diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/enumClass.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/enumClass.mustache
index 94212231156..10bb9d0f4e0 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/enumClass.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/enumClass.mustache
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 @XmlType(name="{{datatypeWithEnum}}")
-@XmlEnum
+@XmlEnum({{datatype}}.class)
 public enum {{datatypeWithEnum}} {
 
     {{#allowableValues}}
-    {{#enumVars}}{{name}}({{datatype}}.valueOf({{{value}}})){{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{#-last}};{{/-last}}{{/enumVars}}
+    {{#enumVars}}@XmlEnumValue({{{value}}}) {{name}}({{datatype}}.valueOf({{{value}}})){{^-last}}, {{/-last}}{{#-last}};{{/-last}}{{/enumVars}}
     {{/allowableValues}}
 
 
@@ -17,7 +17,17 @@ public enum {{datatypeWithEnum}} {
         return value;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.valueOf(value);
+    }
+
     public static {{datatypeWithEnum}} fromValue(String v) {
-        return valueOf(v);
+        for ({{#datatypeWithEnum}}{{{.}}}{{/datatypeWithEnum}}{{^datatypeWithEnum}}{{{classname}}}{{/datatypeWithEnum}} b : {{#datatypeWithEnum}}{{{.}}}{{/datatypeWithEnum}}{{^datatypeWithEnum}}{{{classname}}}{{/datatypeWithEnum}}.values()) {
+            if (String.valueOf(b.value).equals(v)) {
+                return b;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/pojo.mustache b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/pojo.mustache
index 382b8372daa..9f00536089c 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/pojo.mustache
+++ b/modules/swagger-codegen/src/main/resources/JavaJaxRS/cxf/pojo.mustache
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnum;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnumValue;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
 {{#hasVars}} @XmlType(name = "{{classname}}", propOrder =
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Category.java b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Category.java
index c84e936b3b4..ecd7630f6a7 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Category.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Category.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnum;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnumValue;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
  @XmlType(name = "Category", propOrder =
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/ModelApiResponse.java b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/ModelApiResponse.java
index 950307540f4..dc8a57cf13a 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/ModelApiResponse.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/ModelApiResponse.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnum;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnumValue;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
  @XmlType(name = "ModelApiResponse", propOrder =
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Order.java b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Order.java
index d3d9ffabfb5..ec2140e1b4d 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Order.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Order.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnum;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnumValue;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
  @XmlType(name = "Order", propOrder =
@@ -31,10 +32,10 @@ public class Order  {
   private javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar shipDate = null;
 
 @XmlType(name="StatusEnum")
-@XmlEnum
+@XmlEnum(String.class)
 public enum StatusEnum {
 
-    PLACED(String.valueOf("placed")), APPROVED(String.valueOf("approved")), DELIVERED(String.valueOf("delivered"));
+    @XmlEnumValue("placed") PLACED(String.valueOf("placed")), @XmlEnumValue("approved") APPROVED(String.valueOf("approved")), @XmlEnumValue("delivered") DELIVERED(String.valueOf("delivered"));
 
 
     private String value;
@@ -47,8 +48,18 @@ public enum StatusEnum {
         return value;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.valueOf(value);
+    }
+
     public static StatusEnum fromValue(String v) {
-        return valueOf(v);
+        for (StatusEnum b : StatusEnum.values()) {
+            if (String.valueOf(b.value).equals(v)) {
+                return b;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Pet.java b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Pet.java
index 3c1adb7d97f..5a636e92c33 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Pet.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Pet.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnum;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnumValue;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
  @XmlType(name = "Pet", propOrder =
@@ -38,10 +39,10 @@ public class Pet  {
   private List<Tag> tags = new ArrayList<Tag>();
 
 @XmlType(name="StatusEnum")
-@XmlEnum
+@XmlEnum(String.class)
 public enum StatusEnum {
 
-    AVAILABLE(String.valueOf("available")), PENDING(String.valueOf("pending")), SOLD(String.valueOf("sold"));
+    @XmlEnumValue("available") AVAILABLE(String.valueOf("available")), @XmlEnumValue("pending") PENDING(String.valueOf("pending")), @XmlEnumValue("sold") SOLD(String.valueOf("sold"));
 
 
     private String value;
@@ -54,8 +55,18 @@ public enum StatusEnum {
         return value;
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.valueOf(value);
+    }
+
     public static StatusEnum fromValue(String v) {
-        return valueOf(v);
+        for (StatusEnum b : StatusEnum.values()) {
+            if (String.valueOf(b.value).equals(v)) {
+                return b;
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Tag.java b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Tag.java
index 1eddc2f761f..848da3841f0 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Tag.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/Tag.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnum;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnumValue;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
  @XmlType(name = "Tag", propOrder =
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/User.java b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/User.java
index f66d1df57e0..e08637a5777 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/User.java
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/jaxrs-cxf/gen/java/io/swagger/model/User.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;
 import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnum;
+import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlEnumValue;
 
 @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
  @XmlType(name = "User", propOrder =