diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
index c19ced37254d..f2bc4bbd8eaf 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/DefaultCodegen.java
@@ -4201,6 +4201,9 @@ public CodegenProperty fromProperty(String name, Schema p, boolean required, boo
             if (original.getDeprecated() != null) {
                 property.deprecated = p.getDeprecated();
             }
+            if (original.getDescription() != null) {
+                property.description = p.getDescription();
+            }
         }
 
         // set the default value