diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
index 0ab03b2ab3..496abfc5d9 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/enum.rb
@@ -154,11 +154,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
       definitions.each do |name, values|
         # statuses = { }
         enum_values = ActiveSupport::HashWithIndifferentAccess.new
-        name        = name.to_sym
+        name = name.to_s
 
         # def self.statuses() statuses end
-        detect_enum_conflict!(name, name.to_s.pluralize, true)
-        klass.singleton_class.send(:define_method, name.to_s.pluralize) { enum_values }
+        detect_enum_conflict!(name, name.pluralize, true)
+        singleton_class.send(:define_method, name.pluralize) { enum_values }
+        defined_enums[name] = enum_values
 
         detect_enum_conflict!(name, name)
         detect_enum_conflict!(name, "#{name}=")
@@ -170,7 +171,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
         _enum_methods_module.module_eval do
           pairs = values.respond_to?(:each_pair) ? values.each_pair : values.each_with_index
-          pairs.each do |value, i|
+          pairs.each do |label, value|
             if enum_prefix == true
               prefix = "#{name}_"
             elsif enum_prefix
@@ -182,23 +183,23 @@ module ActiveRecord
               suffix = "_#{enum_suffix}"
             end
 
-            value_method_name = "#{prefix}#{value}#{suffix}"
-            enum_values[value] = i
+            value_method_name = "#{prefix}#{label}#{suffix}"
+            enum_values[label] = value
+            label = label.to_s
 
-            # def active?() status == 0 end
+            # def active?() status == "active" end
             klass.send(:detect_enum_conflict!, name, "#{value_method_name}?")
-            define_method("#{value_method_name}?") { self[attr] == value.to_s }
+            define_method("#{value_method_name}?") { self[attr] == label }
 
-            # def active!() update! status: :active end
+            # def active!() update!(status: 0) end
             klass.send(:detect_enum_conflict!, name, "#{value_method_name}!")
             define_method("#{value_method_name}!") { update!(attr => value) }
 
-            # scope :active, -> { where status: 0 }
+            # scope :active, -> { where(status: 0) }
             klass.send(:detect_enum_conflict!, name, value_method_name, true)
             klass.scope value_method_name, -> { where(attr => value) }
           end
         end
-        defined_enums[name.to_s] = enum_values
       end
     end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/enum_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/enum_test.rb
index 7f63bb2473..db3da53487 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/enum_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/enum_test.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ class EnumTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   fixtures :books, :authors
 
   setup do
-    @author = authors(:david)
     @book = books(:awdr)
   end
 
@@ -39,6 +38,8 @@ class EnumTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_equal @book, Book.author_visibility_visible.first
     assert_equal @book, Book.illustrator_visibility_visible.first
     assert_equal @book, Book.medium_to_read.first
+    assert_equal books(:ddd), Book.forgotten.first
+    assert_equal books(:rfr), authors(:david).unpublished_books.first
   end
 
   test "find via where with values" do
@@ -57,7 +58,6 @@ class EnumTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_not_equal @book, Book.where(status: :written).first
     assert_equal @book, Book.where(status: [:published]).first
     assert_not_equal @book, Book.where(status: [:written]).first
-    assert_not @author.unpublished_books.include?(@book)
     assert_not_equal @book, Book.where.not(status: :published).first
     assert_equal @book, Book.where.not(status: :written).first
   end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/fixtures/books.yml b/activerecord/test/fixtures/books.yml
index b3625ee72e..699623a6f9 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/fixtures/books.yml
+++ b/activerecord/test/fixtures/books.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ ddd:
   name: "Domain-Driven Design"
   format: "hardcover"
   status: 2
+  read_status: "forgotten"
 
 tlg:
   author_id: 1
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/book.rb b/activerecord/test/models/book.rb
index 5f8a8a96dd..6466e1b341 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/book.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/book.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ class Book < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_many :subscribers, through: :subscriptions
 
   enum status: [:proposed, :written, :published]
-  enum read_status: { unread: 0, reading: 2, read: 3 }
+  enum read_status: { unread: 0, reading: 2, read: 3, forgotten: nil }
   enum nullable_status: [:single, :married]
   enum language: [:english, :spanish, :french], _prefix: :in
   enum author_visibility: [:visible, :invisible], _prefix: true