diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-qt-client/enum.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-qt-client/enum.mustache
index 7a613a5947d5..0851c1393d8f 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-qt-client/enum.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/cpp-qt-client/enum.mustache
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #ifndef {{prefix}}_ENUM_H
 #define {{prefix}}_ENUM_H
 
+#include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonValue>
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include <QString>
@@ -28,6 +29,12 @@ public:
         return jstr;
     }
 
+    virtual QJsonObject asJsonObject() const {
+        QJsonObject obj;
+        obj["value"] = jstr;
+        return obj;
+    }
+	
     virtual void fromJson(QString jsonString) {
         jstr = jsonString;
     }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt-addDownloadProgress/client/PFXEnum.h b/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt-addDownloadProgress/client/PFXEnum.h
index c3d19c1a7e29..045cc6095c82 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt-addDownloadProgress/client/PFXEnum.h
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt-addDownloadProgress/client/PFXEnum.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef PFX_ENUM_H
 #define PFX_ENUM_H
 
+#include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonValue>
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include <QString>
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ class PFXEnum {
         return jstr;
     }
 
+    virtual QJsonObject asJsonObject() const {
+        QJsonObject obj;
+        obj["value"] = jstr;
+        return obj;
+    }
+	
     virtual void fromJson(QString jsonString) {
         jstr = jsonString;
     }
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt/client/PFXEnum.h b/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt/client/PFXEnum.h
index c3d19c1a7e29..045cc6095c82 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt/client/PFXEnum.h
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/cpp-qt/client/PFXEnum.h
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #ifndef PFX_ENUM_H
 #define PFX_ENUM_H
 
+#include <QJsonObject>
 #include <QJsonValue>
 #include <QMetaType>
 #include <QString>
@@ -36,6 +37,12 @@ class PFXEnum {
         return jstr;
     }
 
+    virtual QJsonObject asJsonObject() const {
+        QJsonObject obj;
+        obj["value"] = jstr;
+        return obj;
+    }
+	
     virtual void fromJson(QString jsonString) {
         jstr = jsonString;
     }