diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/H2Dialect.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/H2Dialect.java
index d10b46d769..d531b2e844 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/H2Dialect.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/dialect/H2Dialect.java
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.jdbc.TimestampUtcAsInstantJdbcType;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.jdbc.UUIDJdbcType;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.jdbc.spi.JdbcTypeRegistry;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.internal.DdlTypeImpl;
+import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.internal.NativeEnumDdlTypeImpl;
 import org.hibernate.type.descriptor.sql.spi.DdlTypeRegistry;
 import org.hibernate.type.spi.TypeConfiguration;
 
@@ -106,6 +107,7 @@ import static org.hibernate.type.descriptor.DateTimeUtils.appendAsTimestampWithN
  * A {@linkplain Dialect SQL dialect} for H2.
  *
  * @author Thomas Mueller
+ * @author Jürgen Kreitler
  */
 public class H2Dialect extends Dialect {
 	private static final DatabaseVersion MINIMUM_VERSION = DatabaseVersion.make( 2, 1, 214 );
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@ public class H2Dialect extends Dialect {
 		ddlTypeRegistry.addDescriptor( new DdlTypeImpl( GEOMETRY, "geometry", this ) );
 		ddlTypeRegistry.addDescriptor( new DdlTypeImpl( INTERVAL_SECOND, "interval second($p,$s)", this ) );
 		ddlTypeRegistry.addDescriptor( new DdlTypeImpl( JSON, "json", this ) );
+		ddlTypeRegistry.addDescriptor( new NativeEnumDdlTypeImpl( this) );
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@ public class H2Dialect extends Dialect {
 		jdbcTypeRegistry.addDescriptorIfAbsent( UUIDJdbcType.INSTANCE );
 		jdbcTypeRegistry.addDescriptorIfAbsent( H2DurationIntervalSecondJdbcType.INSTANCE );
 		jdbcTypeRegistry.addDescriptorIfAbsent( H2FormatJsonJdbcType.INSTANCE );
+		jdbcTypeRegistry.addDescriptor( new MySQLEnumJdbcType() );
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -894,6 +898,18 @@ public class H2Dialect extends Dialect {
 		return "set referential_integrity true";
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public String getEnumTypeDeclaration(String name, String[] values) {
+		StringBuilder type = new StringBuilder();
+		type.append( "enum (" );
+		String separator = "";
+		for ( String value : values ) {
+			type.append( separator ).append('\'').append( value ).append('\'');
+			separator = ",";
+		}
+		return type.append( ')' ).toString();
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public String getDisableConstraintsStatement() {
 		return "set referential_integrity false";
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/schemavalidation/H2ExistingEnumColumnValidationTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/schemavalidation/H2ExistingEnumColumnValidationTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..740e925e7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/orm/test/schemavalidation/H2ExistingEnumColumnValidationTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+package org.hibernate.orm.test.schemavalidation;
+
+import org.hibernate.boot.MetadataSources;
+import org.hibernate.boot.registry.StandardServiceRegistry;
+import org.hibernate.boot.registry.StandardServiceRegistryBuilder;
+import org.hibernate.cfg.AvailableSettings;
+import org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect;
+import org.hibernate.tool.hbm2ddl.SchemaValidator;
+
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.JiraKey;
+import org.hibernate.testing.orm.junit.RequiresDialect;
+import org.hibernate.testing.transaction.TransactionUtil;
+import org.hibernate.testing.util.ServiceRegistryUtil;
+import org.junit.After;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import jakarta.persistence.Column;
+import jakarta.persistence.Entity;
+import jakarta.persistence.EnumType;
+import jakarta.persistence.Enumerated;
+import jakarta.persistence.GeneratedValue;
+import jakarta.persistence.Id;
+import jakarta.persistence.Table;
+
+import static jakarta.persistence.GenerationType.IDENTITY;
+
+@JiraKey("HHH-17675")
+@RequiresDialect(H2Dialect.class)
+public class H2ExistingEnumColumnValidationTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
+
+	private StandardServiceRegistry ssr;
+
+	@Override
+	protected Class<?>[] getAnnotatedClasses() {
+		return new Class<?>[] { EntityE.class };
+	}
+
+	@Before
+	public void setUp() {
+		TransactionUtil.doInHibernate( this::sessionFactory, session -> {
+			session.createNativeQuery( "DROP TABLE IF EXISTS en CASCADE" ).executeUpdate();
+			session.createNativeQuery(
+							"CREATE TABLE en (id INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT, sign_position enum ('AFTER_NO_SPACE','AFTER_WITH_SPACE','BEFORE_NO_SPACE','BEFORE_WITH_SPACE'), PRIMARY KEY (id))" )
+					.executeUpdate();
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@After
+	public void tearDown() {
+		TransactionUtil.doInHibernate( this::sessionFactory, session -> {
+			session.createNativeQuery( "DROP TABLE en CASCADE" ).executeUpdate();
+		} );
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testEnumDataTypeSchemaValidator() {
+		ssr = ServiceRegistryUtil.serviceRegistryBuilder()
+				.applySetting( AvailableSettings.HBM2DDL_AUTO, "validate" )
+				.build();
+		try {
+			final MetadataSources metadataSources = new MetadataSources( ssr );
+			metadataSources.addAnnotatedClass( EntityE.class );
+
+			new SchemaValidator().validate( metadataSources.buildMetadata() );
+		}
+		finally {
+			StandardServiceRegistryBuilder.destroy( ssr );
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	@Entity(name = "en")
+	@Table(name = "en")
+	public static class EntityE {
+		@Id
+		@GeneratedValue(strategy = IDENTITY)
+		@Column(name = "id", nullable = false, updatable = false)
+		private Integer id;
+
+		@Enumerated(EnumType.STRING)
+		@Column(name = "sign_position")
+		private SignPosition signPosition;
+
+		public Integer getId() {
+			return id;
+		}
+
+		public void setId(Integer id) {
+			this.id = id;
+		}
+
+		public SignPosition getSignPosition() {
+			return signPosition;
+		}
+
+		public void setSignPosition(SignPosition signPosition) {
+			this.signPosition = signPosition;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public enum SignPosition {
+		AFTER_NO_SPACE, AFTER_WITH_SPACE, BEFORE_NO_SPACE, BEFORE_WITH_SPACE
+	}
+}