diff --git a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
index e44781a5c..8f394d925 100644
--- a/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/lib/symboldatabase.cpp
@@ -4406,9 +4406,29 @@ static const Token * parsedecl(const Token *type, ValueType * const valuetype, V
     valuetype->sign = ValueType::Sign::UNKNOWN_SIGN;
     if (!valuetype->typeScope)
         valuetype->type = ValueType::Type::UNKNOWN_TYPE;
-    else if (valuetype->typeScope->type == Scope::eEnum)
-        valuetype->type = ValueType::Type::INT;
-    else
+    else if (valuetype->typeScope->type == Scope::eEnum) {
+        const Token * enum_type = valuetype->typeScope->enumType;
+        if (enum_type) {
+            if (enum_type->isSigned())
+                valuetype->sign = ValueType::Sign::SIGNED;
+            else if (enum_type->isUnsigned())
+                valuetype->sign = ValueType::Sign::UNSIGNED;
+            else
+                valuetype->sign = defaultSignedness;
+            if (enum_type->str() == "char")
+                valuetype->type = ValueType::Type::CHAR;
+            else if (enum_type->str() == "short")
+                valuetype->type = ValueType::Type::SHORT;
+            else if (enum_type->str() == "int")
+                valuetype->type = ValueType::Type::INT;
+            else if (enum_type->str() == "long")
+                valuetype->type = enum_type->isLong() ? ValueType::Type::LONGLONG : ValueType::Type::LONG;
+            else if (enum_type->isStandardType()) {
+                valuetype->fromLibraryType(enum_type->str(), settings);
+            }
+        } else
+            valuetype->type = ValueType::Type::INT;
+    } else
         valuetype->type = ValueType::Type::NONSTD;
     while (Token::Match(type, "%name%|*|&|::") && !type->variable()) {
         if (type->isSigned())
diff --git a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
index 90d2e31e1..d41735c88 100644
--- a/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
+++ b/test/testsymboldatabase.cpp
@@ -4009,6 +4009,19 @@ private:
         // Pointer to unknown type
         ASSERT_EQUALS("*", typeOf("Bar* b;", "b"));
 
+        // Enum
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("char", typeOf("enum E : char { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("signed char", typeOf("enum E : signed char { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("unsigned char", typeOf("enum E : unsigned char { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("signed short", typeOf("enum E : short { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("unsigned short", typeOf("enum E : unsigned short { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("signed int", typeOf("enum E : int { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("unsigned int", typeOf("enum E : unsigned int { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("signed long", typeOf("enum E : long { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("unsigned long", typeOf("enum E : unsigned long { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("signed long long", typeOf("enum E : long long { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("unsigned long long", typeOf("enum E : unsigned long long { }; void foo() { E e[3]; bar(e[0]); }", "[ 0"));
+
         // Library types
         {
             // PodType