diff --git a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
index f110bcd5..0af66d4e 100644
--- a/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
+++ b/include/chaiscript/language/chaiscript_parser.hpp
@@ -2076,8 +2076,8 @@ namespace chaiscript {
         const auto prev_stack_top = m_match_stack.size();
 
         if (Keyword("enum")) {
-          if (!Keyword("class")) {
-            throw exception::eval_error("Expected 'class' after 'enum' (only 'enum class' is supported)",
+          if (!Keyword("class") && !Keyword("struct")) {
+            throw exception::eval_error("Expected 'class' or 'struct' after 'enum' (only 'enum class'/'enum struct' is supported)",
                                         File_Position(m_position.line, m_position.col),
                                         *m_filename);
           }
diff --git a/unittests/enum.chai b/unittests/enum.chai
index 7f85de73..1821af7a 100644
--- a/unittests/enum.chai
+++ b/unittests/enum.chai
@@ -102,3 +102,9 @@ assert_equal(4, Flags::Execute.to_underlying())
 
 auto f = Flags::Flags(2)
 assert_true(f == Flags::Write)
+
+// enum struct syntax (equivalent to enum class, like C++)
+enum struct Direction { North, East, South, West }
+assert_equal(0, Direction::North.to_underlying())
+assert_equal(3, Direction::West.to_underlying())
+assert_true(Direction::East != Direction::South)