diff --git a/Help/variable/CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES.rst b/Help/variable/CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES.rst
index 0d1329cfc..4a685730f 100644
--- a/Help/variable/CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES.rst
+++ b/Help/variable/CMAKE_CXX_KNOWN_FEATURES.rst
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ The features known to this version of CMake are:
 
   .. _N1720: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2004/n1720.html
 
+``cxx_strong_enums``
+  Strongly typed enums, as defined in N2347_.
+
+  .. _N2347: http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/papers/2007/n2347.pdf
+
 ``cxx_trailing_return_types``
   Automatic function return type, as defined in N2541_.
 
diff --git a/Modules/Compiler/GNU-CXX-FeatureTests.cmake b/Modules/Compiler/GNU-CXX-FeatureTests.cmake
index 354982482..c451b7e0d 100644
--- a/Modules/Compiler/GNU-CXX-FeatureTests.cmake
+++ b/Modules/Compiler/GNU-CXX-FeatureTests.cmake
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ set(_cmake_feature_test_cxx_constexpr "${GNU46_CXX11}")
 # TODO: Should be supported by GNU 4.4
 set(GNU44_CXX11 "${_oldestSupported} && __cplusplus >= 201103L")
 set(_cmake_feature_test_cxx_auto_type "${GNU44_CXX11}")
+set(_cmake_feature_test_cxx_strong_enums "${GNU44_CXX11}")
 set(_cmake_feature_test_cxx_trailing_return_types "${GNU44_CXX11}")
 set(_cmake_feature_test_cxx_variadic_templates "${GNU44_CXX11}")
 # TODO: If features are ever recorded for GNU 4.3, there should possibly
diff --git a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
index 3c2304538..12d88e41e 100644
--- a/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
+++ b/Source/cmMakefile.cxx
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@
   F(cxx_final) \
   F(cxx_override) \
   F(cxx_static_assert) \
+  F(cxx_strong_enums) \
   F(cxx_trailing_return_types) \
   F(cxx_variadic_templates)
 
diff --git a/Tests/CompileFeatures/cxx_strong_enums.cpp b/Tests/CompileFeatures/cxx_strong_enums.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..626245666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/CompileFeatures/cxx_strong_enums.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+
+enum class Colors
+{
+  RedColor,
+  GreenColor,
+  BlueColor
+};