diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ea9cc7bed..d5dbb6316 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 ## Version 1.1 (in progress)
+
+* Added simple support for enumerations, allow non-printable objects [#12](https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11/issues/12)
 * Added `app.parse_order()` with original parse order ([#13](https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11/issues/13), [#16](https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11/pull/16)) 
 * Added `prefix_command()`, which is like `allow_extras` but instantly stops and returns. ([#8](https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11/issues/8), [#17](https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11/pull/17)) 
 * Removed Windows error ([#10](https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11/issues/10), [#20](https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11/pull/20))
 * Some improvements to CMake, detect Python and no dependencies on Python 2 (like Python 3) ([#18](https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11/issues/18), [#21](https://github.com/CLIUtils/CLI11/pull/21))
 
-
 ## Version 1.0
 * Cleanup using `clang-tidy` and `clang-format`
 * Small improvements to Timers, easier to subclass Error
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 1b6f2abc5..68124dbcc 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,3 +19,4 @@ add_cli_exe(subcommands subcommands.cpp)
 add_cli_exe(groups groups.cpp)
 add_cli_exe(inter_argument_order inter_argument_order.cpp)
 add_cli_exe(prefix_command prefix_command.cpp)
+add_cli_exe(enum enum.cpp)
diff --git a/examples/enum.cpp b/examples/enum.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ce97db393
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/enum.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+#include <CLI/CLI.hpp>
+
+enum Level : std::int32_t {
+    High,
+    Medium,
+    Low
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+    CLI::App app;
+
+    Level level;
+    app.add_set("-l,--level", level, {High, Medium, Low}, "Level settings")
+        ->set_type_name("enum/Level in {High=0, Medium=1, Low=2}");
+
+    try {
+        app.parse(argc, argv);
+    } catch (CLI::Error const& e) {
+        app.exit(e);
+    }
+    return 0;
+}
+
diff --git a/include/CLI/App.hpp b/include/CLI/App.hpp
index 594b607d3..02863cf15 100644
--- a/include/CLI/App.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/App.hpp
@@ -225,13 +225,14 @@ class App {
         } else
             throw OptionAlreadyAdded(myopt.get_name());
     }
+    
+    
 
-    /// Add option for non-vectors
+    /// Add option for non-vectors (duplicate copy needed without defaulted to avoid `iostream << value`)
     template <typename T, enable_if_t<!is_vector<T>::value, detail::enabler> = detail::dummy>
     Option *add_option(std::string name,
                        T &variable, ///< The variable to set
-                       std::string description = "",
-                       bool defaulted = false) {
+                       std::string description = "") {
 
         CLI::callback_t fun = [&variable](CLI::results_t res) {
             if(res.size() != 1)
@@ -239,6 +240,24 @@ class App {
             return detail::lexical_cast(res[0], variable);
         };
 
+        Option *opt = add_option(name, fun, description, false);
+        opt->set_custom_option(detail::type_name<T>());
+        return opt;
+    }
+
+    /// Add option for non-vectors with a default print
+    template <typename T, enable_if_t<!is_vector<T>::value, detail::enabler> = detail::dummy>
+    Option *add_option(std::string name,
+                       T &variable, ///< The variable to set
+                       std::string description,
+                       bool defaulted) {
+        
+        CLI::callback_t fun = [&variable](CLI::results_t res) {
+            if(res.size() != 1)
+                return false;
+            return detail::lexical_cast(res[0], variable);
+        };
+        
         Option *opt = add_option(name, fun, description, defaulted);
         opt->set_custom_option(detail::type_name<T>());
         if(defaulted) {
@@ -248,13 +267,34 @@ class App {
         }
         return opt;
     }
-
+    
+    /// Add option for vectors (no default)
+    template <typename T>
+    Option *add_option(std::string name,
+                       std::vector<T> &variable, ///< The variable vector to set
+                       std::string description = "") {
+        
+        CLI::callback_t fun = [&variable](CLI::results_t res) {
+            bool retval = true;
+            variable.clear();
+            for(const auto &a : res) {
+                variable.emplace_back();
+                retval &= detail::lexical_cast(a, variable.back());
+            }
+            return (!variable.empty()) && retval;
+        };
+        
+        Option *opt = add_option(name, fun, description, false);
+        opt->set_custom_option(detail::type_name<T>(), -1, true);
+        return opt;
+    }
+    
     /// Add option for vectors
     template <typename T>
     Option *add_option(std::string name,
                        std::vector<T> &variable, ///< The variable vector to set
-                       std::string description = "",
-                       bool defaulted = false) {
+                       std::string description,
+                       bool defaulted) {
 
