb6f 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/dataClassOptVar.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/dataClassOptVar.mustache
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{#useBeanValidation}}{{>beanValidation}}{{>beanValidationModel}}{{/useBeanValidation}}{{#swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}
-    @Schema({{#example}}example = "{{#lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}{{#lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{{.}}}{{/lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{/lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}", {{/example}}{{#isReadOnly}}readOnly = {{{isReadOnly}}}, {{/isReadOnly}}description = "{{{description}}}"){{/swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}{{#swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
-    @ApiModelProperty({{#example}}example = "{{#lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}{{#lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{{.}}}{{/lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{/lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}", {{/example}}{{#isReadOnly}}readOnly = {{{isReadOnly}}}, {{/isReadOnly}}value = "{{{description}}}"){{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}{{#deprecated}}
+    @Schema({{#example}}example = "{{#lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}{{#lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{{.}}}{{/lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{/lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}", {{/example}}{{#isReadOnly}}readOnly = {{{isReadOnly}}}, {{/isReadOnly}}description = "{{{description}}}"){{/swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}{{#swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
+    @ApiModelProperty({{#example}}example = "{{#lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}{{#lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{{.}}}{{/lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{/lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}", {{/example}}{{#isReadOnly}}readOnly = {{{isReadOnly}}}, {{/isReadOnly}}value = "{{{description}}}"){{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}{{#deprecated}}
     @Deprecated(message = ""){{/deprecated}}
     @get:JsonProperty("{{{baseName}}}"){{#isInherited}} override{{/isInherited}} {{>modelMutable}} {{{name}}}: {{#isEnum}}{{#isArray}}{{baseType}}<{{/isArray}}{{classname}}.{{{nameInCamelCase}}}{{#isArray}}>{{/isArray}}{{/isEnum}}{{^isEnum}}{{{dataType}}}{{/isEnum}}? = {{{defaultValue}}}{{^defaultValue}}null{{/defaultValue}}
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diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/dataClassReqVar.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/dataClassReqVar.mustache
index d8bb06aa166..f5814ba3cfb 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/dataClassReqVar.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/dataClassReqVar.mustache
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 {{#useBeanValidation}}{{>beanValidation}}{{>beanValidationModel}}{{/useBeanValidation}}{{#swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}
-    @Schema({{#example}}example = "{{#lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}{{#lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{{.}}}{{/lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{/lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}", {{/example}}required = true, {{#isReadOnly}}readOnly = {{{isReadOnly}}}, {{/isReadOnly}}description = "{{{description}}}"){{/swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}{{#swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
-    @ApiModelProperty({{#example}}example = "{{#lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}{{#lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{{.}}}{{/lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{/lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}", {{/example}}required = true, {{#isReadOnly}}readOnly = {{{isReadOnly}}}, {{/isReadOnly}}value = "{{{description}}}"){{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
+    @Schema({{#example}}example = "{{#lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}{{#lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{{.}}}{{/lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{/lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}", {{/example}}required = true, {{#isReadOnly}}readOnly = {{{isReadOnly}}}, {{/isReadOnly}}description = "{{{description}}}"){{/swagger2AnnotationLibrary}}{{#swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
+    @ApiModelProperty({{#example}}example = "{{#lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}{{#lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{{.}}}{{/lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{/lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}", {{/example}}required = true, {{#isReadOnly}}readOnly = {{{isReadOnly}}}, {{/isReadOnly}}value = "{{{description}}}"){{/swagger1AnnotationLibrary}}
     @get:JsonProperty("{{{baseName}}}", required = true){{#isInherited}} override{{/isInherited}} {{>modelMutable}} {{{name}}}: {{#isEnum}}{{#isArray}}{{baseType}}<{{/isArray}}{{classname}}.{{{nameInCamelCase}}}{{#isArray}}>{{/isArray}}{{/isEnum}}{{^isEnum}}{{{dataType}}}{{/isEnum}}{{#isNullable}}?{{/isNullable}}{{#defaultValue}} = {{{.}}}{{/defaultValue}}
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diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/methodBody.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/methodBody.mustache
index 3e3b63e9ab0..30be6d64a4b 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/methodBody.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/kotlin-spring/methodBody.mustache
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ return CompletableFuture.supplyAsync(()-> {
 {{#async}}    {{/async}}            for (mediaType in MediaType.parseMediaTypes(request.getHeader("Accept"))) {
     {{/-first}}
 {{#async}}        {{/async}}{{^async}}    {{/async}}            if (mediaType.isCompatibleWith(MediaType.valueOf("{{{contentType}}}"))) {
-{{#async}}        {{/async}}{{^async}}    {{/async}}                ApiUtil.setExampleResponse(request, "{{{contentType}}}", "{{#lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}{{#lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{{example}}}{{/lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{/lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}")
+{{#async}}        {{/async}}{{^async}}    {{/async}}                ApiUtil.setExampleResponse(request, "{{{contentType}}}", "{{#lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}{{#lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{{example}}}{{/lambdaEscapeInNormalString}}{{/lambdaRemoveLineBreak}}")
 {{#async}}        {{/async}}{{^async}}    {{/async}}                break
 {{#async}}        {{/async}}{{^async}}    {{/async}}            }
     {{#-last}}
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 957ca220c3d..18137b282cc 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}}"{{#lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{{value}}}{{/lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}"{{^-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}}"{{#lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}{{{value}}}{{/lambdaEscapeDoubleQuote}}"{{^-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 = [{{#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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