diff --git a/src/ir.cpp b/src/ir.cpp
index facd7087f..7c933ae95 100644
--- a/src/ir.cpp
+++ b/src/ir.cpp
@@ -8436,14 +8436,16 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_analyze_int_to_enum(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstruction *sour
         ConstExprValue *val = ir_resolve_const(ira, target, UndefBad);
         if (!val)
             return ira->codegen->invalid_instruction;
-        BigInt enum_member_count;
-        bigint_init_unsigned(&enum_member_count, wanted_type->data.enumeration.src_field_count);
-        if (bigint_cmp(&val->data.x_bigint, &enum_member_count) != CmpLT) {
+
+        TypeEnumField *field = find_enum_field_by_tag(wanted_type, &val->data.x_bigint);
+        if (field == nullptr) {
             Buf *val_buf = buf_alloc();
             bigint_append_buf(val_buf, &val->data.x_bigint, 10);
-            ir_add_error(ira, source_instr,
-                buf_sprintf("integer value %s too big for enum '%s' which has %" PRIu32 " fields",
-                    buf_ptr(val_buf), buf_ptr(&wanted_type->name), wanted_type->data.enumeration.src_field_count));
+            ErrorMsg *msg = ir_add_error(ira, source_instr,
+                buf_sprintf("enum '%s' has no tag matching integer value %s",
+                    buf_ptr(&wanted_type->name), buf_ptr(val_buf)));
+            add_error_note(ira->codegen, msg, wanted_type->data.enumeration.decl_node,
+                    buf_sprintf("'%s' declared here", buf_ptr(&wanted_type->name)));
             return ira->codegen->invalid_instruction;
         }
 
@@ -8827,7 +8829,17 @@ static IrInstruction *ir_analyze_cast(IrAnalyze *ira, IrInstruction *source_inst
     if (actual_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdNumLitFloat ||
         actual_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdNumLitInt)
     {
-        if (wanted_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdPointer &&
+        if (wanted_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdEnum) {
+            IrInstruction *cast1 = ir_analyze_cast(ira, source_instr, wanted_type->data.enumeration.tag_int_type, value);
+            if (type_is_invalid(cast1->value.type))
+                return ira->codegen->invalid_instruction;
+
+            IrInstruction *cast2 = ir_analyze_cast(ira, source_instr, wanted_type, cast1);
+            if (type_is_invalid(cast2->value.type))
+                return ira->codegen->invalid_instruction;
+
+            return cast2;
+        } else if (wanted_type->id == TypeTableEntryIdPointer &&
             wanted_type->data.pointer.is_const)
         {
             IrInstruction *cast1 = ir_analyze_cast(ira, source_instr, wanted_type->data.pointer.child_type, value);
diff --git a/test/cases/enum.zig b/test/cases/enum.zig
index ec900511e..d15614f9f 100644
--- a/test/cases/enum.zig
+++ b/test/cases/enum.zig
@@ -344,3 +344,8 @@ fn testEnumWithSpecifiedAndUnspecifiedTagValues(x: MultipleChoice2) {
         MultipleChoice2.Unspecified5 => 9,
     });
 }
+
+test "cast integer literal to enum" {
+    assert(MultipleChoice2(0) == MultipleChoice2.Unspecified1);
+    assert(MultipleChoice2(40) == MultipleChoice2.B);
+}
diff --git a/test/compile_errors.zig b/test/compile_errors.zig
index 5d13ed8d4..162109f4d 100644
--- a/test/compile_errors.zig
+++ b/test/compile_errors.zig
@@ -2684,4 +2684,16 @@ pub fn addCases(cases: &tests.CompileErrorContext) {
     ,
         ".tmp_source.zig:11:13: error: switch on union which has no attached enum",
         ".tmp_source.zig:1:17: note: consider 'union(enum)' here");
+
+    cases.add("enum in field count range but not matching tag",
+        \\const Foo = enum(u32) {
+        \\    A = 10,
+        \\    B = 11,
+        \\};
+        \\export fn entry() {
+        \\    var x = Foo(0);
+        \\}
+    ,
+        ".tmp_source.zig:6:16: error: enum 'Foo' has no tag matching integer value 0",
+        ".tmp_source.zig:1:13: note: 'Foo' declared here");
 }