diff --git a/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx b/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
index f4ec511..284bd7c 100644
--- a/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
+++ b/capnp/lib/capnp.pyx
@@ -943,6 +943,10 @@ cdef class _DynamicEnum:
         elif op == 5: # >=
             return left >= right
 
+    def __hash__(_DynamicEnum self):
+        return hash(self._as_str())
+
+
 cdef class _DynamicEnumField:
     cdef _init(self, proto):
         self.thisptr = proto
diff --git a/test/test_regression.py b/test/test_regression.py
index 78f3fec..93a8a26 100644
--- a/test/test_regression.py
+++ b/test/test_regression.py
@@ -415,6 +415,12 @@ def check_all_types(reader):
     assert subSubReader.structField.textField == "really nested"
 
     assert subReader.enumField == "baz"
+    # Check that enums are hashable and can be used as keys in dicts
+    # interchangably with their string version.
+    assert hash(subReader.enumField) == hash('baz')
+    assert {subReader.enumField: 17}.get(subReader.enumField) == 17
+    assert {subReader.enumField: 17}.get('baz') == 17
+    assert {'baz': 17}.get(subReader.enumField) == 17
 
     check_list(subReader.voidList, [None, None, None])
     check_list(subReader.boolList, [False, True, False, True, True])