diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptRxjsClientCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptRxjsClientCodegen.java
index 56df5a82472..d16b26f7c48 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptRxjsClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/TypeScriptRxjsClientCodegen.java
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import org.openapitools.codegen.utils.ModelUtils;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+import java.util.TreeSet;
 import java.util.Date;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Locale;
@@ -144,8 +145,30 @@ public class TypeScriptRxjsClientCodegen extends AbstractTypeScriptClientCodegen
 
     @Override
     public Map<String, Object> postProcessModels(Map<String, Object> objs) {
-        // don't do enum modifications
-        return objs;
+        // process enum in models
+        List<Object> models = (List<Object>) postProcessModelsEnum(objs).get("models");
+        for (Object _mo : models) {
+            Map<String, Object> mo = (Map<String, Object>) _mo;
+            CodegenModel cm = (CodegenModel) mo.get("model");
+            cm.imports = new TreeSet(cm.imports);
+            // name enum with model name, e.g. StatusEnum => PetStatusEnum
+            for (CodegenProperty var : cm.vars) {
+                if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(var.isEnum)) {
+                    // behaviour for enum names is specific for typescript to not use namespaces
+                    var.datatypeWithEnum = var.datatypeWithEnum.replace(var.enumName, cm.classname + var.enumName);
+                }
+            }
+            if (cm.parent != null) {
+                for (CodegenProperty var : cm.allVars) {
+                    if (Boolean.TRUE.equals(var.isEnum)) {
+                        var.datatypeWithEnum = var.datatypeWithEnum
+                                .replace(var.enumName, cm.classname + var.enumName);
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+         return objs;
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-rxjs/modelGeneric.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-rxjs/modelGeneric.mustache
index 331b03ea1d3..ce0cc74bbd6 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-rxjs/modelGeneric.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/typescript-rxjs/modelGeneric.mustache
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ export interface {{classname}} {{#parent}}extends {{{parent}}} {{/parent}}{
  * @export
  * @enum {string}
  */
-export enum {{enumName}} {
+export enum {{classname}}{{enumName}} {
 {{#allowableValues}}
     {{#enumVars}}
     {{{name}}} = {{{value}}}{{^-last}},{{/-last}}
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/default/models/Order.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/default/models/Order.ts
index 805786fadab..4ff7d8e5ea4 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/default/models/Order.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/default/models/Order.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export interface Order {
      * @type {string}
      * @memberof Order
      */
-    status?: StatusEnum;
+    status?: OrderStatusEnum;
     /**
      * 
      * @type {boolean}
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ export interface Order {
  * @export
  * @enum {string}
  */
-export enum StatusEnum {
+export enum OrderStatusEnum {
+    Placed = 'placed',
+    Approved = 'approved',
+    Delivered = 'delivered'
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/default/models/Pet.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/default/models/Pet.ts
index 10a8f347d1b..dccbe366574 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/default/models/Pet.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/default/models/Pet.ts
@@ -57,13 +57,16 @@ export interface Pet {
      * @type {string}
      * @memberof Pet
      */
-    status?: StatusEnum;
+    status?: PetStatusEnum;
 }
 
 /**
  * @export
  * @enum {string}
  */
-export enum StatusEnum {
+export enum PetStatusEnum {
+    Available = 'available',
+    Pending = 'pending',
+    Sold = 'sold'
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/es6-target/models/Order.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/es6-target/models/Order.ts
index 805786fadab..4ff7d8e5ea4 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/es6-target/models/Order.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/es6-target/models/Order.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export interface Order {
      * @type {string}
      * @memberof Order
      */
-    status?: StatusEnum;
+    status?: OrderStatusEnum;
     /**
      * 
      * @type {boolean}
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ export interface Order {
  * @export
  * @enum {string}
  */
-export enum StatusEnum {
+export enum OrderStatusEnum {
+    Placed = 'placed',
+    Approved = 'approved',
+    Delivered = 'delivered'
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/es6-target/models/Pet.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/es6-target/models/Pet.ts
index 10a8f347d1b..dccbe366574 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/es6-target/models/Pet.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/es6-target/models/Pet.ts
@@ -57,13 +57,16 @@ export interface Pet {
      * @type {string}
      * @memberof Pet
      */
-    status?: StatusEnum;
+    status?: PetStatusEnum;
 }
 
 /**
  * @export
  * @enum {string}
  */
-export enum StatusEnum {
+export enum PetStatusEnum {
+    Available = 'available',
+    Pending = 'pending',
+    Sold = 'sold'
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-interfaces/models/Order.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-interfaces/models/Order.ts
index 805786fadab..4ff7d8e5ea4 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-interfaces/models/Order.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-interfaces/models/Order.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export interface Order {
      * @type {string}
      * @memberof Order
      */
-    status?: StatusEnum;
+    status?: OrderStatusEnum;
     /**
      * 
      * @type {boolean}
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ export interface Order {
  * @export
  * @enum {string}
  */
-export enum StatusEnum {
+export enum OrderStatusEnum {
+    Placed = 'placed',
+    Approved = 'approved',
+    Delivered = 'delivered'
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-interfaces/models/Pet.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-interfaces/models/Pet.ts
index 10a8f347d1b..dccbe366574 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-interfaces/models/Pet.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-interfaces/models/Pet.ts
@@ -57,13 +57,16 @@ export interface Pet {
      * @type {string}
      * @memberof Pet
      */
-    status?: StatusEnum;
+    status?: PetStatusEnum;
 }
 
 /**
  * @export
  * @enum {string}
  */
-export enum StatusEnum {
+export enum PetStatusEnum {
+    Available = 'available',
+    Pending = 'pending',
+    Sold = 'sold'
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-npm-version/models/Order.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-npm-version/models/Order.ts
index 805786fadab..4ff7d8e5ea4 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-npm-version/models/Order.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-npm-version/models/Order.ts
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ export interface Order {
      * @type {string}
      * @memberof Order
      */
-    status?: StatusEnum;
+    status?: OrderStatusEnum;
     /**
      * 
      * @type {boolean}
@@ -59,6 +59,9 @@ export interface Order {
  * @export
  * @enum {string}
  */
-export enum StatusEnum {
+export enum OrderStatusEnum {
+    Placed = 'placed',
+    Approved = 'approved',
+    Delivered = 'delivered'
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-npm-version/models/Pet.ts b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-npm-version/models/Pet.ts
index 10a8f347d1b..dccbe366574 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-npm-version/models/Pet.ts
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/typescript-rxjs/builds/with-npm-version/models/Pet.ts
@@ -57,13 +57,16 @@ export interface Pet {
      * @type {string}
      * @memberof Pet
      */
-    status?: StatusEnum;
+    status?: PetStatusEnum;
 }
 
 /**
  * @export
  * @enum {string}
  */
-export enum StatusEnum {
+export enum PetStatusEnum {
+    Available = 'available',
+    Pending = 'pending',
+    Sold = 'sold'
 }