diff --git a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccess.java b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccess.java
index d0862e7de..a172237f4 100644
--- a/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccess.java
+++ b/xwork-core/src/main/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccess.java
@@ -53,6 +53,13 @@ public class SecurityMemberAccess extends DefaultMemberAccess {
 
     @Override
     public boolean isAccessible(Map context, Object target, Member member, String propertyName) {
+        if (checkEnumAccess(target, member)) {
+            if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
+                LOG.trace("Allowing access to enum #0", target);
+            }
+            return true;
+        }
+
         if (isPackageExcluded(target.getClass().getPackage(), member.getDeclaringClass().getPackage())) {
             if (LOG.isWarnEnabled()) {
                 LOG.warn("Package of target [#0] or package of member [#1] are excluded!", target, member);
@@ -68,17 +75,11 @@ public class SecurityMemberAccess extends DefaultMemberAccess {
         }
 
         boolean allow = true;
-        int modifiers = member.getModifiers();
-        if (Modifier.isStatic(modifiers)) {
-            if (member instanceof Method && !getAllowStaticMethodAccess()) {
-                allow = false;
-                if (target instanceof Class) {
-                    Class clazz = (Class) target;
-                    Method method = (Method) member;
-                    if (Enum.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz) && method.getName().equals("values"))
-                        allow = true;
-                }
+        if (!checkStaticMethodAccess(member)) {
+            if (LOG.isTraceEnabled()) {
+                LOG.warn("Access to static [#0] is blocked!", member);
             }
+            allow = false;
         }
 
         //failed static test
@@ -86,10 +87,26 @@ public class SecurityMemberAccess extends DefaultMemberAccess {
             return false;
 
         // Now check for standard scope rules
-        if (!super.isAccessible(context, target, member, propertyName))
-            return false;
+        return super.isAccessible(context, target, member, propertyName)
+                && isAcceptableProperty(propertyName);
+    }
 
-        return isAcceptableProperty(propertyName);
+    protected boolean checkStaticMethodAccess(Member member) {
+        int modifiers = member.getModifiers();
+        if (Modifier.isStatic(modifiers)) {
+            return allowStaticMethodAccess;
+        } else {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    protected boolean checkEnumAccess(Object target, Member member) {
+        if (target instanceof Class) {
+            Class clazz = (Class) target;
+            if (Enum.class.isAssignableFrom(clazz) && member.getName().equals("values"))
+                return true;
+        }
+        return false;
     }
 
     protected boolean isPackageExcluded(Package targetPackage, Package memberPackage) {
diff --git a/xwork-core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/OgnlValueStackTest.java b/xwork-core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/OgnlValueStackTest.java
index cb7108134..e0e949cec 100644
--- a/xwork-core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/OgnlValueStackTest.java
+++ b/xwork-core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/OgnlValueStackTest.java
@@ -235,6 +235,17 @@ public class OgnlValueStackTest extends XWorkTestCase {
         assertEquals("fido", vs.findValue("@com.opensymphony.xwork2.util.Dog@getDeity()", String.class));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Allow access Enums without enabling access to static methods
+     */
+    public void testEnum() throws Exception {
+        OgnlValueStack vs = createValueStack();
+
+        assertEquals("ONE", vs.findValue("@com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.MyNumbers@values()[0]", String.class));
+        assertEquals("TWO", vs.findValue("@com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.MyNumbers@values()[1]", String.class));
+        assertEquals("THREE", vs.findValue("@com.opensymphony.xwork2.ognl.MyNumbers@values()[2]", String.class));
+    }
+
     public void testStaticMethodDisallow() {
         OgnlValueStack vs = createValueStack(false);
 
@@ -1026,3 +1037,7 @@ public class OgnlValueStackTest extends XWorkTestCase {
         }
     }
 }
+
+enum MyNumbers {
+    ONE, TWO, THREE
+}
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diff --git a/xwork-core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccessTest.java b/xwork-core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccessTest.java
index 748d5a959..61a91a057 100644
--- a/xwork-core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccessTest.java
+++ b/xwork-core/src/test/java/com/opensymphony/xwork2/ognl/SecurityMemberAccessTest.java
@@ -190,6 +190,18 @@ public class SecurityMemberAccessTest extends TestCase {
         assertFalse("stringField is accessible!", actual);
     }
 
+    public void testAccessEnum() throws Exception {
+        // given
+        SecurityMemberAccess sma = new SecurityMemberAccess(false);
+
+        // when
+        Member values = MyValues.class.getMethod("values");
+        boolean actual = sma.isAccessible(context, MyValues.class, values, null);
+
+        // then
+        assertTrue("Access to enums is blocked!", actual);
+    }
+
 }
 
 class FooBar implements FooBarInterface {
@@ -233,4 +245,8 @@ interface BarInterface {
 
 interface FooBarInterface extends FooInterface, BarInterface {
 
+}
+
+enum MyValues {
+    ONE, TWO, THREE
 }
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