diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
index 9616f4f11ad..89fc3f4653a 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
@@ -157,6 +157,9 @@ public class SpringCodegen extends AbstractJavaCodegen implements BeanValidation
             this.setImplicitHeaders(Boolean.valueOf(additionalProperties.get(IMPLICIT_HEADERS).toString()));
         }
 
+        typeMapping.put("file", "Resource");
+        importMapping.put("Resource", "org.springframework.core.io.Resource");
+
         supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("pom.mustache", "", "pom.xml"));
         supportingFiles.add(new SupportingFile("README.mustache", "", "README.md"));
 
@@ -448,6 +451,32 @@ public class SpringCodegen extends AbstractJavaCodegen implements BeanValidation
         return camelize(name) + "Api";
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void setParameterExampleValue(CodegenParameter p) {
+        String type = p.baseType;
+        if (type == null) {
+            type = p.dataType;
+        }
+
+        if ("File".equals(type)) {
+            String example;
+
+            if (p.defaultValue == null) {
+                example = p.example;
+            } else {
+                example = p.defaultValue;
+            }
+
+            if (example == null) {
+                example = "/path/to/file";
+            }
+            example = "new org.springframework.core.io.FileSystemResource(new java.io.File(\"" + escapeText(example) + "\"))";
+            p.example = example;
+        } else {
+            super.setParameterExampleValue(p);
+        }
+    }
+
     public void setTitle(String title) {
         this.title = title;
     }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/spring-cloud/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java b/samples/client/petstore/spring-cloud/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
index ff145451fe9..4d3e2792ebb 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/spring-cloud/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/spring-cloud/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/spring-stubs/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java b/samples/client/petstore/spring-stubs/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
index 6a733290a0b..617ad50e019 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/spring-stubs/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/spring-stubs/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
index 481c651fda1..4ee9bae9961 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc-j8-async/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
index 911092d3307..3cf98279345 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
index 80a62f62c29..973055a2f11 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/spring-mvc/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-beanvalidation/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-beanvalidation/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
index 911092d3307..3cf98279345 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-beanvalidation/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-beanvalidation/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-beanvalidation/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-beanvalidation/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
index 80a62f62c29..973055a2f11 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-beanvalidation/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-beanvalidation/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
index c924d5539d8..f310e2cdc0d 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
index c498459bfb0..3c23ed5674a 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiDelegate.java b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiDelegate.java
index 7f89dfdabb4..265e7046956 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiDelegate.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate-j8/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiDelegate.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.springframework.http.HttpStatus;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
index 911092d3307..3cf98279345 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
index c498459bfb0..3c23ed5674a 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiDelegate.java b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiDelegate.java
index f028b3c2e77..fef5d600cc4 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiDelegate.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/springboot-delegate/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiDelegate.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/springboot/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java b/samples/server/petstore/springboot/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
index 911092d3307..3cf98279345 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/springboot/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/springboot/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApi.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;
 import org.springframework.http.ResponseEntity;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/springboot/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java b/samples/server/petstore/springboot/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
index 80a62f62c29..973055a2f11 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/springboot/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/springboot/src/main/java/io/swagger/api/PetApiController.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package io.swagger.api;
 
-import java.io.File;
 import io.swagger.model.ModelApiResponse;
 import io.swagger.model.Pet;
+import org.springframework.core.io.Resource;
 
 import io.swagger.annotations.*;