diff --git a/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/CodegenParameter.java b/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/CodegenParameter.java
index 3c3fbd10e5b..518d09da670 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/CodegenParameter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/CodegenParameter.java
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 package com.wordnik.swagger.codegen;
 
 public class CodegenParameter {
-  public Boolean hasMore = null, isContainer = null, secondaryParam = null;
+  public Boolean hasMore = null, isContainer = null, secondaryParam = null, required = null;
   public String baseName, paramName, dataType, collectionFormat, description, baseType;
   public Boolean isQueryParam, isPathParam, isHeaderParam, isCookieParam, isBodyParam;
 }
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diff --git a/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index d151192916f..082442f1c1e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/wordnik/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -705,6 +705,7 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
           p.isQueryParam = new Boolean(true);
         }
         else if(param instanceof PathParameter) {
+          p.required = true;
           pathParams.add(p);
           p.isPathParam = new Boolean(true);
         }