diff --git a/lib/unifex/code_generator/base_types/enum.ex b/lib/unifex/code_generator/base_types/enum.ex
index ca1e8e8..c677c5d 100644
--- a/lib/unifex/code_generator/base_types/enum.ex
+++ b/lib/unifex/code_generator/base_types/enum.ex
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ defmodule Unifex.CodeGenerator.BaseTypes.Enum do
 
   @impl true
   def generate_native_type(ctx) do
-    ~g<#{ctx.type_spec.name |> Atom.to_string() |> Macro.camelize()}>
+    ~g<#{ctx.type_spec.name |> enum_to_string() |> Macro.camelize()}>
   end
 
   defmodule NIF do
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ defmodule Unifex.CodeGenerator.BaseTypes.Enum do
     enum_name = ctx.type_spec.name
 
     ctx.type_spec.types
-    |> Enum.map(&Atom.to_string/1)
+    |> Enum.map(&enum_to_string/1)
     |> Enum.map_join(" else ", fn type ->
       ~g"""
       if (strcmp(enum_as_string, "#{type}") == 0) {
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ defmodule Unifex.CodeGenerator.BaseTypes.Enum do
           CodeGenerator.code_t()
   def do_generate_arg_serialize_if_statements(name, ctx, serializer) do
     {last_type, types} = List.pop_at(ctx.type_spec.types, -1)
-    last_type = Atom.to_string(last_type)
+    last_type = enum_to_string(last_type)
     enum_name = ctx.type_spec.name
 
     types
-    |> Enum.map(&Atom.to_string/1)
+    |> Enum.map(&enum_to_string/1)
     |> Enum.map(fn type ->
       ~g"""
       if (#{name} == #{String.upcase("#{enum_name}_#{type}")}) {
@@ -149,4 +149,7 @@ defmodule Unifex.CodeGenerator.BaseTypes.Enum do
     |> Enum.concat(["{ #{serializer.(last_type, ctx)} }"])
     |> Enum.join(" else ")
   end
+
+  defp enum_to_string(name) when is_atom(name), do: Atom.to_string(name)
+  defp enum_to_string({name, _val}) when is_atom(name), do: Atom.to_string(name)
 end
diff --git a/lib/unifex/code_generators/common.ex b/lib/unifex/code_generators/common.ex
index 5d09397..b852924 100644
--- a/lib/unifex/code_generators/common.ex
+++ b/lib/unifex/code_generators/common.ex
@@ -81,7 +81,10 @@ defmodule Unifex.CodeGenerators.Common do
   @spec generate_enum_native_definition(Specs.enum_t(), map) :: CodeGenerator.code_t()
   def generate_enum_native_definition({enum_name, enum_types}, _ctx) do
     enum_types =
-      Enum.map_join(enum_types, ",\n", fn type -> String.upcase("#{enum_name}_#{type}") end)
+      Enum.map_join(enum_types, ",\n", fn
+        {type, val} -> String.upcase("#{enum_name}_#{type} = #{val}")
+        type -> String.upcase("#{enum_name}_#{type}")
+      end)
 
     enum_name =
       enum_name
diff --git a/lib/unifex/specs_dsl.ex b/lib/unifex/specs_dsl.ex
index 9b165ab..e979ac4 100644
--- a/lib/unifex/specs_dsl.ex
+++ b/lib/unifex/specs_dsl.ex
@@ -235,6 +235,13 @@ defmodule Unifex.Specs.DSL do
 
       type my_enum :: :option_one | :option_two | :option_three | ...
 
+  Enum constants can be given an explicit value with `enum_value`
+
+      type my_explicit_enum :: enum_value(:option_one, 1) | :option_two | :option_three | ...
+
+  The numeric value assigned to any enum constant can only be used from C/C++.
+  In Elixir, the atom must be used.
+
   Struct or enums specified in such way can be used in like any other supported type, E.g.
 
       spec my_function(in_enum :: my_enum) :: {:ok :: label, out_struct :: my_struct}
@@ -265,6 +272,11 @@ defmodule Unifex.Specs.DSL do
     [type_name]
   end
 
+  defp parse_enum_types({:enum_value, _meta, [type_name, value]})
+       when is_atom(type_name) and is_integer(value) do
+    [{type_name, value}]
+  end
+
   defp parse_enum_types({:|, _meta, [first_arg, second_arg]}) do
     parse_enum_types(first_arg) ++ parse_enum_types(second_arg)
   end
diff --git a/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.c b/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.c
index 50b8a82..a0197c4 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.c
+++ b/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.c
@@ -353,6 +353,35 @@ UNIFEX_TERM test_my_enum_result_ok(UnifexEnv *env, MyEnum out_enum) {
   });
 }
 
