diff --git a/server/java/codegen-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/metaobjects/generator/kotlin/KotlinSpringControllerGenerator.kt b/server/java/codegen-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/metaobjects/generator/kotlin/KotlinSpringControllerGenerator.kt
index 592933652..4f6e9debb 100644
--- a/server/java/codegen-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/metaobjects/generator/kotlin/KotlinSpringControllerGenerator.kt
+++ b/server/java/codegen-kotlin/src/main/kotlin/com/metaobjects/generator/kotlin/KotlinSpringControllerGenerator.kt
@@ -207,6 +207,13 @@ open class KotlinSpringControllerGenerator : MultiFileDirectGeneratorBase<MetaOb
             if (scalarFields.any { it.elementType == "Instant" }) {
                 append("import java.time.Instant\n")
             }
+            // FR-009 (#179): a filterable enum column is compared as its stored string via
+            // `col.castTo<String>(TextColumnType())`; import both only when such a column exists
+            // so entities without a filterable enum stay byte-identical.
+            if (scalarFields.any { it.subType == EnumField.SUBTYPE_ENUM }) {
+                append("import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.TextColumnType\n")
+                append("import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.castTo\n")
+            }
             append("import java.time.LocalDate\n")
             append("import java.time.LocalDateTime\n")
             append("import java.time.LocalTime\n")
@@ -475,6 +482,13 @@ open class KotlinSpringControllerGenerator : MultiFileDirectGeneratorBase<MetaOb
             if (filterSpecs.any { it.elementType == "Instant" }) {
                 append("import java.time.Instant\n")
             }
+            // FR-009 (#179): a non-discriminator filterable enum in the union is compared as its
+            // stored string via `col.castTo<String>(TextColumnType())` — same conditional imports
+            // as the vanilla controller. (The discriminator enum is excluded from filterSpecs.)
+            if (filterSpecs.any { it.subType == EnumField.SUBTYPE_ENUM }) {
+                append("import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.TextColumnType\n")
+                append("import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.castTo\n")
+            }
             append("import java.time.LocalDate\n")
             append("import java.time.LocalDateTime\n")
             append("import java.time.LocalTime\n")
@@ -843,6 +857,7 @@ open class KotlinSpringControllerGenerator : MultiFileDirectGeneratorBase<MetaOb
                 elementType = elementType,
                 isStringLike = isStringLike,
                 isBoolean = isBoolean,
+                isEnum = (subType == EnumField.SUBTYPE_ENUM),
             )
         }
         out.append("                else -> continue\n")
@@ -867,28 +882,37 @@ open class KotlinSpringControllerGenerator : MultiFileDirectGeneratorBase<MetaOb
         elementType: String,
         isStringLike: Boolean,
         isBoolean: Boolean,
+        isEnum: Boolean,
     ) {
         // Exposed's typed `Column<T>.eq(t: T)` / `.neq` / `.inList(Iterable<T>)` reject a
         // bare `Any?` — cast each predicate value to the column's element Kotlin type so
         // the comparison resolves. (Surfaced by the SP-F generated-controller HTTP lane:
         // `(p.value as Any?)` was an `Unresolved reference: eq` compile error.) The
         // coercer already produced a value of exactly this type; the cast is total.
+        //
+        // FR-009 enum columns (#179): an Exposed enum column is typed `Column<Enum>`, so a
+        // String-valued predicate would not resolve `eq`/`like`. Filter it by its STORED STRING
+        // via `CAST(col AS text)` (`.castTo<String>(TextColumnType())`) — matching every other
+        // port's string-band enum-filter semantics — so eq/ne/in/like all compare Strings.
+        // (`isNull` still checks the raw column's nullability.)
