diff --git a/rmpv-tests/tests/de_ref.rs b/rmpv-tests/tests/de_ref.rs
index 7bb22ee9..e687b2bc 100644
--- a/rmpv-tests/tests/de_ref.rs
+++ b/rmpv-tests/tests/de_ref.rs
@@ -280,6 +280,106 @@ fn pass_enum_from_value() {
         deserialize_from(ValueRef::Array(vec![ValueRef::from(3), ValueRef::Array(vec![ValueRef::from("John"), ValueRef::from(42)])])).unwrap());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn pass_map_encoded_enum_variants_from_value_ref() {
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+    enum Enum<'a> {
+        Unit,
+        EmptyTuple(),
+        EmptyStruct {},
+        Newtype(Vec<u32>),
+        Tuple(&'a str, u32),
+        Struct { name: &'a str, age: u32 },
+    }
+
+    let unit = ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Unit"), ValueRef::Nil)]);
+    assert_eq!(Enum::Unit, deserialize_from(unit).unwrap());
+    for payload in [ValueRef::Array(vec![]), ValueRef::Map(vec![])] {
+        let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("EmptyStruct"), payload)]);
+        assert_eq!(Enum::EmptyStruct {}, deserialize_from(value).unwrap());
+    }
+    let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("EmptyTuple"), ValueRef::Array(vec![]))]);
+    assert_eq!(Enum::EmptyTuple(), deserialize_from(value).unwrap());
+    for values in [vec![], vec![1], vec![1, 2]] {
+        let expected = values.clone();
+        let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![
+            (ValueRef::from("Newtype"), ValueRef::Array(values.into_iter().map(ValueRef::from).collect())),
+        ]);
+        let decoded: Enum<'_> = deserialize_from(value).unwrap();
+        match decoded {
+            Enum::Newtype(actual) => assert_eq!(expected, actual),
+            _ => panic!("unexpected enum variant"),
+        }
+    }
+    let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![
+        (ValueRef::from("Tuple"), ValueRef::Array(vec![ValueRef::from("John"), ValueRef::from(42)])),
+    ]);
+    assert_eq!(Enum::Tuple("John", 42), deserialize_from(value).unwrap());
+
+    let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![
+        (ValueRef::from("Struct"), ValueRef::Map(vec![
+            (ValueRef::from("name"), ValueRef::from("John")),
+            (ValueRef::from("age"), ValueRef::from(42)),
+        ])),
+    ]);
+    let decoded: Enum<'_> = deserialize_from(value).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(Enum::Struct { name: "John", age: 42 }, decoded);
+
+    for (index, value) in [
+        ValueRef::Map(vec![]),
+        ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Unit"), ValueRef::Nil), (ValueRef::from("Unit"), ValueRef::Nil)]),
+        ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::Array(vec![]), ValueRef::Nil)]),
+        ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Unknown"), ValueRef::Nil)]),
+        ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Tuple"), ValueRef::from(1))]),
+    ].into_iter().enumerate() {
+        assert!(deserialize_from::<Enum<'_>, _>(value).is_err(), "case {index}");
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn pass_borrowed_map_enum_from_reference() {
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+    enum Enum<'a> {
+        Unit,
+        EmptyTuple(),
+        EmptyStruct {},
+        Newtype(&'a str),
+        Tuple(&'a str, u32),
+        Struct { name: &'a str, age: u32 },
+    }
+
+    let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Unit"), ValueRef::Nil)]);
+    assert_eq!(Enum::Unit, serde::Deserialize::deserialize(&value).unwrap());
+    for payload in [ValueRef::Array(vec![]), ValueRef::Map(vec![])] {
+        let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("EmptyStruct"), payload)]);
+        let decoded: Enum<'_> = serde::Deserialize::deserialize(&value).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(Enum::EmptyStruct {}, decoded);
+    }
+    let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("EmptyTuple"), ValueRef::Array(vec![]))]);
+    assert_eq!(Enum::EmptyTuple(), serde::Deserialize::deserialize(&value).unwrap());
+    let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Newtype"), ValueRef::from("borrowed"))]);
+    let decoded: Enum<'_> = serde::Deserialize::deserialize(&value).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(Enum::Newtype("borrowed"), decoded);
+    let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Tuple"), ValueRef::Array(vec![ValueRef::from("John"), ValueRef::from(42)]))]);
+    assert_eq!(Enum::Tuple("John", 42), serde::Deserialize::deserialize(&value).unwrap());
+    let value = ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Struct"), ValueRef::Map(vec![
+        (ValueRef::from("name"), ValueRef::from("John")),
+        (ValueRef::from("age"), ValueRef::from(42)),
+    ]))]);
+    assert_eq!(Enum::Struct { name: "John", age: 42 }, serde::Deserialize::deserialize(&value).unwrap());
+