+UNIFEX_TERM test_my_explicit_enum_result_ok(UnifexEnv *env,
+                                            MyExplicitEnum out_enum) {
+  return ({
+    const ERL_NIF_TERM terms[] = {enif_make_atom(env, "ok"), ({
+                                    ERL_NIF_TERM res;
+                                    if (out_enum == MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_A) {
+                                      const char *enum_as_string = "a";
+                                      res = enif_make_atom(env, enum_as_string);
+
+                                    } else if (out_enum == MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_B) {
+                                      const char *enum_as_string = "b";
+                                      res = enif_make_atom(env, enum_as_string);
+
+                                    } else if (out_enum == MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_C) {
+                                      const char *enum_as_string = "c";
+                                      res = enif_make_atom(env, enum_as_string);
+
+                                    } else {
+                                      const char *enum_as_string = "d";
+                                      res = enif_make_atom(env, enum_as_string);
+                                    }
+                                    res;
+                                  })
+
+    };
+    enif_make_tuple_from_array(env, terms, 2);
+  });
+}
+
 UNIFEX_TERM test_nil_bugged_result_nil(UnifexEnv *env) {
   return enif_make_atom(env, "nil");
 }
@@ -1253,6 +1282,51 @@ static ERL_NIF_TERM export_test_my_enum(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc,
   return result;
 }
 
+static ERL_NIF_TERM export_test_my_explicit_enum(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc,
+                                                 const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+  UNIFEX_MAYBE_UNUSED(argc);
+  UNIFEX_MAYBE_UNUSED(argv);
+  ERL_NIF_TERM result;
+  UnifexEnv *unifex_env = env;
+  MyExplicitEnum in_enum;
+
+  if (!({
+        int res = 0;
+        char *enum_as_string = NULL;
+
+        if (unifex_alloc_and_get_atom(env, argv[0], &enum_as_string)) {
+          if (strcmp(enum_as_string, "a") == 0) {
+            in_enum = MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_A;
+            res = 1;
+          } else if (strcmp(enum_as_string, "b") == 0) {
+            in_enum = MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_B;
+            res = 1;
+          } else if (strcmp(enum_as_string, "c") == 0) {
+            in_enum = MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_C;
+            res = 1;
+          } else if (strcmp(enum_as_string, "d") == 0) {
+            in_enum = MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_D;
+            res = 1;
+          }
+
+          if (enum_as_string != NULL) {
+            unifex_free((void *)enum_as_string);
+          }
+        }
+
+        res;
+      })) {
+    result = unifex_raise_args_error(env, "in_enum", ":my_explicit_enum");
+    goto exit_export_test_my_explicit_enum;
+  }
+
+  result = test_my_explicit_enum(unifex_env, in_enum);
+  goto exit_export_test_my_explicit_enum;
+exit_export_test_my_explicit_enum:
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 static ERL_NIF_TERM export_test_nil_bugged(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc,
                                            const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
   UNIFEX_MAYBE_UNUSED(argc);
@@ -1305,6 +1379,7 @@ static ErlNifFunc nif_funcs[] = {
     {"unifex_test_nested_struct", 1, export_test_nested_struct, 0},
     {"unifex_test_list_of_structs", 1, export_test_list_of_structs, 0},
     {"unifex_test_my_enum", 1, export_test_my_enum, 0},
+    {"unifex_test_my_explicit_enum", 1, export_test_my_explicit_enum, 0},
     {"unifex_test_nil_bugged", 0, export_test_nil_bugged, 0},
     {"unifex_test_nil_tuple_bugged", 1, export_test_nil_tuple_bugged, 0}};
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.cpp b/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.cpp
index 50b8a82..a0197c4 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.cpp
+++ b/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.cpp
@@ -353,6 +353,35 @@ UNIFEX_TERM test_my_enum_result_ok(UnifexEnv *env, MyEnum out_enum) {
   });
 }
 
