diff --git a/src/Generator/ValueGenerator.php b/src/Generator/ValueGenerator.php
index 56251d11..6f93070f 100644
--- a/src/Generator/ValueGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Generator/ValueGenerator.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use ArrayObject as SplArrayObject;
 use Laminas\Code\Exception\InvalidArgumentException;
 use Laminas\Stdlib\ArrayObject as StdlibArrayObject;
+use UnitEnum;
 
 use function addcslashes;
 use function array_keys;
@@ -43,6 +44,7 @@ class ValueGenerator extends AbstractGenerator
     public const TYPE_ARRAY_LONG  = 'array_long';
     public const TYPE_CONSTANT    = 'constant';
     public const TYPE_NULL        = 'null';
+    public const TYPE_ENUM        = 'enum';
     public const TYPE_OBJECT      = 'object';
     public const TYPE_OTHER       = 'other';
     /**#@-*/
@@ -264,6 +266,7 @@ protected function getValidatedType($type)
             self::TYPE_ARRAY_LONG,
             self::TYPE_CONSTANT,
             self::TYPE_NULL,
+            self::TYPE_ENUM,
             self::TYPE_OBJECT,
             self::TYPE_OTHER,
         ];
@@ -304,6 +307,10 @@ public function getAutoDeterminedType($value)
             case 'NULL':
                 return self::TYPE_NULL;
             case 'object':
+                // enums are typed as objects, so this fall through is intentional
+                if ($value instanceof UnitEnum) {
+                    return self::TYPE_ENUM;
+                }
             case 'resource':
             case 'unknown type':
             default:
@@ -418,6 +425,13 @@ public function generate()
                 }
                 $output .= $endArray;
                 break;
+            case self::TYPE_ENUM:
+                if (!is_object($value)) {
+                    throw new Exception\RuntimeException('Value is not an object.');
+                }
+
+                $output = sprintf('%s::%s', get_class($value), (string) $value->name);
+                break;
             case self::TYPE_OTHER:
             default:
                 throw new Exception\RuntimeException(sprintf(
diff --git a/test/Generator/TestAsset/TestEnum.php b/test/Generator/TestAsset/TestEnum.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c376e87f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/Generator/TestAsset/TestEnum.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace LaminasTest\Code\Generator\TestAsset;
+
+enum TestEnum
+{
+    case Test1;
+    case Test2;
+}
diff --git a/test/Generator/ValueGeneratorTest.php b/test/Generator/ValueGeneratorTest.php
index 1631a264..d81b5a60 100644
--- a/test/Generator/ValueGeneratorTest.php
+++ b/test/Generator/ValueGeneratorTest.php
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 use Laminas\Code\Generator\PropertyValueGenerator;
 use Laminas\Code\Generator\ValueGenerator;
 use Laminas\Stdlib\ArrayObject as StdlibArrayObject;
+use LaminasTest\Code\Generator\TestAsset\TestEnum;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 
 use function fopen;
@@ -388,6 +389,29 @@ public function testPropertyDefaultValueCanHandleBool()
         self::assertNotEquals($valueGenerator1->generate(), $valueGenerator2->generate());
     }
 
+    /** @requires PHP >= 8.1 */
+    public function testPropertyDefaultValueCanHandleEnums(): void
+    {
+        $valueGenerator1 = new ValueGenerator(
+            TestEnum::Test1,
+            ValueGenerator::TYPE_AUTO,
+            ValueGenerator::OUTPUT_MULTIPLE_LINE
+        );
+
+        $valueGenerator2 = new ValueGenerator(
+            TestEnum::Test2,
+            ValueGenerator::TYPE_ENUM,
+            ValueGenerator::OUTPUT_MULTIPLE_LINE
+        );
+
+        $valueGenerator1->initEnvironmentConstants();
+        $valueGenerator2->initEnvironmentConstants();
+
+        self::assertNotEquals($valueGenerator1->generate(), $valueGenerator2->generate());
+        self::assertEquals(sprintf('%s::%s', TestEnum::class, 'Test1'), $valueGenerator1->generate());
+        self::assertEquals(sprintf('%s::%s', TestEnum::class, 'Test2'), $valueGenerator2->generate());
+    }
+
     /**
      * @dataProvider simpleArray
      * @param string $type