         CLI::callback_t fun = [&variable](CLI::results_t res) {
             bool retval = true;
@@ -323,13 +363,12 @@ class App {
         return opt;
     }
 
-    /// Add set of options
+    /// Add set of options (No default)
     template <typename T>
     Option *add_set(std::string name,
                     T &member,           ///< The selected member of the set
                     std::set<T> options, ///< The set of posibilities
-                    std::string description = "",
-                    bool defaulted = false) {
+                    std::string description = "") {
 
         CLI::callback_t fun = [&member, options](CLI::results_t res) {
             if(res.size() != 1) {
@@ -341,6 +380,31 @@ class App {
             return std::find(std::begin(options), std::end(options), member) != std::end(options);
         };
 
+        Option *opt = add_option(name, fun, description, false);
+        std::string typeval = detail::type_name<T>();
+        typeval += " in {" + detail::join(options) + "}";
+        opt->set_custom_option(typeval);
+        return opt;
+    }
+    
+    /// Add set of options
+    template <typename T>
+    Option *add_set(std::string name,
+                    T &member,           ///< The selected member of the set
+                    std::set<T> options, ///< The set of posibilities
+                    std::string description,
+                    bool defaulted) {
+        
+        CLI::callback_t fun = [&member, options](CLI::results_t res) {
+            if(res.size() != 1) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            bool retval = detail::lexical_cast(res[0], member);
+            if(!retval)
+                return false;
+            return std::find(std::begin(options), std::end(options), member) != std::end(options);
+        };
+        
         Option *opt = add_option(name, fun, description, defaulted);
         std::string typeval = detail::type_name<T>();
         typeval += " in {" + detail::join(options) + "}";
@@ -353,12 +417,11 @@ class App {
         return opt;
     }
 
-    /// Add set of options, string only, ignore case
+    /// Add set of options, string only, ignore case (no default)
     Option *add_set_ignore_case(std::string name,
                                 std::string &member,           ///< The selected member of the set
                                 std::set<std::string> options, ///< The set of posibilities
-                                std::string description = "",
-                                bool defaulted = false) {
+                                std::string description = "") {
 
         CLI::callback_t fun = [&member, options](CLI::results_t res) {
             if(res.size() != 1) {
@@ -376,6 +439,37 @@ class App {
             }
         };
 
+        Option *opt = add_option(name, fun, description, false);
+        std::string typeval = detail::type_name<std::string>();
+        typeval += " in {" + detail::join(options) + "}";
+        opt->set_custom_option(typeval);
+        
+        return opt;
+    }
+    
+    /// Add set of options, string only, ignore case
+    Option *add_set_ignore_case(std::string name,
+                                std::string &member,           ///< The selected member of the set
+                                std::set<std::string> options, ///< The set of posibilities
+                                std::string description,
+                                bool defaulted) {
+        
+        CLI::callback_t fun = [&member, options](CLI::results_t res) {
+            if(res.size() != 1) {
+                return false;
+            }
+            member = detail::to_lower(res[0]);
+            auto iter = std::find_if(std::begin(options), std::end(options), [&member](std::string val) {
+                return detail::to_lower(val) == member;
+            });
+            if(iter == std::end(options))
+                return false;
+            else {
+                member = *iter;
+                return true;
+            }
+        };
+        
         Option *opt = add_option(name, fun, description, defaulted);
         std::string typeval = detail::type_name<std::string>();
         typeval += " in {" + detail::join(options) + "}";
diff --git a/include/CLI/TypeTools.hpp b/include/CLI/TypeTools.hpp
index 475e2fa22..e43d1e2c4 100644
--- a/include/CLI/TypeTools.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/TypeTools.hpp
@@ -74,8 +74,10 @@ constexpr const char *type_name() {
 
 // Lexical cast
 
-/// Integers
-template <typename T, enable_if_t<std::is_integral<T>::value, detail::enabler> = detail::dummy>
+/// Integers / enums
+template <typename T, enable_if_t<std::is_integral<T>::value
+    || std::is_enum<T>::value
+    , detail::enabler> = detail::dummy>
 bool lexical_cast(std::string input, T &output) {
     try {
         output = static_cast<T>(std::stoll(input));
@@ -103,7 +105,9 @@ bool lexical_cast(std::string input, T &output) {
 /// String and similar
 template <
     typename T,
-    enable_if_t<!std::is_floating_point<T>::value && !std::is_integral<T>::value, detail::enabler> = detail::dummy>
+    enable_if_t<!std::is_floating_point<T>::value
+                && !std::is_integral<T>::value
+                && !std::is_enum<T>::value, detail::enabler> = detail::dummy>
 bool lexical_cast(std::string input, T &output) {
     output = input;
     return true;
diff --git a/tests/AppTest.cpp b/tests/AppTest.cpp
index 75d3a452e..dd9a36847 100644
--- a/tests/AppTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/AppTest.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,35 @@ TEST_F(TApp, DefaultOpts) {
     EXPECT_EQ("9", s);
 }
 
