diff --git a/src/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php b/src/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php
index 0b60ad2bac6..7dea8d30102 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/ClassMetadata.php
@@ -2190,6 +2190,20 @@ public function setDiscriminatorColumn(DiscriminatorColumnMapping|array|null $co
                 throw MappingException::invalidDiscriminatorColumnType($this->name, $columnDef['type']);
             }
 
+            if (isset($columnDef['enumType'])) {
+                if (! enum_exists($columnDef['enumType'])) {
+                    throw MappingException::nonEnumTypeMapped($this->name, $columnDef['fieldName'], $columnDef['enumType']);
+                }
+
+                if (
+                    defined('Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types::ENUM')
+                    && $columnDef['type'] === Types::ENUM
+                    && ! isset($columnDef['options']['values'])
+                ) {
+                    $columnDef['options']['values'] = array_column($columnDef['enumType']::cases(), 'value');
+                }
+            }
+
             $this->discriminatorColumn = DiscriminatorColumnMapping::fromMappingArray($columnDef);
         }
     }
@@ -2208,6 +2222,8 @@ final public function getDiscriminatorColumn(): DiscriminatorColumnMapping
      * Used for JOINED and SINGLE_TABLE inheritance mapping strategies.
      *
      * @param array<int|string, string> $map
+     *
+     * @throws MappingException
      */
     public function setDiscriminatorMap(array $map): void
     {
@@ -2227,6 +2243,16 @@ public function setDiscriminatorMap(array $map): void
             );
         }
 
+        $values = $this->discriminatorColumn->options['values'] ?? null;
+
+        if ($values !== null) {
+            $diff = array_diff(array_keys($map), $values);
+
+            if ($diff !== []) {
+                throw MappingException::invalidEntriesInDiscriminatorMap(array_values($diff), $this->name, $this->discriminatorColumn->enumType);
+            }
+        }
+
         foreach ($map as $value => $className) {
             $this->addDiscriminatorMapClass($value, $className);
         }
diff --git a/src/Mapping/MappingException.php b/src/Mapping/MappingException.php
index 211e75c01a8..8450a350651 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/MappingException.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/MappingException.php
@@ -329,6 +329,24 @@ public static function fileMappingDriversRequireConfiguredDirectoryPath(string|n
         );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns an exception that indicates that discriminator entries used in a discriminator map
+     * does not exist in the backed enum provided by enumType option.
+     *
+     * @param array<int,int|string> $entries     The discriminator entries that could not be found.
+     * @param string                $owningClass The class that declares the discriminator map.
+     * @param string                $enumType    The enum that entries were checked against.
+     */
+    public static function invalidEntriesInDiscriminatorMap(array $entries, string $owningClass, string $enumType): self
+    {
+        return new self(sprintf(
+            "The entries %s in the discriminator map of class '%s' do not correspond to enum cases of '%s'.",
+            implode(', ', array_map(static fn ($entry): string => sprintf("'%s'", $entry), $entries)),
+            $owningClass,
+            $enumType,
+        ));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Returns an exception that indicates that a class used in a discriminator map does not exist.
      * An example would be an outdated (maybe renamed) classname.
diff --git a/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaToolTest.php b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaToolTest.php
index 0a11c8fea68..9cce6bf4670 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaToolTest.php
+++ b/tests/Tests/ORM/Tools/SchemaToolTest.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Enums\Suit;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Forum\ForumAvatar;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\Forum\ForumUser;
+use Doctrine\Tests\Models\GH10288\GH10288People;
 use Doctrine\Tests\Models\NullDefault\NullDefaultColumn;
 use Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\Group;
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 use function class_exists;
 use function count;
 use function current;
+use function defined;
 use function enum_exists;
 use function method_exists;
 
@@ -271,6 +273,34 @@ public function testSetDiscriminatorColumnWithoutLength(): void
         self::assertEquals(255, $column->getLength());
     }
 
+    public function testSetDiscriminatorColumnWithEnumType(): void
+    {
+        $em         = $this->getTestEntityManager();
+        $schemaTool = new SchemaTool($em);
+        $metadata   = $em->getClassMetadata(FirstEntity::class);
+
+        $metadata->setInheritanceType(ClassMetadata::INHERITANCE_TYPE_SINGLE_TABLE);
+        $metadata->setDiscriminatorColumn([
+            'name' => 'discriminator',
+            'type' => defined('Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Types::ENUM') ? 'enum' : 'string',
+            'enumType' => GH10288People::class,
+        ]);
+
+        $schema = $schemaTool->getSchemaFromMetadata([$metadata]);
+
+        self::assertTrue($schema->hasTable('first_entity'));
+        $table = $schema->getTable('first_entity');
+
+        self::assertTrue($table->hasColumn('discriminator'));
+        $column = $table->getColumn('discriminator');
+        self::assertEquals(GH10288People::class, $column->getPlatformOption('enumType'));
+        self::assertEquals([0 => 'boss', 1 => 'employee'], $column->getValues());
+
+        $this->expectException(MappingException::class);
+        $this->expectExceptionMessage("The entries 'user' in the discriminator map of class '" . FirstEntity::class . "' do not correspond to enum cases of '" . GH10288People::class . "'.");
+        $metadata->setDiscriminatorMap(['user' => CmsUser::class, 'employee' => CmsEmployee::class]);
+    }
+
     public function testDerivedCompositeKey(): void
     {
         $em         = $this->getTestEntityManager();