diff --git a/middleware/body_decoder.go b/middleware/body_decoder.go
index 5577cc0..cec49e9 100644
--- a/middleware/body_decoder.go
+++ b/middleware/body_decoder.go
@@ -118,56 +118,9 @@ func (m BodyDecoder) Wrap(h handler.Handler) handler.Handler {
 
 		r.Body = io.NopCloser(bytes.NewReader(buffer.Bytes()))
 
-		valOf := reflect.ValueOf(m.BodyPtr).Elem()
-		if kind := valOf.Kind(); kind == reflect.Struct {
-			val := reflect.Indirect(valOf)
-
-			for i := 0; i < val.NumField(); i++ {
-				typeOfParameters := val.Type()
-				typeOfFieldI := typeOfParameters.Field(i)
-
-				if pattern := typeOfFieldI.Tag.Get("pattern"); pattern != "" {
-					rex, errC := regexp.Compile(pattern)
-					if errC != nil {
-						return nil, errors.InternalServerError("pattern_must_be_regex", "pattern must contain a regular expression")
-					}
-
-					if !val.Field(i).CanInterface() {
-						return nil, errors.InternalServerError("interface_failed", "interface cannot be used without panicking")
-					}
-
-					fieldValue := val.Field(i).Interface()
-					if !rex.MatchString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", fieldValue)) {
-						return nil, errors.BadRequest("body_validation_failed", "field %s does not match the required pattern", typeOfFieldI.Name)
-					}
-				}
-
-				if typeOfFieldI.Tag.Get("required") != "true" {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				if !val.Field(i).IsZero() {
-					continue
-				}
-
-				fieldName := typeOfFieldI.Name
-				switch jsonTag := typeOfFieldI.Tag.Get("json"); jsonTag {
-				case "-":
-					return nil, errors.InternalServerError("invalid_config", "field '%s' is required but json tag value is '-'", fieldName)
-
-				case "":
-					return nil, errors.BadRequest("missing_param", "field %s is required", fieldName)
-
-				default:
-					parts := strings.Split(jsonTag, ",")
-					name := parts[0]
-					if name == "" {
-						name = fieldName
-					}
-
-					return nil, errors.BadRequest("missing_param", "field %s is required", name)
-				}
-			}
+		err = validateRecursive(m.BodyPtr)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
 		}
 
 		if v, ok := m.BodyPtr.(BodyValidation); !m.SkipValidation && ok {
@@ -229,3 +182,94 @@ func (m BodyDecoder) resolveContentType(r *http.Request) (Decoder, error) {
 
 	return result, nil
 }
+
+func validateStruct(val reflect.Value) errors.Error {
+	for i := 0; i < val.NumField(); i++ {
+		typeOfParameters := val.Type()
+		typeOfFieldI := typeOfParameters.Field(i)
+
+		if !val.Field(i).CanInterface() {
+			return errors.InternalServerError("can_interface_failed", "interface for field %s cannot be used without panicking", typeOfFieldI.Name)
+		}
+
+		// pattern validation
+		if pattern := typeOfFieldI.Tag.Get("pattern"); pattern != "" {
+			rex, errC := regexp.Compile(pattern)
+			if errC != nil {
+				return errors.InternalServerError("pattern_must_be_regex", "pattern must contain a regular expression")
+			}
+
+			fieldValue := val.Field(i).Interface()
+			if !rex.MatchString(fmt.Sprintf("%v", fieldValue)) {
+				return errors.BadRequest("body_validation_failed", "field %s does not match the required pattern", typeOfFieldI.Name)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Enum validation
+		enumValues := typeOfFieldI.Tag.Get("enum")
+		if enumValues != "" {
+			enumList := strings.Split(enumValues, ",")
+			fieldValue := fmt.Sprintf("%v", val.Field(i).Interface())
+			enumValid := false
+			for _, enum := range enumList {
+				if fieldValue == enum {
+					enumValid = true
+					break
+				}
+			}
+			if !enumValid {
+				return errors.BadRequest("enum_validation_failed", "field %s must be one of [%s]", typeOfFieldI.Name, enumValues)
+			}
+		}
+
+		// required field validation
+		if typeOfFieldI.Tag.Get("required") != "true" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if !val.Field(i).IsZero() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		fieldName := typeOfFieldI.Name
+		switch jsonTag := typeOfFieldI.Tag.Get("json"); jsonTag {
+		case "-":
+			return errors.InternalServerError("invalid_config", "field '%s' is required but json tag value is '-'", fieldName)
+
+		case "":
+			return errors.BadRequest("missing_param", "field %s is required", fieldName)
+
+		default:
+			parts := strings.Split(jsonTag, ",")
+			name := parts[0]
+			if name == "" {
+				name = fieldName
+			}
+
+			return errors.BadRequest("missing_param", "field %s is required", name)
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func validateRecursive(m interface{}) errors.Error {
+	valOf := reflect.ValueOf(m).Elem()
+
+	if kind := valOf.Kind(); kind == reflect.Struct {
+		val := reflect.Indirect(valOf)
+		if err := validateStruct(val); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		// Recursively validate nested structs
+		for i := 0; i < val.NumField(); i++ {
+			if val.Field(i).Kind() == reflect.Struct {
+				if err := validateRecursive(val.Field(i).Addr().Interface()); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}