diff --git a/lib/literal/rails/enum_macro.rb b/lib/literal/rails/enum_macro.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3b5edac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/literal/rails/enum_macro.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+module Literal::Rails::EnumMacro
+	def literal_enum(attribute_name, enum, **)
+		attribute(attribute_name, :literal_enum, type: enum, subtype: type_for_attribute(attribute_name), **)
+	end
+end
diff --git a/lib/literal/rails/enum_type.rb b/lib/literal/rails/enum_type.rb
index e3c1c1e2..0e4db904 100644
--- a/lib/literal/rails/enum_type.rb
+++ b/lib/literal/rails/enum_type.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
 class Literal::Rails::EnumType < ActiveModel::Type::Value
-	def initialize(enum)
+	def initialize(enum, subtype)
 		@enum = enum
+		@subtype = subtype || ActiveModel::Type::Value.new
 		super()
 	end
 
@@ -14,8 +15,10 @@ def cast(value)
 		case value
 		when nil
 			nil
+		when @enum
+			value
 		else
-			@enum.coerce(value)
+			@enum.coerce(@subtype.cast(value))
 		end
 	end
 
@@ -24,7 +27,7 @@ def serialize(value)
 		when nil
 			nil
 		else
-			@enum.coerce(value).value
+			@subtype.serialize(@enum.coerce(value).value)
 		end
 	end
 
@@ -33,7 +36,7 @@ def deserialize(value)
 		when nil
 			nil
 		else
-			@enum.coerce(value)
+			@enum.coerce(@subtype.deserialize(value))
 		end
 	end
 end
diff --git a/lib/literal/railtie.rb b/lib/literal/railtie.rb
index 75dd3114..9bdca4de 100644
--- a/lib/literal/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/literal/railtie.rb
@@ -3,13 +3,15 @@
 class Literal::Railtie < Rails::Railtie
 	initializer "literal.register_literal_enum_type" do
 		[ActiveRecord::Type, ActiveModel::Type].each do |registry|
-			registry.register(:literal_enum) do |name, type:|
-				Literal::Rails::EnumType.new(type)
+			registry.register(:literal_enum) do |name, type:, subtype:|
+				Literal::Rails::EnumType.new(type, subtype)
 			end
 
 			registry.register(:literal_flags) do |name, type:|
 				Literal::Rails::FlagsType.new(type)
 			end
 		end
+
+		ActiveRecord::Base.extend Literal::Rails::EnumMacro
 	end
 end