diff --git a/src/nt.cpp b/src/nt.cpp
index 5f65b21..994e8c7 100644
--- a/src/nt.cpp
+++ b/src/nt.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,22 @@ TypeDef NTScalar::build() const
     return def;
 }
 
+TypeDef NTEnum::build() const
+{
+    using namespace pvxs::members;
+
+    TypeDef def(TypeCode::Struct, "epics:nt/NTEnum:1.0", {
+                    Struct("value", "enum_t", {
+                        Int32("index"),
+                        StringA("choices"),
+                    }),
+                    Alarm{}.build().as("alarm"),
+                    TimeStamp{}.build().as("timeStamp"),
+                });
+
+    return def;
+}
+
 TypeDef NTNDArray::build() const
 {
     using namespace pvxs::members;
diff --git a/src/pvxs/nt.h b/src/pvxs/nt.h
index ded9bad..f438b5c 100644
--- a/src/pvxs/nt.h
+++ b/src/pvxs/nt.h
@@ -85,6 +85,20 @@ struct NTScalar {
     }
 };
 
+/** An enumerated value (choice from a list of strings)
+ *
+ * @since UNRELEASED
+ */
+struct NTEnum {
+    //! A TypeDef which can be appended
+    PVXS_API
+    TypeDef build() const;
+    //! Instantiate
+    inline Value create() const {
+        return build().create();
+    }
+};
+
 /** The areaDetector inspired N-dimension array/image container.
  *
  * @code
diff --git a/test/testnt.cpp b/test/testnt.cpp
index 7393243..13ff91e 100644
--- a/test/testnt.cpp
+++ b/test/testnt.cpp
@@ -73,12 +73,22 @@ void testNTURI()
     testEq(top["query.arg2"].as<std::string>(), "hello");
 }
 
+void testNTEnum()
+{
+    testDiag("In %s", __func__);
+
+    auto top = nt::NTEnum{}.create();
+
+    testTrue(top.idStartsWith("epics:nt/NTEnum:"))<<"\n"<<top;
+}
+
 } // namespace
 
 MAIN(testnt) {
-    testPlan(17);
+    testPlan(18);
     testNTScalar();
     testNTNDArray();
     testNTURI();
+    testNTEnum();
     return testDone();
 }