diff --git a/betterproto2/src/betterproto2/__init__.py b/betterproto2/src/betterproto2/__init__.py
index dc159eb5..57d674c9 100644
--- a/betterproto2/src/betterproto2/__init__.py
+++ b/betterproto2/src/betterproto2/__init__.py
@@ -611,6 +611,8 @@ def _value_from_dict(value: Any, meta: FieldMetadata, field_type: type) -> Any:
 
     if meta.proto_type == TYPE_ENUM:
         if isinstance(value, str):
+            if (int_value := field_type.betterproto_renamed_proto_names_to_value().get(value)) is not None:
+                return field_type(int_value)
             return field_type.from_string(value)
         if isinstance(value, int):
             return field_type(value)
diff --git a/betterproto2/src/betterproto2/enum_.py b/betterproto2/src/betterproto2/enum_.py
index 081a6078..5708bf8e 100644
--- a/betterproto2/src/betterproto2/enum_.py
+++ b/betterproto2/src/betterproto2/enum_.py
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import sys
 from enum import EnumMeta, IntEnum
 
 from typing_extensions import Self
@@ -6,17 +5,8 @@
 
 class _EnumMeta(EnumMeta):
     def __new__(metacls, cls, bases, classdict):
-        # Find the proto names if defined
-        if sys.version_info >= (3, 11):
-            proto_names = classdict.pop("betterproto_proto_names", {})
-            classdict._member_names.pop("betterproto_proto_names", None)
-        else:
-            proto_names = {}
-            if "betterproto_proto_names" in classdict:
-                proto_names = classdict.pop("betterproto_proto_names")
-                classdict._member_names.remove("betterproto_proto_names")
-
         enum_class = super().__new__(metacls, cls, bases, classdict)
+        proto_names = enum_class.betterproto_value_to_renamed_proto_names()  # type: ignore[reportAttributeAccessIssue]
 
         # Attach extra info to each enum member
         for member in enum_class:
@@ -32,6 +22,14 @@ class Enum(IntEnum, metaclass=_EnumMeta):
     def proto_name(self) -> str | None:
         return self._proto_name  # type: ignore[reportAttributeAccessIssue]
 
+    @classmethod
+    def betterproto_value_to_renamed_proto_names(cls) -> dict[int, str]:
+        return {}
+
+    @classmethod
+    def betterproto_renamed_proto_names_to_value(cls) -> dict[str, int]:
+        return {}
+
     @classmethod
     def _missing_(cls, value):
         # If the given value is not an integer, let the standard enum implementation raise an error
diff --git a/betterproto2/tests/test_enum.py b/betterproto2/tests/test_enum.py
index 6dc12f78..7c28f9df 100644
--- a/betterproto2/tests/test_enum.py
+++ b/betterproto2/tests/test_enum.py
@@ -92,13 +92,13 @@ def test_enum_to_dict() -> None:
         no_striping=NoStriping.NO_STRIPING_A,
     )
 
-    print(ArithmeticOperator.PLUS.proto_name)
-
     assert msg.to_dict() == {
         "arithmeticOperator": "ARITHMETIC_OPERATOR_PLUS",  # The original proto name must be preserved
         "noStriping": "NO_STRIPING_A",
     }
 
+    assert EnumMessage.from_dict(msg.to_dict()) == msg
+
 
 def test_unknown_variant_to_dict() -> None:
     from tests.outputs.enum.enum import NewVersion, NewVersionMessage, OldVersionMessage
diff --git a/betterproto2_compiler/src/betterproto2_compiler/templates/template.py.j2 b/betterproto2_compiler/src/betterproto2_compiler/templates/template.py.j2
index 3ed23621..36d78036 100644
--- a/betterproto2_compiler/src/betterproto2_compiler/templates/template.py.j2
+++ b/betterproto2_compiler/src/betterproto2_compiler/templates/template.py.j2
@@ -32,13 +32,25 @@ class {{ enum.py_name | add_to_all }}(betterproto2.Enum):
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if enum.has_renamed_entries %}
-    betterproto_proto_names = {
-        {% for entry in enum.entries %}
-        {% if entry.proto_name != entry.name %}
-        {{ entry.value }}: "{{ entry.proto_name }}",
-        {% endif %}
-        {% endfor %}
-    }
+    @classmethod
+    def betterproto_value_to_renamed_proto_names(cls) -> dict[int, str]:
+        return {
+            {% for entry in enum.entries %}
+            {% if entry.proto_name != entry.name %}
+            {{ entry.value }}: "{{ entry.proto_name }}",
+            {% endif %}
+            {% endfor %}
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def betterproto_renamed_proto_names_to_value(cls) -> dict[str, int]:
+        return {
+            {% for entry in enum.entries %}
+            {% if entry.proto_name != entry.name %}
+            "{{ entry.proto_name }}": {{ entry.value }},
+            {% endif %}
+            {% endfor %}
+        }
     {% endif %}
 
 {% endfor %}