diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java
index 03433e64580..f6983d0340f 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/java/io/swagger/codegen/DefaultGenerator.java
@@ -154,8 +154,10 @@ public class DefaultGenerator extends AbstractGenerator implements Generator {
             // set a default description if none if provided
             config.additionalProperties().put("appDescription",
                     "No description provided (generated by Swagger Codegen https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen)");
+            config.additionalProperties().put("unescapedAppDescription", "No description provided (generated by Swagger Codegen https://github.com/swagger-api/swagger-codegen)");
         } else {
             config.additionalProperties().put("appDescription", config.escapeText(info.getDescription()));
+            config.additionalProperties().put("unescapedAppDescription", info.getDescription());
         }
 
         if (info.getContact() != null) {