diff --git a/crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs b/crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs
index a20820d..cf2c1eb 100644
--- a/crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs
+++ b/crates/omnigraph-compiler/src/catalog/schema_plan.rs
@@ -897,6 +897,63 @@ node Person {
         }));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn plan_supports_adding_a_nullable_enum_property() {
+        // An enum is just a String-typed PropType carrying `enum_values`,
+        // so adding a *nullable* one rides the same additive path as any
+        // other nullable property: it must emit an AddProperty step (not
+        // UnsupportedChange), with the enum value-set preserved on the
+        // step's PropType. The required-enum case is rejected exactly like
+        // any required addition — see `plan_rejects_required_property_addition`
+        // (the OG-MF-103 backfill path is type-agnostic).
+        let accepted = build_schema_ir(
+            &parse_schema(
+                r#"
+node Person {
+    name: String @key
+}
+"#,
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+        let desired = build_schema_ir(
+            &parse_schema(
+                r#"
+node Person {
+    name: String @key
+    role: enum(admin, guest, member)?
+}
+"#,
+            )
+            .unwrap(),
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+
+        let plan = plan_schema_migration(&accepted, &desired).unwrap();
+        assert!(plan.supported, "additive nullable enum must be supported: {plan:?}");
+        assert!(
+            plan.steps.contains(&AddProperty {
+                type_kind: SchemaTypeKind::Node,
+                type_name: "Person".to_string(),
+                property_name: "role".to_string(),
+                property_type: PropType::enum_type(
+                    vec!["admin".to_string(), "guest".to_string(), "member".to_string()],
+                    true,
+                ),
+            }),
+            "expected AddProperty with the enum value-set preserved: {plan:?}",
+        );
+        // Negative: an enum add must not be mistaken for a type change.
+        assert!(
+            !plan
+                .steps
+                .iter()
+                .any(|step| matches!(step, UnsupportedChange { .. })),
+            "nullable enum add must not emit UnsupportedChange: {plan:?}",
+        );
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn plan_supports_explicit_type_and_property_rename() {
         let accepted = build_schema_ir(
diff --git a/crates/omnigraph/tests/schema_apply.rs b/crates/omnigraph/tests/schema_apply.rs
index cc0cae2..5b65e3d 100644
--- a/crates/omnigraph/tests/schema_apply.rs
+++ b/crates/omnigraph/tests/schema_apply.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,61 @@ async fn apply_schema_noop_returns_not_applied() {
     assert!(result.steps.is_empty());
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn apply_schema_metadata_only_change_persists_and_reports_applied() {
+    // A plan whose only step is metadata-class (here `UpdateTypeMetadata`
+    // from an added `@description`) contributes nothing to the manifest's
+    // table set, so `manifest_changes` is empty and the Lance manifest
+    // version does not advance. The migration is still durable: the new
+    // `_schema.pg` / `_schema.ir.json` / `__schema_state.json` are written
+    // and renamed into place, `applied` is true, and a reopen sees the new
+    // schema as the accepted contract (re-planning the same schema is a
+    // no-op). Enum *widen* rides exactly this path, so pin it here.
+    //
+    // Note: `commit_changes_with_actor` still appends a commit-graph node at
+    // the unchanged manifest version for any metadata-only apply. That is
+    // pre-existing behavior shared by every `@description`-style change and
+    // is out of scope here — not introduced by enum migration.
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut db = init_and_load(&dir).await;
+    let people_before = count_rows(&db, "node:Person").await;
+
+    let desired = TEST_SCHEMA.replace(
+        "node Person {",
+        "node Person @description(\"people in the graph\") {",
+    );
+
+    let plan = db.plan_schema(&desired).await.unwrap();
+    assert!(plan.supported, "metadata-only plan must be supported: {plan:?}");
+    assert!(
+        plan.steps.iter().any(|step| matches!(
+            step,
+            SchemaMigrationStep::UpdateTypeMetadata {
+                type_kind: SchemaTypeKind::Node,
+                name,
+                ..
+            } if name == "Person"
+        )),
+        "expected UpdateTypeMetadata for Person: {plan:?}",
+    );
+
+    let result = db.apply_schema(&desired).await.unwrap();
+    assert!(result.supported && result.applied, "metadata-only apply must report applied");
+    assert_eq!(count_rows(&db, "node:Person").await, people_before);
+
+    // Reopen: the new schema is the accepted contract (passes the
+    // schema-state validity check) and re-planning the same source is a
+    // no-op, proving the contract files were persisted.
