diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/CodegenConfig.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/CodegenConfig.java
index 682388b766f..36b3dffbe47 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/CodegenConfig.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/CodegenConfig.java
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ import com.samskivert.mustache.Mustache.Compiler;
 
 public interface CodegenConfig {
     CodegenType getTag();
-    
+
     String getName();
 
     String getHelp();
 
     Map<String, Object> additionalProperties();
-    
+
     Map<String, Object> vendorExtensions();
 
     String testPackage();
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public interface CodegenConfig {
     CodegenModel fromModel(String name, Model model, Map<String, Model> allDefinitions);
 
     CodegenOperation fromOperation(String resourcePath, String httpMethod, Operation operation, Map<String, Model> definitions, Swagger swagger);
-    
+
     CodegenOperation fromOperation(String resourcePath, String httpMethod, Operation operation, Map<String, Model> definitions);
 
     List<CodegenSecurity> fromSecurity(Map<String, SecuritySchemeDefinition> schemes);
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ public interface CodegenConfig {
     Map<String, String> modelDocTemplateFiles();
 
     Set<String> languageSpecificPrimitives();
-    
+
     Map<String, String> reservedWordsMappings();
 
     void preprocessSwagger(Swagger swagger);
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ public interface CodegenConfig {
     String toApiTestFilename(String name);
 
     String toModelTestFilename(String name);
-    
+
     String toApiDocFilename(String name);
 
     String toModelDocFilename(String name);
-    
+
     String toModelImport(String name);
 
     String toApiImport(String name);
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public interface CodegenConfig {
     void addOperationToGroup(String tag, String resourcePath, Operation operation, CodegenOperation co, Map<String, List<CodegenOperation>> operations);
 
     Map<String, Object> postProcessAllModels(Map<String, Object> objs);
-    
+
     Map<String, Object> postProcessModels(Map<String, Object> objs);
 
     Map<String, Object> postProcessOperations(Map<String, Object> objs);
@@ -207,4 +207,11 @@ public interface CodegenConfig {
     void setIgnoreFilePathOverride(String ignoreFileOverride);
 
     String getIgnoreFilePathOverride();
+
+    String toBooleanGetter(String name);
+
+    String toSetter(String name);
+
+    String toGetter(String name);
+
 }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index 43457a29192..00247e6fef5 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -1230,6 +1230,36 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
         return name;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Output the Getter name for boolean property, e.g. getActive
+     *
+     * @param name the name of the property
+     * @return getter name based on naming convention
+     */
+    public String toBooleanGetter(String name) {
+        return "get" + getterAndSetterCapitalize(name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Output the Getter name, e.g. getSize
+     *
+     * @param name the name of the property
+     * @return getter name based on naming convention
+     */
+    public String toGetter(String name) {
+        return "get" + getterAndSetterCapitalize(name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Output the Getter name, e.g. getSize
+     *
+     * @param name the name of the property
+     * @return setter name based on naming convention
+     */
+    public String toSetter(String name) {
+        return "set" + getterAndSetterCapitalize(name);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Output the API (class) name (capitalized) ending with "Api"
      * Return DefaultApi if name is empty
@@ -1518,8 +1548,8 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
         property.description = escapeText(p.getDescription());
         property.unescapedDescription = p.getDescription();
         property.title = p.getTitle();
-        property.getter = "get" + getterAndSetterCapitalize(name);
-        property.setter = "set" + getterAndSetterCapitalize(name);
+        property.getter = toGetter(name);
+        property.setter = toSetter(name);
         String example = toExampleValue(p);
         if(!"null".equals(example)) {
             property.example = example;
@@ -1660,7 +1690,7 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
         }
         if (p instanceof BooleanProperty) {
             property.isBoolean = true;
-            property.getter = "is" + getterAndSetterCapitalize(name);
+            property.getter = toBooleanGetter(name);
         }
         if (p instanceof BinaryProperty) {
             property.isBinary = true;
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/AbstractJavaCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/AbstractJavaCodegen.java
index ff632789da0..ae07ccf1c7f 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/AbstractJavaCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/AbstractJavaCodegen.java
@@ -1228,4 +1228,14 @@ public abstract class AbstractJavaCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements Code
         return camelize(sanitizeName(tag));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Output the Getter name for boolean property, e.g. isActive
+     *
+     * @param name the name of the property
+     * @return getter name based on naming convention
+     */
+    public String toBooleanGetter(String name) {
+        return "is" + getterAndSetterCapitalize(name);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/java/io/swagger/codegen/java/JavaModelTest.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/java/io/swagger/codegen/java/JavaModelTest.java
index babd56d54fe..24f2a4abc9b 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/java/io/swagger/codegen/java/JavaModelTest.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/java/io/swagger/codegen/java/JavaModelTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import io.swagger.models.ModelImpl;
 import io.swagger.models.Xml;
 import io.swagger.models.parameters.QueryParameter;
 import io.swagger.models.properties.ArrayProperty;
+import io.swagger.models.properties.BooleanProperty;
 import io.swagger.models.properties.ByteArrayProperty;
 import io.swagger.models.properties.DateTimeProperty;
 import io.swagger.models.properties.DecimalProperty;
@@ -653,4 +654,20 @@ public class JavaModelTest {
         Assert.assertEquals(property3.xmlPrefix, "my");
     }
 
+    @Test(description = "convert a boolean parameter")
+    public void booleanParameterTest() {
+        final BooleanProperty property = new BooleanProperty();
+        final DefaultCodegen codegen = new JavaClientCodegen();
+        final CodegenProperty cp = codegen.fromProperty("property", property);
+
+        Assert.assertEquals(cp.baseName, "property");
+        Assert.assertEquals(cp.datatype, "Boolean");
+        Assert.assertEquals(cp.name, "property");
+        Assert.assertEquals(cp.baseType, "Boolean");
+        Assert.assertTrue(cp.isNotContainer);
+        Assert.assertTrue(cp.isBoolean);
+        Assert.assertEquals(cp.getter, "isProperty");
+    }
+
+
 }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/java/io/swagger/codegen/staticDocs/StaticOperationTest.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/java/io/swagger/codegen/staticDocs/StaticOperationTest.java
index dc715867b39..de21f0171d8 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/java/io/swagger/codegen/staticDocs/StaticOperationTest.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/test/java/io/swagger/codegen/staticDocs/StaticOperationTest.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public class StaticOperationTest {
         Assert.assertEquals(cp.baseType, "boolean");
         Assert.assertTrue(cp.isNotContainer);
         Assert.assertTrue(cp.isBoolean);
-        Assert.assertEquals(cp.getter, "isProperty");
+        Assert.assertEquals(cp.getter, "getProperty");
     }
 
     @Test(description = "convert a complex parameter")
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/Cat.java b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/Cat.java
index 87b2c00ea16..c792aabac2d 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/Cat.java
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/Cat.java
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ public class Cat extends Animal {
    * @return declawed
   **/
   @ApiModelProperty(value = "")
-  public Boolean getDeclawed() {
+  public Boolean isDeclawed() {
     return declawed;
   }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/Order.java b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/Order.java
index 7856f4baf7b..cab388bc2af 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/Order.java
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/java/okhttp-gson/src/main/java/io/swagger/client/model/Order.java
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ public class Order {
    * @return complete
   **/
   @ApiModelProperty(value = "")
-  public Boolean getComplete() {
+  public Boolean isComplete() {
     return complete;
   }