diff --git a/lib/src/main/java/com/myworldvw/buoy/NativeMapper.java b/lib/src/main/java/com/myworldvw/buoy/NativeMapper.java
index 54f207b..778f526 100644
--- a/lib/src/main/java/com/myworldvw/buoy/NativeMapper.java
+++ b/lib/src/main/java/com/myworldvw/buoy/NativeMapper.java
@@ -400,6 +400,11 @@ public <T> NativeMapper register(Class<T> targetType, ObjectHandlers<T> handlers
         return this;
     }
 
+    public <T extends Enum<?>> NativeMapper registerEnum(T enumeration){
+        layouts.put(enumeration.getClass(), ValueLayout.JAVA_INT);
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public boolean isRegistered(Class<?> targetType){
         return objectHandlers.containsKey(targetType);
     }