diff --git a/.editorconfig b/.editorconfig
index 26d7ca8bba..ed42a3deb0 100644
--- a/.editorconfig
+++ b/.editorconfig
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ indent_size = 2
 [*.md]
 trim_trailing_whitespace = false
 
-[*.txt]
+[*.{txt,out}]
 insert_final_newline = false
 
 [Makefile]
diff --git a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
index a84b1bc00e..990bf06a4d 100644
--- a/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
+++ b/vlib/v/gen/cgen.v
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ fn (g mut Gen) stmt(node ast.Stmt) {
 					g.expr(it.default_exprs[j])
 					expr := g.out.after(pos)
 					g.out.go_back(expr.len)
-					g.typedefs.writeln('$expr ,')
+					g.typedefs.writeln('$expr,')
 				} else {
 					g.typedefs.writeln('\t${name}_$val, // $j')
 				}
@@ -1210,10 +1210,10 @@ fn (g mut Gen) typeof_expr(node ast.TypeOf) {
 fn (g mut Gen) enum_expr(node ast.Expr) {
 	match node {
 		ast.EnumVal {
-			g.write('$it.val.capitalize()')
+			g.write(it.val)
 		}
 		else {
-			println(term.red('cgen.enum_expr(): bad node ' + typeof(node)))
+			g.expr(node)
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -2260,6 +2260,7 @@ fn (g mut Gen) string_inter_literal(node ast.StringInterLiteral) {
 		// }
 		// else {}
 		// }
+		sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.expr_types[i])
 		sfmt := node.expr_fmts[i]
 		if sfmt.len > 0 {
 			fspec := sfmt[sfmt.len - 1]
@@ -2267,10 +2268,13 @@ fn (g mut Gen) string_inter_literal(node ast.StringInterLiteral) {
 				verror('only V strings can be formatted with a ${sfmt} format')
 			}
 			g.write('%' + sfmt[1..])
-		} else if node.expr_types[i] == table.string_type || node.expr_types[i] == table.bool_type {
+		} else if node.expr_types[i] in [table.string_type, table.bool_type] || sym.kind == .enum_ {
 			g.write('%.*s')
 		} else {
-			g.write('%d')
+			match node.exprs[i] {
+				ast.EnumVal { g.write('%.*s') }
+				else { g.write('%d') }
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	g.write('", ')
@@ -2297,7 +2301,39 @@ fn (g mut Gen) string_inter_literal(node ast.StringInterLiteral) {
 			g.expr(expr)
 			g.write(' ? "true" : "false"')
 		} else {
-			g.expr(expr)
+			sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.expr_types[i])
+			if sym.kind == .enum_ {
+				is_var := match node.exprs[i] {
+					ast.SelectorExpr { true }
+					ast.Ident { true }
+					else { false }
+				}
+				if is_var {
+					styp := g.typ(node.expr_types[i])
+					if !sym.has_method('str') && !(styp in g.str_types) {
+						// Generate an automatic str() method if this type doesn't have it already
+						g.str_types << styp
+						g.gen_str_for_type(sym, styp)
+					}
+					g.write('${styp}_str(')
+					g.enum_expr(expr)
+					g.write(')')
+					g.write('.len, ')
+					g.write('${styp}_str(')
+					g.enum_expr(expr)
+					g.write(').str')
+				} else {
+					g.write('tos3("')
+					g.enum_expr(expr)
+					g.write('")')
+					g.write('.len, ')
+					g.write('"')
+					g.enum_expr(expr)
+					g.write('"')
+				}
+			} else {
+				g.expr(expr)
+			}
 		}
 		if i < node.exprs.len - 1 {
 			g.write(', ')
@@ -2466,9 +2502,15 @@ fn (g mut Gen) fn_call(node ast.CallExpr) {
 			g.expr(node.args[0].expr)
 			g.writeln('); ${print_method}($tmp); string_free($tmp); //MEM2 $styp')
 		} else if sym.kind == .enum_ {
-			g.write('${print_method}(tos3("')
-			g.enum_expr(node.args[0].expr)
-			g.write('"))')
+			expr := node.args[0].expr
+			is_var := match expr {
+				ast.SelectorExpr { true }
+				ast.Ident { true }
+				else { false }
+			}
+			g.write(if is_var { '${print_method}(${styp}_str(' } else { '${print_method}(tos3("' })
+			g.enum_expr(expr)
+			g.write(if is_var { '))' } else { '"))' })
 		} else {
 			// `println(int_str(10))`
 			// sym := g.table.get_type_symbol(node.args[0].typ)
@@ -2962,15 +3004,32 @@ fn (g mut Gen) go_stmt(node ast.GoStmt) {
 
