diff --git a/language/codegen/sourcefiletemplate.h b/language/codegen/sourcefiletemplate.h
--- a/language/codegen/sourcefiletemplate.h
+++ b/language/codegen/sourcefiletemplate.h
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
         /**
          * The type of this option.
          *
-         * Currently supported are Int, String and Bool
+         * Currently supported are Int, String, Enum and Bool
          */
         QString type;
         /**
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@
          * This is applicable only to integers
          */
         QString minValue;
+        /**
+         * The possible values of this entry, as a list of strings
+         *
+         * This is applicable only to enums
+         */
+        QStringList values;
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/language/codegen/sourcefiletemplate.cpp b/language/codegen/sourcefiletemplate.cpp
--- a/language/codegen/sourcefiletemplate.cpp
+++ b/language/codegen/sourcefiletemplate.cpp
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
     entry.name = element.attribute(QStringLiteral("name"));
     entry.type = element.attribute(QStringLiteral("type"), QStringLiteral("String"));
 
+    bool isDefaultValueSet = false;
     for (QDomElement e = element.firstChildElement(); !e.isNull(); e = e.nextSiblingElement())
     {
         QString tag = e.tagName();
@@ -84,10 +85,38 @@
         else if ( tag == QLatin1String("default") )
         {
             entry.value = renderer->render(e.text(), entry.name);
+            isDefaultValueSet = true;
+        }
+        else if (tag == QLatin1String("choices")) {
+            QStringList values;
+            QDomNodeList choices = element.elementsByTagName(QStringLiteral("choice"));
+            for (int j = 0; j < choices.size(); ++j) {
+                QDomElement choiceElement = choices.at(j).toElement();
+                values << choiceElement.attribute(QStringLiteral("name"));
+            }
+            Q_ASSERT(!values.isEmpty());
+            if (values.isEmpty()) {
+                qCWarning(LANGUAGE) << "Entry " << entry.name << "has an enum without any choices";
+            }
+            entry.values = values;
         }
     }
 
     qCDebug(LANGUAGE) << "Read entry" << entry.name << "with default value" << entry.value;
+
+    // preset value for enum if needed
+    if (!entry.values.isEmpty()) {
+        if (isDefaultValueSet) {
+            const bool isSaneDefaultValue = entry.values.contains(entry.value.toString());
+            Q_ASSERT(isSaneDefaultValue);
+            if (!isSaneDefaultValue) {
+                qCWarning(LANGUAGE) << "Default value" << entry.value << "not in enum" << entry.values;
+                entry.value = entry.values.at(0);
+            }
+        } else {
+            entry.value = entry.values.at(0);
+        }
+    }
     return entry;
 }
 
diff --git a/plugins/filetemplates/templateoptionspage.cpp b/plugins/filetemplates/templateoptionspage.cpp
--- a/plugins/filetemplates/templateoptionspage.cpp
+++ b/plugins/filetemplates/templateoptionspage.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <QFormLayout>
 #include <QLabel>
 #include <QCheckBox>
+#include <QComboBox>
 
 using namespace KDevelop;
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
     d->firstEditWidget = nullptr;
 
     d->typeProperties.insert(QStringLiteral("String"), "text");
+    d->typeProperties.insert(QStringLiteral("Enum"), "currentText");
     d->typeProperties.insert(QStringLiteral("Int"), "value");
     d->typeProperties.insert(QStringLiteral("Bool"), "checked");
 }
@@ -88,6 +90,13 @@
             {
                 control = new QLineEdit(entry.value.toString(), box);
             }
+            else if (type == QLatin1String("Enum"))
+            {
+                auto input = new QComboBox(box);
+                input->addItems(entry.values);
+                input->setCurrentText(entry.value.toString());
+                control = input;
+            }
             else if (type == QLatin1String("Int"))
             {
                 auto input = new QSpinBox(box);