diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/EnumType.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/EnumType.java
index 9bf0a39ab9..e4c3e6a5ca 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/EnumType.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/type/EnumType.java
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public class EnumType implements EnhancedUserType, DynamicParameterizedType,Logg
 				return new OrdinalEnumValueMapper();
 			}
 			else if ( isCharacterType( type ) ) {
-				return new OrdinalEnumValueMapper();
+				return new NamedEnumValueMapper();
 			}
 			else {
 				throw new HibernateException(
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/EnumExplicitTypeTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/EnumExplicitTypeTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6371671efd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/EnumExplicitTypeTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
+ *
+ * License: GNU Lesser General Public License (LGPL), version 2.1 or later.
+ * See the lgpl.txt file in the root directory or <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-2.1.html>.
+ */
+package org.hibernate.test.enums;
+
+import org.hibernate.Session;
+
+import org.hibernate.testing.TestForIssue;
+import org.hibernate.testing.junit4.BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase;
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+
+/**
+ * @author Vlad Mihalcea
+ */
+public class EnumExplicitTypeTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
+
+	protected String[] getMappings() {
+		return new String[] { "enums/Person.hbm.xml" };
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-10766")
+	public void hbmEnumWithExplicitTypeTest() {
+		Session s = openSession();
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		Person painted = Person.person( Gender.MALE, HairColor.BROWN );
+		painted.setOriginalHairColor( HairColor.BLONDE );
+		s.persist( painted );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.clear();
+
+		s.getTransaction().begin();
+		Number id = (Number) session.createNativeQuery(
+				"select id from Person where originalHairColor = :color" )
+				.setParameter( "color", HairColor.BLONDE.name() )
+				.getSingleResult();
+		assertEquals( 1L, id.longValue() );
+		s.getTransaction().commit();
+		s.close();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/EnumTypeTest.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/EnumTypeTest.java
index b76de5e733..afc58d9f34 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/EnumTypeTest.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/EnumTypeTest.java
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public class EnumTypeTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
 	protected String[] getMappings() {
 		return new String[] { "enums/Person.hbm.xml" };
 	}
-	
+
 	@Test
 	@TestForIssue(jiraKey = "HHH-8153")
 	public void hbmEnumTypeTest() {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public class EnumTypeTest extends BaseCoreFunctionalTestCase {
 		s.persist( Person.person( Gender.FEMALE, HairColor.BLACK ) );
 		s.getTransaction().commit();
 		s.clear();
-		
+
 		s.getTransaction().begin();
 		assertEquals(s.createCriteria( Person.class )
 				.add( Restrictions.eq( "gender", Gender.MALE ) )
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/Person.java b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/Person.java
index 545697bc9e..ebd5e2fc4e 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/Person.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/java/org/hibernate/test/enums/Person.java
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ public class Person {
 	
 	private HairColor hairColor;
 
+	private HairColor originalHairColor;
+
 	public static Person person(Gender gender, HairColor hairColor) {
 		Person person = new Person();
 		person.setGender( gender );
@@ -43,4 +45,12 @@ public class Person {
 	public void setHairColor(HairColor hairColor) {
 		this.hairColor = hairColor;
 	}
+
+	public HairColor getOriginalHairColor() {
+		return originalHairColor;
+	}
+
+	public void setOriginalHairColor(HairColor originalHairColor) {
+		this.originalHairColor = originalHairColor;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/org/hibernate/test/enums/Person.hbm.xml b/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/org/hibernate/test/enums/Person.hbm.xml
index 470afc1182..6b4b1100a7 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/org/hibernate/test/enums/Person.hbm.xml
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/org/hibernate/test/enums/Person.hbm.xml
@@ -14,16 +14,26 @@
     <id name="id" type="long">
       <generator class="native"></generator>
     </id>
+
     <property name="gender" not-null="true">
 		<type name="org.hibernate.type.EnumType">
 			<param name="enumClass">org.hibernate.test.enums.Gender</param>
 			<param name="type">12</param>
 		</type>
 	</property>
+
     <property name="hairColor" not-null="true">
 		<type name="org.hibernate.type.EnumType">
 			<param name="enumClass">org.hibernate.test.enums.HairColor</param>
 		</type>
 	</property>
+
+    <property name="originalHairColor">
+        <type name="org.hibernate.type.EnumType">
+            <param name="enumClass">org.hibernate.test.enums.HairColor</param>
+            <param name="type">12</param>
+        </type>
+    </property>
+
   </class>
 </hibernate-mapping>
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