diff --git a/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Dispatcher.php b/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Dispatcher.php
index a6b44d9fb96..be80db28e8e 100644
--- a/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Dispatcher.php
+++ b/lib/private/AppFramework/Http/Dispatcher.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use OC\DB\ConnectionAdapter;
 use OCP\App\IAppManager;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Controller;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\DataResponse;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Http\InvalidEnumParameterException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\InvalidStringParameterException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\ParameterOutOfRangeException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\Response;
@@ -163,6 +164,8 @@ class Dispatcher {
 				$this->ensureParameterValueSatisfiesRange($param, $value, $default);
 			} elseif ($value !== null && $type === 'string' && \is_string($value)) {
 				$this->ensureParameterValueSatisfiesStringConstraint($param, $value);
+			} elseif ($value !== null && $type !== null && !($value instanceof $type) && enum_exists($type) && is_a($type, \BackedEnum::class, true)) {
+				$value = $this->resolveBackedEnumValue($param, $type, $value);
 			} elseif ($value === null && $type !== null && $this->appContainer->has($type)) {
 				$value = $this->appContainer->get($type);
 			}
@@ -237,4 +240,29 @@ class Dispatcher {
 			throw new InvalidStringParameterException($param, $this->reflector->getStringConstraint($param));
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @template T of \BackedEnum
+	 * @psalm-param class-string<T> $enumClass
+	 * @psalm-param mixed $value
+	 * @psalm-return T
+	 * @throws InvalidEnumParameterException
+	 */
+	private function resolveBackedEnumValue(string $param, string $enumClass, $value): \BackedEnum {
+		if (!is_scalar($value)) {
+			throw new InvalidEnumParameterException($param, get_debug_type($value), $enumClass);
+		}
+
+		$backingType = (new \ReflectionEnum($enumClass))->getBackingType()->getName();
+		if ($backingType === 'int') {
+			if (!is_numeric($value)) {
+				throw new InvalidEnumParameterException($param, (string)$value, $enumClass);
+			}
+			$value = (int)$value;
+		} else {
+			$value = (string)$value;
+		}
+
+		return $enumClass::tryFrom($value) ?? throw new InvalidEnumParameterException($param, (string)$value, $enumClass);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/lib/public/AppFramework/Http/InvalidEnumParameterException.php b/lib/public/AppFramework/Http/InvalidEnumParameterException.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..92d00aab319
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/public/AppFramework/Http/InvalidEnumParameterException.php
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+/**
+ * SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2026 Nextcloud GmbH and Nextcloud contributors
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
+ */
+
+namespace OCP\AppFramework\Http;
+
+/**
+ * @since 35.0.0
+ */
+class InvalidEnumParameterException extends \InvalidArgumentException {
+	/**
+	 * @since 35.0.0
+	 */
+	public function __construct(
+		protected string $parameterName,
+		protected string $value,
+		protected string $enumClass,
+	) {
+		parent::__construct(
+			sprintf('Parameter %s with value "%s" is not a valid case of %s', $this->parameterName, $this->value, $this->enumClass)
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 35.0.0
+	 */
+	public function getParameterName(): string {
+		return $this->parameterName;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 35.0.0
+	 */
+	public function getValue(): string {
+		return $this->value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @since 35.0.0
+	 */
+	public function getEnumClass(): string {
+		return $this->enumClass;
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tests/lib/AppFramework/Http/DispatcherTest.php b/tests/lib/AppFramework/Http/DispatcherTest.php
index af261131543..4d2e4778f39 100644
--- a/tests/lib/AppFramework/Http/DispatcherTest.php
+++ b/tests/lib/AppFramework/Http/DispatcherTest.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ use OC\AppFramework\Utility\ControllerMethodReflector;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Controller;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\DataResponse;
+use OCP\AppFramework\Http\InvalidEnumParameterException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\InvalidStringParameterException;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\JSONResponse;
 use OCP\AppFramework\Http\ParameterOutOfRangeException;
@@ -30,6 +31,16 @@ use PHPUnit\Framework\MockObject\MockObject;
 use Psr\Container\ContainerInterface;
 use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
 
+enum TestStringBackedEnum: string {
+	case Foo = 'foo';
+	case Bar = 'bar';
+}
+
+enum TestIntBackedEnum: int {
+	case One = 1;
+	case Two = 2;
+}
+
 class TestController extends Controller {
 	/**
 	 * @param string $appName
@@ -70,6 +81,18 @@ class TestController extends Controller {
 	public function test(): Response {
 		return new DataResponse();
 	}
+
+	public function execStringBackedEnum(TestStringBackedEnum $enum) {
+		return [$enum];
+	}
+
+	public function execIntBackedEnum(TestIntBackedEnum $enum) {
+		return [$enum];
+	}
+
+	public function execNullableBackedEnum(?TestStringBackedEnum $enum = null) {
+		return [$enum];
+	}
 }
 
 /**
@@ -316,6 +339,88 @@ class DispatcherTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals('[3,false,4,1]', $response[3]);
 	}
 
