diff --git a/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/JCommentPart.java b/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/JCommentPart.java
index f983fefaf..a1785f2b6 100644
--- a/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/JCommentPart.java
+++ b/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/JCommentPart.java
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 
 package com.sun.codemodel;
 
-import java.util.AbstractMap;
+import com.sun.codemodel.util.Util;
+
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collection;
 import java.util.Iterator;
-import java.util.List;
 
 /**
  * A part is a part of a javadoc comment, and it is a list of values.
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@
 public class JCommentPart extends ArrayList<Object> {
 
     private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
-    private static final List<AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<String, String>> ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC = new ArrayList<>();
-    static {
-        ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>("&", "&amp;"));
-        ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>("<", "&lt;"));
-        ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>(">", "&gt;"));
-        ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>("@", "&#064;"));
-    }
 
     protected JCommentPart() {
     }
@@ -63,7 +56,7 @@ public JCommentPart append(Object o) {
      * Otherwise it will be converted to String via {@link Object#toString()}.
      */
     public JCommentPart appendXML(String s) {
-        add(escapeXML(s));
+        add(Util.escapeXML(s));
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -133,29 +126,6 @@ protected void format( JFormatter f, String indent ) {
             f.nl();
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Escapes the XML tags for Javadoc compatibility
-     */
-    private String escapeXML(String s) {
-        if (s == null) {
-            return s;
-        }
-        for (AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<String, String> entry : ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC) {
-            int entryKeyLength = entry.getKey().length();
-            int entryValueLength = entry.getValue().length();
-            int idx = -1;
-            while (true) {
-                idx = s.indexOf(entry.getKey(), idx);
-                if (idx < 0) {
-                    break;
-                }
-                s = s.substring(0, idx) + entry.getValue() + s.substring(idx + entryKeyLength);
-                idx += entryValueLength;
-            }
-        }
-        return s;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Escapes the appearance of the comment terminator.
      */
diff --git a/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/util/Util.java b/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/util/Util.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f298192b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jaxb-ri/codemodel/codemodel/src/main/java/com/sun/codemodel/util/Util.java
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
+ * http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ */
+
+package com.sun.codemodel.util;
+
+import java.util.AbstractMap;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * This class aims to provide some util methods used in codemodel and dependencies project.
+ * <br><br>
+ * For now, it allows user to escape some dangerous characters for javadoc generation processing
+ */
+public class Util {
+
+    private static final List<AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<String, String>> ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC = new ArrayList<>();
+    static {
+        ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>("&", "&amp;"));
+        ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>("<", "&lt;"));
+        ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>(">", "&gt;"));
+        ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC.add(new AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<>("@", "&#064;"));
+    }
+
+    private Util() {}
+
+    /**
+     * Escapes the XML tags for Javadoc compatibility
+     */
+    public static String escapeXML(String s) {
+        if (s == null) {
+            return s;
+        }
+        for (AbstractMap.SimpleImmutableEntry<String, String> entry : ESCAPED_XML_JAVADOC) {
+            int entryKeyLength = entry.getKey().length();
+            int entryValueLength = entry.getValue().length();
+            int idx = -1;
+            while (true) {
+                idx = s.indexOf(entry.getKey(), idx);
+                if (idx < 0) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                s = s.substring(0, idx) + entry.getValue() + s.substring(idx + entryKeyLength);
+                idx += entryValueLength;
+            }
+        }
+        return s;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/generator/bean/BeanGenerator.java b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/generator/bean/BeanGenerator.java
index c7ec5e07c..7f5027f09 100644
--- a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/generator/bean/BeanGenerator.java
+++ b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/generator/bean/BeanGenerator.java
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ private void generateClassBody(ClassOutlineImpl cc) {
         }
 
