diff --git a/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor b/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor
index d36a4d5fd2..e34b1ba4fa 100644
--- a/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $nl
 "Important guidelines for passing data in byte arrays:"
 { $subsections "byte-arrays-gc" }
 "C-style enumerated types are supported:"
-{ $subsections POSTPONE: C-ENUM: }
+{ $subsections POSTPONE: C-ENUM: POSTPONE: C-TYPED-ENUM: }
 "C types can be aliased for convenience and consistency with native library documentation:"
 { $subsections POSTPONE: TYPEDEF: }
 "A utility for defining " { $link "destructors" } " for deallocating memory:"
diff --git a/basis/alien/syntax/syntax-docs.factor b/basis/alien/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
index 58b43cec31..2a8e1b2714 100644
--- a/basis/alien/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
@@ -60,13 +60,24 @@ HELP: TYPEDEF:
 HELP: C-ENUM:
 { $syntax "C-ENUM: words... ;" }
 { $values { "words" "a sequence of word names" } }
-{ $description "Creates a sequence of word definitions in the current vocabulary. Each word pushes an integer according to its index in the enumeration definition. The first word pushes 0." }
+{ $description "Creates a sequence of word definitions in the current vocabulary. Each word pushes an integer according to the rules of C enums." }
 { $notes "This word emulates a C-style " { $snippet "enum" } " in Factor. While this feature can be used for any purpose, using integer constants is discouraged unless it is for interfacing with C libraries. Factor code should use " { $link "words.symbol" } " or " { $link "singletons" } " instead." }
 { $examples
     "Here is an example enumeration definition:"
-    { $code "C-ENUM: red green blue ;" }
+    { $code "C-ENUM: red { green 3 } blue ;" }
     "It is equivalent to the following series of definitions:"
-    { $code "CONSTANT: red 0" "CONSTANT: green 1" "CONSTANT: blue 2" }
+    { $code "CONSTANT: red 0" "CONSTANT: green 3" "CONSTANT: blue 4" }
+} ;
+
+HELP: C-TYPED-ENUM:
+{ $syntax "C-TYPED-ENUM: foo_t FOO BAR { BAZ 4 } BOL ;" }
+{ $description "Typedefs the first word as an int and creates a sequence of word definitions in the current vocabulary. Each word pushes an integer according to the rules of C enums." }
+{ $notes "This word emulates a C-style " { $snippet "enum" } " in Factor. While this feature can be used for any purpose, using integer constants is discouraged unless it is for interfacing with C libraries. Factor code should use " { $link "words.symbol" } " or " { $link "singletons" } " instead." }
+{ $examples
+    "Here is an example enumeration definition:"
+    { $code "C-TYPED-ENUM: color_t red { green 3 } blue ;" }
+    "It is equivalent to the following series of definitions:"
+    { $code "TYPEDEF: int color_t" "CONSTANT: red 0" "CONSTANT: green 3" "CONSTANT: blue 4" }
 } ;
 
 HELP: C-TYPE:
diff --git a/basis/alien/syntax/syntax.factor b/basis/alien/syntax/syntax.factor
index 9eb8ca6287..f7cff225c5 100644
--- a/basis/alien/syntax/syntax.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/syntax/syntax.factor
@@ -24,9 +24,19 @@ SYNTAX: CALLBACK:
 SYNTAX: TYPEDEF:
     scan-c-type CREATE-C-TYPE dup save-location typedef ;
 
-SYNTAX: C-ENUM:
-    ";" parse-tokens
-    [ [ create-in ] dip define-constant ] each-index ;
+: define-enum-members ( counter -- )
+    scan dup ";" = not [
+        dup "{" =
+        [ 2drop scan create-in scan-word [ define-constant ] keep "}" expect ]
+        [ create-in swap [ define-constant ] keep ]
+        if 1 + define-enum-members
+    ] [ 2drop ] if ;
+
+SYNTAX: C-ENUM: 0 define-enum-members ;
+
+SYNTAX: C-TYPED-ENUM:
+    int CREATE-C-TYPE dup save-location typedef
+    0 define-enum-members ;
 
 SYNTAX: C-TYPE:
     void CREATE-C-TYPE typedef ;