diff --git a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
index fefed75801..0e3986d5b1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
+++ b/vlib/v/checker/checker.v
@@ -764,8 +764,10 @@ pub fn (c mut Checker) index_expr(node ast.IndexExpr) table.Type {
 	if !is_range {
 		typ_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(typ)
 		index_type := c.expr(node.index)
+		index_type_sym := c.table.get_type_symbol(index_type)
 		// println('index expr left=$typ_sym.name $node.pos.line_nr')
-		if typ_sym.kind == .array && !(table.type_idx(index_type) in table.number_idxs) {
+		if typ_sym.kind == .array &&
+		(!(table.type_idx(index_type) in table.number_idxs) && index_type_sym.kind != .enum_) {
 			c.error('non-integer index (type `$typ_sym.name`)', node.pos)
 		}
 		else if typ_sym.kind == .map && table.type_idx(index_type) != table.string_type_idx {
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/table.v b/vlib/v/table/table.v
index 4d84b6e327..ee52f79912 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/table.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/table.v
@@ -386,6 +386,11 @@ pub fn (t &Table) check(got, expected Type) bool {
 	if got_type_sym.is_int() && exp_type_sym.is_int() {
 		return true
 	}
+	// allow enum value to be used as int
+	if (got_type_sym.is_int() && exp_type_sym.kind == .enum_) ||
+	(exp_type_sym.is_int() && got_type_sym.kind == .enum_) {
+		return true
+	}
 	// TODO
 	if got_type_sym.is_number() && exp_type_sym.is_number() {
 		return true