diff --git a/docs/generators/java.md b/docs/generators/java.md
index 6892d264c757..01942712ab38 100644
--- a/docs/generators/java.md
+++ b/docs/generators/java.md
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ CONFIG OPTIONS for java
 	booleanGetterPrefix
 	    Set booleanGetterPrefix (default value 'get')
 
+	parentGroupId
+	    parent groupId in generated pom N.B. parentGroupId, parentArtifactId and parentVersion must all be specified for any of them to take effect
+
+	parentArtifactId
+	    parent artifactId in generated pom N.B. parentGroupId, parentArtifactId and parentVersion must all be specified for any of them to take effect
+
+	parentVersion
+	    parent version in generated pom N.B. parentGroupId, parentArtifactId and parentVersion must all be specified for any of them to take effect
+
 	useRxJava
 	    Whether to use the RxJava adapter with the retrofit2 library. (Default: false)
 
diff --git a/docs/generators/spring.md b/docs/generators/spring.md
index 17886ab9430b..ab0e1ad15a6e 100644
--- a/docs/generators/spring.md
+++ b/docs/generators/spring.md
@@ -104,6 +104,15 @@ CONFIG OPTIONS for spring
 	booleanGetterPrefix
 	    Set booleanGetterPrefix (default value 'get')
 
+	parentGroupId
+	    parent groupId in generated pom N.B. parentGroupId, parentArtifactId and parentVersion must all be specified for any of them to take effect
+
+	parentArtifactId
+	    parent artifactId in generated pom N.B. parentGroupId, parentArtifactId and parentVersion must all be specified for any of them to take effect
+
+	parentVersion
+	    parent version in generated pom N.B. parentGroupId, parentArtifactId and parentVersion must all be specified for any of them to take effect
+
 	title
 	    server title name or client service name
 
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/CodegenConstants.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/CodegenConstants.java
index 30695d3a3f6a..ff2bc63383bd 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/CodegenConstants.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/CodegenConstants.java
@@ -265,4 +265,12 @@ public static enum ENUM_PROPERTY_NAMING_TYPE {camelCase, PascalCase, snake_case,
     public static final String DATABASE_ADAPTER = "databaseAdapter";
     public static final String DATABASE_ADAPTER_DESC = "The adapter for database (e.g. mysql, sqlite). Default: sqlite";
 
+    public static final String PARENT_GROUP_ID = "parentGroupId";
+    public static final String PARENT_GROUP_ID_DESC = "parent groupId in generated pom N.B. parentGroupId, parentArtifactId and parentVersion must all be specified for any of them to take effect";
+    
+    public static final String PARENT_ARTIFACT_ID = "parentArtifactId";
+    public static final String PARENT_ARTIFACT_ID_DESC = "parent artifactId in generated pom N.B. parentGroupId, parentArtifactId and parentVersion must all be specified for any of them to take effect";
+    
+    public static final String PARENT_VERSION = "parentVersion";
+    public static final String PARENT_VERSION_DESC = "parent version in generated pom N.B. parentGroupId, parentArtifactId and parentVersion must all be specified for any of them to take effect";
 }
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 ed83be48a39d..70e1dc714a64 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
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractJavaCodegen extends DefaultCodegen implements Code
     protected boolean disableHtmlEscaping = false;
     protected String booleanGetterPrefix = BOOLEAN_GETTER_PREFIX_DEFAULT;
     protected boolean useNullForUnknownEnumValue = false;
+    protected String parentGroupId = "";
+    protected String parentArtifactId = "";
+    protected String parentVersion = "";
+    protected boolean parentOverridden = false;
 
     public AbstractJavaCodegen() {
         super();
@@ -198,6 +202,10 @@ public AbstractJavaCodegen() {
 
         cliOptions.add(CliOption.newBoolean(DISABLE_HTML_ESCAPING, "Disable HTML escaping of JSON strings when using gson (needed to avoid problems with byte[] fields)"));
         cliOptions.add(CliOption.newString(BOOLEAN_GETTER_PREFIX, "Set booleanGetterPrefix (default value '" + BOOLEAN_GETTER_PREFIX_DEFAULT + "')"));
+        
+        cliOptions.add(CliOption.newString(CodegenConstants.PARENT_GROUP_ID, CodegenConstants.PARENT_GROUP_ID_DESC));
+        cliOptions.add(CliOption.newString(CodegenConstants.PARENT_ARTIFACT_ID, CodegenConstants.PARENT_ARTIFACT_ID_DESC));
+        cliOptions.add(CliOption.newString(CodegenConstants.PARENT_VERSION, CodegenConstants.PARENT_VERSION_DESC));
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -375,6 +383,22 @@ public void processOpts() {
             this.setWithXml(Boolean.valueOf(additionalProperties.get(WITH_XML).toString()));
         }
         additionalProperties.put(WITH_XML, withXml);
+        
+        if (additionalProperties.containsKey(CodegenConstants.PARENT_GROUP_ID)) {
+            this.setParentGroupId((String) additionalProperties.get(CodegenConstants.PARENT_GROUP_ID));
+        }
+        
+        if (additionalProperties.containsKey(CodegenConstants.PARENT_ARTIFACT_ID)) {
+            this.setParentArtifactId((String) additionalProperties.get(CodegenConstants.PARENT_ARTIFACT_ID));
+        }
+        
+        if (additionalProperties.containsKey(CodegenConstants.PARENT_VERSION)) {
+            this.setParentVersion((String) additionalProperties.get(CodegenConstants.PARENT_VERSION));
+        }
+        
+        if (!StringUtils.isEmpty(parentGroupId) && !StringUtils.isEmpty(parentArtifactId) && !StringUtils.isEmpty(parentVersion)) {
+            additionalProperties.put("parentOverridden", true);
+        }
 
