diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/registration/ClientRegistration.java b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/registration/ClientRegistration.java
index 61338dc16d..3c333622ec 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/registration/ClientRegistration.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-client/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/client/registration/ClientRegistration.java
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ public class ClientRegistration {
 
 		protected void validateClientWithAuthorizationCodeGrantType() {
 			Assert.isTrue(AuthorizationGrantType.AUTHORIZATION_CODE.equals(this.authorizedGrantType),
-				"authorizedGrantType must be " + AuthorizationGrantType.AUTHORIZATION_CODE.value());
+				"authorizedGrantType must be " + AuthorizationGrantType.AUTHORIZATION_CODE.getValue());
 			Assert.hasText(this.clientId, "clientId cannot be empty");
 			Assert.hasText(this.clientSecret, "clientSecret cannot be empty");
 			Assert.notNull(this.clientAuthenticationMethod, "clientAuthenticationMethod cannot be null");
diff --git a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthorizationGrantType.java b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthorizationGrantType.java
index dc36331720..95b5d5d0f5 100644
--- a/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthorizationGrantType.java
+++ b/oauth2/oauth2-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/security/oauth2/core/AuthorizationGrantType.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.security.oauth2.core;
 
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
+
 /**
  * An authorization grant is a credential representing the resource owner's authorization
  * (to access it's protected resources) to the client and used by the client to obtain an access token.
@@ -31,16 +33,33 @@ package org.springframework.security.oauth2.core;
  * @since 5.0
  * @see <a target="_blank" href="https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc6749#section-1.3">Section 1.3 Authorization Grant</a>
  */
-public enum AuthorizationGrantType {
-	AUTHORIZATION_CODE("authorization_code");
-
+public final class AuthorizationGrantType {
+	public static final AuthorizationGrantType AUTHORIZATION_CODE = new AuthorizationGrantType("authorization_code");
 	private final String value;
 
-	AuthorizationGrantType(String value) {
+	public AuthorizationGrantType(String value) {
+		Assert.hasText(value, "value cannot be empty");
 		this.value = value;
 	}
 
-	public String value() {
+	public String getValue() {
 		return this.value;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+		if (this == obj) {
+			return true;
+		}
+		if (obj == null || this.getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
+			return false;
+		}
+		AuthorizationGrantType that = (AuthorizationGrantType) obj;
+		return this.getValue().equals(that.getValue());
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int hashCode() {
+		return this.getValue().hashCode();
+	}
 }