+TEST_F(TApp, EnumTest) {
+    enum Level : std::int32_t {
+        High,
+        Medium,
+        Low
+    };
+    Level level = Level::Low;
+    app.add_option("--level", level);
+    
+    args = {"--level", "1"};
+    run();
+    EXPECT_EQ(level, Level::Medium);
+}
+
+TEST_F(TApp, NewEnumTest) {
+    enum class Level2 : std::int32_t {
+        High,
+        Medium,
+        Low
+    };
+    Level2 level = Level2::Low;
+    app.add_option("--level", level);
+    
+    args = {"--level", "1"};
+    run();
+    EXPECT_EQ(level, Level2::Medium);
+}
+
+
 TEST_F(TApp, RequiredFlags) {
     app.add_flag("-a")->required();
     app.add_flag("-b")->mandatory(); // Alternate term
@@ -391,6 +420,47 @@ TEST_F(TApp, InSet) {
     EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::ConversionError);
 }
 
+TEST_F(TApp, InSetWithDefault) {
+
+    std::string choice = "one";
+    app.add_set("-q,--quick", choice, {"one", "two", "three"}, "", true);
+
+    run();
+    EXPECT_EQ("one", choice);
+    app.reset();
+
+    args = {"--quick", "two"};
+
+    run();
+    EXPECT_EQ("two", choice);
+
+    app.reset();
+
+    args = {"--quick", "four"};
+    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::ConversionError);
+}
+
+
+TEST_F(TApp, InCaselessSetWithDefault) {
+
+    std::string choice = "one";
+    app.add_set_ignore_case("-q,--quick", choice, {"one", "two", "three"}, "", true);
+
+    run();
+    EXPECT_EQ("one", choice);
+    app.reset();
+
+    args = {"--quick", "tWo"};
+
+    run();
+    EXPECT_EQ("two", choice);
+
+    app.reset();
+
+    args = {"--quick", "four"};
+    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::ConversionError);
+}
+
 TEST_F(TApp, InIntSet) {
 
     int choice;
@@ -462,6 +532,20 @@ TEST_F(TApp, VectorFixedString) {
     EXPECT_EQ(answer, strvec);
 }
 
+
+TEST_F(TApp, VectorDefaultedFixedString) {
+    std::vector<std::string> strvec{"one"};
+    std::vector<std::string> answer{"mystring", "mystring2", "mystring3"};
+
+    CLI::Option *opt = app.add_option("-s,--string", strvec, "", true)->expected(3);
+    EXPECT_EQ(3, opt->get_expected());
+
+    args = {"--string", "mystring", "mystring2", "mystring3"};
+    run();
+    EXPECT_EQ((size_t)3, app.count("--string"));
+    EXPECT_EQ(answer, strvec);
+}
+
 TEST_F(TApp, VectorUnlimString) {
     std::vector<std::string> strvec;
     std::vector<std::string> answer{"mystring", "mystring2", "mystring3"};
@@ -808,3 +892,43 @@ TEST_F(TApp, CheckSubcomFail) {
 
     EXPECT_THROW(CLI::detail::AppFriend::parse_subcommand(&app, args), CLI::HorribleError);
 }
+
+// Added to test defaults on dual method
+TEST_F(TApp, OptionWithDefaults) {
+    int someint=2;
+    app.add_option("-a", someint, "", true);
+    
+    args = {"-a1", "-a2"};
+    
+    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::ConversionError);
+}
+
+// Added to test defaults on dual method
+TEST_F(TApp, SetWithDefaults) {
+    int someint=2;
+    app.add_set("-a", someint, {1,2,3,4}, "", true);
+    
+    args = {"-a1", "-a2"};
+    
+    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::ConversionError);
+}
+
+// Added to test defaults on dual method
+TEST_F(TApp, SetWithDefaultsConversion) {
+    int someint=2;
+    app.add_set("-a", someint, {1,2,3,4}, "", true);
+    
+    args = {"-a", "hi"};
+    
+    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::ConversionError);
+}
+
+// Added to test defaults on dual method
+TEST_F(TApp, SetWithDefaultsIC) {
+    std::string someint="ho";
+    app.add_set_ignore_case("-a", someint, {"Hi", "Ho"}, "", true);
+    
+    args = {"-aHi", "-aHo"};
+    
+    EXPECT_THROW(run(), CLI::ConversionError);
+}