diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/Controller.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/Controller.mustache
index f406ba075cff..c698d8da8ce0 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/Controller.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/php-symfony/Controller.mustache
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 namespace {{controllerPackage}};
 
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller as BaseController;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;
 use {{servicePackage}}\SerializerInterface;
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ use {{servicePackage}}\ValidatorInterface;
  * @author   OpenAPI Generator team
  * @link     https://github.com/openapitools/openapi-generator
  */
-class Controller
+class Controller extends BaseController
 {
     protected $validator;
     protected $serializer;
diff --git a/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/Controller.php b/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/Controller.php
index 5081ae4ec39c..e50111d6b38d 100644
--- a/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/Controller.php
+++ b/samples/server/petstore/php-symfony/SymfonyBundle-php/Controller/Controller.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 
 namespace OpenAPI\Server\Controller;
 
+use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller as BaseController;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\HttpException;
 use OpenAPI\Server\Service\SerializerInterface;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
  * @author   OpenAPI Generator team
  * @link     https://github.com/openapitools/openapi-generator
  */
-class Controller
+class Controller extends BaseController
 {
     protected $validator;
     protected $serializer;