diff --git a/modules/swagger-models/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/models/media/IntegerSchema.java b/modules/swagger-models/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/models/media/IntegerSchema.java
index 75a09bcf8b..c7e63cd94f 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-models/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/models/media/IntegerSchema.java
+++ b/modules/swagger-models/src/main/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/models/media/IntegerSchema.java
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 package io.swagger.v3.oas.models.media;
 
-import java.text.NumberFormat;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
@@ -34,13 +33,14 @@ public IntegerSchema _default(Number _default) {
     protected Number cast(Object value) {
         if (value != null) {
             try {
-                Number casted = NumberFormat.getInstance().parse(value.toString());
-                if (Integer.MIN_VALUE <= casted.longValue() && casted.longValue() <= Integer.MAX_VALUE) {
-                    return Integer.parseInt(value.toString());
+                String stringValue = value.toString();
+                long casted = Long.parseLong(stringValue);
+                if (withinIntegerBounds(casted)) {
+                    return Integer.parseInt(stringValue);
                 } else {
-                    return Long.parseLong(value.toString());
+                    return casted;
                 }
-            } catch (Exception e) {
+            } catch (Exception ignored) {
             }
         }
         return null;
@@ -75,4 +75,8 @@ public String toString() {
         sb.append("}");
         return sb.toString();
     }
+
+    private boolean withinIntegerBounds(long value) {
+        return Integer.MIN_VALUE <= value && value <= Integer.MAX_VALUE;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/modules/swagger-models/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/models/media/IntegerSchemaTest.java b/modules/swagger-models/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/models/media/IntegerSchemaTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5389df42ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/swagger-models/src/test/java/io/swagger/v3/oas/models/media/IntegerSchemaTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+package io.swagger.v3.oas.models.media;
+
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import java.util.Locale;
+
+import static org.testng.Assert.*;
+
+public class IntegerSchemaTest {
+
+    private static final IntegerSchema INTEGER_SCHEMA = new IntegerSchema();
+    private static final Locale SWEDISH_LOCALE = new Locale("se");
+    private static final String INTEGER_STRING = "123";
+    private static final String LONG_STRING = "1111111111111111111";
+    private static final String NEGATIVE_INTEGER = "-123";
+    private static final String INTEGER_WITH_SPACE_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = "2 000";
+    private static final String INTEGER_WITH_DECIMAL_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = "2.000";
+    private static final String INTEGER_WITH_COMMA_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR = "2,000";
+    private static final Integer NUMBER = 123;
+    private static final Integer NEGATIVE_NUMBER = -123;
+    private static final Long LONG = 1111111111111111111L;
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCastInteger() {
+        assertEquals(INTEGER_SCHEMA.cast(INTEGER_STRING), NUMBER);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCastLong() {
+        assertEquals(INTEGER_SCHEMA.cast(LONG_STRING), LONG);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCastNegativeInteger() {
+        assertEquals(INTEGER_SCHEMA.cast(NEGATIVE_INTEGER), NEGATIVE_NUMBER);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCastIntegerWithSpaceThousandSeparatorFailsWithNull() {
+        assertNull(INTEGER_SCHEMA.cast(INTEGER_WITH_SPACE_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCastIntegerWithDecimalThousandSeparatorFailsWithNull() {
+        assertNull(INTEGER_SCHEMA.cast(INTEGER_WITH_DECIMAL_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCastIntegerWithCommaThousandSeparatorFailsWithNull() {
+        assertNull(INTEGER_SCHEMA.cast(INTEGER_WITH_COMMA_THOUSAND_SEPARATOR));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCastIntegerWithSwedishLocale() {
+        Locale defaultLocale = Locale.getDefault();
+        try {
+            Locale.setDefault(SWEDISH_LOCALE);
+            assertEquals(new IntegerSchema().cast(INTEGER_STRING), NUMBER);
+        } finally {
+            Locale.setDefault(defaultLocale);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCastLongWithSwedishLocale() {
+        Locale defaultLocale = Locale.getDefault();
+        try {
+            Locale.setDefault(SWEDISH_LOCALE);
+            assertEquals(new IntegerSchema().cast(LONG_STRING), LONG);
+        } finally {
+            Locale.setDefault(defaultLocale);
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testCastNegativeIntegerWithSwedishLocale() {
+        Locale defaultLocale = Locale.getDefault();
+        try {
+            Locale.setDefault(SWEDISH_LOCALE);
+            assertEquals(new IntegerSchema().cast(NEGATIVE_INTEGER), NEGATIVE_NUMBER);
+        } finally {
+            Locale.setDefault(defaultLocale);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
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