diff --git a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/an_enum.py b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/an_enum.py
index 9616ca82e..c266d0763 100644
--- a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/an_enum.py
+++ b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/an_enum.py
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 class AnEnum(str, Enum):
     FIRST_VALUE = "FIRST_VALUE"
     SECOND_VALUE = "SECOND_VALUE"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return str(self.value)
diff --git a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/an_int_enum.py b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/an_int_enum.py
index 6048add0f..d7d7a713d 100644
--- a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/an_int_enum.py
+++ b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/an_int_enum.py
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ class AnIntEnum(IntEnum):
     VALUE_NEGATIVE_1 = -1
     VALUE_1 = 1
     VALUE_2 = 2
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return str(self.value)
diff --git a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/different_enum.py b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/different_enum.py
index 00357ab7a..6c167f25c 100644
--- a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/different_enum.py
+++ b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record-custom/custom_e2e/models/different_enum.py
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 class DifferentEnum(str, Enum):
     DIFFERENT = "DIFFERENT"
     OTHER = "OTHER"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return str(self.value)
diff --git a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/an_enum.py b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/an_enum.py
index 9616ca82e..c266d0763 100644
--- a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/an_enum.py
+++ b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/an_enum.py
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 class AnEnum(str, Enum):
     FIRST_VALUE = "FIRST_VALUE"
     SECOND_VALUE = "SECOND_VALUE"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return str(self.value)
diff --git a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/an_int_enum.py b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/an_int_enum.py
index 6048add0f..d7d7a713d 100644
--- a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/an_int_enum.py
+++ b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/an_int_enum.py
@@ -5,3 +5,6 @@ class AnIntEnum(IntEnum):
     VALUE_NEGATIVE_1 = -1
     VALUE_1 = 1
     VALUE_2 = 2
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return str(self.value)
diff --git a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/different_enum.py b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/different_enum.py
index 00357ab7a..6c167f25c 100644
--- a/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/different_enum.py
+++ b/end_to_end_tests/golden-record/my_test_api_client/models/different_enum.py
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@
 class DifferentEnum(str, Enum):
     DIFFERENT = "DIFFERENT"
     OTHER = "OTHER"
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return str(self.value)
diff --git a/openapi_python_client/templates/int_enum.pyi b/openapi_python_client/templates/int_enum.pyi
index 7b8904e65..18d6066ae 100644
--- a/openapi_python_client/templates/int_enum.pyi
+++ b/openapi_python_client/templates/int_enum.pyi
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ class {{ enum.reference.class_name }}(IntEnum):
     {% for key, value in enum.values.items() %}
     {{ key }} = {{ value }}
     {% endfor %}
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return str(self.value)
diff --git a/openapi_python_client/templates/str_enum.pyi b/openapi_python_client/templates/str_enum.pyi
index 4c7f97f89..74dcd1de2 100644
--- a/openapi_python_client/templates/str_enum.pyi
+++ b/openapi_python_client/templates/str_enum.pyi
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ class {{ enum.reference.class_name }}(str, Enum):
     {% for key, value in enum.values.items() %}
     {{ key }} = "{{ value }}"
     {% endfor %}
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        return str(self.value)