diff --git a/lib/decorators/api-property.decorator.ts b/lib/decorators/api-property.decorator.ts
index 5f5fe7416..6d239a20c 100644
--- a/lib/decorators/api-property.decorator.ts
+++ b/lib/decorators/api-property.decorator.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export interface ApiPropertyOptions
   name?: string;
   enum?: any[] | Record<string, any> | (() => (any[] | Record<string, any>));
   enumName?: string;
+  'x-enumNames'?: string[]
 }
 
 const isEnumArray = (obj: ApiPropertyOptions): boolean =>
diff --git a/lib/services/schema-object-factory.ts b/lib/services/schema-object-factory.ts
index c0d786be1..15d5d2a84 100644
--- a/lib/services/schema-object-factory.ts
+++ b/lib/services/schema-object-factory.ts
@@ -288,7 +288,8 @@ export class SchemaObjectFactory {
           (param.isArray
             ? param.schema?.['items']?.['type']
             : param.schema?.['type']) ?? 'string',
-        enum: _enum
+        enum: _enum,
+        ...(param['x-enumNames'] ? {'x-enumNames': param['x-enumNames']} : {})
       };
     }
 
@@ -297,7 +298,7 @@ export class SchemaObjectFactory {
         ? { type: 'array', items: { $ref } }
         : { $ref };
 
-    return omit(param, ['isArray', 'items', 'enumName', 'enum']);
+    return omit(param, ['isArray', 'items', 'enumName', 'enum', 'x-enumNames']);
   }
 
   createEnumSchemaType(