diff --git a/lib/std/json/stringify.zig b/lib/std/json/stringify.zig
index 95800b832c..c8084a7b61 100644
--- a/lib/std/json/stringify.zig
+++ b/lib/std/json/stringify.zig
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ pub fn stringify(
                 return value.jsonStringify(options, out_stream);
             }
 
-            @compileError("Unable to stringify enum '" ++ @typeName(T) ++ "'");
+            return try encodeJsonString(@tagName(value), options, out_stream);
         },
         .Union => {
             if (comptime std.meta.trait.hasFn("jsonStringify")(T)) {
diff --git a/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig b/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig
index d9fab3c6e7..7fff97f13e 100644
--- a/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig
+++ b/lib/std/json/stringify_test.zig
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ test "stringify many-item sentinel-terminated string" {
     try teststringify("\"with unicode\\u0001\"", @as([*:0]const u8, "with unicode\u{1}"), StringifyOptions{ .string = .{ .String = .{ .escape_unicode = true } } });
 }
 
+test "stringify enums" {
+    const E = enum {
+        foo,
+        bar,
+    };
+    try teststringify("\"foo\"", E.foo, .{});
+    try teststringify("\"bar\"", E.bar, .{});
+}
+
 test "stringify tagged unions" {
     const T = union(enum) {
         nothing,