diff --git a/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/__snapshots__/appsync-typescript-visitor.test.ts.snap b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/__snapshots__/appsync-typescript-visitor.test.ts.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba58434eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/__snapshots__/appsync-typescript-visitor.test.ts.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`TypeScript visitor list enum 1`] = `
+"import { ModelInit, MutableModel, PersistentModelConstructor } from \\"@aws-amplify/datastore\\";
+import { initSchema } from \\"@aws-amplify/datastore\\";
+
+import { schema } from \\"./schema\\";
+
+export enum DayOfWeek {
+  MONDAY = \\"MONDAY\\",
+  TUESDAY = \\"TUESDAY\\",
+  WEDNESDAY = \\"WEDNESDAY\\",
+  THURSDAY = \\"THURSDAY\\",
+  FRIDAY = \\"FRIDAY\\",
+  SATURDAY = \\"SATURDAY\\",
+  SUNDAY = \\"SUNDAY\\"
+}
+
+
+
+type EagerRecurrenceModel = {
+  readonly daysOfWeek: DayOfWeek[] | Array<keyof typeof DayOfWeek>;
+}
+
+type LazyRecurrenceModel = {
+  readonly daysOfWeek: DayOfWeek[] | Array<keyof typeof DayOfWeek>;
+}
+
+export declare type RecurrenceModel = LazyLoading extends LazyLoadingDisabled ? EagerRecurrenceModel : LazyRecurrenceModel
+
+export declare const RecurrenceModel: (new (init: ModelInit<RecurrenceModel>) => RecurrenceModel)
+
+const { Recurrence } = initSchema(schema) as {
+  Recurrence: PersistentModelConstructor<RecurrenceModel>;
+};
+
+export {
+  
+};"
+`;
+
+exports[`TypeScript visitor singular enum 1`] = `
+"import { ModelInit, MutableModel, PersistentModelConstructor } from \\"@aws-amplify/datastore\\";
+import { initSchema } from \\"@aws-amplify/datastore\\";
+
+import { schema } from \\"./schema\\";
+
+export enum Frequency {
+  YEARLY = \\"YEARLY\\",
+  WEEKLY = \\"WEEKLY\\"
+}
+
+
+
+type EagerRecurrenceModel = {
+  readonly frequency: Frequency | keyof typeof Frequency;
+}
+
+type LazyRecurrenceModel = {
+  readonly frequency: Frequency | keyof typeof Frequency;
+}
+
+export declare type RecurrenceModel = LazyLoading extends LazyLoadingDisabled ? EagerRecurrenceModel : LazyRecurrenceModel
+
+export declare const RecurrenceModel: (new (init: ModelInit<RecurrenceModel>) => RecurrenceModel)
+
+const { Recurrence } = initSchema(schema) as {
+  Recurrence: PersistentModelConstructor<RecurrenceModel>;
+};
+
+export {
+  
+};"
+`;
diff --git a/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/appsync-typescript-visitor.test.ts b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/appsync-typescript-visitor.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3b53acb0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/__tests__/visitors/appsync-typescript-visitor.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { buildSchema, GraphQLSchema, parse, visit } from 'graphql';
+import { validateTs } from '@graphql-codegen/testing';
+import { TYPESCRIPT_SCALAR_MAP } from '../../scalars';
+import { directives, scalars } from '../../scalars/supported-directives';
+import { AppSyncModelTypeScriptVisitor } from '../../visitors/appsync-typescript-visitor';
+
+const buildSchemaWithDirectives = (schema: String): GraphQLSchema => {
+  return buildSchema([schema, directives, scalars].join('\n'));
+};
+const getVisitor = (schema: string): AppSyncModelTypeScriptVisitor => {
+  const ast = parse(schema);
+  const builtSchema = buildSchemaWithDirectives(schema);
+  const visitor = new AppSyncModelTypeScriptVisitor(
+    builtSchema,
+    { directives, target: 'typescript', scalars: TYPESCRIPT_SCALAR_MAP, codegenVersion: '3.3.4' },
+    {},
+  );
+  visit(ast, { leave: visitor });
+  return visitor;
+};
+
+describe('TypeScript visitor', () => {
+  test('singular enum', () => {
+    const schema = /* GraphQL */ `
+      enum Frequency {
+        YEARLY
+        WEEKLY
+      }
+
+      type Recurrence {
+        frequency: Frequency!
+      }
+    `;
+    const visitor = getVisitor(schema);
+    expect(visitor.generate()).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+
+  test('list enum', () => {
+    const schema = /* GraphQL */ `
+      enum DayOfWeek {
+        MONDAY
+        TUESDAY
+        WEDNESDAY
+        THURSDAY
+        FRIDAY
+        SATURDAY
+        SUNDAY
+      }
+
+      type Recurrence {
+        daysOfWeek: [DayOfWeek!]!
+      }
+    `;
+    const visitor = getVisitor(schema);
+    expect(visitor.generate()).toMatchSnapshot();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/visitors/appsync-typescript-visitor.ts b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/visitors/appsync-typescript-visitor.ts
index de4e66d5c..25f642f6c 100644
--- a/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/visitors/appsync-typescript-visitor.ts
+++ b/packages/appsync-modelgen-plugin/src/visitors/appsync-typescript-visitor.ts
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export class AppSyncModelTypeScriptVisitor<
     this.processDirectives(
       shouldUseModelNameFieldInHasManyAndBelongsTo,
       shouldImputeKeyForUniDirectionalHasMany,
-      shouldUseFieldsInAssociatedWithInHasOne
+      shouldUseFieldsInAssociatedWithInHasOne,
     );
     const imports = this.generateImports();
     const enumDeclarations = Object.values(this.enumMap)
@@ -320,7 +320,9 @@ export class AppSyncModelTypeScriptVisitor<
     let nativeType = super.getNativeType(field);
 
     if (this.isEnumType(field)) {
-      nativeType = `${nativeType} | keyof typeof ${this.getEnumName(this.enumMap[typeName])}`;
+      const baseEnumType = `keyof typeof ${this.getEnumName(this.enumMap[typeName])}`;
+      const enumType = field.isList ? `Array<${baseEnumType}>` : baseEnumType;
+      nativeType = `${nativeType} | ${enumType}`;
     }
 
     nativeType = nativeType + nullableTypeUnion;