diff --git a/code_generation/enum.cpp b/code_generation/enum.cpp
index 934a4c9..4dfdb2b 100644
--- a/code_generation/enum.cpp
+++ b/code_generation/enum.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ class Enum::Private
     QString mName;
     QStringList mEnums;
     bool mCombinable = false;
+    bool mTypedef = false;
     bool mIsQENUM = false;
 };
 
@@ -71,7 +72,10 @@ QString Enum::name() const
 
 void Enum::printDeclaration(Code &code) const
 {
-    code.addLine(QStringLiteral("enum %1 {").arg(d->mName));
+    if (d->mTypedef)
+        code.addLine(QStringLiteral("typedef enum {"));
+    else
+        code.addLine(QStringLiteral("enum %1 {").arg(d->mName));
     code.indent();
     auto last = (d->mEnums.count() - 1);
     for (int value = 0; value <= last; value++) {
@@ -88,7 +92,11 @@ void Enum::printDeclaration(Code &code) const
         }
     }
     code.unindent();
-    code.addLine("};");
+    if (d->mTypedef)
+        code.addLine(QString("} %1;").arg(d->mName));
+    else
+        code.addLine("};");
+
     if (d->mIsQENUM)
         code.addLine(QStringLiteral("Q_ENUM(%1)").arg(d->mName));
     code.newLine();
@@ -98,3 +106,8 @@ void Enum::setIsQENUM(bool qenum)
 {
     d->mIsQENUM = qenum;
 }
+
+void Enum::setTypedef(bool typeDef)
+{
+    d->mTypedef = typeDef;
+}
diff --git a/code_generation/enum.h b/code_generation/enum.h
index 1b2ed37..84a80c7 100644
--- a/code_generation/enum.h
+++ b/code_generation/enum.h
@@ -84,6 +84,14 @@ class KODE_EXPORT Enum
      */
     void setIsQENUM(bool qenum = true);
 
+    /**
+     * @brief setTypedef
+     * This method can be used to generate typedef for the given enum.
+     * Using typedefs is mostly useful for C code and not recommended in C++ code.
+     * @param typeDef
+     */
+    void setTypedef(bool typeDef = true);
+
 private:
     class Private;
     Private *d;