diff --git a/generators/app/__snapshots__/generator.spec.mts.snap b/generators/app/__snapshots__/generator.spec.mts.snap
index 1bc6f4f7da26..6490ef3d9b4c 100644
--- a/generators/app/__snapshots__/generator.spec.mts.snap
+++ b/generators/app/__snapshots__/generator.spec.mts.snap
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@ exports[`generator - app with default config should match snapshot 1`] = `
     "picocli": "'PICOCLI-VERSION'",
     "properties-maven-plugin": "'PROPERTIES-MAVEN-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
     "sonar-maven-plugin": "'SONAR-MAVEN-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
+    "spotless-gradle-plugin": "'SPOTLESS-GRADLE-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
+    "spotless-maven-plugin": "'SPOTLESS-MAVEN-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
     "spring-boot": "'SPRING-BOOT-VERSION'",
     "spring-pulsar": "'SPRING-PULSAR-VERSION'",
     "typesafe": "'TYPESAFE-VERSION'",
@@ -908,6 +910,8 @@ exports[`generator - app with gateway should match snapshot 1`] = `
     "picocli": "'PICOCLI-VERSION'",
     "properties-maven-plugin": "'PROPERTIES-MAVEN-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
     "sonar-maven-plugin": "'SONAR-MAVEN-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
+    "spotless-gradle-plugin": "'SPOTLESS-GRADLE-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
+    "spotless-maven-plugin": "'SPOTLESS-MAVEN-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
     "spring-boot": "'SPRING-BOOT-VERSION'",
     "spring-pulsar": "'SPRING-PULSAR-VERSION'",
     "typesafe": "'TYPESAFE-VERSION'",
@@ -1445,6 +1449,8 @@ exports[`generator - app with microservice should match snapshot 1`] = `
     "picocli": "'PICOCLI-VERSION'",
     "properties-maven-plugin": "'PROPERTIES-MAVEN-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
     "sonar-maven-plugin": "'SONAR-MAVEN-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
+    "spotless-gradle-plugin": "'SPOTLESS-GRADLE-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
+    "spotless-maven-plugin": "'SPOTLESS-MAVEN-PLUGIN-VERSION'",
     "spring-boot": "'SPRING-BOOT-VERSION'",
     "spring-pulsar": "'SPRING-PULSAR-VERSION'",
     "typesafe": "'TYPESAFE-VERSION'",
diff --git a/generators/server/resources/gradle/libs.versions.toml b/generators/server/resources/gradle/libs.versions.toml
index 7077ce3a1034..88d46b7ea9f2 100644
--- a/generators/server/resources/gradle/libs.versions.toml
+++ b/generators/server/resources/gradle/libs.versions.toml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ gradle-liquibase = { id = 'org.liquibase.gradle', version = '2.2.0' }
 
 gradle-sonarqube = { id = 'org.sonarqube', version = '4.2.1.3168' }
 
+spotless-gradle-plugin = { id = 'com.diffplug.spotless', version = '6.19.0' }
+
 gradle-modernizer-plugin = { id = 'com.github.andygoossens.gradle-modernizer-plugin', version = '1.8.0' }
 
 gradle-enterprise = { id = 'com.gradle.enterprise', version = '3.13.4' }
diff --git a/generators/server/resources/pom.xml b/generators/server/resources/pom.xml
index 09e8bf753c70..f618f17d8ccd 100644
--- a/generators/server/resources/pom.xml
+++ b/generators/server/resources/pom.xml
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
         <openapi-generator-maven-plugin.version>6.6.0</openapi-generator-maven-plugin.version>
         <properties-maven-plugin.version>1.1.0</properties-maven-plugin.version>
         <sonar-maven-plugin.version>3.9.1.2184</sonar-maven-plugin.version>
+        <spotless-maven-plugin.version>2.37.0</spotless-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -283,6 +284,11 @@
                   <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                   <version>${sonar-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${spotless-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
     </build>
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/build.gradle.ejs b/generators/server/templates/build.gradle.ejs
index ebc057cc8b09..6164055f427e 100644
--- a/generators/server/templates/build.gradle.ejs
+++ b/generators/server/templates/build.gradle.ejs
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ plugins {
     id "com.github.node-gradle.node"
 <%_ } _%>
     id "org.sonarqube"
+    id "com.diffplug.spotless"
     id "io.spring.nohttp"
     id "com.github.andygoossens.gradle-modernizer-plugin"
 <%_ if (gatlingTests) { _%>
@@ -61,6 +62,13 @@ ext {
 
 apply from: "gradle/docker.gradle"
 apply from: "gradle/sonar.gradle"
+
+spotless {
+    java {
+        removeUnusedImports()
+    }
+}
+
 <%_ if (enableSwaggerCodegen) { _%>
 apply from: "gradle/swagger.gradle"
 <%_ } _%>
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/gradle.properties.ejs b/generators/server/templates/gradle.properties.ejs
index 5d44f7cd82ac..f39df9698eee 100644
--- a/generators/server/templates/gradle.properties.ejs
+++ b/generators/server/templates/gradle.properties.ejs
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ gitPropertiesPluginVersion=<%- javaDependencies['gradle-git-properties'] %>
 gradleNodePluginVersion=<%- javaDependencies['node-gradle'] %>
 <%_ } _%>
 sonarqubePluginVersion=<%- javaDependencies['gradle-sonarqube'] %>
+spotlessPluginVersion=<%- javaDependencies['spotless-gradle-plugin'] %>
 <%_ if (enableSwaggerCodegen) { _%>
 openapiPluginVersion=<%- javaDependencies['openapi-generator-maven-plugin'] %>
 <%_ } _%>
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/npmw b/generators/server/templates/npmw
index 12a91e52a611..ed50b5686f01 100755
--- a/generators/server/templates/npmw
+++ b/generators/server/templates/npmw
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ basedir=`dirname "$0"`
 if [ -f "$basedir/mvnw" ]; then
   bindir="$basedir/target/node"
   repodir="$basedir/target/node/node_modules"
+  spotlessApplyCommand="$basedir/mvnw process-sources"
   installCommand="$basedir/mvnw -Pwebapp frontend:install-node-and-npm@install-node-and-npm"
 
