diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/GraphvizClassCompiler.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/GraphvizClassCompiler.scala
index 6f1fac354..f6f5209d5 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/GraphvizClassCompiler.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/GraphvizClassCompiler.scala
@@ -296,8 +296,8 @@ class GraphvizClassCompiler(classSpecs: ClassSpecs, topClass: ClassSpec) extends
         List()
       case _: Ast.expr.EnumVariant =>
         List()
-      case Ast.expr.EnumById(_, id, _) =>
-        affectedVars(id)
+      case Ast.expr.EnumCast(_, value, _) =>
+        affectedVars(value)
       case Ast.expr.Attribute(value, attr) =>
         val targetClass = translator.detectType(value)
         targetClass match {
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/exprlang/Ast.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/exprlang/Ast.scala
index 667ccb64b..1b4bf0d25 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/exprlang/Ast.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/exprlang/Ast.scala
@@ -104,7 +104,13 @@ object Ast {
       * KSY file.
       */
     case class EnumVariant(enumName: identifier, variant: identifier, inType: typeId = EmptyTypeId) extends expr
-    case class EnumById(enumName: identifier, id: expr, inType: typeId = EmptyTypeId) extends expr
+    /**
+      * Transformation of the `value` expression into the `enumName` type,
+      * defined in the type `inType`. Unlike other nodes this node never
+      * parsed from the expression language, because at parse time any
+      * identifier can represent an enum and actual resolution performed later
+      */
+    case class EnumCast(enumName: identifier, value: expr, inType: typeId = EmptyTypeId) extends expr
 
     case class Attribute(value: expr, attr: identifier) extends expr
     case class CastToType(value: expr, typeName: typeId) extends expr
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/InstanceSpec.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/InstanceSpec.scala
index f833f637f..8fe5ccff8 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/InstanceSpec.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/format/InstanceSpec.scala
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ object InstanceSpec {
         // value instance
         ParseUtils.ensureLegalKeys(srcMap, LEGAL_KEYS_VALUE_INST, path, Some("value instance"))
 
-        // Wrap everything in EnumById if "enum" is used
+        // Wrap everything in EnumCast if "enum" is used
         val value2 = ParseUtils.getOptValueStr(srcMap, "enum", path) match {
           case None =>
             value
           case Some(enumName) =>
-            Ast.expr.EnumById(Ast.identifier(enumName), value)
+            Ast.expr.EnumCast(Ast.identifier(enumName), value)
         }
 
         val ifExpr = ParseUtils.getOptValueExpression(srcMap, "if", path)
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/components/EveryReadIsExpression.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/components/EveryReadIsExpression.scala
index 7f803a816..762294df2 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/components/EveryReadIsExpression.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/components/EveryReadIsExpression.scala
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ trait EveryReadIsExpression
         val expr = translator.bytesToStr(parseExprBytes(t.bytes, io), Ast.expr.Str(t.encoding))
         handleAssignment(id, expr, rep, isRaw)
       case t: EnumType =>
-        val expr = translator.doEnumById(t.enumSpec.get.name, parseExpr(t.basedOn, t.basedOn, io, defEndian))
+        val expr = translator.doEnumCast(t.enumSpec.get.name, parseExpr(t.basedOn, t.basedOn, io, defEndian))
         handleAssignment(id, expr, rep, isRaw)
       case _ =>
         val expr = parseExpr(dataType, assignType, io, defEndian)
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/components/GoReads.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/components/GoReads.scala
index 17f1d99ae..c691d15f8 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/components/GoReads.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/languages/components/GoReads.scala
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ trait GoReads extends CommonReads with ObjectOrientedLanguage with GoSwitchOps {
       case t: EnumType =>
         val r1 = translator.outVarCheckRes(parseExpr(t.basedOn, io, defEndian))
         val enumSpec = t.enumSpec.get
-        val expr = translator.trEnumById(enumSpec.name, translator.resToStr(r1))
+        val expr = translator.trEnumCast(enumSpec.name, translator.resToStr(r1))
         handleAssignment(id, expr, rep, isRaw)
       case _: BitsType1 =>
         val expr = parseExpr(dataType, io, defEndian)
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/BaseTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/BaseTranslator.scala
index b339223d9..084b1b250 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/BaseTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/BaseTranslator.scala
@@ -56,9 +56,9 @@ abstract class BaseTranslator(val provider: TypeProvider)
         doStringLiteral(s)
       case Ast.expr.Bool(n) =>
         doBoolLiteral(n)
-      case Ast.expr.EnumById(enumType, id, inType) =>
+      case Ast.expr.EnumCast(enumType, value, inType) =>
         val enumSpec = provider.resolveEnum(inType, enumType.name)
-        doEnumById(enumSpec.name, translate(id))
+        doEnumCast(enumSpec.name, translate(value))
       case Ast.expr.EnumVariant(enumType, variant, inType) =>
         val enumSpec = provider.resolveEnum(inType, enumType.name)
         doEnumVariant(enumSpec.name, variant.name)
@@ -187,7 +187,16 @@ abstract class BaseTranslator(val provider: TypeProvider)
     * @return String in the target language with reference to the enum variant
     */
   def doEnumVariant(enumTypeAbs: List[String], variant: String): String
-  def doEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String): String
+  /**
+    * Translates cast of expression to the enumeration type.
+    *
+    * @param enumTypeAbs Absolute path to the enum definition. Contains at least one element.
+    *        The last element in the path is the enum name itself, other -- types in which it is defined
+    * @param value Translated expression which should have enum type
+    *
+    * @return String in the target language transformation of the expression result into enumeration type
+    */
+  def doEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String): String
 