+        val col = if (isEnum) "${tableObjectName}.${fieldName}.castTo<String>(TextColumnType())"
+                  else "${tableObjectName}.${fieldName}"
         out.append("                \"$fieldName\" -> when (p.op) {\n")
-        out.append("                    \"eq\" -> ${tableObjectName}.${fieldName} eq (p.value as $elementType)\n")
+        out.append("                    \"eq\" -> $col eq (p.value as $elementType)\n")
         if (!isBoolean) {
-            out.append("                    \"ne\" -> ${tableObjectName}.${fieldName} neq (p.value as $elementType)\n")
+            out.append("                    \"ne\" -> $col neq (p.value as $elementType)\n")
         }
         if (!isStringLike && !isBoolean) {
-            out.append("                    \"gt\" -> ${tableObjectName}.${fieldName} greater (p.value as $elementType)\n")
-            out.append("                    \"gte\" -> ${tableObjectName}.${fieldName} greaterEq (p.value as $elementType)\n")
-            out.append("                    \"lt\" -> ${tableObjectName}.${fieldName} less (p.value as $elementType)\n")
-            out.append("                    \"lte\" -> ${tableObjectName}.${fieldName} lessEq (p.value as $elementType)\n")
+            out.append("                    \"gt\" -> $col greater (p.value as $elementType)\n")
+            out.append("                    \"gte\" -> $col greaterEq (p.value as $elementType)\n")
+            out.append("                    \"lt\" -> $col less (p.value as $elementType)\n")
+            out.append("                    \"lte\" -> $col lessEq (p.value as $elementType)\n")
         }
         if (!isBoolean) {
-            out.append("                    \"in\" -> ${tableObjectName}.${fieldName} inList (p.value as List<$elementType>)\n")
+            out.append("                    \"in\" -> $col inList (p.value as List<$elementType>)\n")
         }
         if (isStringLike) {
-            out.append("                    \"like\" -> ${tableObjectName}.${fieldName} like (p.value as String)\n")
+            out.append("                    \"like\" -> $col like (p.value as String)\n")
         }
         out.append("                    \"isNull\" -> if (p.value as Boolean) ${tableObjectName}.${fieldName}.isNull() else ${tableObjectName}.${fieldName}.isNotNull()\n")
         out.append("                    else -> throw IllegalStateException(\"unsupported op for $fieldName: \" + p.op)\n")
@@ -981,11 +1005,14 @@ open class KotlinSpringControllerGenerator : MultiFileDirectGeneratorBase<MetaOb
      * The element Kotlin type the generated `<Entity>Table`'s column for [field] holds —
      * the cast target for the eq/ne/in predicate value. For scalar fields this is the same
      * simple type name the DTO property uses ([KotlinTypeMapper.kotlinTypeName]); for an
-     * [EnumField] it is the generated typed enum class (the column is
-     * `enumerationByName(..., <Enum>::class)`), keeping the cast aligned with the column type.
+     * [EnumField] it is `String`, since the column is filtered by its stored string
+     * (a CAST-to-text — see [emitPerFieldDispatchArm]).
      */
     private fun columnElementType(field: com.metaobjects.field.MetaField<*>): String {
-        KotlinTypeMapper.enumTypeName(field, null)?.let { return it.simpleName }
+        // FR-009 (#179): an enum column is filtered by its stored string (compared against a
+        // `CAST(col AS text)` in the WHERE arm — see emitPerFieldDispatchArm), so the predicate
+        // VALUE type is String. The coercer already produces String / List<String> for enums.
