diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/StringEnumConverterTests.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/StringEnumConverterTests.cs
index 10081061..cf263219 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/StringEnumConverterTests.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json.Tests/Converters/StringEnumConverterTests.cs
@@ -139,6 +139,20 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Converters
             CamelCase
         }
 
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter), true, false)]
+        public enum NotAllowIntegerValuesEnum
+        {
+            Foo = 0,
+            Bar = 1
+        }
+
+        [JsonConverter(typeof(StringEnumConverter), true, true)]
+        public enum AllowIntegerValuesEnum
+        {
+            Foo = 0,
+            Bar = 1
+        }
+
         [Test]
         public void Serialize_CamelCaseFromAttribute()
         {
@@ -153,6 +167,22 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Tests.Converters
             Assert.AreEqual(CamelCaseEnum.CamelCase, e);
         }
 
+        [Test]
+        public void Deserialize_NotAllowIntegerValuesFromAttribute()
+        {
+            ExceptionAssert.Throws<JsonSerializationException>(() =>
+            {
+                NotAllowIntegerValuesEnum e = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<NotAllowIntegerValuesEnum>(@"""9""");
+            });
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void Deserialize_AllowIntegerValuesAttribute()
+        {
+            AllowIntegerValuesEnum e = JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<AllowIntegerValuesEnum>(@"""9""");
+            Assert.AreEqual(9, (int)e);
+        }
+
 #if !NET20
         [Test]
         public void NamedEnumDuplicateTest()
diff --git a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/StringEnumConverter.cs b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/StringEnumConverter.cs
index ecdab818..2428ed70 100644
--- a/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/StringEnumConverter.cs
+++ b/Src/Newtonsoft.Json/Converters/StringEnumConverter.cs
@@ -77,6 +77,16 @@ namespace Newtonsoft.Json.Converters
             CamelCaseText = camelCaseText;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="StringEnumConverter"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="camelCaseText"><c>true</c> if the written enum text will be camel case; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</param>
+        /// <param name="allowIntegerValues"><c>true</c> if integers are allowed when deserializing; otherwise, <c>false</c>.</param>
+        public StringEnumConverter(bool camelCaseText, bool allowIntegerValues) : this(camelCaseText)
+        {
+            AllowIntegerValues = allowIntegerValues;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Writes the JSON representation of the object.
         /// </summary>