diff --git a/lib/std/Io/Writer.zig b/lib/std/Io/Writer.zig
index b41aa24ccb3c..d0721307d49d 100644
--- a/lib/std/Io/Writer.zig
+++ b/lib/std/Io/Writer.zig
@@ -1161,7 +1161,7 @@ pub fn printValue(
             },
             't' => switch (@typeInfo(T)) {
                 .error_set => return w.alignBufferOptions(@errorName(value), options),
-                .@"enum", .@"union" => return w.alignBufferOptions(@tagName(value), options),
+                .@"enum", .enum_literal, .@"union" => return w.alignBufferOptions(@tagName(value), options),
                 else => invalidFmtError(fmt, value),
             },
             else => {},
diff --git a/lib/std/fmt.zig b/lib/std/fmt.zig
index 9a705a439779..2dc7e13855ee 100644
--- a/lib/std/fmt.zig
+++ b/lib/std/fmt.zig
@@ -1249,6 +1249,7 @@ test "vector" {
 
 test "enum-literal" {
     try expectFmt(".hello_world", "{}", .{.hello_world});
+    try expectFmt("hello_world", "{t}", .{.hello_world});
 }
 
 test "padding" {