         // generate some class level javadoc
-        cc.ref.javadoc().appendXML(target.javadoc);
+        cc.ref.javadoc().append(target.javadoc);
 
         cc._package().objectFactoryGenerator().populate(cc);
     }
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ private EnumOutline generateEnumDef(CEnumLeafInfo e) {
 
         type = getClassFactory().createClass(
                 getContainer(e.parent, EXPOSED), e.shortName, e.getLocator(), ClassType.ENUM);
-        type.javadoc().appendXML(e.javadoc);
+        type.javadoc().append(e.javadoc);
 
         return new EnumOutline(e, type) {
 
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ private void generateEnumBody(EnumOutline eo) {
 
             // set javadoc
             if (mem.javadoc != null) {
-                constRef.javadoc().appendXML(mem.javadoc);
+                constRef.javadoc().append(mem.javadoc);
             }
 
             eo.constants.add(new EnumConstantOutline(mem, constRef) {
diff --git a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/reader/xmlschema/ClassSelector.java b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/reader/xmlschema/ClassSelector.java
index a9dc37fad..46e0a8022 100644
--- a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/reader/xmlschema/ClassSelector.java
+++ b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/reader/xmlschema/ClassSelector.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -20,6 +21,7 @@
 import com.sun.codemodel.JCodeModel;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JJavaName;
 import com.sun.codemodel.JPackage;
+import com.sun.codemodel.util.Util;
 import com.sun.istack.NotNull;
 import com.sun.tools.xjc.model.CBuiltinLeafInfo;
 import com.sun.tools.xjc.model.CClassInfo;
@@ -368,7 +370,7 @@ private void addSchemaFragmentJavadoc( CClassInfo bean, XSComponent sc ) {
         // first, pick it up from <documentation> if any.
         String doc = builder.getDocumentation(sc);
         if (doc != null) {
-            append(bean, doc);
+            append(bean, Util.escapeXML(doc));
         }
 
         // then the description of where this component came from
diff --git a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/reader/xmlschema/SimpleTypeBuilder.java b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/reader/xmlschema/SimpleTypeBuilder.java
index 54a159c1e..3bffc6d6c 100644
--- a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/reader/xmlschema/SimpleTypeBuilder.java
+++ b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/main/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/reader/xmlschema/SimpleTypeBuilder.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1997, 2023 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation. All rights reserved.
  *
  * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
  * terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.Stack;
 
+import com.sun.codemodel.util.Util;
 import jakarta.activation.MimeTypeParseException;
 import jakarta.xml.bind.DatatypeConverter;
 
@@ -367,7 +369,7 @@ private TypeUse find( XSSimpleType type ) {
                 // list and union cannot be mapped to a type-safe enum,
                 // so in this stage we can safely cast it to XSRestrictionSimpleType
                 return bindToTypeSafeEnum( (XSRestrictionSimpleType)type,
-                        en.className, en.javadoc, en.members,
+                        en.className, Util.escapeXML(en.javadoc), en.members,
                         getEnumMemberMode().getModeWithEnum(),
                         en.getLocation() );
             }
@@ -394,7 +396,7 @@ private TypeUse find( XSSimpleType type ) {
         String documentation = "";
         String extDocumentation = builder.getDocumentation(type);
         if (extDocumentation != null) {
-            documentation = extDocumentation;
+            documentation = Util.escapeXML(extDocumentation);
         }
 
         // see if this type should be mapped to a type-safe enumeration by default.
@@ -649,7 +651,7 @@ private List<CEnumConstant> buildCEnumConstants(XSRestrictionSimpleType type, bo
 
         for( XSFacet facet : type.getDeclaredFacets(XSFacet.FACET_ENUMERATION)) {
             String name=null;
-            String mdoc= builder.getDocumentation(facet);
+            String mdoc= Util.escapeXML(builder.getDocumentation(facet));
 
