diff --git a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/scala/com/wordnik/swagger/converter/JodaDateTimeConverter.scala b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/scala/com/wordnik/swagger/converter/JodaDateTimeConverter.scala
index d8bdfd246d..00fa6de4b7 100644
--- a/modules/swagger-core/src/main/scala/com/wordnik/swagger/converter/JodaDateTimeConverter.scala
+++ b/modules/swagger-core/src/main/scala/com/wordnik/swagger/converter/JodaDateTimeConverter.scala
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ class JodaDateTimeConverter extends ModelConverter with BaseConverter {
   // }
   // 
   // (note the keys are lowercase when matching)
-  override def typeMap = Map("datetime" -> "Date", "xmlgregoriancalendar" -> "Date")
+  override def typeMap = Map("datetime" -> "Date", "localdatetime" -> "Date", "xmlgregoriancalendar" -> "Date")
 
   // don't expand DateTime models
-  override def ignoredClasses: Set[String] = Set("org.joda.time.DateTime", "javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar")
-}
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+  override def ignoredClasses: Set[String] = Set("org.joda.time.DateTime", "org.joda.time.LocalDateTime", "javax.xml.datatype.XMLGregorianCalendar")
+}