diff --git a/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/mapping/Subobjects.java b/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/mapping/Subobjects.java
index 39ddfb48d..d9e9e6bb2 100644
--- a/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/mapping/Subobjects.java
+++ b/java-client/src/main/java/co/elastic/clients/elasticsearch/_types/mapping/Subobjects.java
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@
 import co.elastic.clients.json.JsonEnum;
 import co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpDeserializable;
 import co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpDeserializer;
+import co.elastic.clients.json.JsonpMapper;
+import jakarta.json.stream.JsonGenerator;
 
 //----------------------------------------------------------------
 //       THIS CODE IS GENERATED. MANUAL EDITS WILL BE LOST.
@@ -63,6 +65,17 @@ public String jsonValue() {
 		return this.jsonValue;
 	}
 
-	public static final JsonEnum.Deserializer<Subobjects> _DESERIALIZER = new JsonEnum.Deserializer<>(
+	@Override
+	public void serialize(JsonGenerator generator, JsonpMapper params) {
+		if (this == Subobjects.True) {
+			generator.write(true);
+		} else if (this == Subobjects.False) {
+			generator.write(false);
+		} else {
+			generator.write(jsonValue());
+		}
+	}
+
+	public static final JsonEnum.Deserializer<Subobjects> _DESERIALIZER = new JsonEnum.Deserializer.AllowingBooleans<>(
 			Subobjects.values());
 }
diff --git a/java-client/src/test/java/co/elastic/clients/json/WithJsonTest.java b/java-client/src/test/java/co/elastic/clients/json/WithJsonTest.java
index 02a9e15a0..135f7d1f4 100644
--- a/java-client/src/test/java/co/elastic/clients/json/WithJsonTest.java
+++ b/java-client/src/test/java/co/elastic/clients/json/WithJsonTest.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.mapping.TextProperty;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.query_dsl.Query;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch._types.query_dsl.TermQuery;
+import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.cluster.GetComponentTemplateResponse;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.IndexRequest;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.core.SearchResponse;
 import co.elastic.clients.elasticsearch.indices.PutIndicesSettingsRequest;
@@ -185,5 +186,69 @@ public void testExternalTaggedUnion() {
             .withJson(new StringReader("{\"id\": \"foo\"}")));
         assertTrue(!withStoredScript.id().isEmpty());
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBooleanEnum() {
+
+        String templateJsonBooleanSubobject = """
+            {
+              "component_templates": [
+                {
+                  "name": "test-template",
+                  "component_template": {
+                    "template": {
+                      "mappings": {
+                        "properties": {
+                          "document": {
+                            "subobjects": false,
+                            "properties": {
+                              "body.size": {
+                                "type": "integer"
+                              }
+                            }
+                          }
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+            """;
+
+        String templateJsonStringSubobject = """
+            {
+              "component_templates": [
+                {
+                  "name": "test-template",
+                  "component_template": {
+                    "template": {
+                      "mappings": {
+                        "properties": {
+                          "document": {
+                            "subobjects": "false",
+                            "properties": {
+                              "body.size": {
+                                "type": "integer"
+                              }
+                            }
+                          }
+                        }
+                      }
+                    }
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            }
+            """;
+
+        GetComponentTemplateResponse respBool = GetComponentTemplateResponse.of(t -> t
+            .withJson(new StringReader(templateJsonBooleanSubobject)));
+        GetComponentTemplateResponse respString = GetComponentTemplateResponse.of(t -> t
+            .withJson(new StringReader(templateJsonStringSubobject)));
+
+        // Asserting that both gets deserialized in the same way
+        assertEquals(respBool.toString(), respString.toString());
+    }
 }