             if(!enums.add(facet.getValue().value))
                 continue;   // ignore the 2nd occasion
diff --git a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/CodeGenTest.java b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/CodeGenTest.java
index 23742aeee..d3db7126c 100644
--- a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/CodeGenTest.java
+++ b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/java/com/sun/tools/xjc/CodeGenTest.java
@@ -223,6 +223,73 @@ public void testIssue1788() throws FileNotFoundException, URISyntaxException {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Test issues #1865 for good javadoc generation
+     *
+     * @throws FileNotFoundException When the test schema or binding file cannot be read.
+     * @throws URISyntaxException When the test {@link InputSource} cannot be parsed.
+     *
+     * @see <a href="https://github.com/eclipse-ee4j/jaxb-ri/issues/1788">Issue #1788</a>
+     */
+    public void testIssue1865() throws FileNotFoundException, URISyntaxException {
+        String schemaFileName = "/schemas/issue1865/simple.xsd";
+        String packageName = "org.example.issue1865";
+        String someClassName = packageName + ".TestEscapeJavadoc";
+        String someEnumName = packageName + ".FooEnum";
+
+        ErrorListener errorListener = new ConsoleErrorReporter();
+
+        // Parse the XML schema.
+        SchemaCompiler sc = XJC.createSchemaCompiler();
+        sc.setErrorListener(errorListener);
+        sc.forcePackageName(packageName);
+        sc.parseSchema(getInputSource(schemaFileName));
+
+        // Generate the defined class.
+        S2JJAXBModel model = sc.bind();
+        Plugin[] extensions = null;
+        JCodeModel cm = model.generateCode(extensions, errorListener);
+        JDefinedClass dc = cm._getClass(someClassName);
+        assertNotNull(someClassName, dc);
+        StringWriter swClass = new StringWriter();
+        dc.javadoc().generate(new JFormatter(swClass));
+        assertNotNull(swClass.toString());
+        assertTrue(swClass.toString().contains("Test escape Javadoc on Class &lt; &gt; &amp; ' \" *<!---->/ Hello World"));
+        assertTrue(swClass.toString().contains(" * <pre>{@code" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " * <complexType name=\"testEscapeJavadoc\">" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *   <complexContent>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *     <restriction base=\"{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}anyType\">" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *       <sequence>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *         <element name=\"lt\" type=\"{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string\"/>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *         <element name=\"gt\" type=\"{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string\"/>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *         <element name=\"amp\" type=\"{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string\"/>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *         <element name=\"listLtGtAmp\" type=\"{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string\" maxOccurs=\"unbounded\" minOccurs=\"0\"/>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *         <element name=\"apos\" type=\"{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string\"/>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *         <element name=\"quot\" type=\"{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string\"/>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *         <element name=\"comment\" type=\"{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string\"/>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *         <element name=\"enum\" type=\"{}FooEnum\"/>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *       </sequence>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *     </restriction>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *   </complexContent>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " * </complexType>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " * }</pre>"));
+
+        JDefinedClass ec = cm._getClass(someEnumName);
+        assertNotNull(someEnumName, ec);
+        StringWriter swEnum = new StringWriter();
+        ec.javadoc().generate(new JFormatter(swEnum));
+        assertNotNull(swEnum.toString());
+        assertTrue(swEnum.toString().contains("Test escape Javadoc on Enum &lt; &gt; &amp; ' \" *<!---->/ Hello World"));
+        assertTrue(swEnum.toString().contains(" * <pre>{@code" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " * <simpleType name=\"FooEnum\">" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *   <restriction base=\"{http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema}string\">" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *     <enumeration value=\"BAR\"/>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *     <enumeration value=\"BAZ\"/>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " *   </restriction>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " * </simpleType>" + System.lineSeparator() +
+                " * }</pre>"));
+    }
+
     private void assertNonEmptyJavadocBlocks(String cmString) throws IOException {
         int lineNo = 0;
         try ( LineNumberReader lnr = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(cmString)) ) {
diff --git a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/resources/com/sun/tools/xjc/resources/simple.xsd b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/resources/com/sun/tools/xjc/resources/simple.xsd
index 85496fcb4..0de32b6e1 100644
--- a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/resources/com/sun/tools/xjc/resources/simple.xsd
+++ b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/resources/com/sun/tools/xjc/resources/simple.xsd
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
     <xsd:complexType name="testEscapeJavadoc">
         <xsd:annotation>
-            <xsd:documentation>Test escape Javadoc &lt; &gt; &amp; &apos; &quot; */ Hello World</xsd:documentation>
+            <xsd:documentation>Test escape Javadoc on Class &lt; &gt; &amp; &apos; &quot; */ Hello World</xsd:documentation>
         </xsd:annotation>
         <xsd:sequence>
             <xsd:element name="lt" type="xsd:string">
@@ -54,7 +54,33 @@
                     <xsd:documentation>Test escape */</xsd:documentation>
                 </xsd:annotation>
             </xsd:element>
+            <xsd:element name="enum" type="FooEnum">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>Test enum</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:element>
         </xsd:sequence>
     </xsd:complexType>
+
+    <xsd:simpleType name="FooEnum">
+        <xsd:annotation>
+            <xsd:appinfo>
+                <xsd:documentation>Test escape Javadoc on Enum &lt; &gt; &amp; &apos; &quot; */ Hello World</xsd:documentation>
+            </xsd:appinfo>
+        </xsd:annotation>
+
+        <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
+            <xsd:enumeration value="BAR">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>BAR &lt; enum value</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:enumeration>
+            <xsd:enumeration value="BAZ">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>BAZ &gt; enum value</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:enumeration>
+        </xsd:restriction>
+    </xsd:simpleType>
 </xsd:schema>
 
