diff --git a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/ir/SerializationJvmIrIntrinsicSupport.kt b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/ir/SerializationJvmIrIntrinsicSupport.kt
index 871743207f5..f0b43dab6de 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/ir/SerializationJvmIrIntrinsicSupport.kt
+++ b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.backend/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/backend/ir/SerializationJvmIrIntrinsicSupport.kt
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ class SerializationJvmIrIntrinsicSupport(
     }
 
     override val runtimeHasEnumSerializerFactoryFunctions: Boolean
-        get() = currentVersion != null && currentVersion!! > ApiVersion.parse("1.4.0")!!
+        get() = currentVersion != null && currentVersion!! >= ApiVersion.parse("1.5.0")!!
 
     private val hasNewContextSerializerSignature: Boolean
         get() = currentVersion != null && currentVersion!! >= ApiVersion.parse("1.2.0")!!
diff --git a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k1/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/diagnostic/SerializationPluginDeclarationChecker.kt b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k1/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/diagnostic/SerializationPluginDeclarationChecker.kt
index 2226e853658..6dcb7d6ab85 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k1/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/diagnostic/SerializationPluginDeclarationChecker.kt
+++ b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k1/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/diagnostic/SerializationPluginDeclarationChecker.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.descriptorUtil.*
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.lazy.descriptors.LazyAnnotationDescriptor
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.resolve.source.getPsi
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.KotlinType
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.isEnum
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.types.typeUtil.supertypes
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.slicedMap.Slices
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.util.slicedMap.WritableSlice
@@ -501,7 +502,10 @@ open class SerializationPluginDeclarationChecker : DeclarationChecker {
             checkSerializerNullability(type, serializer.defaultType, element, trace, fallbackElement)
             checkTypeArguments(module, type, element, trace, fallbackElement)
         } else {
-            trace.report(SerializationErrors.SERIALIZER_NOT_FOUND.on(element ?: fallbackElement, type))
+            if (!type.isEnum()) {
+                // enums are always serializable
+                trace.report(SerializationErrors.SERIALIZER_NOT_FOUND.on(element ?: fallbackElement, type))
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/fir/checkers/FirSerializationPluginClassChecker.kt b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/fir/checkers/FirSerializationPluginClassChecker.kt
index 31b1e109663..6d16304bb53 100644
--- a/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/fir/checkers/FirSerializationPluginClassChecker.kt
+++ b/plugins/kotlinx-serialization/kotlinx-serialization.k2/src/org/jetbrains/kotlinx/serialization/compiler/fir/checkers/FirSerializationPluginClassChecker.kt
@@ -539,7 +539,10 @@ object FirSerializationPluginClassChecker : FirClassChecker() {
             }
             checkTypeArguments(type, source, reporter)
         } else {
-            reporter.reportOn(source, FirSerializationErrors.SERIALIZER_NOT_FOUND, type)
+            if (!type.isEnum) {
+                // enums are always serializable
+                reporter.reportOn(source, FirSerializationErrors.SERIALIZER_NOT_FOUND, type)
+            }
         }
     }