diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
index 9a4ee3256eac..bc2f155a1430 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public class SpringCodegen extends AbstractJavaCodegen {
                         (sourceFolder + File.separator + configPackage).replace(".", java.io.File.separator), "HomeController.java"));
                 supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("swagger2SpringBoot.mustache",
                         (sourceFolder + File.separator + basePackage).replace(".", java.io.File.separator), "Swagger2SpringBoot.java"));
-                supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("application.properties",
+                supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("application.mustache",
                         ("src.main.resources").replace(".", java.io.File.separator), "application.properties"));
             }
             if (library.equals("spring-mvc")) {
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/application.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/application.mustache
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a4695deef762
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/application.mustache
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+springfox.documentation.swagger.v2.path=/api-docs
+server.contextPath={{^contextPath}}/{{/contextPath}}{{#contextPath}}{{contextPath}}{{/contextPath}}
+#server.port=8090
\ No newline at end of file