   // Predefined methods of various types
   def strConcat(left: Ast.expr, right: Ast.expr): String = s"${translate(left)} + ${translate(right)}"
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/CSharpTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/CSharpTranslator.scala
index 6aefa3b77..0103f72aa 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/CSharpTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/CSharpTranslator.scala
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ class CSharpTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, importList: ImportList) extends B
 
   override def doEnumVariant(enumTypeAbs: List[String], variant: String): String =
     s"${enumClass(enumTypeAbs)}.${Utils.upperCamelCase(variant)}"
-  override def doEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String): String =
-    s"((${enumClass(enumTypeAbs)}) $id)"
+  override def doEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String): String =
+    s"((${enumClass(enumTypeAbs)}) $value)"
 
   def enumClass(enumTypeAbs: List[String]): String = {
     val enumTypeRel = Utils.relClass(enumTypeAbs, provider.nowClass.name)
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/CppTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/CppTranslator.scala
index 2bf4e851f..d391ea686 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/CppTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/CppTranslator.scala
@@ -145,8 +145,8 @@ class CppTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, importListSrc: CppImportList, import
   override def doEnumVariant(enumType: List[String], variant: String): String =
     CppCompiler.types2class(enumType.dropRight(1)) + "::" +
       Utils.upperUnderscoreCase(enumType.last + "_" + variant)
-  override def doEnumById(enumType: List[String], id: String): String =
-    s"static_cast<${CppCompiler.types2class(enumType)}>($id)"
+  override def doEnumCast(enumType: List[String], value: String): String =
+    s"static_cast<${CppCompiler.types2class(enumType)}>($value)"
 
   override def doStrCompareOp(left: Ast.expr, op: Ast.cmpop, right: Ast.expr) = {
     if (op == Ast.cmpop.Eq) {
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/ExpressionValidator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/ExpressionValidator.scala
index 70c686135..d749ef93d 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/ExpressionValidator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/ExpressionValidator.scala
@@ -29,9 +29,9 @@ class ExpressionValidator(val provider: TypeProvider)
            _: Ast.expr.FloatNum |
            _: Ast.expr.Str |
            _: Ast.expr.Bool => // all simple literals are good and valid
-      case Ast.expr.EnumById(enumType, id, inType) =>
+      case Ast.expr.EnumCast(enumType, value, inType) =>
         provider.resolveEnum(inType, enumType.name)
-        validate(id)
+        validate(value)
       case Ast.expr.EnumVariant(enumType, variant, inType) =>
         provider.resolveEnum(inType, enumType.name)
         // TODO: check that variant belongs to that enum
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/GoTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/GoTranslator.scala
index fb3d39940..233c77656 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/GoTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/GoTranslator.scala
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ class GoTranslator(out: StringLanguageOutputWriter, provider: TypeProvider, impo
         trStringLiteral(s)
       case Ast.expr.Bool(n) =>
         trBoolLiteral(n)
-      case Ast.expr.EnumById(enumType, id, inType) =>
+      case Ast.expr.EnumCast(enumType, value, inType) =>
         val enumSpec = provider.resolveEnum(inType, enumType.name)
-        trEnumById(enumSpec.name, translate(id))
+        trEnumCast(enumSpec.name, translate(value))
       case Ast.expr.EnumVariant(enumType, variant, inType) =>
         val enumSpec = provider.resolveEnum(inType, enumType.name)
         trEnumVariant(enumSpec.name, variant.name)
@@ -240,8 +240,8 @@ class GoTranslator(out: StringLanguageOutputWriter, provider: TypeProvider, impo
 
