diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c224d3f0..b2246c52 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation files('thirdparty/idl-parser/build/libs/idlparser-1.6.0.jar')
+    implementation files('thirdparty/idl-parser/build/libs/idlparser-1.7.1.jar')
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.5.2')
     testRuntimeOnly('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-engine:5.5.2')
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastcdr/idl/templates/TypesHeader.stg b/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastcdr/idl/templates/TypesHeader.stg
index abbaf1ab..82f0c5bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastcdr/idl/templates/TypesHeader.stg
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastcdr/idl/templates/TypesHeader.stg
@@ -415,13 +415,14 @@ enum $enum.name$ : uint32_t
 
 bitmask_type(ctx, parent, bitmask) ::= <<
 /*!
- * @brief This class represents the bitmask $bitmask.name$ defined by the user in the IDL file.
+ * @brief This enumeration represents the $bitmask.name$ bitflags defined by the user in the IDL file.
  * @ingroup $ctx.trimfilename$
  */
-enum $bitmask.name$$bitmask.boundType$
+enum $bitmask.name$Bits$bitmask.boundType$
 {
     $bitmask.members:{ member | $member.name$ = 0x01ull << $member.position$}; separator=",\n"$
 };
+typedef $bitmask.castingType$ $bitmask.name$;
 >>
 
 fwd_decl(ctx, parent, type) ::= <<
@@ -626,6 +627,8 @@ $if(member.annotationDefault)$
 $elseif(!member.annotationOptional)$
 $if(member.typecode.initialValue)$
  {$member.typecode.initialValue$}
+$elseif(member.typecode.isBitmaskType)$
+ {0}
 $endif$
 $endif$
 $endif$
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastdds/idl/templates/SerializationHeader.stg b/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastdds/idl/templates/SerializationHeader.stg
index 774110f7..0db7af6b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastdds/idl/templates/SerializationHeader.stg
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastdds/idl/templates/SerializationHeader.stg
@@ -70,7 +70,18 @@ enum_type(ctx, parent, enum) ::= <<>>
 
 typedef_decl(ctx, parent, typedefs) ::= <<>>
 
-bitmask_type(ctx, parent, bitmask) ::= <<>>
+bitmask_type(ctx, parent, bitmask) ::= <<
+void print$bitmask.name$(
+        $bitmask.name$* topic);
+
+void initialize$bitmask.name$(
+        $bitmask.name$* topic);
+
+int compare$bitmask.name$(
+        $bitmask.name$* a,
+        $bitmask.name$* b);
+
+>>
 
 bitset_type(ctx, parent, bitset) ::= <<
 void print$bitset.name$(
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastdds/idl/templates/SerializationSource.stg b/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastdds/idl/templates/SerializationSource.stg
index 77bae39b..84e227a6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastdds/idl/templates/SerializationSource.stg
+++ b/src/main/java/com/eprosima/fastdds/idl/templates/SerializationSource.stg
@@ -148,7 +148,33 @@ int $if(union.hasScope)$$union.scope$::$endif$compare$union.name$(
 
 enum_type(ctx, parent, enum) ::= <<>>
 
-bitmask_type(ctx, parent, bitmask) ::= <<>>
+bitmask_type(ctx, parent, bitmask) ::= <<
+void $if(bitmask.hasScope)$$bitmask.scope$::$endif$print$bitmask.name$(
+        $bitmask.name$* topic)
+{
+    printf("$bitmask.scopedname$: { \n");
+    $bitmask.members:{ member | printf("$member.name$: %s\n", ((*topic & $bitmask.name$Bits::$member.name$) == $bitmask.name$Bits::$member.name$) ? "true" : "false");}; separator="\n"$
+}
+
+void $if(bitmask.hasScope)$$bitmask.scope$::$endif$initialize$bitmask.name$(
+        $bitmask.name$* topic)
+{
+    $bitmask.members:{ member |
+    if (rand() % 2 == 1)
+    {
+        *topic |= $bitmask.name$Bits::$member.name$;
+    \}
+    }; separator="\n"$
+}
+
+int $if(bitmask.hasScope)$$bitmask.scope$::$endif$compare$bitmask.name$(
+        $bitmask.name$* topic_a,
+        $bitmask.name$* topic_b)
+{
+    return *topic_a == *topic_b;
+}
+
+>>
 
 typedef_decl(ctx, parent, typedefs) ::= <<>>
 
diff --git a/thirdparty/idl-parser b/thirdparty/idl-parser
index e88ae80b..0dec761f 160000
--- a/thirdparty/idl-parser
+++ b/thirdparty/idl-parser
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit e88ae80bf1ad5f962731110455d211823e8eb89c
+Subproject commit 0dec761fad8e25c48d4a865d8fcb9b9f9429f94e