diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractJavaCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractJavaCodegen.java
index 00125e5d307..6ae58f6bff4 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractJavaCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/AbstractJavaCodegen.java
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import java.util.stream.StreamSupport;
 
 import static org.openapitools.codegen.utils.CamelizeOption.*;
+import static org.openapitools.codegen.utils.ModelUtils.getSchemaItems;
 import static org.openapitools.codegen.utils.OnceLogger.once;
 import static org.openapitools.codegen.utils.StringUtils.*;
 
@@ -1008,8 +1009,9 @@ public abstract class AbstractJavaCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements Code
         Schema<?> schema = unaliasSchema(p);
         Schema<?> target = ModelUtils.isGenerateAliasAsModel() ? p : schema;
         if (ModelUtils.isArraySchema(target)) {
-            Schema<?> items = ModelUtils.getSchemaItems(schema);
-            return getSchemaType(target) + "<" + getBeanValidation(items) + getTypeDeclaration(items) + ">";
+            Schema<?> items = getSchemaItems(schema);
+            String typeDeclaration = getTypeDeclarationForArray(items);
+            return getSchemaType(target) + "<" + typeDeclaration + ">";
         } else if (ModelUtils.isMapSchema(target)) {
             // Note: ModelUtils.isMapSchema(p) returns true when p is a composed schema that also defines
             // additionalproperties: true
@@ -1024,6 +1026,29 @@ public abstract class AbstractJavaCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements Code
         return super.getTypeDeclaration(target);
     }
 
+    private String getTypeDeclarationForArray(Schema<?> items) {
+        String typeDeclaration = getTypeDeclaration(items);
+
+        String beanValidation = getBeanValidation(items);
+        if (StringUtils.isEmpty(beanValidation)) {
+            return typeDeclaration;
+        }
+        int idxLt = typeDeclaration.indexOf('<');
+
+        int idx = idxLt < 0 ?
+                typeDeclaration.lastIndexOf('.'):
+                // last dot before the generic like in List<com.mycompany.Container<java.lang.Object>
+                typeDeclaration.substring(0, idxLt).lastIndexOf('.');
+        if (idx > 0) {
+            // fix full qualified name, we need List<java.lang.@Valid String>
+            // or List<com.mycompany.@Valid Container<java.lang.Object>
+            return typeDeclaration.substring(0, idx + 1) + beanValidation
+                    + typeDeclaration.substring(idx + 1);
+        } else {
+            return beanValidation + typeDeclaration;
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * This method stand for resolve bean validation for container(array, set).
      * Return empty if there's no bean validation for requested type or prop useBeanValidation false or missed.
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/java/JavaValidationArrayPrimitivesTest.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/java/JavaValidationArrayPrimitivesTest.java
index 06bccb329d7..20e05a4244a 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/java/JavaValidationArrayPrimitivesTest.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/java/JavaValidationArrayPrimitivesTest.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import io.swagger.v3.parser.core.models.ParseOptions;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.ClientOptInput;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.CodegenConstants;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.DefaultGenerator;
+import org.openapitools.codegen.config.GeneratorSettings;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.java.assertions.JavaFileAssert;
 import org.openapitools.codegen.languages.*;
 import org.testng.annotations.DataProvider;
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import org.testng.annotations.Test;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Files;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -410,4 +412,73 @@ public class JavaValidationArrayPrimitivesTest {
 
