diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/PhpClientCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/PhpClientCodegen.java
index fed3a68f15c..ac76770c1a4 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/PhpClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/PhpClientCodegen.java
@@ -167,6 +167,15 @@ public class PhpClientCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig {
                     .replaceAll(regLastPathSeparator+ "$", "");
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String escapeText(String input) {
+        if (input != null) {
+            // Trim the string to avoid leading and trailing spaces.
+            return super.escapeText(input).trim();
+        }
+        return input;
+    }
+
     @Override
     public CodegenType getTag() {
         return CodegenType.CLIENT;
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/api_doc.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/api_doc.mustache
index 1edcf0a3f3a..75ec5f8acd8 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/api_doc.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/php/api_doc.mustache
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ try {
 {{^allParams}}This endpoint does not need any parameter.{{/allParams}}{{#allParams}}{{#-last}}
 Name | Type | Description  | Notes
 ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | -------------{{/-last}}{{/allParams}}
-{{#allParams}} **{{paramName}}** | {{#isFile}}**{{dataType}}**{{/isFile}}{{#isPrimitiveType}}**{{dataType}}**{{/isPrimitiveType}}{{^isPrimitiveType}}{{^isFile}}[**{{dataType}}**](../Model/{{baseType}}.md){{/isFile}}{{/isPrimitiveType}}| {{description}} | {{^required}}[optional] {{/required}}{{#defaultValue}}[default to {{defaultValue}}]{{/defaultValue}}
+{{#allParams}} **{{paramName}}** | {{#isFile}}**{{dataType}}**{{/isFile}}{{#isPrimitiveType}}**{{dataType}}**{{/isPrimitiveType}}{{^isPrimitiveType}}{{^isFile}}[**{{dataType}}**](../Model/{{baseType}}.md){{/isFile}}{{/isPrimitiveType}}| {{description}} |{{^required}} [optional]{{/required}}{{#defaultValue}} [default to {{defaultValue}}]{{/defaultValue}}
 {{/allParams}}
 
 ### Return type