diff --git a/godot-codegen/src/generator/enums.rs b/godot-codegen/src/generator/enums.rs
index 1599e48d7..4b1704b94 100644
--- a/godot-codegen/src/generator/enums.rs
+++ b/godot-codegen/src/generator/enums.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 
+use heck::ToPascalCase;
 use proc_macro2::TokenStream;
 use quote::{quote, ToTokens};
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ pub fn make_enum_definition_with(
     // Things needed for the type definition
     let derives = enum_.derives();
     let enum_doc = make_enum_doc(enum_);
+    let enum_hint_string = make_enum_hint_string(enum_);
     let name = &enum_.name;
 
     // Values
@@ -105,9 +107,28 @@ pub fn make_enum_definition_with(
 
         // Trait implementations.
         let engine_trait_impl = make_enum_engine_trait_impl(enum_, enum_bitmask.as_ref());
+        let property_hint = if enum_.is_bitfield {
+            quote! { crate::global::PropertyHint::FLAGS }
+        } else {
+            quote! { crate::global::PropertyHint::ENUM }
+        };
         let index_enum_impl = make_enum_index_impl(enum_);
         let bitwise_impls = make_enum_bitwise_operators(enum_, enum_bitmask.as_ref());
 
+        let var_trait_set_property = if enum_.is_exhaustive {
+            quote! {
+                fn set_property(&mut self, value: Self::Via) {
+                    *self = <Self as #engine_trait>::from_ord(value);
+                }
+            }
+        } else {
+            quote! {
+                fn set_property(&mut self, value: Self::Via) {
+                    self.ord = value;
+                }
+            }
+        };
+
         quote! {
             #engine_trait_impl
             #index_enum_impl
@@ -131,6 +152,23 @@ pub fn make_enum_definition_with(
                         .ok_or_else(|| crate::meta::error::FromGodotError::InvalidEnum.into_error(via))
                 }
             }
+
+  impl crate::registry::property::Var for #name {
+      fn get_property(&self) -> Self::Via{
+          <Self as #engine_trait>::ord(*self)
+      }
+
+      #var_trait_set_property
+
+      fn var_hint() -> crate::meta::PropertyHintInfo{
+          crate::meta::PropertyHintInfo{
+              hint: #property_hint,
+              hint_string: crate::builtin::GString::from(#enum_hint_string),
+          }
+      }
+  }
+
+  impl crate::registry::property::Export for #name {}
         }
     });
 
@@ -481,6 +519,17 @@ fn make_enum_doc(enum_: &Enum) -> Vec<String> {
 
     docs
 }
+/// Returns the hint string for the given enum.
+///
+/// e.g.: "Left,Center,Right,Fill"
+fn make_enum_hint_string(enum_: &Enum) -> String {
+    enum_
+        .enumerators
+        .iter()
+        .map(|enumerator| enumerator.name.to_string().to_pascal_case())
+        .collect::<Vec<String>>()
+        .join(",")
+}
 
 /// Creates a definition for `enumerator` of the type `enum_type`.
 ///
diff --git a/godot-core/src/registry/property/phantom_var.rs b/godot-core/src/registry/property/phantom_var.rs
index 8d60c2799..360b229b1 100644
--- a/godot-core/src/registry/property/phantom_var.rs
+++ b/godot-core/src/registry/property/phantom_var.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use std::fmt;
 use std::hash::{Hash, Hasher};
 use std::marker::PhantomData;
 
-use crate::meta::{ClassId, GodotConvert, GodotType, PropertyHintInfo};
+use crate::meta::{ClassId, GodotConvert, PropertyHintInfo};
 use crate::registry::property::{Export, Var};
 
 /// A zero-sized type for creating a property without a backing field, accessible only through custom getter/setter functions.
@@ -55,15 +55,15 @@ use crate::registry::property::{Export, Var};
 /// This field can now be accessed from GDScript as `banner.text`.
 // Bounds for T are somewhat un-idiomatically directly on the type, rather than impls.
 // This improves error messages in IDEs when using the type as a field.
-pub struct PhantomVar<T: GodotType + Var>(PhantomData<T>);
+pub struct PhantomVar<T: GodotConvert + Var>(PhantomData<T>);
 
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> GodotConvert for PhantomVar<T> {
-    type Via = T;
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> GodotConvert for PhantomVar<T> {
+    type Via = <T as GodotConvert>::Via;
 }
 
 // `PhantomVar` supports only part of `Var`, but it has to implement it, otherwise we cannot implement `Export` either.
 // The `GodotClass` derive macro should ensure that the `Var` implementation is not used.
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> Var for PhantomVar<T> {
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> Var for PhantomVar<T> {
     fn get_property(&self) -> Self::Via {
         unreachable!("code generated by GodotClass should call the custom getter")
     }
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ impl<T: GodotType + Var> Var for PhantomVar<T> {
 }
 
 // Reuse values from `T`, if any.
-impl<T: GodotType + Var + Export> Export for PhantomVar<T> {
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var + Export> Export for PhantomVar<T> {
     fn export_hint() -> PropertyHintInfo {
         <T as Export>::export_hint()
     }
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ impl<T: GodotType + Var + Export> Export for PhantomVar<T> {
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> Default for PhantomVar<T> {
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> Default for PhantomVar<T> {
     fn default() -> Self {
         Self(Default::default())
     }
@@ -97,49 +97,49 @@ impl<T: GodotType + Var> Default for PhantomVar<T> {
 // Like `PhantomData` from the Rust standard library, `PhantomVar` implements many common traits like `Eq` and `Hash`
 // to allow these traits to be derived on containing structs as well.
 
