diff --git a/src/Adapter/AdapterInterface.php b/src/Adapter/AdapterInterface.php
index 0d8ceeda..fd6ca02a 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/AdapterInterface.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/AdapterInterface.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Queue\Adapter;
 
+use BackedEnum;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Enum\JobStatus;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Message\MessageInterface;
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ public function push(MessageInterface $message): MessageInterface;
      */
     public function subscribe(callable $handlerCallback): void;
 
-    public function withChannel(string $channel): self;
+    public function withChannel(string|BackedEnum $channel): self;
 
     public function getChannelName(): string;
 }
diff --git a/src/Adapter/SynchronousAdapter.php b/src/Adapter/SynchronousAdapter.php
index 84148941..da19d5c7 100644
--- a/src/Adapter/SynchronousAdapter.php
+++ b/src/Adapter/SynchronousAdapter.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Queue\Adapter;
 
+use BackedEnum;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Enum\JobStatus;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Message\MessageInterface;
@@ -74,8 +75,10 @@ public function subscribe(callable $handlerCallback): void
         $this->runExisting($handlerCallback);
     }
 
-    public function withChannel(string $channel): self
+    public function withChannel(string|BackedEnum $channel): self
     {
+        $channel = $channel instanceof BackedEnum ? (string) $channel->value : $channel;
+
         if ($channel === $this->channel) {
             return $this;
         }
diff --git a/stubs/StubAdapter.php b/stubs/StubAdapter.php
index 0a8e06b2..3d7c7a9a 100644
--- a/stubs/StubAdapter.php
+++ b/stubs/StubAdapter.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Queue\Stubs;
 
+use BackedEnum;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Adapter\AdapterInterface;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Enum\JobStatus;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Message\MessageInterface;
@@ -36,11 +37,10 @@ public function subscribe(callable $handlerCallback): void
     {
     }
 
-    public function withChannel(string $channel): AdapterInterface
+    public function withChannel(string|BackedEnum $channel): AdapterInterface
     {
         $new = clone $this;
-        $new->channelName = $channel;
-
+        $new->channelName = $channel instanceof BackedEnum ? (string) $channel->value : $channel;
         return $new;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/App/FakeAdapter.php b/tests/App/FakeAdapter.php
index aec34910..a8933689 100644
--- a/tests/App/FakeAdapter.php
+++ b/tests/App/FakeAdapter.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\App;
 
+use BackedEnum;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Adapter\AdapterInterface;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Enum\JobStatus;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Message\MessageInterface;
@@ -35,12 +36,11 @@ public function subscribe(callable $handlerCallback): void
         //skip
     }
 
-    public function withChannel(string $channel): AdapterInterface
+    public function withChannel(string|BackedEnum $channel): AdapterInterface
     {
         $instance = clone $this;
         $instance->pushMessages = [];
-        $instance->channel = $channel;
-
+        $instance->channel = $channel instanceof BackedEnum ? (string) $channel->value : $channel;
         return $instance;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Benchmark/Support/VoidAdapter.php b/tests/Benchmark/Support/VoidAdapter.php
index b1a42966..6d074811 100644
--- a/tests/Benchmark/Support/VoidAdapter.php
+++ b/tests/Benchmark/Support/VoidAdapter.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\Benchmark\Support;
 
+use BackedEnum;
 use InvalidArgumentException;
 use RuntimeException;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Adapter\AdapterInterface;
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ public function subscribe(callable $handlerCallback): void
         throw new RuntimeException('Method is not implemented');
     }
 
-    public function withChannel(string $channel): AdapterInterface
+    public function withChannel(string|BackedEnum $channel): AdapterInterface
     {
         throw new RuntimeException('Method is not implemented');
     }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/SynchronousAdapterTest.php b/tests/Unit/Adapter/SynchronousAdapterTest.php
similarity index 77%
rename from tests/Unit/SynchronousAdapterTest.php
rename to tests/Unit/Adapter/SynchronousAdapterTest.php
index 6e913932..619a0288 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/SynchronousAdapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Adapter/SynchronousAdapterTest.php
@@ -2,13 +2,19 @@
 
 declare(strict_types=1);
 
-namespace Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\Unit;
+namespace Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\Unit\Adapter;
 
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
+use Yiisoft\Queue\Adapter\SynchronousAdapter;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Enum\JobStatus;
+use Yiisoft\Queue\Message\IdEnvelope;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Message\Message;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\QueueInterface;
+use Yiisoft\Queue\Stubs\StubQueue;
+use Yiisoft\Queue\Stubs\StubWorker;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\TestCase;
-use Yiisoft\Queue\Message\IdEnvelope;
+use Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\Unit\Support\IntEnum;
+use Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\Unit\Support\StringEnum;
 
 final class SynchronousAdapterTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -92,4 +98,19 @@ public function testStatusNotMessage(): void
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('There is no message with the given ID.');
         $adapter->status('1');
     }
+
+    public static function dataWithChannel(): iterable
+    {
+        yield 'string' => ['test', 'test'];
+        yield 'string-enum' => ['red', StringEnum::RED];
+        yield 'integer-enum' => ['1', IntEnum::ONE];
+    }
+
+    #[DataProvider('dataWithChannel')]
+    public function testWithChannel(string $expected, mixed $channel): void
+    {
+        $adapter = (new SynchronousAdapter(new StubWorker(), new StubQueue()))->withChannel($channel);
+
+        $this->assertSame($expected, $adapter->getChannelName());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Stubs/StubAdapterTest.php b/tests/Unit/Stubs/StubAdapterTest.php
index b7337967..65e36b2a 100644
--- a/tests/Unit/Stubs/StubAdapterTest.php
+++ b/tests/Unit/Stubs/StubAdapterTest.php
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@
 
 namespace Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\Unit\Stubs;
 
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\DataProvider;
 use PHPUnit\Framework\TestCase;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Message\Message;
 use Yiisoft\Queue\Stubs\StubAdapter;
+use Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\Unit\Support\IntEnum;
+use Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\Unit\Support\StringEnum;
 
 final class StubAdapterTest extends TestCase
 {
@@ -21,4 +24,19 @@ public function testBase(): void
         $adapter->runExisting(static fn() => null);
         $adapter->subscribe(static fn() => null);
     }
+
+    public static function dataWithChannel(): iterable
+    {
+        yield 'string' => ['test', 'test'];
+        yield 'string-enum' => ['red', StringEnum::RED];
+        yield 'integer-enum' => ['1', IntEnum::ONE];
+    }
+
+    #[DataProvider('dataWithChannel')]
+    public function testWithChannel(string $expected, mixed $channel): void
+    {
+        $adapter = (new StubAdapter())->withChannel($channel);
+
+        $this->assertSame($expected, $adapter->getChannelName());
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Support/IntEnum.php b/tests/Unit/Support/IntEnum.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f8cdb85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Support/IntEnum.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\Unit\Support;
+
+enum IntEnum: int
+{
+    case ONE = 1;
+    case TWO = 2;
+}
diff --git a/tests/Unit/Support/StringEnum.php b/tests/Unit/Support/StringEnum.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3b623656
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Unit/Support/StringEnum.php
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Yiisoft\Queue\Tests\Unit\Support;
+
+enum StringEnum: string
+{
+    case RED = 'red';
+    case GREEN = 'green';
+}