diff --git a/include/rfl/parsing/Parser_enum.hpp b/include/rfl/parsing/Parser_enum.hpp
index 283b94ba..dabf89d0 100644
--- a/include/rfl/parsing/Parser_enum.hpp
+++ b/include/rfl/parsing/Parser_enum.hpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "../Result.hpp"
 #include "../enums.hpp"
 #include "../thirdparty/enchantum/enchantum.hpp"
+#include "../internal/has_reflector.hpp"
 #include "AreReaderAndWriter.hpp"
 #include "Parent.hpp"
 #include "Parser_base.hpp"
@@ -29,7 +30,20 @@ struct Parser<R, W, T, ProcessorsType> {
 
   /// Expresses the variables as type T.
   static Result<T> read(const R& _r, const InputVarType& _var) noexcept {
-    if constexpr (ProcessorsType::underlying_enums_ ||
+    if constexpr (internal::has_read_reflector<T>) {
+      const auto wrap_in_t = [](auto&& _named_tuple) -> Result<T> {
+        try {
+          using NT = decltype(_named_tuple);
+          return Reflector<T>::to(std::forward<NT>(_named_tuple));
+        } catch (std::exception& e) {
+          return error(e.what());
+        }
+      };
+      return Parser<R, W, typename Reflector<T>::ReflType,
+                    ProcessorsType>::read(_r, _var)
+          .and_then(wrap_in_t);
+
+    } else if constexpr (ProcessorsType::underlying_enums_ ||
                   schemaful::IsSchemafulReader<R>) {
       static_assert(enchantum::ScopedEnum<T>,
                     "The enum must be a scoped enum in order to retrieve "
@@ -44,7 +58,10 @@ struct Parser<R, W, T, ProcessorsType> {
 
   template <class P>
   static void write(const W& _w, const T& _var, const P& _parent) {
-    if constexpr (ProcessorsType::underlying_enums_ ||
+    if constexpr (internal::has_write_reflector<T>) {
+      Parser<R, W, typename Reflector<T>::ReflType, ProcessorsType>::write(
+          _w, Reflector<T>::from(_var), _parent);
+    } else if constexpr (ProcessorsType::underlying_enums_ ||
                   schemaful::IsSchemafulWriter<W>) {
       const auto val = static_cast<std::underlying_type_t<T>>(_var);
       ParentType::add_value(_w, val, _parent);
@@ -57,7 +74,12 @@ struct Parser<R, W, T, ProcessorsType> {
   static schema::Type to_schema(
       std::map<std::string, schema::Type>* _definitions) {
     using U = std::remove_cvref_t<T>;
-    return make_enum<U>(_definitions);
+    if constexpr (internal::has_read_reflector<U> ||
+                         internal::has_write_reflector<U>) {
+      return make_reference<U>(_definitions);
+    } else {
+      return make_enum<U>(_definitions);
+    }    
   }
 
  private:
@@ -77,6 +99,19 @@ struct Parser<R, W, T, ProcessorsType> {
           ProcessorsType>::to_schema(_definitions);
     }
   }
+
+  template <class U>
+  static schema::Type make_reference(
+      std::map<std::string, schema::Type>* _definitions) {
+    using Type = schema::Type;
+    const auto name = make_type_name<U>();
+
+    if (_definitions->find(name) == _definitions->end()) {
+        (*_definitions)[name] = Parser<R, W, typename Reflector<U>::ReflType,
+                                       ProcessorsType>::to_schema(_definitions);
+    }
+    return Type{Type::Reference{name}};
+  }
 };
 
 }  // namespace rfl::parsing
diff --git a/tests/json/test_custom_enum1.cpp b/tests/json/test_custom_enum1.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7c4509d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/json/test_custom_enum1.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include <rfl.hpp>
+#include <rfl/json.hpp>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "write_and_read.hpp"
+
+namespace test_custom_enum1 {
+
+enum class Role {
+  Normal = 0,
+  Admin = 1,
+  SuperAdmin = 0xFF,
+};
+
+struct User {
+  std::string id;
+  Role role;
+  std::string username;
+};
+
+}  // namespace test_custom_enum1
+
+
+namespace rfl {
+template <>
+struct Reflector<test_custom_enum1::Role> {
+    using ReflType = uint32_t;
+
+    static test_custom_enum1::Role to(const ReflType& v) {
+        test_custom_enum1::Role rv = static_cast<test_custom_enum1::Role>(v);
+        switch (rv) {
+            case test_custom_enum1::Role::Normal:
+            case test_custom_enum1::Role::Admin:
+            case test_custom_enum1::Role::SuperAdmin:
+                return rv;
+            default:
+                throw "invalid role value";
+        }
+    }
+
+    static ReflType from(const test_custom_enum1::Role& v) {
+        return static_cast<ReflType>(v);
+    }
+};
+};
+
+namespace test_custom_enum1 {
+
+TEST(json, test_custom_enum1) {
+  const auto test1 = test_custom_enum1::User{
+    .id = "123",
+    .role = test_custom_enum1::Role::SuperAdmin,
+    .username = "bart",
+  };
+  const auto test2 = rfl::json::read<test_custom_enum1::User>(
+    rfl::json::write(test1)).value();
+
+  write_and_read(test2, R"({"id":"123","role":255,"username":"bart"})");
+}
+}  // namespace test_custom_class4
diff --git a/tests/json/test_json_schema6.cpp b/tests/json/test_json_schema6.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..df516f0c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/json/test_json_schema6.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+#include <rfl.hpp>
+#include <rfl/json.hpp>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "write_and_read.hpp"
+
+
+namespace test_json_schema6 {
+
+enum class Role {
+  Normal = 0,
+  Admin = 1,
+  SuperAdmin = 0xFF,
+};
+
+struct User {
+  std::string id;
+  Role role;
+  std::string username;
+};
+
+}  // namespace test_json_schema6
+
+
+namespace rfl {
+template <>
+struct Reflector<test_json_schema6::Role> {
+    using ReflType = uint32_t;
+
+    static test_json_schema6::Role to(const ReflType& v) {
+        test_json_schema6::Role rv = static_cast<test_json_schema6::Role>(v);
+        switch (rv) {
+            case test_json_schema6::Role::Normal:
+            case test_json_schema6::Role::Admin:
+            case test_json_schema6::Role::SuperAdmin:
+                return rv;
+            default:
+                throw "invalid role value";
+        }
+    }
+
+    static ReflType from(const test_json_schema6::Role& v) {
+        return static_cast<ReflType>(v);
+    }
+};
+};
+
+
+
+namespace test_json_schema6 {
+
+TEST(json, test_json_schema6) {
+  const auto json_schema = rfl::json::to_schema<test_json_schema6::User>();
+
+  const std::string expected =
+      R"({"$schema":"https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema","$ref":"#/$defs/test_json_schema6__User","$defs":{"test_json_schema6__Role":{"type":"integer"},"test_json_schema6__User":{"type":"object","properties":{"id":{"type":"string"},"role":{"$ref":"#/$defs/test_json_schema6__Role"},"username":{"type":"string"}},"required":["id","role","username"]}}})";
+
+  EXPECT_EQ(json_schema, expected);
+}
+}  // namespace test_json_schema6