diff --git a/docs/generators/java-camel.md b/docs/generators/java-camel.md
index a94365bc153..ae510a1033d 100644
--- a/docs/generators/java-camel.md
+++ b/docs/generators/java-camel.md
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (pl
 |useFeignClientUrl|Whether to generate Feign client with url parameter.| |true|
 |useJakartaEe|whether to use Jakarta EE namespace instead of javax| |false|
 |useOptional|Use Optional container for optional parameters| |false|
-|useSpringBoot3|Generate code and provide dependencies for use with Spring Boot 3.x. (Use jakarta instead of javax in imports).| |false|
+|useSpringBoot3|Generate code and provide dependencies for use with Spring Boot 3.x. (Use jakarta instead of javax in imports). Enabling this option will also enable `useJakartaEe`.| |false|
 |useSpringController|Annotate the generated API as a Spring Controller| |false|
 |useSwaggerUI|Open the OpenApi specification in swagger-ui. Will also import and configure needed dependencies| |true|
 |useTags|use tags for creating interface and controller classnames| |false|
diff --git a/docs/generators/spring.md b/docs/generators/spring.md
index 3b3a7ca1b5b..ad6cba9fa6f 100644
--- a/docs/generators/spring.md
+++ b/docs/generators/spring.md
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ These options may be applied as additional-properties (cli) or configOptions (pl
 |useFeignClientUrl|Whether to generate Feign client with url parameter.| |true|
 |useJakartaEe|whether to use Jakarta EE namespace instead of javax| |false|
 |useOptional|Use Optional container for optional parameters| |false|
-|useSpringBoot3|Generate code and provide dependencies for use with Spring Boot 3.x. (Use jakarta instead of javax in imports).| |false|
+|useSpringBoot3|Generate code and provide dependencies for use with Spring Boot 3.x. (Use jakarta instead of javax in imports). Enabling this option will also enable `useJakartaEe`.| |false|
 |useSpringController|Annotate the generated API as a Spring Controller| |false|
 |useSwaggerUI|Open the OpenApi specification in swagger-ui. Will also import and configure needed dependencies| |true|
 |useTags|use tags for creating interface and controller classnames| |false|
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
index 4e8fb146c0a..4d37bc7141d 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/SpringCodegen.java
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ public class SpringCodegen extends AbstractJavaCodegen
             "Open the OpenApi specification in swagger-ui. Will also import and configure needed dependencies",
             useSwaggerUI));
         cliOptions.add(CliOption.newBoolean(USE_SPRING_BOOT3,
-            "Generate code and provide dependencies for use with Spring Boot 3.x. (Use jakarta instead of javax in imports).",
+            "Generate code and provide dependencies for use with Spring Boot 3.x. (Use jakarta instead of javax in imports). Enabling this option will also enable `useJakartaEe`.",
             useSpringBoot3));
 
         supportedLibraries.put(SPRING_BOOT, "Spring-boot Server application.");
@@ -473,6 +473,8 @@ public class SpringCodegen extends AbstractJavaCodegen
             if (AnnotationLibrary.SWAGGER1.equals(getAnnotationLibrary())) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(AnnotationLibrary.SWAGGER1.getPropertyName() + " is not supported with Spring Boot > 3.x");
             }
+            useJakartaEe=true;
+            additionalProperties.put(USE_JAKARTA_EE, useJakartaEe);
             applyJakartaPackage();
         }
         writePropertyBack(USE_SPRING_BOOT3, isUseSpringBoot3());