diff --git a/proxmox-api-macro/src/api/enums.rs b/proxmox-api-macro/src/api/enums.rs
index 0cc22517..4ffb7a9a 100644
--- a/proxmox-api-macro/src/api/enums.rs
+++ b/proxmox-api-macro/src/api/enums.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use syn::punctuated::Punctuated;
 use syn::Token;
 
 use super::Schema;
-use crate::util::{JSONObject, JSONValue, FieldName};
+use crate::util::{self, FieldName, JSONObject, JSONValue};
 
 /// `parse_macro_input!` expects a TokenStream_1
 struct AttrArgs {
@@ -44,7 +44,13 @@ pub fn handle_enum(
     }
 
     let schema = {
-        let schema: Schema = attribs.try_into()?;
+        let mut schema: Schema = attribs.try_into()?;
+
+        if schema.description.is_none() {
+            let (comment, span) = util::get_doc_comments(&enum_ty.attrs)?;
+            schema.description = Some(syn::LitStr::new(comment.trim(), span));
+        }
+
         let mut ts = TokenStream::new();
         schema.to_typed_schema(&mut ts)?;
         ts
diff --git a/proxmox-api-macro/tests/types.rs b/proxmox-api-macro/tests/types.rs
index e6ceacf8..9400a331 100644
--- a/proxmox-api-macro/tests/types.rs
+++ b/proxmox-api-macro/tests/types.rs
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ impl OkString {
         .schema();
 }
 
-#[api(description: "A selection of either a, B or C")]
+#[api]
 #[derive(Deserialize)]
+/// A selection of either a, B or C
 pub enum Selection {
     #[serde(rename = "a")]
     A,