diff --git a/src/Items/BaseItem.php b/src/Items/BaseItem.php
index db1361c..ec11665 100644
--- a/src/Items/BaseItem.php
+++ b/src/Items/BaseItem.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Kgrzelak\LaravelForm\Items;
 
+use BackedEnum;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Htmlable;
 use Stringable;
 
@@ -48,8 +49,12 @@ public function setType(string $type): static
         return $this;
     }
 
-    public function setValue(?string $value = null): static
+    public function setValue(mixed $value = null): static
     {
+        if ($value instanceof BackedEnum) {
+            $value = $value->value;
+        }
+
         $this->value = $value;
 
         return $this;
@@ -96,9 +101,9 @@ public function toHtml(): string
             'options' => $this->options
         ])->render();
     }
-    
+
     public function __toString(): string
     {
         return $this->toHtml();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}