+    for (index, value) in [
+        ValueRef::Map(vec![]),
+        ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Unit"), ValueRef::Nil), (ValueRef::from("Unit"), ValueRef::Nil)]),
+        ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::Array(vec![]), ValueRef::Nil)]),
+        ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Unknown"), ValueRef::Nil)]),
+        ValueRef::Map(vec![(ValueRef::from("Tuple"), ValueRef::from(1))]),
+    ].into_iter().enumerate() {
+        let decoded: Result<Enum<'_>, _> = serde::Deserialize::deserialize(&value);
+        assert!(decoded.is_err(), "case {index}");
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn pass_from_slice() {
     let buf = [0x93, 0xa4, 0x4a, 0x6f, 0x68, 0x6e, 0xa5, 0x53, 0x6d, 0x69, 0x74, 0x68, 0x2a];
diff --git a/rmpv-tests/tests/decode.rs b/rmpv-tests/tests/decode.rs
index 53e193f4..075cdba9 100644
--- a/rmpv-tests/tests/decode.rs
+++ b/rmpv-tests/tests/decode.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use serde::Deserialize;
+use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 use serde_bytes::ByteBuf;
 use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 
@@ -263,6 +263,97 @@ fn pass_enum_from_value() {
         from_value(Value::Array(vec![Value::from(3), Value::Array(vec![Value::from("John"), Value::from(42)])])).unwrap());
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn pass_externally_tagged_enum_map_from_value() {
+    for result in [Ok(1), Err(2)] {
+        let encoded = rmp_serde::to_vec_named(&result).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(
+            encoded,
+            if result.is_ok() {
+                vec![0x81, 0xa2, b'O', b'k', 0x01]
+            } else {
+                vec![0x81, 0xa3, b'E', b'r', b'r', 0x02]
+            }
+        );
+        let value: Value = rmp_serde::from_slice(&encoded).unwrap();
+        let decoded: Result<u32, u32> = from_value(value).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(result, decoded);
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn pass_map_encoded_enum_variants_from_value() {
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+    enum Enum {
+        Unit,
+        EmptyTuple(),
+        EmptyStruct {},
+        Newtype(Vec<u32>),
+        Tuple(String, u32),
+        Struct { name: String, age: u32 },
+    }
+
+    assert_eq!(Enum::Unit, from_value(Value::Map(vec![(Value::from("Unit"), Value::Nil)])).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(Enum::EmptyTuple(), from_value(Value::Map(vec![(Value::from("EmptyTuple"), Value::Array(vec![]))])).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(Enum::EmptyStruct {}, from_value(Value::Map(vec![(Value::from("EmptyStruct"), Value::Array(vec![]))])).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(Enum::EmptyStruct {}, from_value(Value::Map(vec![(
+        Value::from("EmptyStruct"),
+        Value::Map(vec![]),
+    )])).unwrap());
+    for values in [vec![], vec![1], vec![1, 2]] {
+        assert_eq!(Enum::Newtype(values.clone()), from_value(Value::Map(vec![
+            (Value::from("Newtype"), Value::Array(values.into_iter().map(Value::from).collect())),
+        ])).unwrap());
+    }
+    assert_eq!(Enum::Tuple("John".into(), 42), from_value(Value::Map(vec![
+        (Value::from("Tuple"), Value::Array(vec![Value::from("John"), Value::from(42)])),
+    ])).unwrap());
+    assert_eq!(Enum::Struct { name: "John".into(), age: 42 }, from_value(Value::Map(vec![
+        (Value::from("Struct"), Value::Map(vec![
+            (Value::from("name"), Value::from("John")),
+            (Value::from("age"), Value::from(42)),
+        ])),
+    ])).unwrap());
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn reject_malformed_enum_maps_from_value() {
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Deserialize)]
+    enum Enum {
+        Unit,
+    }
+
+    for value in [
+        Value::Map(vec![]),
+        Value::Map(vec![(Value::from("Unit"), Value::Nil), (Value::from("Unit"), Value::Nil)]),
+        Value::Map(vec![(Value::from("Unknown"), Value::Nil)]),
+        Value::Map(vec![(Value::from("Unit"), Value::from(1))]),
+    ] {
+        assert!(from_value::<Enum>(value).is_err());
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn pass_serializer_generated_empty_enum_variants_from_value() {
+    #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+    enum Enum {
+        Tuple(),
+        Struct {},
+    }
+
+    for expected in [Enum::Tuple(), Enum::Struct {}] {
+        let encoded = rmp_serde::to_vec_named(&expected).unwrap();
+        let fixture = match &expected {
+            Enum::Tuple() => vec![0x81, 0xa5, b'T', b'u', b'p', b'l', b'e', 0x90],
+            Enum::Struct {} => vec![0x81, 0xa6, b'S', b't', b'r', b'u', b'c', b't', 0x80],
+        };
+        assert_eq!(encoded, fixture);
+        let value: Value = rmp_serde::from_slice(&encoded).unwrap();
