diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/ApiClient.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/ApiClient.mustache
index 58bab66e13d..14d1c224c1e 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/ApiClient.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/ApiClient.mustache
@@ -98,6 +98,15 @@ public class ApiClient {
     return json;
   }
 
+  public Client getHttpClient() {
+    return httpClient;
+  }
+
+  public ApiClient setHttpClient(Client httpClient) {
+    this.httpClient = httpClient;
+    return this;
+  }
+
   public String getBasePath() {
     return basePath;
   }