diff --git a/src/EnumX.jl b/src/EnumX.jl
index 1c54447..9330dfd 100644
--- a/src/EnumX.jl
+++ b/src/EnumX.jl
@@ -21,11 +21,17 @@ function enumx(_module_, name, args...)
         throw(ArgumentError("invalid EnumX.@enumx type specification: $(name)"))
     end
     name = modname
+    if length(args) == 1 && args[1] isa Expr && args[1].head === :block
+        syms = args[1].args
+    else
+        syms = args
+    end
     namemap = Dict{baseT,Symbol}()
     next = 0
-    for arg in args
-        @assert arg isa Symbol # TODO
-        namemap[next] = arg
+    for s in syms
+        s isa LineNumberNode && continue
+        s isa Symbol || throw(ArgumentError("invalid member expression: $(s)"))
+        namemap[next] = s
         next += 1
     end
     module_block = quote
diff --git a/test/runtests.jl b/test/runtests.jl
index 6f92726..9a03220 100644
--- a/test/runtests.jl
+++ b/test/runtests.jl
@@ -96,4 +96,22 @@ catch err
     @test err.msg == "invalid EnumX.@enumx type specification: Fr + uit"
 end
 
+
+# Block syntax
+@enumx FruitBlock begin
+    Apple
+    Banana
+end
+@test FruitBlock.Type <: EnumX.Enum{Int32} <: Base.Enum{Int32}
+@test FruitBlock.Apple === FruitBlock.Type(0)
+@test FruitBlock.Banana === FruitBlock.Type(1)
+
+@enumx FruitBlock8::Int8 begin
+    Apple
+    Banana
+end
+@test FruitBlock8.Type <: EnumX.Enum{Int8} <: Base.Enum{Int8}
+@test FruitBlock8.Apple === FruitBlock8.Type(0)
+@test FruitBlock8.Banana === FruitBlock8.Type(1)
+
 end # testset