diff --git a/lib/schema/buffer.js b/lib/schema/buffer.js
index b1f9e887c5..af28f13d53 100644
--- a/lib/schema/buffer.js
+++ b/lib/schema/buffer.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const CastError = SchemaType.CastError;
  */
 
 function SchemaBuffer(key, options, _schemaOptions, parentSchema) {
+  this.enumValues = [];
   SchemaType.call(this, key, options, 'Buffer', parentSchema);
 }
 
@@ -336,6 +337,60 @@ SchemaBuffer.prototype.autoEncryptionType = function autoEncryptionType() {
   return 'binData';
 };
 
+SchemaBuffer.prototype.enum = function(values, message) {
+  if (this.enumValidator) {
+    this.validators = this.validators.filter(function(v) {
+      return v.validator !== this.enumValidator;
+    }, this);
+    this.enumValidator = false;
+  }
+
+  if (values === void 0 || values === false) {
+    return this;
+  }
+
+  if (!Array.isArray(values)) {
+    const isObjectSyntax = utils.isPOJO(values) && values.values != null;
+    if (isObjectSyntax) {
+      message = values.message;
+      values = values.values;
+    } else if (Buffer.isBuffer(values)) {
+      values = Array.prototype.slice.call(arguments);
+      message = null;
+    }
+
+    if (utils.isPOJO(values)) {
+      values = Object.values(values);
+    }
+
+    message = message || 'Buffer enum failed for path `' + this.path + '`';
+  }
+
+  message = message == null ? 'Buffer enum failed for path `' + this.path + '`' : message;
+
+  for (const value of values) {
+    if (value !== undefined) {
+      this.enumValues.push(this.cast(value));
+    }
+  }
+
+  const vals = this.enumValues;
+
+  this.enumValidator = v => {
+    if (v == null) return true;
+    return vals.some(buf => Buffer.compare(buf, v) === 0);
+  };
+
+  this.validators.push({
+    validator: this.enumValidator,
+    message: message,
+    type: 'enum',
+    enumValues: vals
+  });
+
+  return this;
+};
+
 /*!
  * Module exports.
  */
diff --git a/test/schema.validation.test.js b/test/schema.validation.test.js
index b0e629dfca..27519a53ee 100644
--- a/test/schema.validation.test.js
+++ b/test/schema.validation.test.js
@@ -147,6 +147,63 @@ describe('schema', function() {
       await Test.path('status').doValidate(2);
     });
 
+    it('buffer enum', async function() {
+      const Test = new Schema({
+        buf: { type: Buffer, enum: [Buffer.from('a'), Buffer.from('b'), null] },
+        data: { type: Buffer }
+      });
+
+      assert.ok(Test.path('buf') instanceof SchemaTypes.Buffer);
+      const actualBufs = Test.path('buf').enumValues.map(v => v ? Buffer.from(v) : v);
+      assert.deepEqual(actualBufs, [Buffer.from('a'), Buffer.from('b'), null]);
+      assert.equal(Test.path('buf').validators.length, 1);
+
+      Test.path('buf').enum(Buffer.from('c'), Buffer.from('d'));
+
+      const updatedBufs = Test.path('buf').enumValues.map(v => v ? Buffer.from(v) : v);
+      assert.deepEqual(
+        updatedBufs,
+        [Buffer.from('a'), Buffer.from('b'), null, Buffer.from('c'), Buffer.from('d')]
+      );
+
+      // with SchemaTypes validate method
+      Test.path('data').enum({
+        values: [Buffer.from('x'), Buffer.from('y')],
+        message: 'enum validator failed for path `{PATH}`: test'
+      });
+
+      assert.equal(Test.path('data').validators.length, 1);
+      const dataBufs = Test.path('data').enumValues.map(v => v ? Buffer.from(v) : v)
+      assert.deepEqual(dataBufs, [Buffer.from('x'), Buffer.from('y')]);
+
+      await assert.rejects(Test.path('buf').doValidate(Buffer.from('zzz')), ValidatorError);
+
+      // allow unsetting enums
+      await Test.path('buf').doValidate(undefined);
+
+      await Test.path('buf').doValidate(null);
+
+      await assert.rejects(
+        Test.path('buf').doValidate(Buffer.from('nope')),
+        ValidatorError
+      );
+
+      await assert.rejects(
+        Test.path('data').doValidate(Buffer.from('bad')),
+        err => {
+          assert.ok(err instanceof ValidatorError);
+          assert.equal(err.message,
+            'enum validator failed for path `data`: test');
+          return true;
+        }
+      );
+
+      await Test.path('buf').doValidate(Buffer.from('a'));
+      await Test.path('buf').doValidate(Buffer.from('b'));
+      await Test.path('data').doValidate(Buffer.from('x'));
+      await Test.path('data').doValidate(Buffer.from('y'));
+    });
+
     it('string regexp', async function() {
       const Test = new Schema({
         simple: { type: String, match: /[a-z]/ }