diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-rest-sdk-client/apiclient-header.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-rest-sdk-client/apiclient-header.mustache
index caa67d3509b..09f02a21873 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-rest-sdk-client/apiclient-header.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-rest-sdk-client/apiclient-header.mustache
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ public:
     static utility::string_t parameterToString(const utility::datetime &value);
     template<class T>
     static utility::string_t parameterToString(const std::vector<T>& value);
+    template<class T>
+    static utility::string_t parameterToString(const std::shared_ptr<T>& value);
 
     pplx::task<web::http::http_response> callApi(
         const utility::string_t& path,
@@ -81,6 +83,13 @@ utility::string_t ApiClient::parameterToString(const std::vector<T>& value)
     return ss.str();
 }
 
+template<class T>
+utility::string_t ApiClient::parameterToString(const std::shared_ptr<T>& value)
+{
+    return parameterToString(*value.get());
+}
+
+
 {{#apiNamespaceDeclarations}}
 }
 {{/apiNamespaceDeclarations}}
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/cpp-restsdk/ApiClient.h b/samples/client/petstore/cpp-restsdk/ApiClient.h
index 2802a7a81c6..28f7ce974f0 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/cpp-restsdk/ApiClient.h
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/cpp-restsdk/ApiClient.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ public:
     static utility::string_t parameterToString(const utility::datetime &value);
     template<class T>
     static utility::string_t parameterToString(const std::vector<T>& value);
+    template<class T>
+    static utility::string_t parameterToString(const std::shared_ptr<T>& value);
 
     pplx::task<web::http::http_response> callApi(
         const utility::string_t& path,
@@ -92,6 +94,13 @@ utility::string_t ApiClient::parameterToString(const std::vector<T>& value)
     return ss.str();
 }
 
+template<class T>
+utility::string_t ApiClient::parameterToString(const std::shared_ptr<T>& value)
+{
+    return parameterToString(*value.get());
+}
+
+
 }
 }
 }