   def trEnumVariant(enumTypeAbs: List[String], variant: String) =
     ResultString(GoCompiler.enumToStr(enumTypeAbs, variant))
-  def trEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String) =
-    ResultString(s"${types2class(enumTypeAbs)}($id)")
+  def trEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String) =
+    ResultString(s"${types2class(enumTypeAbs)}($value)")
 
   override def doBytesCompareOp(left: Ast.expr, op: Ast.cmpop, right: Ast.expr): String = {
     op match {
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaScriptTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaScriptTranslator.scala
index 9be19779f..9538cf8dc 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaScriptTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaScriptTranslator.scala
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ class JavaScriptTranslator(provider: TypeProvider) extends BaseTranslator(provid
 
   override def doEnumVariant(enumType: List[String], variant: String): String =
     s"${JavaScriptCompiler.types2class(enumType)}.${Utils.upperUnderscoreCase(variant)}"
-  override def doEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String): String =
+  override def doEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String): String =
     // Just an integer, without any casts / resolutions - one would have to look up constants manually
-    id
+    value
 
   override def doBytesCompareOp(left: Ast.expr, op: Ast.cmpop, right: Ast.expr): String =
     s"(${JavaScriptCompiler.kstreamName}.byteArrayCompare(${translate(left)}, ${translate(right)}) ${cmpOp(op)} 0)"
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaTranslator.scala
index db4e5ef36..0ce4fea6d 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/JavaTranslator.scala
@@ -57,8 +57,8 @@ class JavaTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, importList: ImportList) extends Bas
 
   override def doEnumVariant(enumTypeAbs: List[String], variant: String): String =
     s"${enumClass(enumTypeAbs)}.${Utils.upperUnderscoreCase(variant)}"
-  override def doEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String): String =
-    s"${enumClass(enumTypeAbs)}.byId($id)"
+  override def doEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String): String =
+    s"${enumClass(enumTypeAbs)}.byId($value)"
 
   def enumClass(enumTypeAbs: List[String]): String = {
     val enumTypeRel = Utils.relClass(enumTypeAbs, provider.nowClass.name)
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/LuaTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/LuaTranslator.scala
index 65f294bb0..621cb6bb5 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/LuaTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/LuaTranslator.scala
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ class LuaTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, importList: ImportList) extends Base
     s
   override def doEnumVariant(enumTypeAbs: List[String], variant: String): String =
     s"${LuaCompiler.types2class(enumTypeAbs)}.$variant"
-  override def doEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String): String =
-    s"${LuaCompiler.types2class(enumTypeAbs)}($id)"
+  override def doEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String): String =
+    s"${LuaCompiler.types2class(enumTypeAbs)}($value)"
 
   // This is very hacky because integers and booleans cannot be compared
   override def doNumericCompareOp(left: Ast.expr, op: Ast.cmpop, right: Ast.expr): String = {
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/NimTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/NimTranslator.scala
index 0dd19424d..2ae60c53c 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/NimTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/NimTranslator.scala
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ class NimTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, importList: ImportList) extends Base
   override def bytesToStr(bytesExpr: String, encoding: Ast.expr): String = {
     s"encode($bytesExpr, ${translate(encoding)})"
   }
-  override def doEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String): String = s"${namespaced(enumTypeAbs)}($id)"
+  override def doEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String): String = s"${namespaced(enumTypeAbs)}($value)"
 //  override def doEnumVariant(enumTypeAbs: List[String], variant: String): String = s"${namespaced(enumTypeAbs)}($variant)"
   override def doEnumVariant(enumTypeAbs: List[String], variant: String): String = s"${enumTypeAbs.head}.$variant"
   override def doName(s: String): String =
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PHPTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PHPTranslator.scala
index b8bd88f1e..69340cc57 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PHPTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PHPTranslator.scala
@@ -61,9 +61,9 @@ class PHPTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, config: RuntimeConfig) extends BaseT
     val enumClass = types2classAbs(enumTypeAbs)
     s"$enumClass::${Utils.upperUnderscoreCase(variant)}"
   }
-  override def doEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String) =
+  override def doEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String) =
     // Just an integer, without any casts / resolutions - one would have to look up constants manually
-    id
+    value
 
