diff --git a/packages/zod/src/converter.test.ts b/packages/zod/src/converter.test.ts
index aa93e52a3..950064907 100644
--- a/packages/zod/src/converter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zod/src/converter.test.ts
@@ -149,11 +149,21 @@ const numberCases: SchemaTestCase[] = [
   },
 ]
 
-enum ExampleEnum {
+enum ExampleEnumString {
   A = 'a',
   B = 'b',
 }
 
+enum ExampleEnumNumber {
+  A = 1,
+  B = 2,
+}
+
+enum ExampleEnumMixed {
+  A = 1,
+  B = 'a',
+}
+
 const nativeCases: SchemaTestCase[] = [
   {
     schema: z.boolean(),
@@ -193,11 +203,19 @@ const nativeCases: SchemaTestCase[] = [
   },
   {
     schema: z.enum(['a', 'b']),
-    input: [true, { enum: ['a', 'b'] }],
+    input: [true, { type: 'string', enum: ['a', 'b'] }],
+  },
+  {
+    schema: z.nativeEnum(ExampleEnumString),
+    input: [true, { type: 'string', enum: ['a', 'b'] }],
+  },
+  {
+    schema: z.nativeEnum(ExampleEnumNumber),
+    input: [true, { type: 'number', enum: [1, 2] }],
   },
   {
-    schema: z.nativeEnum(ExampleEnum),
-    input: [true, { enum: ['a', 'b'] }],
+    schema: z.nativeEnum(ExampleEnumMixed),
+    input: [true, { enum: [1, 'a'] }],
   },
 ]
 
diff --git a/packages/zod/src/converter.ts b/packages/zod/src/converter.ts
index 7f0f5221d..34435ac6c 100644
--- a/packages/zod/src/converter.ts
+++ b/packages/zod/src/converter.ts
@@ -342,14 +342,25 @@ export class ZodToJsonSchemaConverter implements ConditionalSchemaConverter {
 
       case ZodFirstPartyTypeKind.ZodEnum: {
         const schema_ = schema as ZodEnum<[string, ...string[]]>
+        const values = schema_._def.values
+        const json: any = { enum: values, type: 'string' }
 
-        return [true, { enum: schema_._def.values }]
+        return [true, json]
       }
 
       case ZodFirstPartyTypeKind.ZodNativeEnum: {
         const schema_ = schema as ZodNativeEnum<EnumLike>
+        const values = getEnumValues(schema_._def.values)
+        const json: any = { enum: values }
+
+        if (values.every(v => typeof v === 'string')) {
+          json.type = 'string'
+        }
+        else if (values.every(v => Number.isFinite(v))) {
+          json.type = 'number'
+        }
 
-        return [true, { enum: Object.values(schema_._def.values) }]
+        return [true, json]
       }
 
       case ZodFirstPartyTypeKind.ZodArray: {
@@ -689,3 +700,14 @@ export class ZodToJsonSchemaConverter implements ConditionalSchemaConverter {
       : { anyOf: [schema, { type: 'null' }] }
   }
 }
+
+/**
+ * https://github.com/colinhacks/zod/blob/main/packages/zod/src/v4/core/util.ts#L206C8-L212C2
+ */
+function getEnumValues(entries: EnumLike) {
+  const numericValues = Object.values(entries).filter(v => typeof v === 'number')
+  const values = Object.entries(entries)
+    .filter(([k, _]) => !numericValues.includes(+k))
+    .map(([_, v]) => v)
+  return values
+}
diff --git a/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.native.test.ts b/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.native.test.ts
index 1133692fd..eb0553618 100644
--- a/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.native.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.native.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,21 @@
 import * as z from 'zod/v4'
 import { testSchemaConverter } from '../../tests/shared'
 