         asserts.accept(files);
     }
+
+    @DataProvider(name = "typeMappings")
+    public Object[] typeMappings(){
+        return new Object[][]{
+                {Collections.emptyMap(), "@Valid MyItem" },
+                { Map.of("array", "List"), "@Valid MyItem" },
+                { Map.of("array", "Set"), "@Valid MyItem" },
+                { Collections.emptyMap(), "@Valid MyItem" },
+                { Map.of( "MyItem", "com.mycompany.MyItem"), "com.mycompany.@Valid MyItem"},
+                { Map.of( "MyItem", "com.mycompany.MyContainer<java.lang.String>"), "com.mycompany.@Valid MyContainer<java.lang.String>"}
+        };
+    }
+
+    @Test(dataProvider = "typeMappings")
+    public void typeMappingsForCollections(Map<String,String> typeMappings, String expectedMyItemArgument) throws IOException {
+        File output = Files.createTempDirectory("test").toFile().getCanonicalFile();
+        output.deleteOnExit();
+
+        final OpenAPI openAPI = new OpenAPIParser()
+                .readLocation("src/test/resources/bugs/issue_17472.yaml", null, new ParseOptions()).getOpenAPI();
+        final SpringCodegen codegen = new SpringCodegen();
+        codegen.setUseTags(true);
+        codegen.setOutputDir(output.getAbsolutePath());
+        codegen.setOpenAPI(openAPI);
+        final GeneratorSettings generatorSettings = GeneratorSettings.newBuilder()
+                .withTypeMappings(typeMappings)
+                .build();
+        ClientOptInput input = new ClientOptInput();
+        input.generatorSettings(generatorSettings);
+        input.openAPI(openAPI);
+        input.config(codegen);
+        final DefaultGenerator generator = new DefaultGenerator();
+        Map<String, File> files = generator.opts(input).generate().stream()
+                .collect(Collectors.toMap(File::getName, Function.identity()));
+
+        String arrayMapping= typeMappings.getOrDefault("array", "List");
+        // @Valid@Size(min = 5) is not nice, but not related to this fix
+        // adding a space would probably break many other tests
+        JavaFileAssert.assertThat(files.get("ListOfPatternsApi.java"))
+                .fileContains("ResponseEntity<" + arrayMapping + "<String>>",
+                        arrayMapping + "<@Pattern(regexp = \"([a-z]+)\")String> requestBody")
+                .fileContainsPattern("@Valid\\s*@Size\\(min = 5\\)\\s*@RequestBody");
+
+        JavaFileAssert.assertThat(files.get("ListOfStringsApi.java"))
+                .fileContains(
+                        "ResponseEntity<" + arrayMapping + "<String>>",
+                        arrayMapping + "<@Size(min = 2, max = 2)String> requestBody")
+                .fileContainsPattern("@Valid\\s*@Size\\(min = 5\\)\\s*@RequestBody");
+
+        JavaFileAssert.assertThat(files.get("ListOfObjectsApi.java"))
+                .fileContains(
+                        "ResponseEntity<" + arrayMapping + "<ListOfObjectsInner>>",
+                        arrayMapping + "<@Valid ListOfObjectsInner> listOfObjectsInner")
+                .fileContainsPattern("@Valid\\s*@Size\\(min = 5\\)\\s*@RequestBody");
+
+        String myItem = typeMappings.getOrDefault("MyItem", "MyItem");
+        JavaFileAssert.assertThat(files.get("ListOfQualifiedItemApi.java"))
+                .fileContains(
+                        "ResponseEntity<" + arrayMapping + "<" + myItem + ">>",
+                        arrayMapping + "<"+ expectedMyItemArgument + ">");
+
+        if (!typeMappings.containsKey("array")) {
+            // the mapping to Set is done automatically with uniqueItems: true
+            JavaFileAssert.assertThat(files.get("ListOfUniqueItemApi.java"))
+                    .fileContains(
+                            "ResponseEntity<Set<" + myItem + ">>",
+                            "Set<" + expectedMyItemArgument + "> ");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/java/assertions/JavaFileAssert.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/java/assertions/JavaFileAssert.java
index b8ebae768c2..edb3946d192 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/java/assertions/JavaFileAssert.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/java/org/openapitools/codegen/java/assertions/JavaFileAssert.java
@@ -187,4 +187,18 @@ public class JavaFileAssert extends AbstractAssert<JavaFileAssert, CompilationUn
     public TypeAnnotationsAssert assertTypeAnnotations() {
         return new TypeAnnotationsAssert(this, actual.getType(0).getAnnotations());
     }
+
+    public JavaFileAssert fileContainsPattern(final String pattern) {
+        final String actualBody = actual.getTokenRange()
+                .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalStateException("Empty file"))
+                .toString();
+        Assertions.assertThat(actualBody)
+                .withFailMessage(
+                        "File should contains pattern\n====\n%s\n====\nbut actually was\n====\n%s\n====",
+                        pattern, actualBody
+                )
+                .containsPattern(pattern);
+
+        return this;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/bugs/issue_17472.yaml b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/bugs/issue_17472.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8d416861eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/test/resources/bugs/issue_17472.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+openapi: 3.0.1
+info:
+  title: TEST 17472
+  description: TEST 17472
+  version: 1.0.0
+tags:
+  - name: listOfStrings
+  - name: listOfObjects
+  - name: listOfPatterns
+  - name: listOfQualifiedItem
+  - name: listOfUniqueItem
+paths:
+  /testListOfStrings:
+    post:
+      description: test list of string in argument and response
+      tags:
+        - listOfStrings
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListOfStrings'
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: 'response'
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListOfStrings'
+  /testListOfObjects:
+    post:
+      description: test list of string in argument and response
+      tags:
+        - listOfObjects
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListOfObjects'
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: 'response'
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListOfObjects'
+  /testListOfPatterns:
+    post:
+      description: test list of string in argument and response
+      tags:
+        - listOfPatterns
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListOfPatterns'
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: 'response'
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListOfPatterns'
+  /testListOfUniqueItems:
+    post:
+      description: test list of string in argument and response
+      tags:
+        - listOfUniqueItem
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListOfUniqueItem'
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: 'response'
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListOfUniqueItem'
+  /testListQualifiedItem:
+    post:
+      description: test list of string in argument and response
+      tags:
+        - listOfQualifiedItem
+      requestBody:
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListOfMyItem'
+      responses:
+        200:
+          description: 'response'
+          content:
+            application/json:
+              schema:
+                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ListOfMyItem'
+
+components:
+  schemas:
+    ListOfStrings:
+      type: array
+      minItems: 5
+      items:
+        maxLength: 2
+        minLength: 2
+        type: string
+    ListOfObjects:
+      type: array
+      minItems: 5
+      items:
+        type: object
+        properties:
+          text:
+            maxLength: 2
+            minLength: 2
+            type: string
+    ListOfPatterns:
+      type: array
+      minItems: 5
+      items:
+        pattern: '([a-z]+)'
+        type: string
+    ListOfMyItem:
+      type: array
+      items:
+        $ref: '#/components/schemas/MyItem'
+    MyItem:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        data:
+          type: string
+    ListOfUniqueItem:
+      uniqueItems: true
+      type: array
+      default: []
+      items:
+        $ref: '#/components/schemas/MyItem'
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