diff --git a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-core/src/main/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/core/SwaggerGenerator.java b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-core/src/main/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/core/SwaggerGenerator.java
index 617b8e9a739..3cd1f16f4a2 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-core/src/main/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/core/SwaggerGenerator.java
+++ b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-core/src/main/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/core/SwaggerGenerator.java
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ protected boolean isSkipMethod(Method method) {
     }
 
     ApiOperation apiOperation = method.getAnnotation(ApiOperation.class);
-    if (apiOperation != null) {
+    if (apiOperation != null && apiOperation.hidden()) {
       return apiOperation.hidden();
     }
 
diff --git a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-core/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/core/TestApiOperation.java b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-core/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/core/TestApiOperation.java
index a76660f7849..5fcef07d71c 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-core/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/core/TestApiOperation.java
+++ b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-core/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/core/TestApiOperation.java
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
 
 package io.servicecomb.swagger.generator.core;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.core.Is.is;
+import static org.hamcrest.core.IsNull.nullValue;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
+
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Map;
 
@@ -69,6 +73,9 @@ interface ApiOperationAnnotation {
 
     @ApiOperation(value = "aaa", response = Integer.class, responseContainer = "Set")
     int testSet();
+
+    @ApiOperation(value = "aaa", hidden = true)
+    int testHidden();
   }
 
   interface UnknownResponseContainer {
@@ -88,6 +95,7 @@ public void testApiOperation() {
     testMap(swagger.getPath("/testMap"));
     testList(swagger.getPath("/testList"));
     testSet(swagger.getPath("/testSet"));
+    assertThat(swagger.getPath("/testHidden"), is(nullValue()));
   }
 
   @Test
diff --git a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/jaxrs/Echo.java b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/jaxrs/Echo.java
index 7d3193c33b6..7e71ec71430 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/jaxrs/Echo.java
+++ b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/jaxrs/Echo.java
@@ -87,4 +87,9 @@ public String query(@QueryParam(value = "query") String query) {
   public String queryComplex(@QueryParam(value = "querys") List<User> querys) {
     return String.format("%s", querys);
   }
+
+  @ApiOperation(value = "")
+  public void ignoredNonRestful() {
+
+  }
 }
diff --git a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/jaxrs/TestJaxrs.java b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/jaxrs/TestJaxrs.java
index d6a600baa74..f2193abb042 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/jaxrs/TestJaxrs.java
+++ b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/jaxrs/TestJaxrs.java
@@ -84,6 +84,11 @@ public void testEmptyPath() throws Exception {
     UnitTestSwaggerUtils.testSwagger("schemas/emptyPath.yaml", context, Echo.class, "emptyPath");
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void testNonRestful() throws Exception {
+    UnitTestSwaggerUtils.testSwagger("schemas/emptyContract.yaml", context, Echo.class, "ignoredNonRestful");
+  }
+
   @Test
   public void testClassMethodNoPath() throws Exception {
     UnitTestSwaggerUtils.testException(
diff --git a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/resources/schemas/emptyContract.yaml b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/resources/schemas/emptyContract.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f0723bd7402
--- /dev/null
+++ b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-jaxrs/src/test/resources/schemas/emptyContract.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+---
+swagger: "2.0"
+info:
+  version: "1.0.0"
+  title: "swagger definition for io.servicecomb.swagger.generator.jaxrs.Echo"
+  x-java-interface: "gen.cse.ms.ut.EchoIntf"
+basePath: "/Echo"
+consumes:
+- "application/json"
+produces:
+- "application/json"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-springmvc/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/springmvc/MethodEmptyPath.java b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-springmvc/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/springmvc/MethodEmptyPath.java
index 684388c4c26..f6f8f519b4c 100644
--- a/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-springmvc/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/springmvc/MethodEmptyPath.java
+++ b/swagger/swagger-generator/generator-springmvc/src/test/java/io/servicecomb/swagger/generator/springmvc/MethodEmptyPath.java
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.PutMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 
+import io.swagger.annotations.ApiOperation;
+
 @RequestMapping(path = "MethodEmptyPath")
 public class MethodEmptyPath {
 
@@ -50,4 +52,11 @@ public void usingDeleteMapping() {
   public void usingPatchMapping() {
 
   }
+
+  // this will be ignored in the generation of service contract
+  // as ApiOperation is not a restful annotation
+  @ApiOperation(value = "")
+  public void ignoredNonRestful() {
+
+  }
 }