   PATH="$basedir/$builddir/:$PATH"
@@ -13,6 +14,7 @@ if [ -f "$basedir/mvnw" ]; then
 elif [ -f "$basedir/gradlew" ]; then
   bindir="$basedir/build/node/bin"
   repodir="$basedir/build/node/lib/node_modules"
+  spotlessApplyCommand="$basedir/gradlew spotlessApply"
   installCommand="$basedir/gradlew npmSetup"
 else
   echo "Using npm installed globally"
@@ -22,6 +24,10 @@ fi
 NPM_EXE="$repodir/npm/bin/npm-cli.js"
 NODE_EXE="$bindir/node"
 
+if [ ! -z "$spotlessApplyCommand" ]; then
+  $spotlessApplyCommand || true
+fi
+
 if [ ! -x "$NPM_EXE" ] || [ ! -x "$NODE_EXE" ]; then
   $installCommand || true
 fi
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/npmw.cmd b/generators/server/templates/npmw.cmd
index b6e798095812..22fc4683a6c0 100644
--- a/generators/server/templates/npmw.cmd
+++ b/generators/server/templates/npmw.cmd
@@ -8,14 +8,20 @@ if exist "%NPMW_DIR%mvnw.cmd" (
   set NODE_EXE=^"^"
   set NODE_PATH=%NPMW_DIR%target\node\
   set NPM_EXE=^"%NPMW_DIR%target\node\npm.cmd^"
+  set SPOTLESS_APPLY_COMMAND=^"%NPMW_DIR%mvnw.cmd^" process-sources
   set INSTALL_NPM_COMMAND=^"%NPMW_DIR%mvnw.cmd^" -Pwebapp frontend:install-node-and-npm@install-node-and-npm
 ) else (
   set NODE_EXE=^"%NPMW_DIR%build\node\bin\node.exe^"
   set NODE_PATH=%NPMW_DIR%build\node\bin\
   set NPM_EXE=^"%NPMW_DIR%build\node\lib\node_modules\npm\bin\npm-cli.js^"
+  set SPOTLESS_APPLY_COMMAND=^"%NPMW_DIR%gradlew.bat^" spotlessApply
   set INSTALL_NPM_COMMAND=^"%NPMW_DIR%gradlew.bat^" npmSetup
 )
 
+if exist %SPOTLESS_APPLY_COMMAND% (
+  call %SPOTLESS_APPLY_COMMAND%
+)
+
 if not exist %NPM_EXE% (
   call %INSTALL_NPM_COMMAND%
 )
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/pom.xml.ejs b/generators/server/templates/pom.xml.ejs
index a93061f925c6..2d4b65ed4f52 100644
--- a/generators/server/templates/pom.xml.ejs
+++ b/generators/server/templates/pom.xml.ejs
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@
 <%_ } _%>
         <properties-maven-plugin.version><%- javaDependencies['properties-maven-plugin'] %></properties-maven-plugin.version>
         <sonar-maven-plugin.version><%- javaDependencies['sonar-maven-plugin'] %></sonar-maven-plugin.version>
+        <spotless-maven-plugin.version><%- javaDependencies['spotless-maven-plugin'] %></spotless-maven-plugin.version>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -406,6 +407,10 @@
                 <groupId>org.sonarsource.scanner.maven</groupId>
                 <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                 <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -845,6 +850,25 @@
                     <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>${sonar-maven-plugin.version}</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${spotless-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                    <configuration>
+                        <java>
+                            <removeUnusedImports />
+                        </java>
+                    </configuration>
+                    <executions>
+                        <execution>
+                            <id>spotless</id>
+                            <phase>process-sources</phase>
+                            <goals>
+                                <goal>apply</goal>
+                            </goals>
+                        </execution>
+                    </executions>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
                     <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/settings.gradle.ejs b/generators/server/templates/settings.gradle.ejs
index f91c0f1ea1ad..d90ddb86b89d 100644
--- a/generators/server/templates/settings.gradle.ejs
+++ b/generators/server/templates/settings.gradle.ejs
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ pluginManagement {
         id 'com.github.node-gradle.node' version "${gradleNodePluginVersion}"
 <%_ } _%>
         id 'org.sonarqube' version "${sonarqubePluginVersion}"
+        id 'com.diffplug.spotless' version "${spotlessPluginVersion}"
         id "io.spring.nohttp" version "${noHttpCheckstyleVersion}"
         id 'com.github.andygoossens.gradle-modernizer-plugin' version "${modernizerPluginVersion}"
 <%_ if (enableGradleEnterprise) { _%>