diff --git a/src/entity/active_enum.rs b/src/entity/active_enum.rs
index 5eb77b9f..edca0aac 100644
--- a/src/entity/active_enum.rs
+++ b/src/entity/active_enum.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use crate::{ColumnDef, DbErr, TryGetable};
+use crate::{ColumnDef, DbErr, Iterable, TryGetable};
 use sea_query::{Nullable, Value, ValueType};
 
 /// A Rust representation of enum defined in database.
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use sea_query::{Nullable, Value, ValueType};
 /// use sea_orm::entity::prelude::*;
 ///
 /// // Using the derive macro
-/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, DeriveActiveEnum)]
+/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum)]
 /// #[sea_orm(rs_type = "String", db_type = "String(Some(1))")]
 /// pub enum DeriveCategory {
 ///     #[sea_orm(string_value = "B")]
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ use sea_query::{Nullable, Value, ValueType};
 /// }
 ///
 /// // Implementing it manually
-/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+/// #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, EnumIter)]
 /// pub enum Category {
 ///     Big,
 ///     Small,
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ use sea_query::{Nullable, Value, ValueType};
 ///     Small,
 /// }
 ///
-/// #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, DeriveEntityModel)]
+/// #[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, EnumIter, DeriveEntityModel)]
 /// #[sea_orm(table_name = "active_enum")]
 /// pub struct Model {
 ///     #[sea_orm(primary_key)]
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ use sea_query::{Nullable, Value, ValueType};
 ///
 /// impl ActiveModelBehavior for ActiveModel {}
 /// ```
-pub trait ActiveEnum: Sized {
+pub trait ActiveEnum: Sized + Iterable {
     /// Define the Rust type that each enum variant represents.
     type Value: Into<Value> + ValueType + Nullable + TryGetable;
 
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ mod tests {
 
     #[test]
     fn active_enum_string() {
-        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, EnumIter)]
         pub enum Category {
             Big,
             Small,
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ mod tests {
             }
         }
 
-        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, DeriveActiveEnum)]
+        #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum)]
         #[sea_orm(rs_type = "String", db_type = "String(Some(1))")]
         pub enum DeriveCategory {
             #[sea_orm(string_value = "B")]
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn active_enum_derive_signed_integers() {
         macro_rules! test_int {
             ($ident: ident, $rs_type: expr, $db_type: expr, $col_def: ident) => {
-                #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, DeriveActiveEnum)]
+                #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum)]
                 #[sea_orm(rs_type = $rs_type, db_type = $db_type)]
                 pub enum $ident {
                     #[sea_orm(num_value = 1)]
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn active_enum_derive_unsigned_integers() {
         macro_rules! test_uint {
             ($ident: ident, $rs_type: expr, $db_type: expr, $col_def: ident) => {
-                #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, DeriveActiveEnum)]
+                #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum)]
                 #[sea_orm(rs_type = $rs_type, db_type = $db_type)]
                 pub enum $ident {
                     #[sea_orm(num_value = 1)]
diff --git a/src/entity/column.rs b/src/entity/column.rs
index 25ed8447..384be24a 100644
--- a/src/entity/column.rs
+++ b/src/entity/column.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub enum ColumnType {
     JsonBinary,
     Custom(String),
     Uuid,
+    Enum(String),
 }
 
 macro_rules! bind_oper {
@@ -295,6 +296,9 @@ impl From<ColumnType> for sea_query::ColumnType {
                 sea_query::ColumnType::Custom(sea_query::SeaRc::new(sea_query::Alias::new(&s)))
             }
             ColumnType::Uuid => sea_query::ColumnType::Uuid,
+            ColumnType::Enum(s) => {
+                sea_query::ColumnType::Custom(sea_query::SeaRc::new(sea_query::Alias::new(&s)))
+            }
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/active_enum_tests.rs b/tests/active_enum_tests.rs
index 56852481..b0c72a82 100644
--- a/tests/active_enum_tests.rs
+++ b/tests/active_enum_tests.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub async fn insert_active_enum(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
     let am = ActiveModel {
         category: Set(None),
         color: Set(None),
-        // tea: Set(None),
+        tea: Set(None),
         ..Default::default()
     }
     .insert(db)
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ pub async fn insert_active_enum(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
             id: 1,
             category: None,
             color: None,
-            // tea: None,
+            tea: None,
         }
     );
 
     ActiveModel {
         category: Set(Some(Category::Big)),
         color: Set(Some(Color::Black)),
-        // tea: Set(Some(Tea::EverydayTea)),
+        tea: Set(Some(Tea::EverydayTea)),
         ..am
     }
     .save(db)
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ pub async fn insert_active_enum(db: &DatabaseConnection) -> Result<(), DbErr> {
             id: 1,
             category: Some(Category::Big),
             color: Some(Color::Black),
-            // tea: Some(Tea::EverydayTea),
+            tea: Some(Tea::EverydayTea),
         }
     );
 
diff --git a/tests/common/features/active_enum.rs b/tests/common/features/active_enum.rs
index d7b15443..229d4446 100644
--- a/tests/common/features/active_enum.rs
+++ b/tests/common/features/active_enum.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ pub struct Model {
     pub id: i32,
     pub category: Option<Category>,
     pub color: Option<Color>,
-    // pub tea: Option<Tea>,
+    pub tea: Option<Tea>,
 }
 
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug, EnumIter, DeriveRelation)]
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ pub enum Relation {}
 
 impl ActiveModelBehavior for ActiveModel {}
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, DeriveActiveEnum)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum)]
 #[sea_orm(rs_type = "String", db_type = "String(Some(1))")]
 pub enum Category {
     #[sea_orm(string_value = "B")]
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ pub enum Category {
     Small,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, DeriveActiveEnum)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum)]
 #[sea_orm(rs_type = "i32", db_type = r#"Integer"#)]
 pub enum Color {
     #[sea_orm(num_value = 0)]
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ pub enum Color {
     White,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, DeriveActiveEnum)]
-#[sea_orm(rs_type = "String", db_type = r#"Custom("tea".to_owned())"#)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, EnumIter, DeriveActiveEnum)]
+#[sea_orm(rs_type = "String", db_type = r#"Enum("tea".to_owned())"#)]
 pub enum Tea {
     #[sea_orm(string_value = "EverydayTea")]
     EverydayTea,