diff --git a/enginetest/queries/script_queries.go b/enginetest/queries/script_queries.go
index 51f3592a84..c9965a80c6 100644
--- a/enginetest/queries/script_queries.go
+++ b/enginetest/queries/script_queries.go
@@ -7448,6 +7448,57 @@ where
 			},
 		},
 	},
+	{
+		Name: "preserve enums through alter statements",
+		SetUpScript: []string{
+			"create table t (i int primary key, e enum('a', 'b', 'c'));",
+			"insert into t values (1, 'a');",
+			"insert into t values (2, 'b');",
+			"insert into t values (3, 'c');",
+		},
+		Assertions: []ScriptTestAssertion{
+			{
+				Query: "select i, e, e + 0 from t;",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{
+					{1, "a", float64(1)},
+					{2, "b", float64(2)},
+					{3, "c", float64(3)},
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Query: "alter table t modify column e enum('c', 'a', 'b');",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{
+					{types.NewOkResult(0)},
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Query: "select i, e, e + 0 from t;",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{
+					{1, "a", float64(2)},
+					{2, "b", float64(3)},
+					{3, "c", float64(1)},
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Query: "alter table t modify column e enum('asdf', 'a', 'b', 'c');",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{
+					{types.NewOkResult(0)},
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Query: "select i, e, e + 0 from t;",
+				Expected: []sql.Row{
+					{1, "a", float64(2)},
+					{2, "b", float64(3)},
+					{3, "c", float64(4)},
+				},
+			},
+			{
+				Query:          "alter table t modify column e enum('abc');",
+				ExpectedErrStr: "value 2 is not valid for this Enum",
+			},
+		},
+	},
 }
 
 var SpatialScriptTests = []ScriptTest{
diff --git a/sql/rowexec/ddl_iters.go b/sql/rowexec/ddl_iters.go
index a23dd9b168..90307a9320 100644
--- a/sql/rowexec/ddl_iters.go
+++ b/sql/rowexec/ddl_iters.go
@@ -471,13 +471,17 @@ func (i *modifyColumnIter) Close(context *sql.Context) error {
 
 // rewriteTable rewrites the table given if required or requested, and returns whether it was rewritten
 func (i *modifyColumnIter) rewriteTable(ctx *sql.Context, rwt sql.RewritableTable) (bool, error) {
-	oldColIdx := i.m.TargetSchema().IndexOfColName(i.m.Column())
+	targetSchema := i.m.TargetSchema()
+	oldColName := i.m.Column()
+	oldColIdx := targetSchema.IndexOfColName(oldColName)
 	if oldColIdx == -1 {
 		// Should be impossible, checked in analyzer
-		return false, sql.ErrTableColumnNotFound.New(rwt.Name(), i.m.Column())
+		return false, sql.ErrTableColumnNotFound.New(rwt.Name(), oldColName)
 	}
 
-	newSch, projections, err := modifyColumnInSchema(i.m.TargetSchema(), i.m.Column(), i.m.NewColumn(), i.m.Order())
+	oldCol := i.m.TargetSchema()[oldColIdx]
+	newCol := i.m.NewColumn()
+	newSch, projections, err := modifyColumnInSchema(targetSchema, oldColName, newCol, i.m.Order())
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -494,9 +498,9 @@ func (i *modifyColumnIter) rewriteTable(ctx *sql.Context, rwt sql.RewritableTabl
 	}
 
 	var renames []sql.ColumnRename
-	if i.m.Column() != i.m.NewColumn().Name {
+	if oldColName != newCol.Name {
 		renames = []sql.ColumnRename{{
-			Before: i.m.Column(), After: i.m.NewColumn().Name,
+			Before: oldColName, After: newCol.Name,
 		}}
 	}
 
@@ -504,17 +508,23 @@ func (i *modifyColumnIter) rewriteTable(ctx *sql.Context, rwt sql.RewritableTabl
 	newPkSchema := sql.SchemaToPrimaryKeySchema(rwt, newSch, renames...)
 
 	rewriteRequired := false
-	if i.m.TargetSchema()[oldColIdx].Nullable && !i.m.NewColumn().Nullable {
+	if oldCol.Nullable && !newCol.Nullable {
+		rewriteRequired = true
+	}
+
+	oldEnum, isOldEnum := oldCol.Type.(sql.EnumType)
+	newEnum, isNewEnum := newCol.Type.(sql.EnumType)
+	if isOldEnum && isNewEnum && !oldEnum.Equals(newEnum) {
 		rewriteRequired = true
 	}
 
 	// TODO: codify rewrite requirements
-	rewriteRequested := rwt.ShouldRewriteTable(ctx, oldPkSchema, newPkSchema, i.m.TargetSchema()[oldColIdx], i.m.NewColumn())
+	rewriteRequested := rwt.ShouldRewriteTable(ctx, oldPkSchema, newPkSchema, oldCol, newCol)
 	if !rewriteRequired && !rewriteRequested {
 		return false, nil
 	}
 
-	inserter, err := rwt.RewriteInserter(ctx, oldPkSchema, newPkSchema, i.m.TargetSchema()[oldColIdx], i.m.NewColumn(), nil)
+	inserter, err := rwt.RewriteInserter(ctx, oldPkSchema, newPkSchema, oldCol, newCol, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		return false, err
 	}
@@ -524,8 +534,8 @@ func (i *modifyColumnIter) rewriteTable(ctx *sql.Context, rwt sql.RewritableTabl
 		return false, err
 	}
 
+	newColIdx := newSch.IndexOf(newCol.Name, newCol.Source)
 	rowIter := sql.NewTableRowIter(ctx, rwt, partitions)
-
 	for {
 		r, err := rowIter.Next(ctx)
 		if err == io.EOF {
@@ -543,6 +553,17 @@ func (i *modifyColumnIter) rewriteTable(ctx *sql.Context, rwt sql.RewritableTabl
 			return false, err
 		}
 
+		// remap old enum values to new enum values
+		if isOldEnum && isNewEnum {
+			oldIdx := int(newRow[newColIdx].(uint16))
+			oldStr, _ := oldEnum.At(oldIdx)
+			newIdx := newEnum.IndexOf(oldStr)
+			if newIdx == -1 {
+				return false, fmt.Errorf("data truncated for column %s", newCol.Name)
+			}
+			newRow[newColIdx] = uint16(newIdx)
+		}
+
 		err = i.validateNullability(ctx, newSch, newRow)
 		if err != nil {
 			_ = inserter.DiscardChanges(ctx, err)