diff --git a/lib/codegen/fromcto/java/javavisitor.js b/lib/codegen/fromcto/java/javavisitor.js
index a3f296cf..a7fb0d31 100644
--- a/lib/codegen/fromcto/java/javavisitor.js
+++ b/lib/codegen/fromcto/java/javavisitor.js
@@ -145,6 +145,11 @@ class JavaVisitor {
             property.accept(this, parameters);
         });
 
+        parameters.fileWriter.writeLine(1, '@Override');
+        parameters.fileWriter.writeLine(1, 'public String toString() {');
+        parameters.fileWriter.writeLine(2, 'return name();');
+        parameters.fileWriter.writeLine(1, '}');
+
         parameters.fileWriter.writeLine(0, '}' );
 
         this.endClassFile(enumDeclaration, parameters);
diff --git a/test/codegen/__snapshots__/codegen.js.snap b/test/codegen/__snapshots__/codegen.js.snap
index 91be777d..abb8a388 100644
--- a/test/codegen/__snapshots__/codegen.js.snap
+++ b/test/codegen/__snapshots__/codegen.js.snap
@@ -973,6 +973,10 @@ public enum State {
    WA,
    IL,
    CA,
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return name();
+   }
 }
 ",
 }
@@ -990,6 +994,10 @@ public enum TShirtSizeType {
    SMALL,
    MEDIUM,
    LARGE,
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return name();
+   }
 }
 ",
 }
@@ -1141,6 +1149,10 @@ public enum Department {
    HR,
    Engineering,
    Design,
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return name();
+   }
 }
 ",
 }
@@ -1196,6 +1208,10 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.*;
 public enum LaptopMake {
    Apple,
    Microsoft,
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return name();
+   }
 }
 ",
 }
@@ -7091,6 +7107,10 @@ public enum State {
    WA,
    IL,
    CA,
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return name();
+   }
 }
 ",
 }
@@ -7108,6 +7128,10 @@ public enum TShirtSizeType {
    SMALL,
    MEDIUM,
    LARGE,
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return name();
+   }
 }
 ",
 }
@@ -7259,6 +7283,10 @@ public enum Department {
    HR,
    Engineering,
    Design,
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return name();
+   }
 }
 ",
 }
@@ -7314,6 +7342,10 @@ import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.*;
 public enum LaptopMake {
    Apple,
    Microsoft,
+   @Override
+   public String toString() {
+      return name();
+   }
 }
 ",
 }
diff --git a/test/codegen/fromcto/java/javavisitor.js b/test/codegen/fromcto/java/javavisitor.js
index 7ed6f004..f0d4d010 100644
--- a/test/codegen/fromcto/java/javavisitor.js
+++ b/test/codegen/fromcto/java/javavisitor.js
@@ -243,11 +243,16 @@ describe('JavaVisitor', function () {
             javaVisit.visitEnumDeclaration(mockEnumDeclaration, param);
 
             mockStartClassFile.withArgs(mockEnumDeclaration, param).calledOnce.should.be.ok;
-            param.fileWriter.writeLine.callCount.should.deep.equal(4);
+            param.fileWriter.writeLine.callCount.should.deep.equal(8);
+
             param.fileWriter.writeLine.getCall(0).args.should.deep.equal([0, 'import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.*;']);
             param.fileWriter.writeLine.getCall(1).args.should.deep.equal([0, '@JsonIgnoreProperties({"$class"})']);
             param.fileWriter.writeLine.getCall(2).args.should.deep.equal([0, 'public enum Bob {']);
-            param.fileWriter.writeLine.getCall(3).args.should.deep.equal([0, '}']);
+            param.fileWriter.writeLine.getCall(3).args.should.deep.equal([1, '@Override']);
+            param.fileWriter.writeLine.getCall(4).args.should.deep.equal([1, 'public String toString() {']);
+            param.fileWriter.writeLine.getCall(5).args.should.deep.equal([2, 'return name();']);
+            param.fileWriter.writeLine.getCall(6).args.should.deep.equal([1, '}']);
+            param.fileWriter.writeLine.getCall(7).args.should.deep.equal([0, '}']);
             mockEndClassFile.withArgs(mockEnumDeclaration, param).calledOnce.should.be.ok;
         });
     });