diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/KotlinDetector.java b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/KotlinDetector.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a861fd89d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/core/util/KotlinDetector.java
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+package io.swagger.v3.core.util;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
+
+public class KotlinDetector {
+    private static final Boolean kotlinAvailable;
+    private static final Class<? extends Annotation> kotlinDeprecated;
+
+    static {
+        kotlinAvailable = loadByClassOrNull("kotlin.Metadata") != null;
+        kotlinDeprecated = loadByClassOrNull("kotlin.Deprecated");
+    }
+
+    private static <T> Class<T> loadByClassOrNull(String className) {
+        try {
+            return (Class<T>) ReflectionUtils.loadClassByName(className);
+        } catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static boolean isKotlinPresent() {
+        return kotlinAvailable;
+    }
+
+    public static Class<? extends Annotation> getKotlinDeprecated() {
+        return kotlinDeprecated;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/jaxrs2/Reader.java b/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/jaxrs2/Reader.java
index be60e5f8af..18dcbefea1 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/jaxrs2/Reader.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-jaxrs2/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/jaxrs2/Reader.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import io.swagger.v3.core.util.AnnotationsUtils;
 import io.swagger.v3.core.util.Json;
 import io.swagger.v3.core.util.Json31;
+import io.swagger.v3.core.util.KotlinDetector;
 import io.swagger.v3.core.util.ParameterProcessor;
 import io.swagger.v3.core.util.PathUtils;
 import io.swagger.v3.core.util.ReflectionUtils;
@@ -304,7 +305,8 @@ public OpenAPI read(Class<?> cls,
         javax.ws.rs.Consumes classConsumes = ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(cls, javax.ws.rs.Consumes.class);
         javax.ws.rs.Produces classProduces = ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(cls, javax.ws.rs.Produces.class);
 
-        boolean classDeprecated = ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(cls, Deprecated.class) != null;
+        boolean classDeprecated = ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(cls, Deprecated.class) != null
+                || (KotlinDetector.isKotlinPresent() && ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(cls, KotlinDetector.getKotlinDeprecated()) != null);
 
         // OpenApiDefinition
         OpenAPIDefinition openAPIDefinition = ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(cls, OpenAPIDefinition.class);
@@ -433,7 +435,8 @@ public OpenAPI read(Class<?> cls,
                 continue;
             }
 
-            boolean methodDeprecated = ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(method, Deprecated.class) != null;
+            boolean methodDeprecated = ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(method, Deprecated.class) != null
+                    || (KotlinDetector.isKotlinPresent() && ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(method, KotlinDetector.getKotlinDeprecated()) != null);
 
             javax.ws.rs.Path methodPath = ReflectionUtils.getAnnotation(method, javax.ws.rs.Path.class);