diff --git a/src/main/java/graphql/introspection/IntrospectionResultToSchema.java b/src/main/java/graphql/introspection/IntrospectionResultToSchema.java
index 17b1587b0e..a20e75994a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/graphql/introspection/IntrospectionResultToSchema.java
+++ b/src/main/java/graphql/introspection/IntrospectionResultToSchema.java
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ EnumTypeDefinition createEnum(Map<String, Object> input) {
         for (Map<String, Object> enumValue : enumValues) {
 
             EnumValueDefinition.Builder enumValueDefinition = EnumValueDefinition.newEnumValueDefinition().name((String) enumValue.get("name"));
-            enumTypeDefinition.description(toDescription(input));
+            enumValueDefinition.description(toDescription(enumValue));
 
             createDeprecatedDirective(enumValue, enumValueDefinition);
 
diff --git a/src/test/groovy/graphql/introspection/IntrospectionResultToSchemaTest.groovy b/src/test/groovy/graphql/introspection/IntrospectionResultToSchemaTest.groovy
index 1bfedf7791..2b687e77e6 100644
--- a/src/test/groovy/graphql/introspection/IntrospectionResultToSchemaTest.groovy
+++ b/src/test/groovy/graphql/introspection/IntrospectionResultToSchemaTest.groovy
@@ -260,8 +260,11 @@ interface Character {
         then:
         result == """"One of the films in the Star Wars Trilogy"
 enum Episode {
+  "Released in 1977."
   NEWHOPE
+  "Released in 1980."
   EMPIRE
+  "Released in 1983."
   JEDI @deprecated(reason: "killed by clones")
 }"""
 
@@ -425,8 +428,11 @@ interface Character {
 
 "One of the films in the Star Wars Trilogy"
 enum Episode {
+  "Released in 1977."
   NEWHOPE
+  "Released in 1980."
   EMPIRE
+  "Released in 1983."
   JEDI
 }
 
@@ -492,14 +498,17 @@ type Episode {
 
 " Simpson seasons"
 enum Season {
+  " the beginning"
   Season1
   Season2
   Season3
   Season4
+  " Another one"
   Season5
   Season6
   Season7
   Season8
+  " Not really the last one :-)"
   Season9
 }