   override def arraySubscript(container: expr, idx: expr): String =
     s"${translate(container)}[${translate(idx)}]"
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PerlTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PerlTranslator.scala
index 12e108b71..092a71935 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PerlTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PerlTranslator.scala
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ class PerlTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, importList: ImportList) extends Bas
     val enumName = Utils.upperUnderscoreCase(enumType.last)
     s"$$$enumClassWithScope${enumName}_${Utils.upperUnderscoreCase(variant)}"
   }
-  override def doEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String): String =
+  override def doEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String): String =
     // Just an integer, without any casts / resolutions - one would have to look up constants manually
-    id
+    value
 
   def enumClass(enumTypeAbs: List[String]): String = {
     val enumTypeRel = Utils.relClass(enumTypeAbs, provider.nowClass.name)
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PythonTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PythonTranslator.scala
index 3e5bdce36..78d3c145e 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PythonTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/PythonTranslator.scala
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@ class PythonTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, importList: ImportList) extends B
 
   override def doEnumVariant(enumTypeAbs: List[String], variant: String): String =
     s"${PythonCompiler.types2class(enumTypeAbs)}.$variant"
-  override def doEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String): String =
-    s"${PythonCompiler.kstreamName}.resolve_enum(${PythonCompiler.types2class(enumTypeAbs)}, $id)"
+  override def doEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String): String =
+    s"${PythonCompiler.kstreamName}.resolve_enum(${PythonCompiler.types2class(enumTypeAbs)}, $value)"
 
   override def booleanOp(op: Ast.boolop) = op match {
     case Ast.boolop.Or => "or"
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/RubyTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/RubyTranslator.scala
index 63f68f5d3..58395bf79 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/RubyTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/RubyTranslator.scala
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@ class RubyTranslator(provider: TypeProvider) extends BaseTranslator(provider)
 
   override def doEnumVariant(enumTypeAbs: List[String], variant: String): String =
     s":${enumTypeAbs.last}_$variant"
-  override def doEnumById(enumType: List[String], id: String): String =
-    s"${RubyCompiler.kstreamName}::resolve_enum(${enumDirectMap(enumType)}, $id)"
+  override def doEnumCast(enumType: List[String], value: String): String =
+    s"${RubyCompiler.kstreamName}::resolve_enum(${enumDirectMap(enumType)}, $value)"
 
   def enumDirectMap(enumTypeAndName: List[String]): String = {
     val enumTypeAbs = enumTypeAndName.dropRight(1)
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/RustTranslator.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/RustTranslator.scala
index f691d2847..6d0923959 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/RustTranslator.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/RustTranslator.scala
@@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ class RustTranslator(provider: TypeProvider, config: RuntimeConfig) extends Base
     val enumClass = types2classAbs(enumTypeAbs)
     s"$enumClass::${Utils.upperUnderscoreCase(variant)}"
   }
-  override def doEnumById(enumTypeAbs: List[String], id: String) =
+  override def doEnumCast(enumTypeAbs: List[String], value: String) =
     // Just an integer, without any casts / resolutions - one would have to look up constants manually
-    id
+    value
 
   override def arraySubscript(container: expr, idx: expr): String =
     s"${translate(container)}[${translate(idx)}]"
diff --git a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/TypeDetector.scala b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/TypeDetector.scala
index f5b7f36dc..0d30f4501 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/TypeDetector.scala
+++ b/shared/src/main/scala/io/kaitai/struct/translators/TypeDetector.scala
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ class TypeDetector(provider: TypeProvider) {
         val t = EnumType(List(enumType.name), CalcIntType)
         t.enumSpec = Some(provider.resolveEnum(inType, enumType.name))
         t
-      case Ast.expr.EnumById(enumType, _, inType) =>
+      case Ast.expr.EnumCast(enumType, _, inType) =>
         val t = EnumType(List(enumType.name), CalcIntType)
         t.enumSpec = Some(provider.resolveEnum(inType, enumType.name))
         t