diff --git a/src/Maker/MakeEntity.php b/src/Maker/MakeEntity.php
index f8825610f..a093f290b 100644
--- a/src/Maker/MakeEntity.php
+++ b/src/Maker/MakeEntity.php
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ private function askForNextField(ConsoleStyle $io, array $fields, string $entity
         $allValidTypes = array_merge(
             array_keys($types),
             EntityRelation::getValidRelationTypes(),
-            ['relation']
+            ['relation', 'enum']
         );
         while (null === $type) {
             $question = new Question('Field type (enter <comment>?</comment> to see all types)', $defaultType);
@@ -430,6 +430,12 @@ private function askForNextField(ConsoleStyle $io, array $fields, string $entity
 
             // 0 is the default value given in \Doctrine\DBAL\Schema\Column::$_scale
             $classProperty->scale = $io->ask('Scale (number of decimals to store: 100.00 would be 2)', '0', Validator::validateScale(...));
+        } elseif ('enum' === $type) {
+            // ask for valid backed enum class
+            $classProperty->enumType = $io->ask('Enum class', null, Validator::classIsBackedEnum(...));
+
+            // set type according to user decision
+            $classProperty->type = $io->confirm('Can this field store multiple enum values', false) ? 'simple_array' : 'string';
         }
 
         if ($io->confirm('Can this field be null in the database (nullable)', false)) {
@@ -465,6 +471,9 @@ private function printAvailableTypes(ConsoleStyle $io): void
                 'time' => ['time_immutable'],
                 'dateinterval' => [],
             ],
+            'other' => [
+                'enum' => [],
+            ],
         ];
 
         $printSection = static function (array $sectionTypes) use ($io, &$allTypes) {
@@ -535,6 +544,7 @@ private function printAvailableTypes(ConsoleStyle $io): void
         $io->writeln('<info>Other Types</info>');
         // empty the values
         $allTypes = array_map(static fn () => [], $allTypes);
+        $allTypes = [...$typesTable['other'], ...$allTypes];
         $printSection($allTypes);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Util/ClassSource/Model/ClassProperty.php b/src/Util/ClassSource/Model/ClassProperty.php
index 220c42029..a57406d63 100644
--- a/src/Util/ClassSource/Model/ClassProperty.php
+++ b/src/Util/ClassSource/Model/ClassProperty.php
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public function __construct(
         public ?int $scale = null,
         public bool $needsTypeHint = true,
         public bool $unique = false,
+        public ?string $enumType = null,
     ) {
     }
 
@@ -52,6 +53,10 @@ public function getAttributes(): array
             $attributes['unique'] = true;
         }
 
+        if ($this->enumType) {
+            $attributes['enumType'] = $this->enumType;
+        }
+
         foreach (['length', 'id', 'nullable', 'precision', 'scale'] as $property) {
             if (null !== $this->$property) {
                 $attributes[$property] = $this->$property;
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ public static function createFromObject(FieldMapping|array $data): self
                 precision: $data->precision,
                 scale: $data->scale,
                 unique: $data->unique ?? false,
+                enumType: $data->enumType,
             );
         }
 
@@ -93,6 +99,7 @@ public static function createFromObject(FieldMapping|array $data): self
             precision: $data['precision'] ?? null,
             scale: $data['scale'] ?? null,
             unique: $data['unique'] ?? false,
+            enumType: $data['enumType'] ?? null,
         );
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Util/ClassSourceManipulator.php b/src/Util/ClassSourceManipulator.php
index e93aae2ca..a19d1626f 100644
--- a/src/Util/ClassSourceManipulator.php
+++ b/src/Util/ClassSourceManipulator.php
@@ -120,8 +120,14 @@ public function addEntityField(ClassProperty $mapping): void
         $attributes[] = $this->buildAttributeNode(Column::class, $mapping->getAttributes(), 'ORM');
 