+    let uri = dir.path().to_str().unwrap().to_string();
+    drop(db);
+    let reopened = Omnigraph::open(&uri).await.unwrap();
+    let replan = reopened.plan_schema(&desired).await.unwrap();
+    assert!(
+        replan.supported && replan.steps.is_empty(),
+        "after reopen, re-planning the persisted schema must be a no-op: {replan:?}",
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn apply_schema_rejects_when_non_main_branch_exists() {
     let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
@@ -418,6 +473,117 @@ async fn apply_schema_rejects_adding_a_required_property_without_backfill() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn apply_schema_adds_a_nullable_enum_property_and_enforces_value_set() {
+    // The additive-enum contract end-to-end:
+    //   1. Adding a nullable enum property plans as AddProperty (supported).
+    //   2. Apply advances the manifest and backfills existing rows with NULL
+    //      for the new column (the stage_overwrite rewrite path).
+    //   3. The enum value-set declared by the migration is enforced on
+    //      subsequent writes — out-of-set rejected, in-set accepted — proving
+    //      the added enum is a real enum, not just an unconstrained String.
+    let dir = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
+    let mut db = init_and_load(&dir).await;
+    let people_before = count_rows(&db, "node:Person").await;
+    assert!(people_before > 0, "fixture should seed Person rows");
+    let before_version = db
+        .snapshot_of(ReadTarget::branch("main"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .version();
+
+    // Add `role: enum(admin, guest, member)?` to Person (nullable → no backfill).
+    let desired = TEST_SCHEMA.replace(
+        "    age: I32?\n}",
+        "    age: I32?\n    role: enum(admin, guest, member)?\n}",
+    );
+
+    // (1) Plan: supported, emits AddProperty for Person.role, no UnsupportedChange.
+    let plan = db.plan_schema(&desired).await.unwrap();
+    assert!(plan.supported, "nullable enum add must be supported: {plan:?}");
+    assert!(
+        plan.steps.iter().any(|step| matches!(
+            step,
+            SchemaMigrationStep::AddProperty {
+                type_kind: SchemaTypeKind::Node,
+                type_name,
+                property_name,
+                ..
+            } if type_name == "Person" && property_name == "role"
+        )),
+        "expected AddProperty for Person.role: {plan:?}",
+    );
+    assert!(
+        !plan
+            .steps
+            .iter()
+            .any(|step| matches!(step, SchemaMigrationStep::UnsupportedChange { .. })),
+        "nullable enum add must not emit UnsupportedChange: {plan:?}",
+    );
+
+    let result = db.apply_schema(&desired).await.unwrap();
+    assert!(result.supported && result.applied);
+
+    // (2) Manifest advanced; row count unchanged; `role` column present and
+    // NULL for every pre-existing row.
+    let after_version = db
+        .snapshot_of(ReadTarget::branch("main"))
+        .await
+        .unwrap()
+        .version();
+    assert!(after_version > before_version, "manifest must advance after add");
+    assert_eq!(count_rows(&db, "node:Person").await, people_before);
+
+    let person_batches = read_table(&db, "node:Person").await;
+    assert!(
+        person_batches
+            .iter()
+            .any(|b| b.schema().column_with_name("role").is_some()),
+        "Person dataset schema must include the new 'role' column after add",
+    );
+    assert!(
+        collect_column_strings(&person_batches, "role").is_empty(),
+        "every pre-existing Person row must read NULL for the added enum column",
+    );
+
+    // (3) Enum value-set enforced on writes against the migrated schema.
+    const SET_ROLE: &str = r#"
+query set_role($name: String, $role: String) {
+    update Person set { role: $role } where name = $name
+}
+"#;
+
+    // Out-of-set value rejected (same surface as validators.rs).
+    let err = mutate_main(
+        &mut db,
+        SET_ROLE,
+        "set_role",
+        &params(&[("$name", "Alice"), ("$role", "superadmin")]),
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap_err();
+    assert!(
+        err.to_string().contains("invalid enum value 'superadmin'"),
+        "added enum must reject out-of-set values; got: {err}",
+    );
+
+    // In-set value accepted and persisted.
+    mutate_main(
+        &mut db,
+        SET_ROLE,
+        "set_role",
+        &params(&[("$name", "Alice"), ("$role", "admin")]),
+    )
+    .await
+    .unwrap();
+    let roles_after = collect_column_strings(&read_table(&db, "node:Person").await, "role");
+    assert_eq!(
+        roles_after,
+        vec!["admin".to_string()],
+        "only Alice's role should be set, to the accepted enum value",
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn plan_schema_for_property_type_narrowing_is_not_supported() {
     // Symmetric companion to `apply_schema_unsupported_plan_does_not_advance_manifest`,