+UNIFEX_TERM test_my_explicit_enum_result_ok(UnifexEnv *env,
+                                            MyExplicitEnum out_enum) {
+  return ({
+    const ERL_NIF_TERM terms[] = {enif_make_atom(env, "ok"), ({
+                                    ERL_NIF_TERM res;
+                                    if (out_enum == MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_A) {
+                                      const char *enum_as_string = "a";
+                                      res = enif_make_atom(env, enum_as_string);
+
+                                    } else if (out_enum == MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_B) {
+                                      const char *enum_as_string = "b";
+                                      res = enif_make_atom(env, enum_as_string);
+
+                                    } else if (out_enum == MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_C) {
+                                      const char *enum_as_string = "c";
+                                      res = enif_make_atom(env, enum_as_string);
+
+                                    } else {
+                                      const char *enum_as_string = "d";
+                                      res = enif_make_atom(env, enum_as_string);
+                                    }
+                                    res;
+                                  })
+
+    };
+    enif_make_tuple_from_array(env, terms, 2);
+  });
+}
+
 UNIFEX_TERM test_nil_bugged_result_nil(UnifexEnv *env) {
   return enif_make_atom(env, "nil");
 }
@@ -1253,6 +1282,51 @@ static ERL_NIF_TERM export_test_my_enum(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc,
   return result;
 }
 
+static ERL_NIF_TERM export_test_my_explicit_enum(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc,
+                                                 const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
+  UNIFEX_MAYBE_UNUSED(argc);
+  UNIFEX_MAYBE_UNUSED(argv);
+  ERL_NIF_TERM result;
+  UnifexEnv *unifex_env = env;
+  MyExplicitEnum in_enum;
+
+  if (!({
+        int res = 0;
+        char *enum_as_string = NULL;
+
+        if (unifex_alloc_and_get_atom(env, argv[0], &enum_as_string)) {
+          if (strcmp(enum_as_string, "a") == 0) {
+            in_enum = MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_A;
+            res = 1;
+          } else if (strcmp(enum_as_string, "b") == 0) {
+            in_enum = MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_B;
+            res = 1;
+          } else if (strcmp(enum_as_string, "c") == 0) {
+            in_enum = MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_C;
+            res = 1;
+          } else if (strcmp(enum_as_string, "d") == 0) {
+            in_enum = MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_D;
+            res = 1;
+          }
+
+          if (enum_as_string != NULL) {
+            unifex_free((void *)enum_as_string);
+          }
+        }
+
+        res;
+      })) {
+    result = unifex_raise_args_error(env, "in_enum", ":my_explicit_enum");
+    goto exit_export_test_my_explicit_enum;
+  }
+
+  result = test_my_explicit_enum(unifex_env, in_enum);
+  goto exit_export_test_my_explicit_enum;
+exit_export_test_my_explicit_enum:
+
+  return result;
+}
+
 static ERL_NIF_TERM export_test_nil_bugged(ErlNifEnv *env, int argc,
                                            const ERL_NIF_TERM argv[]) {
   UNIFEX_MAYBE_UNUSED(argc);
@@ -1305,6 +1379,7 @@ static ErlNifFunc nif_funcs[] = {
     {"unifex_test_nested_struct", 1, export_test_nested_struct, 0},
     {"unifex_test_list_of_structs", 1, export_test_list_of_structs, 0},
     {"unifex_test_my_enum", 1, export_test_my_enum, 0},
+    {"unifex_test_my_explicit_enum", 1, export_test_my_explicit_enum, 0},
     {"unifex_test_nil_bugged", 0, export_test_nil_bugged, 0},
     {"unifex_test_nil_tuple_bugged", 1, export_test_nil_tuple_bugged, 0}};
 
diff --git a/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.h b/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.h
index 86a27f2..b6d209b 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.h
+++ b/test/fixtures/nif_ref_generated/nif/example.h
@@ -64,6 +64,23 @@ enum MyEnum_t {
 typedef enum MyEnum_t MyEnum;
 #endif
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+enum MyExplicitEnum {
+  MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_A = 1,
+  MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_B,
+  MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_C = 4,
+  MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_D = 8
+};
+#else
+enum MyExplicitEnum_t {
+  MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_A = 1,
+  MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_B,
+  MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_C = 4,
+  MY_EXPLICIT_ENUM_D = 8
+};
+typedef enum MyExplicitEnum_t MyExplicitEnum;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 struct my_struct {
   int id;
@@ -148,6 +165,7 @@ UNIFEX_TERM test_nested_struct(UnifexEnv *env, nested_struct in_struct);
 UNIFEX_TERM test_list_of_structs(UnifexEnv *env, simple_struct *struct_list,
                                  unsigned int struct_list_length);
 UNIFEX_TERM test_my_enum(UnifexEnv *env, MyEnum in_enum);
+UNIFEX_TERM test_my_explicit_enum(UnifexEnv *env, MyExplicitEnum in_enum);
 UNIFEX_TERM test_nil_bugged(UnifexEnv *env);
 UNIFEX_TERM test_nil_tuple_bugged(UnifexEnv *env, int in_int);
 
