diff --git a/src/argclass/__init__.py b/src/argclass/__init__.py
index ddf86f8..5213372 100644
--- a/src/argclass/__init__.py
+++ b/src/argclass/__init__.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import typing
 from argparse import ArgumentParser
 from dataclasses import MISSING, Field, dataclass, field
+from enum import Enum
 
 SHORTOPT = "__argclass__shortopt"
 CHOICES = "__argclass__choices"
@@ -19,26 +20,25 @@ def _make_gnu_option(name: str):
 
 
 def _decide_default(field_: Field):
-    arg_cfg = {}
+    defaults_cfg = {}
     if field_.default != MISSING:
-        arg_cfg["default"] = field_.default
+        defaults_cfg["default"] = field_.default
     elif field_.default_factory != MISSING:
-        arg_cfg["default"] = field_.default_factory()
+        defaults_cfg["default"] = field_.default_factory()
     else:
-        arg_cfg["required"] = True
-    return arg_cfg
+        defaults_cfg["required"] = True
+    return defaults_cfg
 
 
-def _get_choices(field_: Field):
-    arg_cfg = {}
-    try:
-        arg_cfg["choices"] = field_.metadata[CHOICES]
-    except KeyError:
-        pass
-    return arg_cfg
+def _get_choices(field_: Field, base_type):
+    if issubclass(base_type, Enum):
+        return {"choices": [e.value for e in base_type]}
+    elif CHOICES in field_.metadata:
+        return {"choices": field_.metadata[CHOICES]}
+    return {}
 
 
-def _compute_arg_names(name, field_):
+def _compute_arg_names(name, field_) -> list[str]:
     names = [_make_gnu_option(name)]  # long option
     if SHORTOPT in field_.metadata:
         if len(field_.metadata[SHORTOPT]) != 1:
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ def _compute_arg_names(name, field_):
 
 
 def _prepare_bool(ap: ArgumentParser, name, field_):
-    arg_cfg = _decide_default(field_)
-    required = arg_cfg.get("required", False)
+    defaults_cfg = _decide_default(field_)
+    required = defaults_cfg.get("required", False)
     bool_parser = ap.add_mutually_exclusive_group(required=required)
     bool_parser.add_argument(
         _make_gnu_option(name), action="store_true", dest=name
@@ -60,34 +60,39 @@ def _prepare_bool(ap: ArgumentParser, name, field_):
         _make_gnu_option(f"no_{name}"), action="store_false", dest=name
     )
     if not required:
-        ap.set_defaults(**{name: arg_cfg["default"]})
+        ap.set_defaults(**{name: defaults_cfg["default"]})
 
 
 def _prepare_list_cfg(name: str, field_: Field):
-    arg_cfg = {
-        **_decide_default(field_),
-        **_get_choices(field_),
-    }
+    defaults_cfg = _decide_default(field_)
+
     subtype = typing.get_args(field_.type)
     if not subtype:
         raise ArgclassError(
-            f"List field {name} must have a subtype. Did you mean {name}: list[str]?"
+            f"List field {name} must have a subtype. "
+            "Did you mean {name}: list[str]?"
         )
-    arg_cfg["type"] = subtype[0]
+    choices_cfg = _get_choices(field_, subtype[0])
 
     if field_.metadata.get(ALLOW_EMPTY, False):
-        arg_cfg["nargs"] = "*"
+        nargs = "*"
     else:
-        arg_cfg["nargs"] = "+"
-    return arg_cfg
+        nargs = "+"
+
+    return {
+        **defaults_cfg,
+        **choices_cfg,
+        "nargs": nargs,
+        "type": subtype[0],
+    }
 
 
-def _prepare_trivial_cfg(name, field_):
+def _prepare_trivial_cfg(_, field_: Field):
     arg_cfg = {
         **_decide_default(field_),
-        **_get_choices(field_),
+        **_get_choices(field_, field_.type),
+        "type": field_.type,
     }
-    arg_cfg["type"] = field_.type
     return arg_cfg