diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/ClojureClientCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/ClojureClientCodegen.java
index a358cc05b51..a850785a7db 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/ClojureClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/ClojureClientCodegen.java
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ public class ClojureClientCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfi
         return name;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String escapeText(String input) {
+        if (input == null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return input.trim().replace("\\", "\\\\").replace("\"", "\\\"");
+    }
+
     @Override
     public Map<String, Object> postProcessOperations(Map<String, Object> operations) {
         Map<String, Object> objs = (Map<String, Object>) operations.get("operations");