diff --git a/openapi-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/openapi/DefaultOpenApiExtension.java b/openapi-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/openapi/DefaultOpenApiExtension.java
index 03afbe04..225492e2 100644
--- a/openapi-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/openapi/DefaultOpenApiExtension.java
+++ b/openapi-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/openapi/DefaultOpenApiExtension.java
@@ -223,6 +223,16 @@ public void client(String name, Provider<RegularFile> definition, Action<? super
         }
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void server(String name, File definition, Action<? super OpenApiServerSpec> spec) {
+        server(name, project.getObjects().fileProperty().fileValue(definition), spec);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void client(String name, File definition, Action<? super OpenApiClientSpec> spec) {
+        client(name, project.getObjects().fileProperty().fileValue(definition), spec);
+    }
+
     private static Provider<Directory> mainSrcDir(AbstractOpenApiGenerator<?, ?> t, String language) {
         return t.getOutputDirectory().dir("src/main/" + language);
     }
diff --git a/openapi-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/openapi/OpenApiExtension.java b/openapi-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/openapi/OpenApiExtension.java
index 88081d39..c6c3289c 100644
--- a/openapi-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/openapi/OpenApiExtension.java
+++ b/openapi-plugin/src/main/java/io/micronaut/gradle/openapi/OpenApiExtension.java
@@ -62,4 +62,20 @@ public interface OpenApiExtension {
      * @param spec configuration for the server generation
      */
     void client(String name, Provider<RegularFile> definition, Action<? super OpenApiClientSpec> spec);
+
+    /**
+     * Configures generation of a server, given a definition file.
+     * @param name an identifier used to uniquely refer to the generator, used to derive task names
+     * @param definition the OpenAPI definition file provider
+     * @param spec configuration for the server generation
+     */
+    void server(String name, File definition, Action<? super OpenApiServerSpec> spec);
+
+    /**
+     * Configures generation of a server, given a definition file.
+     * @param name an identifier used to uniquely refer to the generator, used to derive task names
+     * @param definition the OpenAPI definition file provider
+     * @param spec configuration for the server generation
+     */
+    void client(String name, File definition, Action<? super OpenApiClientSpec> spec);
 }
diff --git a/openapi-plugin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/openapi/gradle/OpenApiClientGeneratorSpec.groovy b/openapi-plugin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/openapi/gradle/OpenApiClientGeneratorSpec.groovy
index 23cef57b..8d375d62 100644
--- a/openapi-plugin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/openapi/gradle/OpenApiClientGeneratorSpec.groovy
+++ b/openapi-plugin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/openapi/gradle/OpenApiClientGeneratorSpec.groovy
@@ -98,4 +98,55 @@ class OpenApiClientGeneratorSpec extends AbstractOpenApiGeneratorSpec {
         and:
         file("build/generated/openapi/generateClientOpenApiModels/src/main/java/io/micronaut/openapi/model/Pet.java").exists()
     }
+
+    def "can generate an java OpenAPI client implementation using local file and custom name"() {
+        given:
+        settingsFile << "rootProject.name = 'openapi-client'"
+        buildFile << """
+            plugins {
+                id "io.micronaut.minimal.application"
+                id "io.micronaut.openapi"
+            }
+            
+            micronaut {
+                version "$micronautVersion"
+                openapi {
+                    client("myClient", file("petstore.json")) {
+                        lang = "java"
+                        lombok = true
+                        useReactive = true
+                        generatedAnnotation = false
+                        fluxForArrays = true
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            $repositoriesBlock
+
+            dependencies {
+
+                annotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok"
+                annotationProcessor "io.micronaut.serde:micronaut-serde-processor"
+
+                compileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok"
+
+                implementation "io.micronaut.serde:micronaut-serde-jackson"
+                implementation "io.micronaut.reactor:micronaut-reactor"
+            }
+
+        """
+
+        withPetstore()
+
+        when:
+        def result = build('test')
+
+        then:
+        result.task(":generateMyClientOpenApiApis").outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
+        result.task(":generateMyClientOpenApiModels").outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
+        result.task(":compileJava").outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
+
+        and:
+        file("build/generated/openapi/generateMyClientOpenApiModels/src/main/java/io/micronaut/openapi/model/Pet.java").exists()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/openapi-plugin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/openapi/gradle/OpenApiServerGeneratorSpec.groovy b/openapi-plugin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/openapi/gradle/OpenApiServerGeneratorSpec.groovy
index ca53b472..71059ecf 100644
--- a/openapi-plugin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/openapi/gradle/OpenApiServerGeneratorSpec.groovy
+++ b/openapi-plugin/src/test/groovy/io/micronaut/openapi/gradle/OpenApiServerGeneratorSpec.groovy
@@ -106,4 +106,61 @@ class OpenApiServerGeneratorSpec extends AbstractOpenApiGeneratorSpec {
         file("build/classes/java/main/io/micronaut/openapi/api/PetApi.class").exists()
         file("build/classes/java/main/io/micronaut/openapi/model/Pet.class").exists()
     }
+
+    def "can generate an java OpenAPI server implementation with custom name and local file"() {
+        given:
+        settingsFile << "rootProject.name = 'openapi-server'"
+        buildFile << """
+            plugins {
+                id "io.micronaut.minimal.application"
+                id "io.micronaut.openapi"
+            }
+            
+            micronaut {
+                version "$micronautVersion"
+                runtime "netty"
+                testRuntime "junit5"
+                openapi {
+                    server("myServer", file("petstore.json")) {
+                        lang = "java"
+                        lombok = true
+                        useReactive = true
+                        generatedAnnotation = false
+                        fluxForArrays = true
+                        aot = true
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            
+            $repositoriesBlock
+            mainClassName="example.Application"
+
+            dependencies {
+
+                annotationProcessor "org.projectlombok:lombok"
+                annotationProcessor "io.micronaut.serde:micronaut-serde-processor"
+
+                compileOnly "org.projectlombok:lombok"
+
+                implementation "io.micronaut.security:micronaut-security"
+                implementation "io.micronaut.serde:micronaut-serde-jackson"
+            }
+        """
+
+        withPetstore()
+
+        when:
+        def result = build('test')
+
+        then:
+        result.task(":generateMyServerOpenApiApis").outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
+        result.task(":generateMyServerOpenApiModels").outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
+        result.task(":compileJava").outcome == TaskOutcome.SUCCESS
+
+        and:
+        file("build/generated/openapi/generateMyServerOpenApiApis/src/main/java/io/micronaut/openapi/api/PetApi.java").exists()
+        file("build/generated/openapi/generateMyServerOpenApiModels/src/main/java/io/micronaut/openapi/model/Pet.java").exists()
+        file("build/classes/java/main/io/micronaut/openapi/api/PetApi.class").exists()
+        file("build/classes/java/main/io/micronaut/openapi/model/Pet.class").exists()
+    }
 }