diff --git a/src/abstract_tree/type.rs b/src/abstract_tree/type.rs
index c8a68c8..88672e2 100644
--- a/src/abstract_tree/type.rs
+++ b/src/abstract_tree/type.rs
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@ impl AbstractTree for Type {
         let type_node = node.child(0).unwrap();
 
         let r#type = match type_node.kind() {
+            "identifier" => Type::Custom(Identifier::from_syntax(type_node, _source, _context)?),
             "[" => {
                 let item_type_node = node.child(1).unwrap();
                 let item_type = Type::from_syntax(item_type_node, _source, _context)?;
@@ -185,7 +186,8 @@ impl AbstractTree for Type {
             }
             _ => {
                 return Err(SyntaxError::UnexpectedSyntaxNode {
-                    expected: "any, bool, float, int, num, str, option, (, [ or {".to_string(),
+                    expected: "any, bool, float, int, num, str, option, custom type, (, [ or {"
+                        .to_string(),
                     actual: type_node.kind().to_string(),
                     location: type_node.start_position(),
                     relevant_source: _source[type_node.byte_range()].to_string(),
diff --git a/tests/enums.rs b/tests/enums.rs
index 046c1a1..7b7b800 100644
--- a/tests/enums.rs
+++ b/tests/enums.rs
@@ -22,3 +22,34 @@ fn simple_enum() {
         )))
     );
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn nested_enum() {
+    let result = interpret(
+        "
+        enum Fizzbuzz {
+            Fizz,
+            Buzz,
+        }
+        enum Foobar {
+            Foo,
+            Bar(Fizzbuzz),
+        }
+
+        new Foobar:Bar(new Fizzbuzz:Fizz)
+        ",
+    );
+
+    assert_eq!(
+        result,
+        Ok(Value::Enum(EnumInstance::new(
+            "Foobar".to_string(),
+            "Bar".to_string(),
+            Value::Enum(EnumInstance::new(
+                "Fizzbuzz".to_string(),
+                "Fizz".to_string(),
+                Value::none()
+            ))
+        )))
+    );
+}