diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/scala-play-server/app/apiTrait.scala.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/scala-play-server/app/apiTrait.scala.mustache
index d8db48e92f5a..83178dde0328 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/scala-play-server/app/apiTrait.scala.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/scala-play-server/app/apiTrait.scala.mustache
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package {{package}}
 
+import play.api.libs.json._
 {{#supportAsync}}
 import scala.concurrent.Future
 {{/supportAsync}}