diff --git a/drf_spectacular/hooks.py b/drf_spectacular/hooks.py
index df9d30df..c4d2f8a7 100644
--- a/drf_spectacular/hooks.py
+++ b/drf_spectacular/hooks.py
@@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ def extract_hash(schema):
             prop_hash_mapping[prop_name].add(prop_enum_cleaned_hash)
             hash_name_mapping[prop_enum_cleaned_hash].add((component_name, prop_name))
 
+    # get the suffix to be used for enums from settings
+    enum_suffix = spectacular_settings.ENUM_SUFFIX
+
     # traverse all enum properties and generate a name for the choice set. naming collisions
     # are resolved and a warning is emitted. giving a choice set multiple names is technically
     # correct but potentially unwanted. also emit a warning there to make the user aware.
@@ -84,13 +87,13 @@ def extract_hash(schema):
                 enum_name = overrides[prop_hash]
             elif len(prop_hash_set) == 1:
                 # prop_name has been used exclusively for one choice set (best case)
-                enum_name = f'{camelize(prop_name)}Enum'
+                enum_name = f'{camelize(prop_name)}{enum_suffix}'
             elif len(hash_name_mapping[prop_hash]) == 1:
                 # prop_name has multiple choice sets, but each one limited to one component only
                 component_name, _ = next(iter(hash_name_mapping[prop_hash]))
-                enum_name = f'{camelize(component_name)}{camelize(prop_name)}Enum'
+                enum_name = f'{camelize(component_name)}{camelize(prop_name)}{enum_suffix}'
             else:
-                enum_name = f'{camelize(prop_name)}{prop_hash[:3].capitalize()}Enum'
+                enum_name = f'{camelize(prop_name)}{prop_hash[:3].capitalize()}{enum_suffix}'
                 warn(
                     f'enum naming encountered a non-optimally resolvable collision for fields '
                     f'named "{prop_name}". The same name has been used for multiple choice sets '
@@ -143,12 +146,12 @@ def extract_hash(schema):
             ]
             if spectacular_settings.ENUM_ADD_EXPLICIT_BLANK_NULL_CHOICE:
                 if '' in prop_enum_original_list:
-                    components.append(create_enum_component('BlankEnum', schema={'enum': ['']}))
+                    components.append(create_enum_component(f'Blank{enum_suffix}', schema={'enum': ['']}))
                 if None in prop_enum_original_list:
                     if spectacular_settings.OAS_VERSION.startswith('3.1'):
-                        components.append(create_enum_component('NullEnum', schema={'type': 'null'}))
+                        components.append(create_enum_component(f'Null{enum_suffix}', schema={'type': 'null'}))
                     else:
-                        components.append(create_enum_component('NullEnum', schema={'enum': [None]}))
+                        components.append(create_enum_component(f'Null{enum_suffix}', schema={'enum': [None]}))
 
             # undo OAS 3.1 type list NULL construction as we cover this in a separate component already
             if spectacular_settings.OAS_VERSION.startswith('3.1') and isinstance(enum_schema['type'], list):
diff --git a/drf_spectacular/settings.py b/drf_spectacular/settings.py
index fc29b95f..dae6330e 100644
--- a/drf_spectacular/settings.py
+++ b/drf_spectacular/settings.py
@@ -120,6 +120,9 @@
     'ENUM_ADD_EXPLICIT_BLANK_NULL_CHOICE': True,
     # Add/Append a list of (``choice value`` - choice name) to the enum description string.
     'ENUM_GENERATE_CHOICE_DESCRIPTION': True,
+    # Optional suffix for generated enum.
+    # e.g. {'ENUM_SUFFIX': "Type"} would produce an enum name 'StatusType'.
+    'ENUM_SUFFIX': 'Enum',
 
     # function that returns a list of all classes that should be excluded from doc string extraction
     'GET_LIB_DOC_EXCLUDES': 'drf_spectacular.plumbing.get_lib_doc_excludes',
diff --git a/tests/test_postprocessing.py b/tests/test_postprocessing.py
index f671a3b2..1f08e06d 100644
--- a/tests/test_postprocessing.py
+++ b/tests/test_postprocessing.py
@@ -389,3 +389,22 @@ def get(self, request):
     assert schema['components']['schemas']['SomeTestEnum'] == {
         'enum': [0, 1], 'type': 'integer', 'description': '* `0` - test group A\n* `1` - test group B',
     }
+
+
+@mock.patch('drf_spectacular.settings.spectacular_settings.ENUM_NAME_OVERRIDES', {
+    'VoteChoices': 'tests.test_postprocessing.vote_choices'
+})
+def test_enum_suffix(no_warnings, clear_caches):
+    """Test that enums generated have the suffix from the settings."""
+    # check variations of suffix
+    enum_suffix_variations = ['Type', 'Enum', 'Testing', '']
+    for variation in enum_suffix_variations:
+        with mock.patch('drf_spectacular.settings.spectacular_settings.ENUM_SUFFIX', variation):
+            schema = generate_schema('a', AViewset)
+
+            assert f'Null{variation}' in schema['components']['schemas']
+            assert f'Blank{variation}' in schema['components']['schemas']
+            assert f'Language{variation}' in schema['components']['schemas']
+            # vote choices is overridden, so should not have the suffix added
+            assert f'Vote{variation}' not in schema['components']['schemas']
+            assert 'VoteChoices' in schema['components']['schemas']