diff --git a/clickhouse_sqlalchemy/types/common.py b/clickhouse_sqlalchemy/types/common.py
index 84cd78ff..947a8708 100644
--- a/clickhouse_sqlalchemy/types/common.py
+++ b/clickhouse_sqlalchemy/types/common.py
@@ -152,12 +152,13 @@ def __init__(self, precision=3, timezone=None):
 
 class Enum(types.Enum, ClickHouseTypeEngine):
     __visit_name__ = 'enum'
+    native_enum = True
 
     def __init__(self, *enums, **kw):
         if not enums:
             enums = kw.get('_enums', ())  # passed as keyword
 
-        super(Enum, self).__init__(*enums, **kw)
+        super(Enum, self).__init__(*enums, **kw, convert_unicode=False)
 
 
 class Enum8(Enum):
diff --git a/tests/types/test_enum16.py b/tests/types/test_enum16.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a3dd61af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/types/test_enum16.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import enum
+
+from sqlalchemy import Column
+from sqlalchemy.sql.ddl import CreateTable
+
+from clickhouse_sqlalchemy import types, engines, Table
+from tests.testcase import BaseTestCase, CompilationTestCase
+from tests.util import with_native_and_http_sessions
+
+
+class TestEnum(enum.IntEnum):
+    First = 1
+    Second = 2
+
+
+class Enum16CompilationTestCase(CompilationTestCase):
+    def test_create_table(self):
+        table = Table(
+            "test",
+            BaseTestCase.metadata(),
+            Column("x", types.Enum16(TestEnum)),
+            engines.Memory(),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.compile(CreateTable(table)),
+            "CREATE TABLE test (x Enum16('First' = 1, 'Second' = 2)) "
+            "ENGINE = Memory"
+        )
+
+
+@with_native_and_http_sessions
+class Enum8TestCase(BaseTestCase):
+    table = Table(
+        'test', BaseTestCase.metadata(),
+        Column('x', types.Enum16(TestEnum)),
+        engines.Memory()
+    )
+
+    def test_select_insert(self):
+        value = TestEnum.First
+        with self.create_table(self.table):
+            self.session.execute(self.table.insert(), [{'x': value}])
+            self.assertEqual(self.session.query(self.table.c.x).scalar(),
+                             value)
diff --git a/tests/types/test_enum8.py b/tests/types/test_enum8.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f2afc02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/types/test_enum8.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import enum
+
+from sqlalchemy import Column
+from sqlalchemy.sql.ddl import CreateTable
+
+from clickhouse_sqlalchemy import types, engines, Table
+from tests.testcase import BaseTestCase, CompilationTestCase
+from tests.util import with_native_and_http_sessions
+
+
+class TestEnum(enum.IntEnum):
+    First = 1
+    Second = 2
+
+
+class Enum8CompilationTestCase(CompilationTestCase):
+    def test_create_table(self):
+        table = Table(
+            "test",
+            BaseTestCase.metadata(),
+            Column("x", types.Enum8(TestEnum)),
+            engines.Memory(),
+        )
+
+        self.assertEqual(
+            self.compile(CreateTable(table)),
+            "CREATE TABLE test (x Enum8('First' = 1, 'Second' = 2)) "
+            "ENGINE = Memory"
+        )
+
+
+@with_native_and_http_sessions
+class Enum8TestCase(BaseTestCase):
+    table = Table(
+        'test', BaseTestCase.metadata(),
+        Column('x', types.Enum8(TestEnum)),
+        engines.Memory()
+    )
+
+    def test_select_insert(self):
+        value = TestEnum.First
+        with self.create_table(self.table):
+            self.session.execute(self.table.insert(), [{'x': value}])
+            self.assertEqual(self.session.query(self.table.c.x).scalar(),
+                             value)