diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/StringEnumConverterTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/StringEnumConverterTests.cs
index 4e8e21f9..dea31862 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/StringEnumConverterTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/StringEnumConverterTests.cs
@@ -573,7 +573,54 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Converters
                 Assert.AreEqual(DuplicateNameEnum2.FooBar, o.Value2);
             }, "Type 'Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Converters.DuplicateNameEnum' contains two members 'foo_bar' 'and 'FooBar' with the same name 'foo_bar'. Multiple members with the same name in one type are not supported. Consider changing one of the member names using EnumMemberAttribute attribute.");
         }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void EnumMemberWithNumbers()
+        {
+            StringEnumConverter converter = new StringEnumConverter();
+
+            NumberNamesEnum e = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<NumberNamesEnum>("\"1\"", converter);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(NumberNamesEnum.second, e);
+
+            e = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<NumberNamesEnum>("\"2\"", converter);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(NumberNamesEnum.first, e);
+
+            e = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<NumberNamesEnum>("\"3\"", converter);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(NumberNamesEnum.third, e);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void EnumMemberWithNumbers_NoIntegerValues()
+        {
+            StringEnumConverter converter = new StringEnumConverter { AllowIntegerValues = false };
+
+            NumberNamesEnum e = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<NumberNamesEnum>("\"1\"", converter);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(NumberNamesEnum.second, e);
+
+            e = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<NumberNamesEnum>("\"2\"", converter);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(NumberNamesEnum.first, e);
+
+            e = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<NumberNamesEnum>("\"3\"", converter);
+
+            Assert.AreEqual(NumberNamesEnum.third, e);
+        }
 #endif
+
+        [Test]
+        public void AllowIntegerValueAndStringNumber()
+        {
+            JsonSerializationException ex = ExceptionAssert.Throws<JsonSerializationException>(() =>
+            {
+                JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<StoreColor>("\"1\"", new StringEnumConverter {AllowIntegerValues = false});
+            });
+
+            Assert.AreEqual("Integer string '1' is not allowed.", ex.InnerException.Message);
+        }
     }
 
 #if !NET20
@@ -587,6 +634,17 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Converters
         public DuplicateNameEnum2 Value2 { get; set; }
     }
 
+    [DataContract]
+    public enum NumberNamesEnum
+    {
+        [EnumMember(Value = "2")]
+        first,
+        [EnumMember(Value = "1")]
+        second,
+        [EnumMember(Value = "3")]
+        third
+    }
+
     [DataContract]
     public enum DuplicateNameEnum
     {
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/StringEnumConverter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/StringEnumConverter.cs
index a22ee1e5..b9db34b1 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/StringEnumConverter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/StringEnumConverter.cs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #region License
+
 // Copyright (c) 2007 James Newton-King
 //
 // Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@
 // WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING
 // FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
 // OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
 #endregion
 
 using System;
@@ -134,7 +136,8 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
                 if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.String)
                 {
                     string enumText = reader.Value.ToString();
-                    return EnumUtils.ParseEnumName(enumText, isNullable, t);
+
+                    return EnumUtils.ParseEnumName(enumText, isNullable, !AllowIntegerValues, t);
                 }
 
                 if (reader.TokenType == JsonToken.Integer)
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/EnumUtils.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/EnumUtils.cs
index 94515751..c361a8c7 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/EnumUtils.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Utilities/EnumUtils.cs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities
             return values;
         }
 
-        public static object ParseEnumName(string enumText, bool isNullable, Type t)
+        public static object ParseEnumName(string enumText, bool isNullable, bool disallowValue, Type t)
         {
             if (enumText == string.Empty && isNullable)
             {
@@ -222,6 +222,24 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Utilities
             else
             {
                 finalEnumText = enumText;
+
+                if (disallowValue)
+                {
+                    bool isNumber = true;
+                    for (int i = 0; i < finalEnumText.Length; i++)
+                    {
+                        if (!char.IsNumber(finalEnumText[i]))
+                        {
+                            isNumber = false;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    if (isNumber)
+                    {
+                        throw new FormatException("Integer string '{0}' is not allowed.".FormatWith(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, enumText));
+                    }
+                }
             }
 
             return Enum.Parse(t, finalEnumText, true);