diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java
index e236b7ac4008..45b3f99c16da 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaClientCodegen.java
@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ import io.swagger.codegen.DefaultCodegen;
 import io.swagger.codegen.SupportingFile;
 import io.swagger.models.Model;
 import io.swagger.models.properties.ArrayProperty;
+import io.swagger.models.properties.BooleanProperty;
 import io.swagger.models.properties.LongProperty;
 import io.swagger.models.properties.MapProperty;
 import io.swagger.models.properties.Property;
+import io.swagger.models.properties.StringProperty;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -353,6 +355,22 @@ public class JavaClientCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
                 return dp.getDefault().toString()+"l";
             }
            return "null";
+        } else if (p instanceof BooleanProperty) {
+            BooleanProperty bp = (BooleanProperty) p;
+            if (bp.getDefault() != null) {
+                return bp.getDefault().toString();
+            }
+        } else if (p instanceof StringProperty) {
+            StringProperty sp = (StringProperty) p;
+            if (sp.getDefault() != null) {
+                String _default = sp.getDefault();
+                if (sp.getEnum() == null) {
+                    return "\"" + escapeText(_default) + "\"";
+                } else {
+                    // convert to enum var name later in postProcessModels
+                    return _default;
+                }
+            }
         }
         return super.toDefaultValue(p);
     }
@@ -445,6 +463,20 @@ public class JavaClientCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
                     enumVars.add(enumVar);
                 }
                 allowableValues.put("enumVars", enumVars);
+                // handle default value for enum, e.g. available => StatusEnum.AVAILABLE
+                if (var.defaultValue != null && !"null".equals(var.defaultValue)) {
+                    String enumName = null;
+                    for (Map<String, String> enumVar : enumVars) {
+                        if (var.defaultValue.equals(enumVar.get("value"))) {
+                            enumName = enumVar.get("name");
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if (enumName == null) {
+                        throw new RuntimeException("default value of property \"" + var.baseName + "\" is not in allowed values: " + var.defaultValue);
+                    }
+                    var.defaultValue = var.datatypeWithEnum + "." + enumName;
+                }
             }
         }
         return objs;
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaInflectorServerCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaInflectorServerCodegen.java
index d678515f4cbb..b1d89ce3b691 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaInflectorServerCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JavaInflectorServerCodegen.java
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ package io.swagger.codegen.languages;
 
 import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenConfig;
 import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenConstants;
+import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenModel;
 import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenOperation;
+import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenProperty;
 import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenType;
 import io.swagger.codegen.SupportingFile;
 import io.swagger.models.Operation;
@@ -121,6 +123,22 @@ public class JavaInflectorServerCodegen extends JavaClientCodegen implements Cod
         co.baseName = basePath;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, Object> postProcessModels(Map<String, Object> objs) {
+        List<Object> models = (List<Object>) objs.get("models");
+        for (Object _mo : models) {
+            Map<String, Object> mo = (Map<String, Object>) _mo;
+            CodegenModel cm = (CodegenModel) mo.get("model");
+            for (CodegenProperty var : cm.vars) {
+                // handle default value for enum, e.g. available => StatusEnum.available
+                if (var.isEnum && var.defaultValue != null && !"null".equals(var.defaultValue)) {
+                    var.defaultValue = var.datatypeWithEnum + "." + var.defaultValue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return objs;
+    }
+
     public Map<String, Object> postProcessOperations(Map<String, Object> objs) {
         Map<String, Object> operations = (Map<String, Object>) objs.get("operations");
         if (operations != null) {
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JaxRSServerCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JaxRSServerCodegen.java
index 883b08d8dfa2..3c2329321ad8 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JaxRSServerCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/JaxRSServerCodegen.java
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@ package io.swagger.codegen.languages;
 
 import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenConfig;
 import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenConstants;
+import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenModel;
 import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenOperation;
+import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenProperty;
 import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenResponse;
 import io.swagger.codegen.CodegenType;
 import io.swagger.codegen.SupportingFile;
 import io.swagger.models.Operation;
+import io.swagger.models.properties.Property;
+import io.swagger.models.properties.StringProperty;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
@@ -114,6 +118,22 @@ public class JaxRSServerCodegen extends JavaClientCodegen implements CodegenConf
         co.baseName = basePath;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public Map<String, Object> postProcessModels(Map<String, Object> objs) {
+        List<Object> models = (List<Object>) objs.get("models");
+        for (Object _mo : models) {
+            Map<String, Object> mo = (Map<String, Object>) _mo;
+            CodegenModel cm = (CodegenModel) mo.get("model");
+            for (CodegenProperty var : cm.vars) {
+                // handle default value for enum, e.g. available => StatusEnum.available
+                if (var.isEnum && var.defaultValue != null && !"null".equals(var.defaultValue)) {
+                    var.defaultValue = var.datatypeWithEnum + "." + var.defaultValue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return objs;
+    }
+
     public Map<String, Object> postProcessOperations(Map<String, Object> objs) {
         Map<String, Object> operations = (Map<String, Object>) objs.get("operations");
         if (operations != null) {
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringMVCServerCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringMVCServerCodegen.java
index 30d10073268f..82aa15b0d64d 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringMVCServerCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringMVCServerCodegen.java
@@ -193,6 +193,17 @@ public class SpringMVCServerCodegen extends JavaClientCodegen implements Codegen
             String _import = iterator.next().get("import");
             if (_import.endsWith(".Object")) iterator.remove();
         }
+        List<Object> models = (List<Object>) objs.get("models");
+        for (Object _mo : models) {
+            Map<String, Object> mo = (Map<String, Object>) _mo;
+            CodegenModel cm = (CodegenModel) mo.get("model");
+            for (CodegenProperty var : cm.vars) {
+                // handle default value for enum, e.g. available => StatusEnum.available
+                if (var.isEnum && var.defaultValue != null && !"null".equals(var.defaultValue)) {
+                    var.defaultValue = var.datatypeWithEnum + "." + var.defaultValue;
+                }
+            }
+        }
         return objs;
     }
 }