diff --git a/ModelDescriber/EnumModelDescriber.php b/ModelDescriber/EnumModelDescriber.php
index 41fba6e42..93ad24fb1 100644
--- a/ModelDescriber/EnumModelDescriber.php
+++ b/ModelDescriber/EnumModelDescriber.php
@@ -17,7 +17,12 @@ public function describe(Model $model, Schema $schema)
             $enums[] = $enumCase->value;
         }
 
-        $schema->type = is_subclass_of($enumClass, \IntBackedEnum::class) ? 'int' : 'string';
+        $reflectionEnum = new \ReflectionEnum($enumClass);
+        if ($reflectionEnum->isBacked() && 'int' === $reflectionEnum->getBackingType()->getName()) {
+            $schema->type = 'integer';
+        } else {
+            $schema->type = 'string';
+        }
         $schema->enum = $enums;
     }
 
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Entity/Article81.php b/Tests/Functional/Entity/Article81.php
index 390480183..8a483cd79 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/Entity/Article81.php
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Entity/Article81.php
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ class Article81
     public function __construct(
         public readonly int $id,
         public readonly ArticleType81 $type,
+        public readonly ArticleType81IntBacked $intBackedType,
+        public readonly ArticleType81NotBacked $notBackedType,
     ) {
     }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Entity/ArticleType81IntBacked.php b/Tests/Functional/Entity/ArticleType81IntBacked.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1d1f243d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Entity/ArticleType81IntBacked.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Tests\Functional\Entity;
+
+enum ArticleType81IntBacked: int
+{
+    case DRAFT = 0;
+    case FINAL = 1;
+}
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/Entity/ArticleType81NotBacked.php b/Tests/Functional/Entity/ArticleType81NotBacked.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a274ed8a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Functional/Entity/ArticleType81NotBacked.php
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Nelmio\ApiDocBundle\Tests\Functional\Entity;
+
+enum ArticleType81NotBacked
+{
+    case DRAFT;
+    case FINAL;
+}
diff --git a/Tests/Functional/FunctionalTest.php b/Tests/Functional/FunctionalTest.php
index 7e7a74cf2..0498fff01 100644
--- a/Tests/Functional/FunctionalTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Functional/FunctionalTest.php
@@ -678,6 +678,15 @@ public function testEnumSupport()
 
         $this->assertSame('string', $model->type);
         $this->assertCount(2, $model->enum);
+
+        $model = $this->getModel('ArticleType81NotBacked');
+
+        $this->assertSame('object', $model->type, 'Non backed enums cannot be described');
+
+        $model = $this->getModel('ArticleType81IntBacked');
+
+        $this->assertSame('integer', $model->type);
+        $this->assertCount(2, $model->enum);
     }
 
     public function testEntitiesWithOverriddenSchemaTypeDoNotReadOtherProperties()