diff --git a/std/fmt/index.zig b/std/fmt/index.zig
index 812f5e72cd1fca587fd697f37ba6e847f6b3babb..a3d234474064d175322df78dcfc6bdc4a26e94a7 100644
--- a/std/fmt/index.zig
+++ b/std/fmt/index.zig
@@ -166,6 +166,11 @@ pub fn formatType(
 
             if (has_cust_fmt) return value.format(fmt, context, Errors, output);
             try output(context, @typeName(T));
+            if (comptime @typeId(T) == builtin.TypeId.Enum) {
+                try output(context, ".");
+                try formatType(@tagName(value), "", context, Errors, output);
+                return;
+            }
             comptime var field_i = 0;
             inline while (field_i < @memberCount(T)) : (field_i += 1) {
                 if (field_i == 0) {