+        if (field is EnumField) return "String"
         return KotlinTypeMapper.kotlinTypeName(field).let { tn ->
             (tn as? com.squareup.kotlinpoet.ClassName)?.simpleName ?: tn.toString()
         }
diff --git a/server/java/integration-tests-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/com/metaobjects/integration/kotlin/api/generated/EnumFilterControllerRunTest.kt b/server/java/integration-tests-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/com/metaobjects/integration/kotlin/api/generated/EnumFilterControllerRunTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..14f2fcb25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/java/integration-tests-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/com/metaobjects/integration/kotlin/api/generated/EnumFilterControllerRunTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+package com.metaobjects.integration.kotlin.api.generated
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.module.kotlin.registerKotlinModule
+import com.metaobjects.generator.kotlin.KotlinEntityGenerator
+import com.metaobjects.generator.kotlin.KotlinExposedTableGenerator
+import com.metaobjects.generator.kotlin.KotlinFilterAllowlistGenerator
+import com.metaobjects.generator.kotlin.KotlinSpringControllerGenerator
+import com.metaobjects.metadata.ktx.loadString
+import com.tschuchort.compiletesting.KotlinCompilation
+import com.tschuchort.compiletesting.SourceFile
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.Database
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.SchemaUtils
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.Table
+import org.jetbrains.exposed.sql.transactions.transaction
+import org.springframework.http.HttpMethod
+import org.springframework.http.MediaType
+import org.springframework.http.converter.json.MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.setup.MockMvcBuilders
+import org.springframework.test.web.servlet.request.MockMvcRequestBuilders.request
+import java.net.URI
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets
+import java.nio.file.Files
+import kotlin.io.path.isRegularFile
+import kotlin.io.path.readText
+import kotlin.test.Test
+import kotlin.test.assertEquals
+
+/**
+ * #179 regression: a generated Kotlin Spring controller must FILTER on a `@filterable field.enum`
+ * column — compile AND execute. The Exposed column is typed `Column<Enum>`, so the fix compares it
+ * by its stored string via `CAST(col AS text)` (the FR-009 string band: eq/ne/in/like/isNull). Before
+ * the fix the controller emitted `col eq (p.value as <BareEnum>)` — an unresolved type + a
+ * String→enum ClassCastException.
+ *
+ * This drives the GENERATED controller over MockMvc against H2 (PostgreSQL mode) — the same
+ * generate→compile→load→seed→query pattern as [GeneratedAuthorControllerHarness] — so it proves the
+ * emitted `castTo<String>(...)` SQL both compiles and returns the right rows.
+ */
+@OptIn(org.jetbrains.kotlin.compiler.plugin.ExperimentalCompilerApi::class)
+class EnumFilterControllerRunTest {
+
+    private val mapper: ObjectMapper = ObjectMapper().registerKotlinModule()
+
+    private val fixture = """{
+      "metadata.root": { "package": "acme::widget", "children": [
+        { "object.entity": { "name": "Widget", "children": [
+            { "source.rdb":   { "@table": "widgets" } },
+            { "field.long":   { "name": "id" } },
+            { "field.string": { "name": "name", "@maxLength": 40, "@filterable": true } },
+            { "field.enum":   { "name": "color", "@values": ["RED", "GREEN", "BLUE"], "@filterable": true } },
+            { "identity.primary": { "@fields": "id", "@generation": "increment" } }
+        ] } }
+      ] }
+    }""".trimIndent()
+
+    @Test
+    fun `generated controller filters a field-enum column (eq, like, in) over HTTP`() {
+        val outDir = Files.createTempDirectory("enum-filter-")
+        try {
+            val loader = loadString("enum-filter", fixture)
+            for (g in listOf(
+                KotlinEntityGenerator(),
+                KotlinExposedTableGenerator(),
+                KotlinFilterAllowlistGenerator(),
+                KotlinSpringControllerGenerator(),
+            )) {
+                g.setArgs(mapOf("outputDir" to outDir.toString()))
+                g.execute(loader)
+            }
+
+            val sources = Files.walk(outDir).filter { it.isRegularFile() }
+                .map { SourceFile.kotlin(outDir.relativize(it).toString().replace('/', '_'), it.readText()) }
+                .toList()
+            val result = KotlinCompilation().apply {
+                this.sources = sources
+                inheritClassPath = true
+                messageOutputStream = System.out
+            }.compile()
+            assertEquals(KotlinCompilation.ExitCode.OK, result.exitCode,
+                "generated controller with a @filterable enum failed to compile:\n${result.messages}")
+
+            val cl = result.classLoader
+            val controllerClass = cl.loadClass("acme.widget.WidgetController")
