diff --git a/src/core/components/parameter-row.jsx b/src/core/components/parameter-row.jsx
index 81a62b5e646..f823cbeb8dd 100644
--- a/src/core/components/parameter-row.jsx
+++ b/src/core/components/parameter-row.jsx
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ export default class ParameterRow extends Component {
     let { schema } = getParameterSchema(param, { isOAS3 })
     let paramWithMeta = specSelectors.parameterWithMetaByIdentity(pathMethod, rawParam) || Map()
 
-    let format = param.get("format")
+    let format = param.get("format") || schema.get("format")
     let type = schema.get("type")
     let isFormData = inType === "formData"
     let isFormDataSupported = "FormData" in win
diff --git a/test/mocha/components/parameter-row.jsx b/test/mocha/components/parameter-row.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9f5b4b66662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/mocha/components/parameter-row.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/* eslint-env mocha */
+import React from "react"
+import { fromJS } from "immutable"
+import expect from "expect"
+import { render } from "enzyme"
+import ParameterRow from "components/parameter-row"
+
+describe("<ParameterRow/>", () => {
+  const createProps = ({ param, isOAS3 }) => ({
+    getComponent: () => "div",
+    specSelectors: {
+      parameterWithMetaByIdentity: () => param,
+      isOAS3: () => isOAS3,
+      isSwagger2: () => !isOAS3
+    },
+    oas3Selectors: { activeExamplesMember: () => {} },
+    param,
+    rawParam: param,
+    pathMethod: [],
+    getConfigs: () => ({})
+  })
+
+  it("Can render Swagger 2 parameter type", () => {
+    const param = fromJS({
+      name: "petUuid",
+      in: "path",
+      description: "UUID that identifies a pet",
+      type: "string",
+      format: "uuid"
+    })
+
+    const props = createProps({ param, isOAS3: false })
+    const wrapper = render(<ParameterRow {...props}/>)
+
+    expect(wrapper.find(".parameter__type").length).toEqual(1)
+    expect(wrapper.find(".parameter__type").text()).toEqual("string($uuid)")
+  })
+
+  it("Can render OAS3 parameter type", () => {
+    const param = fromJS({
+      name: "petUuid",
+      in: "path",
+      description: "UUID that identifies a pet",
+      schema: {
+        type: "string",
+        format: "uuid"
+      }
+    })
+
+    const props = createProps({ param, isOAS3: true })
+    const wrapper = render(<ParameterRow {...props}/>)
+
+    expect(wrapper.find(".parameter__type").length).toEqual(1)
+    expect(wrapper.find(".parameter__type").text()).toEqual("string($uuid)")
+  })
+})