diff --git a/src/Utility/Model/EnumParser.php b/src/Utility/Model/EnumParser.php
index 92f10080..df3ed5dc 100644
--- a/src/Utility/Model/EnumParser.php
+++ b/src/Utility/Model/EnumParser.php
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 namespace Bake\Utility\Model;
 
+use InvalidArgumentException;
+
 enum EnumParser
 {
     /**
@@ -28,6 +30,13 @@ public static function parseCases(?string $casesString, bool $int): array
                 $value = $k;
             }
 
+            if (!preg_match('/^[a-zA-Z_\x80-\xff][a-zA-Z0-9_\x80-\xff]*$/', $case)) {
+                throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('`%s` is not a valid enum case', $case));
+            }
+            if (is_string($value) && str_contains($value, '\'')) {
+                throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('`%s` value cannot contain `\'` character', $case));
+            }
+
             $definition[$case] = $int ? (int)$value : $value;
         }