-enum ExampleEnum {
+enum ExampleEnumString {
   A = 'a',
   B = 'b',
 }
 
+enum ExampleEnumNumber {
+  A = 1,
+  B = 2,
+}
+
+enum ExampleEnumMixed {
+  A = 1,
+  B = 'a',
+}
+
 testSchemaConverter([
   {
     name: 'boolean',
@@ -90,12 +100,22 @@ testSchemaConverter([
   {
     name: 'enum(["a", "b"])',
     schema: z.enum(['a', 'b']),
-    input: [true, { enum: ['a', 'b'] }],
+    input: [true, { type: 'string', enum: ['a', 'b'] }],
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'enum(ExampleEnumString)',
+    schema: z.enum(ExampleEnumString),
+    input: [true, { type: 'string', enum: ['a', 'b'] }],
+  },
+  {
+    name: 'enum(ExampleEnumNumber)',
+    schema: z.enum(ExampleEnumNumber),
+    input: [true, { type: 'number', enum: [1, 2] }],
   },
   {
-    name: 'enum(ExampleEnum)',
-    schema: z.enum(ExampleEnum),
-    input: [true, { enum: ['a', 'b'] }],
+    name: 'enum(ExampleEnumMixed)',
+    schema: z.enum(ExampleEnumMixed),
+    input: [true, { enum: [1, 'a'] }],
   },
   {
     name: 'file()',
diff --git a/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.structure.test.ts b/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.structure.test.ts
index 334d55610..fe1b6e2df 100644
--- a/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.structure.test.ts
+++ b/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.structure.test.ts
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ testSchemaConverter([
   {
     name: 'tuple([z.enum(["a", "b"])])',
     schema: z.tuple([z.enum(['a', 'b'])]),
-    input: [true, { type: 'array', prefixItems: [{ enum: ['a', 'b'] }] }],
+    input: [true, { type: 'array', prefixItems: [{ type: 'string', enum: ['a', 'b'] }] }],
   },
   {
     name: 'tuple([z.enum(["a", "b"])], z.string())',
     schema: z.tuple([z.enum(['a', 'b'])], z.string()),
-    input: [true, { type: 'array', prefixItems: [{ enum: ['a', 'b'] }], items: { type: 'string' } }],
+    input: [true, { type: 'array', prefixItems: [{ type: 'string', enum: ['a', 'b'] }], items: { type: 'string' } }],
   },
   {
     name: 'zm.tuple([zm.enum(["a", "b"])], zm.string()).check(zm.minLength(4), zm.maxLength(10))',
     schema: zm.tuple([zm.enum(['a', 'b'])], zm.string()).check(zm.minLength(4), zm.maxLength(10)),
-    input: [true, { type: 'array', prefixItems: [{ enum: ['a', 'b'] }], items: { type: 'string' }, minItems: 4, maxItems: 10 }],
+    input: [true, { type: 'array', prefixItems: [{ type: 'string', enum: ['a', 'b'] }], items: { type: 'string' }, minItems: 4, maxItems: 10 }],
   },
   {
     name: 'set(z.string())',
diff --git a/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.ts b/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.ts
index 9347b6242..b9d1db897 100644
--- a/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.ts
+++ b/packages/zod/src/zod4/converter.ts
@@ -430,7 +430,17 @@ export class ZodToJsonSchemaConverter implements ConditionalSchemaConverter {
 
           case 'enum': {
             const enum_ = schema as $ZodEnum
-            return [true, { enum: Object.values(enum_._zod.def.entries) }]
+            const values = getEnumValues(enum_._zod.def.entries)
+            const json: any = { enum: values }
+
+            if (values.every(v => typeof v === 'string')) {
+              json.type = 'string'
+            }
+            else if (values.every(v => Number.isFinite(v))) {
+              json.type = 'number'
+            }
+
+            return [true, json]
           }
 
           case 'literal': {
@@ -637,3 +647,16 @@ export class ZodToJsonSchemaConverter implements ConditionalSchemaConverter {
       : undefined
   }
 }
+
+type EnumValue = string | number // | bigint | boolean | symbol;
+type EnumLike = Readonly<Record<string, EnumValue>>
+/**
+ * https://github.com/colinhacks/zod/blob/main/packages/zod/src/v4/core/util.ts#L206C8-L212C2
+ */
+function getEnumValues(entries: EnumLike): EnumValue[] {
+  const numericValues = Object.values(entries).filter(v => typeof v === 'number')
+  const values = Object.entries(entries)
+    .filter(([k, _]) => !numericValues.includes(+k))
+    .map(([_, v]) => v)
+  return values
+}