+        let decoded: Enum = from_value(value).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(expected, decoded);
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn pass_tuple_struct_from_ext() {
     #[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
diff --git a/rmpv/src/ext/de.rs b/rmpv/src/ext/de.rs
index 63eb7d27..17387a42 100644
--- a/rmpv/src/ext/de.rs
+++ b/rmpv/src/ext/de.rs
@@ -363,7 +363,16 @@ impl<'de> Deserializer<'de> for Value {
     fn deserialize_enum<V>(self, _name: &str, _variants: &'static [&'static str], visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>
         where V: Visitor<'de>
     {
-        ValueBase::deserialize_enum(self, visitor)
+        match self {
+            Self::Map(mut values) if values.len() == 1 => {
+                match values.pop() {
+                    Some((key, value)) => visitor.visit_enum(MapEnumDeserializer::new(key, value)),
+                    None => Err(de::Error::invalid_length(0, &"map with one element")),
+                }
+            },
+            Self::Map(values) => Err(de::Error::invalid_length(values.len(), &"map with one element")),
+            value => ValueBase::deserialize_enum(value, visitor),
+        }
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -456,7 +465,16 @@ impl<'de> Deserializer<'de> for ValueRef<'de> {
     fn deserialize_enum<V>(self, _name: &str, _variants: &'static [&'static str], visitor: V) -> Result<V::Value, Self::Error>
         where V: Visitor<'de>
     {
-        ValueBase::deserialize_enum(self, visitor)
+        match self {
+            ValueRef::Map(mut values) if values.len() == 1 => {
+                match values.pop() {
+                    Some((key, value)) => visitor.visit_enum(MapEnumDeserializer::new(key, value)),
+                    None => Err(de::Error::invalid_length(0, &"map with one element")),
+                }
+            },
+            ValueRef::Map(values) => Err(de::Error::invalid_length(values.len(), &"map with one element")),
+            value => ValueBase::deserialize_enum(value, visitor),
+        }
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -570,6 +588,11 @@ impl<'de> Deserializer<'de> for &'de ValueRef<'de> {
 
                 visitor.visit_enum(EnumRefDeserializer::new(id, iter.next()))
             },
+            ValueRef::Map(v) if v.len() == 1 => {
+                let (key, value) = &v[0];
+                visitor.visit_enum(MapEnumDeserializer::new(key, value))
+            },
+            ValueRef::Map(v) => Err(de::Error::invalid_length(v.len(), &"map with one element")),
             other => Err(de::Error::invalid_type(other.unexpected(), &"array, map or int")),
         }
     }
@@ -838,6 +861,84 @@ impl<'de, U: ValueBase<'de> + ValueExt> de::EnumAccess<'de> for EnumDeserializer
     }
 }
 
+struct MapEnumDeserializer<K, V> {
+    key: K,
+    value: V,
+}
+
+impl<K, V> MapEnumDeserializer<K, V> {
+    const fn new(key: K, value: V) -> Self {
+        Self { key, value }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<'de, K, V> de::EnumAccess<'de> for MapEnumDeserializer<K, V>
+where
+    K: Deserializer<'de, Error = Error>,
+    V: Deserializer<'de, Error = Error>,
+{
+    type Error = Error;
+    type Variant = MapVariantDeserializer<V>;
+
+    fn variant_seed<S>(self, seed: S) -> Result<(S::Value, Self::Variant), Self::Error>
+    where
+        S: de::DeserializeSeed<'de>,
+    {
+        seed.deserialize(self.key)
+            .map(|variant| (variant, MapVariantDeserializer { value: self.value }))
+    }
+}
+
+struct MapVariantDeserializer<V> {
+    value: V,
+}
+
+impl<'de, V> de::VariantAccess<'de> for MapVariantDeserializer<V>
+where
+    V: Deserializer<'de, Error = Error>,
+{
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn unit_variant(self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        struct UnitVisitor;
+
+        impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for UnitVisitor {
+            type Value = ();
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+                formatter.write_str("unit variant")
+            }
+
+            fn visit_unit<E>(self) -> Result<(), E> {
+                Ok(())
+            }
+        }
+
+        self.value.deserialize_unit(UnitVisitor)
+    }
+
+    fn newtype_variant_seed<T>(self, seed: T) -> Result<T::Value, Error>
+    where
+        T: de::DeserializeSeed<'de>,
+    {
+        seed.deserialize(self.value)
+    }
+
+    fn tuple_variant<A>(self, _len: usize, visitor: A) -> Result<A::Value, Error>
+    where
+        A: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        self.value.deserialize_seq(visitor)
+    }
+
+    fn struct_variant<A>(self, _fields: &'static [&'static str], visitor: A) -> Result<A::Value, Error>
+    where
+        A: Visitor<'de>,
+    {
+        self.value.deserialize_any(visitor)
+    }
+}
+
 struct VariantDeserializer<U> {
     value: Option<U>,
 }