diff --git a/graphene_sqlalchemy/converter.py b/graphene_sqlalchemy/converter.py
index faedb8d2..3c483a0d 100644
--- a/graphene_sqlalchemy/converter.py
+++ b/graphene_sqlalchemy/converter.py
@@ -146,12 +146,20 @@ def convert_column_to_float(type, column, registry=None):
 
 @convert_sqlalchemy_type.register(types.Enum)
 def convert_enum_to_enum(type, column, registry=None):
-    try:
-        items = type.enum_class.__members__.items()
-    except AttributeError:
-        items = zip(type.enums, type.enums)
+    enum_type = None
+    if registry is not None:
+        enum_type = registry.get_type_for_enum(type.name)
+    if enum_type is None:
+        try:
+            items = type.enum_class.__members__.items()
+        except AttributeError:
+            items = zip(type.enums, type.enums)
+        enum_type = Enum(type.name, items)
+        if registry is not None:
+            registry.register_type_for_enum(type.name, enum_type)
+
     return Field(
-        Enum(type.name, items),
+        enum_type,
         description=get_column_doc(column),
         required=not (is_column_nullable(column)),
     )
diff --git a/graphene_sqlalchemy/registry.py b/graphene_sqlalchemy/registry.py
index 460053f2..30bfa712 100644
--- a/graphene_sqlalchemy/registry.py
+++ b/graphene_sqlalchemy/registry.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ def __init__(self):
         self._registry = {}
         self._registry_models = {}
         self._registry_composites = {}
+        self._registry_enums = {}
 
     def register(self, cls):
         from .types import SQLAlchemyObjectType
@@ -27,6 +28,12 @@ def register_composite_converter(self, composite, converter):
     def get_converter_for_composite(self, composite):
         return self._registry_composites.get(composite)
 
+    def register_type_for_enum(self, enum_type_name, graphene_enum):
+        self._registry_enums[enum_type_name] = graphene_enum
+
+    def get_type_for_enum(self, enum_type_name):
+        return self._registry_enums.get(enum_type_name)
+
 
 registry = None
 
diff --git a/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/models.py b/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/models.py
index be7d5cd2..4facd146 100644
--- a/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/models.py
+++ b/graphene_sqlalchemy/tests/models.py
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ class Editor(Base):
     editor_id = Column(Integer(), primary_key=True)
     name = Column(String(100))
 
+PetKindEnum = Enum("cat", "dog", name="pet_kind")
 
 class Pet(Base):
     __tablename__ = "pets"
     id = Column(Integer(), primary_key=True)
     name = Column(String(30))
-    pet_kind = Column(Enum("cat", "dog", name="pet_kind"), nullable=False)
+    pet_kind = Column(PetKindEnum, nullable=False)
+    pet_kind_again = Column(PetKindEnum)
     reporter_id = Column(Integer(), ForeignKey("reporters.id"))