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> Clone for PhantomVar<T> {
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> Clone for PhantomVar<T> {
     fn clone(&self) -> Self {
         *self
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> Copy for PhantomVar<T> {}
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> Copy for PhantomVar<T> {}
 
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> fmt::Debug for PhantomVar<T> {
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> fmt::Debug for PhantomVar<T> {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         f.debug_tuple("PhantomVar").finish()
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> PartialEq for PhantomVar<T> {
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> PartialEq for PhantomVar<T> {
     fn eq(&self, _other: &Self) -> bool {
         true
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> Eq for PhantomVar<T> {}
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> Eq for PhantomVar<T> {}
 
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> PartialOrd for PhantomVar<T> {
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> PartialOrd for PhantomVar<T> {
     fn partial_cmp(&self, other: &Self) -> Option<Ordering> {
         Some(self.cmp(other))
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> Ord for PhantomVar<T> {
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> Ord for PhantomVar<T> {
     fn cmp(&self, _other: &Self) -> Ordering {
         Ordering::Equal
     }
 }
 
-impl<T: GodotType + Var> Hash for PhantomVar<T> {
+impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> Hash for PhantomVar<T> {
     fn hash<H: Hasher>(&self, _state: &mut H) {}
 }
 
 // SAFETY: This type contains no data.
-unsafe impl<T: GodotType + Var> Send for PhantomVar<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> Send for PhantomVar<T> {}
 
 // SAFETY: This type contains no data.
-unsafe impl<T: GodotType + Var> Sync for PhantomVar<T> {}
+unsafe impl<T: GodotConvert + Var> Sync for PhantomVar<T> {}
 
 /// This type exists only as a place to add `compile_fail` doctests for `PhantomVar`, which do not need to be in the public documentation.
 ///
diff --git a/itest/godot/ManualFfiTests.gd b/itest/godot/ManualFfiTests.gd
index fae4ed896..5e7bd8b4d 100644
--- a/itest/godot/ManualFfiTests.gd
+++ b/itest/godot/ManualFfiTests.gd
@@ -345,6 +345,18 @@ func test_phantom_var_writing_read_only():
 	obj.read_only = 1
 	assert_fail("HasPhantomVar.read_only should not be writable")
 
+func test_phantom_var_enum():
+	var obj := HasPhantomVar.new()
+
+	assert_eq(obj.read_write_engine_enum, VerticalAlignment.VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_CENTER)
+	assert_eq(obj.read_write_bit_enum, KeyModifierMask.KEY_MASK_ALT | KeyModifierMask.KEY_MASK_CTRL)
+
+	obj.read_write_engine_enum = VerticalAlignment.VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_TOP
+	obj.read_write_bit_enum = KeyModifierMask.KEY_MASK_ALT | KeyModifierMask.KEY_MASK_SHIFT
+
+	assert_eq(obj.read_write_engine_enum, VerticalAlignment.VERTICAL_ALIGNMENT_TOP)
+	assert_eq(obj.read_write_bit_enum, KeyModifierMask.KEY_MASK_ALT | KeyModifierMask.KEY_MASK_SHIFT)
+
 func test_option_export():
 	var obj := OptionExportFfiTest.new()
 
diff --git a/itest/rust/src/object_tests/phantom_var_test.rs b/itest/rust/src/object_tests/phantom_var_test.rs
index 851286dfb..9be71bd0b 100644
--- a/itest/rust/src/object_tests/phantom_var_test.rs
+++ b/itest/rust/src/object_tests/phantom_var_test.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,19 @@ struct HasPhantomVar {
     #[var(get = get_read_write, set = set_read_write)]
     read_write: PhantomVar<i64>,
 
+    #[var(get = get_engine_enum,set = set_engine_enum)]
+    read_write_engine_enum: PhantomVar<godot::global::VerticalAlignment>,
+
+    #[var(get = get_bit_enum,set = set_bit_enum)]
+    read_write_bit_enum: PhantomVar<godot::global::KeyModifierMask>,
+
     value: i64,
+
+    #[init(val = godot::global::VerticalAlignment::CENTER)]
+    engine_enum_value: godot::global::VerticalAlignment,
+
+    #[init(val = godot::global::KeyModifierMask::ALT|godot::global::KeyModifierMask::CTRL)]
+    bit_enum_value: godot::global::KeyModifierMask,
 }
 
 #[godot_api]
@@ -36,4 +48,24 @@ impl HasPhantomVar {
     fn set_read_write(&mut self, value: i64) {
         self.value = value;
     }
+
+    #[func]
+    fn get_engine_enum(&self) -> godot::global::VerticalAlignment {
+        self.engine_enum_value
+    }
+
+    #[func]
+    fn set_engine_enum(&mut self, value: godot::global::VerticalAlignment) {
+        self.engine_enum_value = value;
+    }
+
+    #[func]
+    fn get_bit_enum(&self) -> godot::global::KeyModifierMask {
+        self.bit_enum_value
+    }
+
+    #[func]
+    fn set_bit_enum(&mut self, value: godot::global::KeyModifierMask) {
+        self.bit_enum_value = value;
+    }
 }