diff --git a/src/input/input_python.rs b/src/input/input_python.rs
index fe688a487..33d7ca296 100644
--- a/src/input/input_python.rs
+++ b/src/input/input_python.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,10 @@ use super::datetime::{
     float_as_duration, float_as_time, int_as_datetime, int_as_duration, int_as_time, EitherDate, EitherDateTime,
     EitherTime,
 };
-use super::shared::{decimal_as_int, float_as_int, int_as_bool, map_json_err, str_as_bool, str_as_float, str_as_int};
+use super::shared::{
+    decimal_as_int, float_as_int, get_enum_meta_object, int_as_bool, map_json_err, str_as_bool, str_as_float,
+    str_as_int,
+};
 use super::{
     py_string_str, BorrowInput, EitherBytes, EitherFloat, EitherInt, EitherString, EitherTimedelta, GenericArguments,
     GenericIterable, GenericIterator, GenericMapping, Input, JsonInput, PyArgs,
@@ -256,6 +259,8 @@ impl<'a> Input<'a> for PyAny {
                 || self.is_instance(decimal_type.as_ref(py)).unwrap_or_default()
         } {
             Ok(self.str()?.into())
+        } else if let Some(enum_val) = maybe_as_enum(self) {
+            Ok(enum_val.str()?.into())
         } else {
             Err(ValError::new(ErrorTypeDefaults::StringType, self))
         }
@@ -340,6 +345,8 @@ impl<'a> Input<'a> for PyAny {
             decimal_as_int(self.py(), self, decimal)
         } else if let Ok(float) = self.extract::<f64>() {
             float_as_int(self, float)
+        } else if let Some(enum_val) = maybe_as_enum(self) {
+            Ok(EitherInt::Py(enum_val))
         } else {
             Err(ValError::new(ErrorTypeDefaults::IntType, self))
         }
@@ -759,6 +766,18 @@ fn maybe_as_string(v: &PyAny, unicode_error: ErrorType) -> ValResult<Option<Cow<
     }
 }
 
+/// Utility for extracting an enum value, if possible.
+fn maybe_as_enum(v: &PyAny) -> Option<&PyAny> {
+    let py = v.py();
+    let enum_meta_object = get_enum_meta_object(py);
+    let meta_type = v.get_type().get_type();
+    if meta_type.is(&enum_meta_object) {
+        v.getattr(intern!(py, "value")).ok()
+    } else {
+        None
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(PyPy)]
 static DICT_KEYS_TYPE: pyo3::once_cell::GILOnceCell<Py<PyType>> = pyo3::once_cell::GILOnceCell::new();
 
diff --git a/src/input/shared.rs b/src/input/shared.rs
index 1a8e2b61c..105da4bcc 100644
--- a/src/input/shared.rs
+++ b/src/input/shared.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 use num_bigint::BigInt;
-use pyo3::{intern, PyAny, Python};
+use pyo3::sync::GILOnceCell;
+use pyo3::{intern, Py, PyAny, Python, ToPyObject};
 
 use crate::errors::{ErrorType, ErrorTypeDefaults, ValError, ValResult};
 
 use super::parse_json::{JsonArray, JsonInput};
 use super::{EitherFloat, EitherInt, Input};
 
+static ENUM_META_OBJECT: GILOnceCell<Py<PyAny>> = GILOnceCell::new();
+
+pub fn get_enum_meta_object(py: Python) -> Py<PyAny> {
+    ENUM_META_OBJECT
+        .get_or_init(py, || {
+            py.import(intern!(py, "enum"))
+                .and_then(|enum_module| enum_module.getattr(intern!(py, "EnumMeta")))
+                .unwrap()
+                .to_object(py)
+        })
+        .clone()
+}
+
 pub fn map_json_err<'a>(input: &'a impl Input<'a>, error: serde_json::Error) -> ValError<'a> {
     ValError::new(
         ErrorType::JsonInvalid {
diff --git a/src/serializers/ob_type.rs b/src/serializers/ob_type.rs
index fc491f618..109aed3bb 100644
--- a/src/serializers/ob_type.rs
+++ b/src/serializers/ob_type.rs
@@ -259,8 +259,9 @@ impl ObTypeLookup {
     fn is_enum(&self, op_value: Option<&PyAny>, py_type: &PyType) -> bool {
         // only test on the type itself, not base types
         if op_value.is_some() {
+            let enum_meta_type = self.enum_object.as_ref(py_type.py()).get_type();
             let meta_type = py_type.get_type();
-            meta_type.is(&self.enum_object)
+            meta_type.is(enum_meta_type)
         } else {
             false
         }
diff --git a/tests/validators/test_int.py b/tests/validators/test_int.py
index 8d5850dc8..dedc2bd93 100644
--- a/tests/validators/test_int.py
+++ b/tests/validators/test_int.py
@@ -459,3 +459,16 @@ def test_float_subclass() -> None:
     v_lax = v.validate_python(FloatSubclass(1))
     assert v_lax == 1
     assert type(v_lax) == int
+
+
+def test_int_subclass_plain_enum() -> None:
+    v = SchemaValidator({'type': 'int'})
+
+    from enum import Enum
+
+    class PlainEnum(Enum):
+        ONE = 1
+
+    v_lax = v.validate_python(PlainEnum.ONE)
+    assert v_lax == 1
+    assert type(v_lax) == int
diff --git a/tests/validators/test_string.py b/tests/validators/test_string.py
index cab6e5127..bc2102de2 100644
--- a/tests/validators/test_string.py
+++ b/tests/validators/test_string.py
@@ -249,6 +249,21 @@ def test_lax_subclass(FruitEnum, kwargs):
     assert repr(p) == "'pear'"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('kwargs', [{}, {'to_lower': True}], ids=repr)
+def test_lax_subclass_plain_enum(kwargs):
+    v = SchemaValidator(core_schema.str_schema(**kwargs))
+
+    from enum import Enum
+
+    class PlainEnum(Enum):
+        ONE = 'one'
+
+    p = v.validate_python(PlainEnum.ONE)
+    assert p == 'one'
+    assert type(p) is str
+    assert repr(p) == "'one'"
+
+
 def test_subclass_preserved() -> None:
     class StrSubclass(str):
         pass