@@ -188,6 +206,8 @@ UNIFEX_TERM test_list_of_structs_result_ok(UnifexEnv *env,
                                            simple_struct const *out_struct_list,
                                            unsigned int out_struct_list_length);
 UNIFEX_TERM test_my_enum_result_ok(UnifexEnv *env, MyEnum out_enum);
+UNIFEX_TERM test_my_explicit_enum_result_ok(UnifexEnv *env,
+                                            MyExplicitEnum out_enum);
 UNIFEX_TERM test_nil_bugged_result_nil(UnifexEnv *env);
 UNIFEX_TERM test_nil_tuple_bugged_result_nil(UnifexEnv *env, int out_int);
 
diff --git a/test_projects/nif/c_src/example/example.c b/test_projects/nif/c_src/example/example.c
index 5f58c05..0b09e60 100644
--- a/test_projects/nif/c_src/example/example.c
+++ b/test_projects/nif/c_src/example/example.c
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ UNIFEX_TERM test_my_enum(UnifexEnv *env, MyEnum in_enum) {
   return test_my_enum_result_ok(env, in_enum);
 }
 
+UNIFEX_TERM test_my_explicit_enum(UnifexEnv *env, MyExplicitEnum in_enum) {
+  return test_my_explicit_enum_result_ok(env, in_enum);
+}
+
 UNIFEX_TERM test_nested_struct(UnifexEnv *env, nested_struct in_struct) {
   return test_nested_struct_result_ok(env, in_struct);
 }
diff --git a/test_projects/nif/c_src/example/example.spec.exs b/test_projects/nif/c_src/example/example.spec.exs
index d8031a7..ef54cc0 100644
--- a/test_projects/nif/c_src/example/example.spec.exs
+++ b/test_projects/nif/c_src/example/example.spec.exs
@@ -73,11 +73,16 @@ spec test_list_of_structs(struct_list :: [simple_struct]) :: {:ok :: label, out_
 
 type my_enum :: :option_one | :option_two | :option_three | :option_four | :option_five
 
+type my_explicit_enum :: enum_value(:a, 1) | :b | enum_value(:c, 4) | enum_value(:d, 8)
+
 @doc """
 test_my_enum docs
 """
 spec test_my_enum(in_enum :: my_enum) :: {:ok :: label, out_enum :: my_enum}
 
+
+spec test_my_explicit_enum(in_enum :: my_explicit_enum) :: {:ok :: label, out_enum :: my_explicit_enum}
+
 # tests for bugged version of functions returning nil.
 # these tests should be removed in unifex v2.0.0. For more information check:
 # https://github.com/membraneframework/membrane_core/issues/758
diff --git a/test_projects/nif/test/example_test.exs b/test_projects/nif/test/example_test.exs
index c1c2359..b7ba2b5 100644
--- a/test_projects/nif/test/example_test.exs
+++ b/test_projects/nif/test/example_test.exs
@@ -83,12 +83,23 @@ defmodule ExampleTest do
     end
   end
 
+  test "explicit enum" do
+    assert {:ok, :a} = Example.test_my_explicit_enum(:a)
+    assert {:ok, :b} = Example.test_my_explicit_enum(:b)
+    assert {:ok, :c} = Example.test_my_explicit_enum(:c)
+    assert {:ok, :d} = Example.test_my_explicit_enum(:d)
+
+    assert_raise ErlangError, ~r/unifex_parse_arg.*in_enum.*my_explicit_enum/i, fn ->
+      Example.test_my_explicit_enum(:option_not_mentioned)
+    end
+  end
+
   test "nested struct list" do
     my_struct = %My.Struct{id: 1, name: "Jan Kowlaski", data: [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]}
     nested_struct_list = %Nested.StructList{id: 1, struct_list: [my_struct]}
     assert {:ok, ^nested_struct_list} = Example.test_nested_struct_list(nested_struct_list)
   end
-  
+
   # tests for bugged version of functions returning nil.
   # these tests should be removed in unifex v2.0.0. For more information check:
   # https://github.com/membraneframework/membrane_core/issues/758