diff --git a/src/main/resources/handlebars/JavaSpring/api.mustache b/src/main/resources/handlebars/JavaSpring/api.mustache
index 4c626c1508..df7b4ea57d 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/handlebars/JavaSpring/api.mustache
+++ b/src/main/resources/handlebars/JavaSpring/api.mustache
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.{{^jdk8}}Callable{{/jdk8}}{{#jdk8}}CompletableFuture
 {{/async}}
 {{>generatedAnnotation}}
 @Api(value = "{{{baseName}}}", description = "the {{{baseName}}} API")
+{{#useBeanValidation}}@Validated{{/useBeanValidation}}
 {{#operations}}
 public interface {{classname}} {
 {{#jdk8}}