+	public function testControllerParametersInjectedStringBackedEnum(): void {
+		$this->request = new Request(
+			[
+				'post' => [
+					'enum' => 'foo',
+				],
+				'method' => 'POST',
+			],
+			$this->createMock(IRequestId::class),
+			$this->createMock(IConfig::class)
+		);
+		$this->dispatcher = new Dispatcher(
+			$this->http, $this->middlewareDispatcher, $this->reflector,
+			$this->request,
+			$this->config,
+			Server::get(IDBConnection::class),
+			$this->logger,
+			$this->eventLogger,
+			$this->container
+		);
+		$controller = new TestController('app', $this->request);
+
+		$this->dispatcherPassthrough();
+		$response = $this->dispatcher->dispatch($controller, 'execStringBackedEnum');
+
+		$this->assertEquals('["foo"]', $response[3]);
+	}
+
+	public function testControllerParametersInjectedIntBackedEnum(): void {
+		$this->request = new Request(
+			[
+				'post' => [
+					'enum' => '2',
+				],
+				'method' => 'POST',
+			],
+			$this->createMock(IRequestId::class),
+			$this->createMock(IConfig::class)
+		);
+		$this->dispatcher = new Dispatcher(
+			$this->http, $this->middlewareDispatcher, $this->reflector,
+			$this->request,
+			$this->config,
+			Server::get(IDBConnection::class),
+			$this->logger,
+			$this->eventLogger,
+			$this->container
+		);
+		$controller = new TestController('app', $this->request);
+
+		$this->dispatcherPassthrough();
+		$response = $this->dispatcher->dispatch($controller, 'execIntBackedEnum');
+
+		$this->assertEquals('[2]', $response[3]);
+	}
+
+	public function testControllerParametersInjectedNullableBackedEnumDefault(): void {
+		$this->request = new Request(
+			[
+				'post' => [],
+				'method' => 'POST',
+			],
+			$this->createMock(IRequestId::class),
+			$this->createMock(IConfig::class)
+		);
+		$this->dispatcher = new Dispatcher(
+			$this->http, $this->middlewareDispatcher, $this->reflector,
+			$this->request,
+			$this->config,
+			Server::get(IDBConnection::class),
+			$this->logger,
+			$this->eventLogger,
+			$this->container
+		);
+		$controller = new TestController('app', $this->request);
+
+		$this->dispatcherPassthrough();
+		$response = $this->dispatcher->dispatch($controller, 'execNullableBackedEnum');
+
+		$this->assertEquals('[null]', $response[3]);
+	}
+
 	public function testControllerParametersInjectedDefaultOverwritten(): void {
 		$this->request = new Request(
 			[
@@ -628,4 +733,62 @@ class DispatcherTest extends \Test\TestCase {
 			$this->assertTrue(true);
 		}
 	}
+
+	public static function backedEnumDataProvider(): array {
+		return [
+			[TestStringBackedEnum::class, 'foo', TestStringBackedEnum::Foo],
+			[TestStringBackedEnum::class, 'bar', TestStringBackedEnum::Bar],
+			[TestIntBackedEnum::class, '1', TestIntBackedEnum::One],
+			[TestIntBackedEnum::class, 1, TestIntBackedEnum::One],
+			[TestIntBackedEnum::class, 2, TestIntBackedEnum::Two],
+		];
+	}
+
+	#[\PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider('backedEnumDataProvider')]
+	public function testResolveBackedEnumValue(string $enumClass, string|int $input, \BackedEnum $expected): void {
+		$this->reflector = $this->createMock(ControllerMethodReflector::class);
+		$this->dispatcher = new Dispatcher(
+			$this->http,
+			$this->middlewareDispatcher,
+			$this->reflector,
+			$this->request,
+			$this->config,
+			Server::get(IDBConnection::class),
+			$this->logger,
+			$this->eventLogger,
+			$this->container,
+		);
+
+		$result = self::invokePrivate($this->dispatcher, 'resolveBackedEnumValue', ['myArgument', $enumClass, $input]);
+		$this->assertSame($expected, $result);
+	}
+
+	public static function invalidBackedEnumDataProvider(): array {
+		return [
+			[TestStringBackedEnum::class, 'invalid'],
+			[TestIntBackedEnum::class, 'not-a-number'],
+			[TestIntBackedEnum::class, 99],
+			[TestStringBackedEnum::class, ['array']],
+		];
+	}
+
+	#[\PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider('invalidBackedEnumDataProvider')]
+	public function testResolveBackedEnumValueThrowsOnInvalidValue(string $enumClass, mixed $input): void {
+		$this->reflector = $this->createMock(ControllerMethodReflector::class);
+		$this->dispatcher = new Dispatcher(
+			$this->http,
+			$this->middlewareDispatcher,
+			$this->reflector,
+			$this->request,
+			$this->config,
+			Server::get(IDBConnection::class),
+			$this->logger,
+			$this->eventLogger,
+			$this->container,
+		);
+
+		$this->expectException(InvalidEnumParameterException::class);
+
+		self::invokePrivate($this->dispatcher, 'resolveBackedEnumValue', ['myArgument', $enumClass, $input]);
+	}
 }