diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6e5907e1..df6496e8 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 * [#476](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape-swagger/pull/476): Fixes for handling the parameter type when body parameters are defined inside desc block - [@anakinj](https://github.com/anakinj).
 * [#478](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape-swagger/pull/478): Refactors building of properties, corrects documentation of array items - [@LeFnord](https://github.com/LeFnord).
 * [#479](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape-swagger/pull/479): Fix regex for Array and Multi Type in doc_methods. Parsing of "[APoint]" should return "APoint" - [@frodrigo](https://github.com/frodrigo).
+* [#483](https://github.com/ruby-grape/grape-swagger/pull/483): Added support for nicknamed routes - [@pbendersky](https://github.com/pbendersky)
 * Your contribution here.
 
 ### 0.22.0 (July 12, 2016)
diff --git a/lib/grape-swagger/doc_methods/operation_id.rb b/lib/grape-swagger/doc_methods/operation_id.rb
index a1872a8b..0134ca4d 100644
--- a/lib/grape-swagger/doc_methods/operation_id.rb
+++ b/lib/grape-swagger/doc_methods/operation_id.rb
@@ -3,11 +3,17 @@ module DocMethods
     class OperationId
       class << self
         def build(route, path = nil)
-          verb = route.request_method.to_s.downcase
+          if route.options[:nickname]
+            operation_id = route.options[:nickname]
+          else
+            verb = route.request_method.to_s.downcase
 
-          operation = manipulate(path) unless path.nil?
+            operation = manipulate(path) unless path.nil?
 
-          "#{verb}#{operation}"
+            operation_id = "#{verb}#{operation}"
+          end
+
+          operation_id
         end
 
         def manipulate(path)
diff --git a/spec/swagger_v2/nicknamed_api_spec.rb b/spec/swagger_v2/nicknamed_api_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f46185a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/swagger_v2/nicknamed_api_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe 'a nicknamed mounted api' do
+  def app
+    Class.new(Grape::API) do
+      desc 'Show this endpoint', nickname: 'simple'
+      get '/simple' do
+        { foo: 'bar' }
+      end
+
+      add_swagger_documentation format: :json
+    end
+  end
+
+  subject do
+    get '/swagger_doc.json'
+    JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+  end
+
+  it 'uses the nickname as the operationId' do
+    expect(subject['paths']['/simple']['get']['operationId']).to eql('simple')
+  end
+end