diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index a66ef6db8106..45d10c5121f9 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -585,6 +585,51 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Return the example value of the property
+     *
+     * @param p Swagger property object
+     * @return string presentation of the example value of the property
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("static-method") 
+    public String toExampleValue(Property p) {
+        if (p instanceof StringProperty) {
+            return "null";
+        } else if (p instanceof BooleanProperty) {
+            return "null";
+        } else if (p instanceof DateProperty) {
+            return "null";
+        } else if (p instanceof DateTimeProperty) {
+            return "null";
+        } else if (p instanceof DoubleProperty) {
+            DoubleProperty dp = (DoubleProperty) p;
+            if (dp.getExample() != null) {
+                return dp.getExample().toString();
+            }
+            return "null";
+        } else if (p instanceof FloatProperty) {
+            FloatProperty dp = (FloatProperty) p;
+            if (dp.getExample() != null) {
+                return dp.getExample().toString();
+            }
+            return "null";
+        } else if (p instanceof IntegerProperty) {
+            IntegerProperty dp = (IntegerProperty) p;
+            if (dp.getExample() != null) {
+                return dp.getExample().toString();
+            }
+            return "null";
+        } else if (p instanceof LongProperty) {
+            LongProperty dp = (LongProperty) p;
+            if (dp.getExample() != null) {
+                return dp.getExample().toString();
+            }
+            return "null";
+        } else {
+            return "null";
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the default value of the property
      *
@@ -927,7 +972,7 @@ public class DefaultCodegen {
         property.unescapedDescription = p.getDescription();
         property.getter = "get" + getterAndSetterCapitalize(name);
         property.setter = "set" + getterAndSetterCapitalize(name);
-        property.example = p.getExample();
+        property.example = toExampleValue(p);
         property.defaultValue = toDefaultValue(p);
         property.defaultValueWithParam = toDefaultValueWithParam(name, p);
         property.jsonSchema = Json.pretty(p);
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/CSharpClientCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/CSharpClientCodegen.java
index 07252e685f0d..318d44f908b9 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/CSharpClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/CSharpClientCodegen.java
@@ -552,4 +552,51 @@ public class CSharpClientCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements CodegenConfig
 
         return null;
     }
+
+    /**
+     * Return the example value of the property
+     *
+     * @param p Swagger property object
+     * @return string presentation of the example value of the property
+     */
+    @Override
+    public String toExampleValue(Property p) {
+        if (p instanceof StringProperty) {
+            StringProperty dp = (StringProperty) p;
+            if (dp.getExample() != null) {
+                return "\"" + dp.getExample().toString() + "\"";
+            }
+        } else if (p instanceof BooleanProperty) {
+            BooleanProperty dp = (BooleanProperty) p;
+            if (dp.getExample() != null) {
+                return dp.getExample().toString();
+            }
+        } else if (p instanceof DateProperty) {
+            // TODO
+        } else if (p instanceof DateTimeProperty) {
+            // TODO
+        } else if (p instanceof DoubleProperty) {
+            DoubleProperty dp = (DoubleProperty) p;
+            if (dp.getExample() != null) {
+                return dp.getExample().toString();
+            }
+        } else if (p instanceof FloatProperty) {
+            FloatProperty dp = (FloatProperty) p;
+            if (dp.getExample() != null) {
+                return dp.getExample().toString();
+            }
+        } else if (p instanceof IntegerProperty) {
+            IntegerProperty dp = (IntegerProperty) p;
+            if (dp.getExample() != null) {
+                return dp.getExample().toString();
+            }
+        } else if (p instanceof LongProperty) {
+            LongProperty dp = (LongProperty) p;
+            if (dp.getExample() != null) {
+                return dp.getExample().toString();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/PetApi.cs b/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/PetApi.cs
index fa1479f50932..96f6b3a4d0f1 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/PetApi.cs
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/PetApi.cs
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -789,7 +789,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -1113,7 +1113,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -1281,7 +1281,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -1457,7 +1457,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -1630,7 +1630,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -1807,7 +1807,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -1977,7 +1977,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -2143,7 +2143,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/StoreApi.cs b/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/StoreApi.cs
index 69499f4fd9bd..ca876a043dbf 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/StoreApi.cs
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/StoreApi.cs
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -663,7 +663,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/UserApi.cs b/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/UserApi.cs
index 0c178a5637df..168ce373ef9b 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/UserApi.cs
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/csharp/SwaggerClientTest/Lib/SwaggerClient/src/main/csharp/IO/Swagger/Api/UserApi.cs
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -1115,7 +1115,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -1267,7 +1267,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -1429,7 +1429,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;
@@ -1581,7 +1581,7 @@ namespace IO.Swagger.Api
     
             var pathParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var queryParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
-            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
+            var headerParams = new Dictionary<String, String>(Configuration.DefaultHeader);
             var formParams = new Dictionary<String, String>();
             var fileParams = new Dictionary<String, FileParameter>();
             Object postBody = null;