         // make api and model doc path available in mustache template
         additionalProperties.put("apiDocPath", apiDocPath);
@@ -1347,4 +1371,19 @@ public String sanitizeTag(String tag) {
         return tag;
     }
 
+    public void setParentGroupId(final String parentGroupId) {
+        this.parentGroupId = parentGroupId;
+    }
+
+    public void setParentArtifactId(final String parentArtifactId) {
+        this.parentArtifactId = parentArtifactId;
+    }
+
+    public void setParentVersion(final String parentVersion) {
+        this.parentVersion = parentVersion;
+    }
+
+    public void setParentOverridden(final boolean parentOverridden) {
+        this.parentOverridden = parentOverridden;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache
index bf74b39c6174..32f01e5bb126 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/feign/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/google-api-client/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/google-api-client/pom.mustache
index 69aac87b2793..7ff969e9c6c6 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/google-api-client/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/google-api-client/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
index 93f2d9e2c9bf..57db33547c40 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/jersey2/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/okhttp-gson/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/okhttp-gson/pom.mustache
index e960f01abcd6..0cff2363ea33 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/okhttp-gson/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/okhttp-gson/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/rest-assured/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/rest-assured/pom.mustache
index aa0c15d8b383..64285da8111a 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/rest-assured/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/rest-assured/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resteasy/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resteasy/pom.mustache
index 540c54c68130..2950d3e748e1 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resteasy/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resteasy/pom.mustache
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@
         <developerConnection>scm:git:git@github.com:openapitools/openapi-generator.git</developerConnection>
         <url>https://openapi-generator.tech</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resttemplate/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resttemplate/pom.mustache
index 10d84edafc2f..95b3f7cb5d03 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resttemplate/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/resttemplate/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit/pom.mustache
index 155a8128e308..c2a5eeced6f9 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/pom.mustache
index 3028604c3603..29347aee8e6e 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/retrofit2/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/vertx/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/vertx/pom.mustache
index b8d7e513d6bd..46687cd0c7cb 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/vertx/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/vertx/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/webclient/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/webclient/pom.mustache
index 4771a9bb6587..7fde23176979 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/webclient/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/libraries/webclient/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/pom.mustache
index 275a5c869a4c..a2703f141d04 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/Java/pom.mustache
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@
         <developerConnection>{{scmDeveloperConnection}}</developerConnection>
         <url>{{scmUrl}}</url>
     </scm>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
 
     <licenses>
         <license>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-boot/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-boot/pom.mustache
index f97f0ea92584..555896e60e3d 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-boot/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-boot/pom.mustache
@@ -13,11 +13,20 @@
         <springfox-version>2.8.0</springfox-version>
         {{/useSpringfox}}
     </properties>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
+{{^parentOverridden}}
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
         <version>{{#java8}}2.0.1.RELEASE{{/java8}}{{^java8}}1.5.12.RELEASE{{/java8}}</version>
     </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
     <build>
         <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
         {{^interfaceOnly}}
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom.mustache
index 9efcee55a516..284de4394356 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-cloud/pom.mustache
@@ -11,11 +11,20 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>${java.version}</maven.compiler.target>
         <swagger-core-version>1.5.18</swagger-core-version>
     </properties>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
+{{^parentOverridden}}
     <parent>
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
         <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
         <version>1.5.4.RELEASE</version>
     </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
     <build>
         <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
     </build>
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache
index 5ebe4d2b5c35..533ccb9a5694 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/JavaSpring/libraries/spring-mvc/pom.mustache
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>{{artifactId}}</name>
     <version>{{artifactVersion}}</version>
+{{#parentOverridden}}
+    <parent>
+        <groupId>{{{parentGroupId}}}</groupId>
+        <artifactId>{{{parentArtifactId}}}</artifactId>
+        <version>{{{parentVersion}}}</version>
+    </parent>
+{{/parentOverridden}}
     <build>
         <sourceDirectory>src/main/java</sourceDirectory>
         <plugins>