diff --git a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory.java b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory.java
index c031cbc48a..328f332b07 100644
--- a/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory.java
+++ b/jpos/src/main/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory.java
@@ -465,6 +465,8 @@ else if (c.isAssignableFrom(double.class) || c.isAssignableFrom(Double.class))
                             field.set(obj, cfg.getDouble(config.value()));
                         else if (c.isAssignableFrom(boolean.class) || c.isAssignableFrom(Boolean.class))
                             field.set(obj, cfg.getBoolean(config.value()));
+                        else if (c.isEnum()) 
+                            field.set(obj, Enum.valueOf((Class<Enum>) c, v));
                         else if (c.isArray()) {
                             Class<?> ct = c.getComponentType();
                             if (ct.isAssignableFrom(String.class))
diff --git a/jpos/src/test/java/org/jpos/core/ConfigAnnotationTest.java b/jpos/src/test/java/org/jpos/core/ConfigAnnotationTest.java
index 1306071f8c..3713b8902f 100644
--- a/jpos/src/test/java/org/jpos/core/ConfigAnnotationTest.java
+++ b/jpos/src/test/java/org/jpos/core/ConfigAnnotationTest.java
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ public void testChildConfig() throws ConfigurationException, IllegalAccessExcept
         cfg.put("myints", new String[] {"1", "2"});
         cfg.put("mylongs", new String[] {"1", "2", "3"});
         cfg.put("mydoubles", new String[] {"1.1", "2.2", "3.3"});
+        cfg.put("myenum", MyEnum.ONE.name());
         QFactory.autoconfigure(bean, cfg);
         assertEquals("My String", bean.getMystring());
         assertEquals(1000, bean.getMyint());
@@ -76,13 +77,16 @@ public void testChildConfig() throws ConfigurationException, IllegalAccessExcept
         assertThat("mydouble should have the configured value", bean.getMydouble(), is(1000.1));
         assertEquals("My Child String", bean.getChildString());
         assertTrue(bean.isMyboolean());
+        assertThat("myenum should be ONE", bean.getMyenum(), is(MyEnum.ONE));
         assertThat("myarray should have the configured values", bean.getMyarray(), is(new String[]{"one", "two"}));
         assertThat("myints should have the configured values", bean.getMyints(), is(new int[]{1, 2}));
         assertThat("mylongs should have the configured values", bean.getMylongs(), is(new long[]{1, 2, 3}));
         assertThat("mydoubles should have the configured values", bean.getMydoubles(), is(new double[]{1.1, 2.2, 3.3}));
     }
 
-
+    enum MyEnum {
+        ONE, TWO, THREE
+    }
     public static class MyAutoConfigurable {
         @Config("mystring")
         private String mystring;
@@ -108,9 +112,12 @@ public static class MyAutoConfigurable {
         @Config("mylongs")
         private long[] mylongs;
         
+        @Config("myenum")
+        private MyEnum myenum;
+
         @Config("mydoubles")
         private double[] mydoubles;
-
+        
         public String getMystring() {
             return mystring;
         }
@@ -129,6 +136,10 @@ public double getMydouble() {
 
         public boolean isMyboolean() {return myboolean; }
 
+        public MyEnum getMyenum() {
+            return myenum;
+        }
+
         public String[] getMyarray() {
             return myarray;
         }
@@ -148,12 +159,14 @@ public double[] getMydoubles() {
         @Override
         public String toString() {
             return "MyAutoConfigurable{" +
-              "mystring='" + mystring + '\'' +
-              ", myint=" + myint +
-              ", mylong=" + mylong +
-              ", myarray=[" + String.join(", ", myarray)+"]" + 
-              '}';
+                    "mystring='" + mystring + '\'' +
+                    ", myint=" + myint +
+                    ", mylong=" + mylong +
+                    ", myenum=" + myenum +
+                    ", myarray=[" + String.join(", ", myarray) + "]" +
+                    '}';
         }
+
     }
 
     public static class MyChildAutoConfigurable extends MyAutoConfigurable {
diff --git a/jpos/src/test/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory2Test.java b/jpos/src/test/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory2Test.java
index 2c762672c9..3be99a373e 100644
--- a/jpos/src/test/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory2Test.java
+++ b/jpos/src/test/java/org/jpos/q2/QFactory2Test.java
@@ -32,7 +32,10 @@
 
 import org.jdom2.Attribute;
 import org.jdom2.Element;
+import org.jpos.core.Configurable;
+import org.jpos.core.Configuration;
 import org.jpos.core.ConfigurationException;
+import org.jpos.core.annotation.Config;
 import org.jpos.iso.ISOFieldValidator;
 import org.jpos.iso.IVA_ALPHANUM;
 import org.jpos.q2.iso.ChannelAdaptor;
@@ -308,4 +311,20 @@ public void testStartQBeanThrowsNullPointerException() throws Throwable {
             q2.stop();
         }
     }
+    enum QFactoryTestEnum {
+        TEST1, TEST2, TEST3
+    }
+    
+    class EnumConfigurable implements Configurable {
+        @Config("enum")
+        QFactoryTestEnum testEnum;
+        @Override
+        public void setConfiguration(Configuration cfg) throws ConfigurationException {
+            
+        }
+    }
+    
+    @Test
+    public void testAutoconfigureEnum() throws Throwable {
+    }
 }