+            val widgetTable = cl.loadClass("acme.widget.WidgetTable")
+                .getDeclaredField("INSTANCE").get(null) as Table
+
+            val db = Database.connect(
+                "jdbc:h2:mem:enum_filter;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;MODE=PostgreSQL", driver = "org.h2.Driver")
+            transaction(db) { SchemaUtils.create(widgetTable) }
+
+            val controller = controllerClass.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance()
+            val converter = MappingJackson2HttpMessageConverter().apply { objectMapper = mapper }
+            val mvc = MockMvcBuilders.standaloneSetup(controller).setMessageConverters(converter).build()
+
+            fun exchange(method: String, path: String, body: Any?): Pair<Int, String> {
+                val builder = request(HttpMethod.valueOf(method), URI.create(path))
+                if (body != null) builder.contentType(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON).content(mapper.writeValueAsString(body))
+                val res = mvc.perform(builder).andReturn().response
+                return res.status to res.getContentAsString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)
+            }
+            fun colorsOf(path: String): List<String> {
+                val (status, body) = exchange("GET", path, null)
+                assertEquals(200, status, "GET $path -> $body")
+                @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
+                val rows = mapper.readValue(body, List::class.java) as List<Map<String, Any?>>
+                return rows.map { it["color"] as String }.sorted()
+            }
+
+            for (color in listOf("RED", "GREEN", "BLUE")) {
+                val (status, body) = exchange("POST", "/api/widgets", mapOf("name" to "w-$color", "color" to color))
+                assertEquals(201, status, "seed POST $color -> $body")
+            }
+
+            assertEquals(listOf("GREEN"), colorsOf("/api/widgets?filter[color][eq]=GREEN"))
+            assertEquals(listOf("BLUE", "RED"), colorsOf("/api/widgets?filter[color][ne]=GREEN"))
+            assertEquals(listOf("BLUE", "RED"), colorsOf("/api/widgets?filter[color][in]=RED,BLUE"))
+            assertEquals(listOf("GREEN"), colorsOf("/api/widgets?filter[color][like]=%25EE%25")) // %EE% url-encoded
+            assertEquals(listOf("BLUE", "GREEN", "RED"), colorsOf("/api/widgets"))
+        } finally {
+            outDir.toFile().deleteRecursively()
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/server/java/integration-tests-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/com/metaobjects/integration/kotlin/api/tph/TphFullSuiteCompilesTest.kt b/server/java/integration-tests-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/com/metaobjects/integration/kotlin/api/tph/TphFullSuiteCompilesTest.kt
index 46139dc1f..da92716dc 100644
--- a/server/java/integration-tests-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/com/metaobjects/integration/kotlin/api/tph/TphFullSuiteCompilesTest.kt
+++ b/server/java/integration-tests-kotlin/src/test/kotlin/com/metaobjects/integration/kotlin/api/tph/TphFullSuiteCompilesTest.kt
@@ -28,8 +28,9 @@ import kotlin.test.assertFalse
  * to fold a subtype into the base — the table's back-FK inference (`buildGlobalFkMap`), the relations
  * helper, or the validator registry — it would emit a reference to a `BridgeAuthTable` /
  * `CopayAuthTable` / `PriorAuthAuthTable` that the table generator no longer emits, and this compile
- * would fail. (No subtype `field.enum`: the controller's enum-filter emission is a separate
- * pre-existing bug tracked elsewhere; this gate targets the TPH subtype-fold, not that.)
+ * would fail. `CopayAuth` also carries a non-discriminator `@filterable field.enum` (`tier`) that
+ * folds into the union, so the TPH controller emits `castTo<String>(TextColumnType())` for it — this
+ * gate also covers the #179 enum-filter import block on the TPH controller path.
  */
 @OptIn(org.jetbrains.kotlin.compiler.plugin.ExperimentalCompilerApi::class)
 class TphFullSuiteCompilesTest {
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ class TphFullSuiteCompilesTest {
             { "field.int": { "name": "quantity", "@required": true, "@filterable": true } }
         ] } },
         { "object.entity": { "name": "CopayAuth", "extends": "Auth", "@discriminatorValue": "Copay", "children": [
-            { "field.decimal": { "name": "copayAmount", "@precision": 10, "@scale": 2, "@filterable": true } }
+            { "field.decimal": { "name": "copayAmount", "@precision": 10, "@scale": 2, "@filterable": true } },
+            { "field.enum":    { "name": "tier", "@values": ["Standard", "Premium"], "@filterable": true } }
         ] } },
         { "object.entity": { "name": "PriorAuthAuth", "extends": "Auth", "@discriminatorValue": "PriorAuth", "children": [
             { "field.string": { "name": "priorAuthNumber", "@maxLength": 80, "@filterable": true } }