diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/TypeConverterDelegate.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/TypeConverterDelegate.java
index 79d135c5484..f284d284c64 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/TypeConverterDelegate.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/main/java/org/springframework/beans/TypeConverterDelegate.java
@@ -232,18 +232,8 @@ class TypeConverterDelegate {
 						// It's an empty enum identifier: reset the enum value to null.
 						return null;
 					}
-					// Try field lookup as fallback: for JDK 1.5 enum or custom enum
-					// with values defined as static fields. Resulting value still needs
-					// to be checked, hence we don't return it right away.
-					try {
-						Field enumField = requiredType.getField(trimmedValue);
-						convertedValue = enumField.get(null);
-					}
-					catch (Throwable ex) {
-						if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
-							logger.trace("Field [" + convertedValue + "] isn't an enum value", ex);
-						}
-					}
+					
+					convertedValue = attemptToConvertStringToEnum(requiredType, trimmedValue, convertedValue);
 				}
 			}
 
@@ -270,6 +260,52 @@ class TypeConverterDelegate {
 		return (T) convertedValue;
 	}
 
+	private Object attemptToConvertStringToEnum(Class<?> requiredType, String trimmedValue, Object currentConvertedValue) {
+		Object convertedValue = currentConvertedValue;
+
+		if(Enum.class.equals(requiredType)) {
+			// target type is declared as raw enum, treat the trimmed value as <enum.fqn>.FIELD_NAME
+			int index = trimmedValue.lastIndexOf(".");
+			if(index > - 1) {
+				String enumType = trimmedValue.substring(0, index);
+				String fieldName = trimmedValue.substring(index + 1);
+
+				ClassLoader loader = this.targetObject.getClass().getClassLoader();
+
+				try {
+					Class<?> enumValueType = loader.loadClass(enumType);
+					Field enumField = enumValueType.getField(fieldName);
+					convertedValue = enumField.get(null);
+				} catch(ClassNotFoundException ex) {
+					if(logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+						logger.trace("Enum class [" + enumType + "] cannot be loaded from [" + loader + "]", ex);
+					}
+				}
+				catch (Throwable ex) {
+					if(logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+						logger.trace("Field [" + fieldName + "] isn't an enum value for type [" + enumType + "]", ex);
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		if (convertedValue == currentConvertedValue) {
+			// Try field lookup as fallback: for JDK 1.5 enum or custom enum
+			// with values defined as static fields. Resulting value still needs
+			// to be checked, hence we don't return it right away.
+			try {
+				Field enumField = requiredType.getField(trimmedValue);
+				convertedValue = enumField.get(null);
+			}
+			catch (Throwable ex) {
+				if (logger.isTraceEnabled()) {
+					logger.trace("Field [" + convertedValue + "] isn't an enum value", ex);
+
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		return convertedValue;
+	}
 	/**
 	 * Find a default editor for the given type.
 	 * @param requiredType the type to find an editor for
diff --git a/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanWrapperTests.java b/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanWrapperTests.java
index deefc08758f..802a9e8e501 100644
--- a/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanWrapperTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.beans/src/test/java/org/springframework/beans/BeanWrapperTests.java
@@ -1462,6 +1462,21 @@ public final class BeanWrapperTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	@Test
+	public void testGenericEnum() {
+		EnumConsumer consumer = new EnumConsumer();
+		BeanWrapper bw = new BeanWrapperImpl(consumer);
+		bw.setPropertyValue("enumValue", TestEnum.class.getName() + ".TEST_VALUE");
+		assertEquals(TestEnum.TEST_VALUE, consumer.getEnumValue());
+	}
+
+	@Test
+	public void testWildcardedGenericEnum() {
+		WildcardEnumConsumer consumer = new WildcardEnumConsumer();
+		BeanWrapper bw = new BeanWrapperImpl(consumer);
+		bw.setPropertyValue("enumValue", TestEnum.class.getName() + ".TEST_VALUE");
+		assertEquals(TestEnum.TEST_VALUE, consumer.getEnumValue());
+	}
 
 	private static class DifferentTestBean extends TestBean {
 		// class to test naming of beans in a BeanWrapper error message
@@ -1747,4 +1762,32 @@ public final class BeanWrapperTests {
 		}
 	}
 
+	public static class EnumConsumer {
+		private Enum<TestEnum> enumValue;
+
+		public Enum<TestEnum> getEnumValue() {
+			return enumValue;
+		}
+
+		public void setEnumValue(Enum<TestEnum> enumValue) {
+			this.enumValue = enumValue;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static class WildcardEnumConsumer {
+		private Enum<?> enumValue;
+
+		public Enum<?> getEnumValue() {
+			return enumValue;
+		}
+
+		public void setEnumValue(Enum<?> enumValue) {
+			this.enumValue = enumValue;
+		}
+	}
+
+	public enum TestEnum {
+		TEST_VALUE
+	}
+
 }