         $defaultValue = null;
+        $commentLines = [];
         if ('array' === $typeHint && !$nullable) {
             $defaultValue = new Node\Expr\Array_([], ['kind' => Node\Expr\Array_::KIND_SHORT]);
+            if (null !== $mapping->enumType) {
+                $commentLines = [sprintf('@return %s[]', Str::getShortClassName($mapping->enumType))];
+            }
+        } elseif (null !== $mapping->enumType) {
+            $typeHint = $this->addUseStatementIfNecessary($mapping->enumType);
         } elseif ($typeHint && '\\' === $typeHint[0] && false !== strpos($typeHint, '\\', 1)) {
             $typeHint = $this->addUseStatementIfNecessary(substr($typeHint, 1));
         }
@@ -146,7 +152,8 @@ public function addEntityField(ClassProperty $mapping): void
             // getter methods always have nullable return values
             // because even though these are required in the db, they may not be set yet
             // unless there is a default value
-            null === $defaultValue
+            null === $defaultValue,
+            $commentLines
         );
 
         // don't generate setters for id fields
@@ -894,6 +901,16 @@ public function buildAttributeNode(string $attributeClass, array $options, ?stri
                 );
             }
 
+            if ('enumType' === $option) {
+                return new Node\Arg(
+                    new Node\Expr\ConstFetch(new Node\Name(Str::getShortClassName($value).'::class')),
+                    false,
+                    false,
+                    [],
+                    new Node\Identifier($option)
+                );
+            }
+
             return new Node\Arg($context->buildNodeExprByValue($value), false, false, [], new Node\Identifier($option));
         }, array_keys($options), array_values($options));
 
diff --git a/src/Validator.php b/src/Validator.php
index 616f9b342..f26034944 100644
--- a/src/Validator.php
+++ b/src/Validator.php
@@ -244,4 +244,15 @@ public static function classIsUserInterface($userClassName): string
 
         return $userClassName;
     }
+
+    public static function classIsBackedEnum($backedEnum): string
+    {
+        self::classExists($backedEnum);
+
+        if (!isset(class_implements($backedEnum)[\BackedEnum::class])) {
+            throw new RuntimeCommandException(sprintf('The class "%s" is not a valid BackedEnum.', $backedEnum));
+        }
+
+        return $backedEnum;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Maker/MakeEntityTest.php b/tests/Maker/MakeEntityTest.php
index 87fbb1c9e..c9b4646ab 100644
--- a/tests/Maker/MakeEntityTest.php
+++ b/tests/Maker/MakeEntityTest.php
@@ -620,6 +620,7 @@ public function getTestDetails(): \Generator
                     // field name
                     'firstName',
                     'string',
+                    '',
                     '', // length (default 255)
                     // nullable
                     '',
@@ -710,6 +711,28 @@ public function getTestDetails(): \Generator
                 $this->assertFileExists($runner->getPath('src/Entity/User.php'));
             }),
         ];
+
+        yield 'it_creates_a_new_class_with_enum_field' => [$this->createMakeEntityTest()
+            ->run(function (MakerTestRunner $runner) {
+                $this->copyEntity($runner, 'Enum/Role-basic.php');
+
+                $runner->runMaker([
+                    // entity class name
+                    'User',
+                    // add additional field
+                    'role',
+                    'enum',
+                    'App\\Entity\\Enum\\Role',
+                    '',
+                    // nullable
+                    'y',
+                    // finish adding fields
+                    '',
+                ]);
+
+                $this->runEntityTest($runner);
+            }),
+        ];
     }
 
     /** @param array<string, mixed> $data */
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/make-entity/entities/attributes/Enum/Role-basic.php b/tests/fixtures/make-entity/entities/attributes/Enum/Role-basic.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d7a0e7ba5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/make-entity/entities/attributes/Enum/Role-basic.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace App\Entity\Enum;
+
+enum Role: string
+{
+    case ADMIN = 'admin';
+    case USER = 'user';
+}