 // already generated styp, reuse it
 fn (g mut Gen) gen_str_for_type(sym table.TypeSymbol, styp string) {
-	s := styp.replace('.', '__')
 	match sym.info {
-		table.Struct {}
+		table.Struct {
+			g.gen_str_for_struct(it, styp)
+		}
+		table.Enum {
+			g.gen_str_for_enum(it, styp)
+		}
 		else {
-			println('str() not a struct $sym.name')
-			return
+			println('cannot generate str() for $sym.name')
 		}
 	}
-	info := sym.info as table.Struct
+}
+
+fn (g mut Gen) gen_str_for_enum(info table.Enum, styp string) {
+	s := styp.replace('.', '__')
+	g.definitions.write('string ${s}_str($styp a) {\n\tswitch(a) {\n')
+	for i, expr in info.default_exprs {
+		val := info.vals[i]
+		int_expr := expr as ast.IntegerLiteral
+		g.definitions.write('\t\tcase $int_expr.val: return tos3("$val");\n')
+	}
+	g.definitions.write('\t\tdefault: return tos3("unknown enum value"); } }\n')
+}
+
+fn (g mut Gen) gen_str_for_struct(info table.Struct, styp string) {
+	s := styp.replace('.', '__')
 	g.definitions.write('string ${s}_str($styp a) { return _STR("$styp {\\n')
 	for field in info.fields {
 		fmt := type_to_fmt(field.typ)
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
index b7bd1fe018..60e903d1c1 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/parser.v
@@ -1873,6 +1873,7 @@ fn (p mut Parser) enum_decl() ast.EnumDecl {
 		name: name
 		info: table.Enum{
 			vals: vals
+			default_exprs: default_exprs
 		}
 	})
 	return ast.EnumDecl{
diff --git a/vlib/v/table/atypes.v b/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
index 93e90b5809..13ee5a7a60 100644
--- a/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
+++ b/vlib/v/table/atypes.v
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ module table
 
 import (
 	strings
+	v.ast
 )
 
 pub type Type int
@@ -546,6 +547,7 @@ pub mut:
 pub struct Enum {
 pub mut:
 	vals []string
+	default_exprs []ast.Expr
 }
 
 pub struct Alias {
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/enum_print.out b/vlib/v/tests/inout/enum_print.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..16b698f351
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/enum_print.out
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+yellow
+green
+green
+interp: green
+interp: green
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/enum_print.v b/vlib/v/tests/inout/enum_print.v
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f38d6bc48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/enum_print.v
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module main
+
+enum Color {
+	green = 5
+	red = 2
+	yellow = 1
+}
+
+struct A{
+	color Color
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	col := Color.green
+	a := A{color: col}
+	println(Color.yellow)
+	println(col)
+	println(a.color)
+	println('interp: ${col}')
+	println('interp: ${a.color}')
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/enum_print.vv b/vlib/v/tests/inout/enum_print.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4f38d6bc48
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/enum_print.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+module main
+
+enum Color {
+	green = 5
+	red = 2
+	yellow = 1
+}
+
+struct A{
+	color Color
+}
+
+fn main() {
+	col := Color.green
+	a := A{color: col}
+	println(Color.yellow)
+	println(col)
+	println(a.color)
+	println('interp: ${col}')
+	println('interp: ${a.color}')
+}
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/hello.out b/vlib/v/tests/inout/hello.out
index 3b18e512db..95d09f2b10 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/inout/hello.out
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/hello.out
@@ -1 +1 @@
-hello world
+hello world
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/hello_devs.out b/vlib/v/tests/inout/hello_devs.out
index adf8207172..58986d9472 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/inout/hello_devs.out
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/hello_devs.out
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ Hello, web developers!
 Hello, tools developers!
 Hello, science developers!
 Hello, systems developers!
-Hello, embedded developers!
+Hello, embedded developers!
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/tests/inout/os.out b/vlib/v/tests/inout/os.out
index bd656fcf15..d9ba4c4a5f 100644
--- a/vlib/v/tests/inout/os.out
+++ b/vlib/v/tests/inout/os.out
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 CHANGELOG.md
 CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
 CONTRIBUTING.md
-README.md
+README.md
\ No newline at end of file