diff --git a/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/resources/schemas/issue1865/simple.xsd b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/resources/schemas/issue1865/simple.xsd
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..650cad100
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jaxb-ri/xjc/src/test/resources/schemas/issue1865/simple.xsd
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+<!--
+
+    Copyright (c) 2017, 2021 Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+    Copyright (c) 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation. All rights reserved.
+
+    This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+    terms of the Eclipse Distribution License v. 1.0, which is available at
+    http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
+
+    SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+
+-->
+
+<xsd:schema xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+    <xsd:element name="e" type="xsd:string" />
+
+    <xsd:complexType name="testEscapeJavadoc">
+        <xsd:annotation>
+            <xsd:documentation>Test escape Javadoc on Class &lt; &gt; &amp; &apos; &quot; */ Hello World</xsd:documentation>
+        </xsd:annotation>
+        <xsd:sequence>
+            <xsd:element name="lt" type="xsd:string">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>Test escape &lt;</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:element>
+            <xsd:element name="gt" type="xsd:string">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>Test escape &gt;</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:element>
+            <xsd:element name="amp" type="xsd:string">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>Test escape &amp;</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:element>
+            <xsd:element name="listLtGtAmp" type="xsd:string" minOccurs="0" maxOccurs="unbounded">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>Test escape list &lt; &amp; &gt;</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:element>
+            <xsd:element name="apos" type="xsd:string">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>Test not escape &apos;</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:element>
+            <xsd:element name="quot" type="xsd:string">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>Test not escape &quot;</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:element>
+            <xsd:element name="comment" type="xsd:string">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>Test escape */</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:element>
+            <xsd:element name="enum" type="FooEnum">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>Test enum</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:element>
+        </xsd:sequence>
+    </xsd:complexType>
+
+    <xsd:simpleType name="FooEnum">
+        <xsd:annotation>
+            <xsd:documentation>Test escape Javadoc on Enum &lt; &gt; &amp; &apos; &quot; */ Hello World</xsd:documentation>
+        </xsd:annotation>
+
+        <xsd:restriction base="xsd:string">
+            <xsd:enumeration value="BAR">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>BAR &lt; enum value</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:enumeration>
+            <xsd:enumeration value="BAZ">
+                <xsd:annotation>
+                    <xsd:documentation>BAZ &gt; enum value</xsd:documentation>
+                </xsd:annotation>
+            </xsd:enumeration>
+        </xsd:restriction>
+    </xsd:simpleType>
+</xsd:schema>
+