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 4e1ddab6d0a..8c56e158d43 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
@@ -946,5 +946,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractJavaCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements Code
         }
         return sb.toString();
     }
+    
+    public String toRegularExpression(String pattern) {
+        return escapeText(pattern);
+    }
 
 }