diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 9c7f1fcaa..77e2ddf10 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -14,15 +14,15 @@
   - [Buf](#buf)
   - [ESM](#esm)
 - [Goals](#goals)
+  - [Non-Goals](#non-goals)
 - [Example Types](#example-types)
 - [Highlights](#highlights)
 - [Auto-Batching / N+1 Prevention](#auto-batching--n1-prevention)
 - [Usage](#usage)
-  - [Supported options](#supported-options)
-  - [Only Types](#only-types)
-  - [NestJS Support](#nestjs-support)
-  - [Watch Mode](#watch-mode)
-  - [Basic gRPC implementation](#basic-grpc-implementation)
+    - [Supported options](#supported-options)
+    - [NestJS Support](#nestjs-support)
+    - [Watch Mode](#watch-mode)
+    - [Basic gRPC implementation](#basic-grpc-implementation)
 - [Sponsors](#sponsors)
 - [Development](#development)
 - [Assumptions](#assumptions)
@@ -354,7 +354,15 @@ Generated code will be placed in the Gradle build directory.
 
   See the "OneOf Handling" section.
 
-- With `--ts_proto_opt=unrecognizedEnum=false` enums will not contain an `UNRECOGNIZED` key with value of -1.
+- With `--ts_proto_opt=unrecognizedEnumName=<NAME>` enums will contain a key `<NAME>` with value of the `unrecognizedEnumValue` option.
+
+  Defaults to `UNRECOGNIZED`.
+
+- With `--ts_proto_opt=unrecognizedEnumValue=<NUMBER>` enums will contain a key provided by the `unrecognizedEnumName` option with value of `<NUMBER>`.
+
+  Defaults to `-1`.
+
+- With `--ts_proto_opt=unrecognizedEnum=false` enums will not contain an unrecognized enum key and value as provided by the `unrecognizedEnumName` and `unrecognizedEnumValue` options.
 
 - With `--ts_proto_opt=removeEnumPrefix=true` generated enums will have the enum name removed from members.
 
diff --git a/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/default-value-test.ts b/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/default-value-test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b515f835e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/default-value-test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { stateEnumFromJSON, stateEnumToJSON, stateEnumToNumber, StateEnum } from "./test";
+
+describe("enums-with-unrecognized-name-value", () => {
+  describe("stateEnumFromJSON", () => {
+    it("returns correct default state", () => {
+      expect(stateEnumFromJSON("non-existent")).toBe(StateEnum.UNKNOWN_STATE);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("stateEnumToJSON", () => {
+    it("returns correct default state", () => {
+      // @ts-expect-error Argument of type '1' is not assignable to parameter of type 'StateEnum'.
+      expect(stateEnumToJSON(1)).toBe("UNKNOWN_STATE");
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe("stateEnumToNumber", () => {
+    it("returns correct default state", () => {
+      // @ts-expect-error Argument of type '1' is not assignable to parameter of type 'StateEnum'.
+      expect(stateEnumToNumber(1)).toBe(0);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/parameters.txt b/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/parameters.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67b950f46
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/parameters.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+unrecognizedEnumName=UNKNOWN,unrecognizedEnumValue=0,stringEnums=true
diff --git a/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/test.bin b/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/test.bin
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..417ca199c
Binary files /dev/null and b/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/test.bin differ
diff --git a/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/test.proto b/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/test.proto
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..51427b352
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/test.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+enum StateEnum {
+  UNKNOWN_STATE = 0;
+  ON = 2;
+  OFF = 3;
+}
diff --git a/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/test.ts b/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..71b2415ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/enums-with-unrecognized-name-value/test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+/* eslint-disable */
+
+export const protobufPackage = "";
+
+export enum StateEnum {
+  UNKNOWN_STATE = "UNKNOWN_STATE",
+  ON = "ON",
+  OFF = "OFF",
+}
+
+export function stateEnumFromJSON(object: any): StateEnum {
+  switch (object) {
+    case 0:
+    case "UNKNOWN_STATE":
+      return StateEnum.UNKNOWN_STATE;
+    case 2:
+    case "ON":
+      return StateEnum.ON;
+    case 3:
+    case "OFF":
+      return StateEnum.OFF;
+    default:
+      return StateEnum.UNKNOWN_STATE;
+  }
+}
+
+export function stateEnumToJSON(object: StateEnum): string {
+  switch (object) {
+    case StateEnum.UNKNOWN_STATE:
+      return "UNKNOWN_STATE";
+    case StateEnum.ON:
+      return "ON";
+    case StateEnum.OFF:
+      return "OFF";
+    default:
+      return "UNKNOWN_STATE";
+  }
+}
+
+export function stateEnumToNumber(object: StateEnum): number {
+  switch (object) {
+    case StateEnum.UNKNOWN_STATE:
+      return 0;
+    case StateEnum.ON:
+      return 2;
+    case StateEnum.OFF:
+      return 3;
+    default:
+      return 0;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/enums.ts b/src/enums.ts
index 042ded819..aa099f4d0 100644
--- a/src/enums.ts
+++ b/src/enums.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,7 @@ import { uncapitalize, camelToSnake } from "./case";
 import SourceInfo, { Fields } from "./sourceInfo";
 import { Context } from "./context";
 
-const UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_NAME = "UNRECOGNIZED";
-const UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_VALUE = -1;
+type UnrecognizedEnum = { present: false } | { present: true; name: string };
 
 // Output the `enum { Foo, A = 0, B = 1 }`
 export function generateEnum(
@@ -17,6 +16,7 @@ export function generateEnum(
 ): Code {
   const { options } = ctx;
   const chunks: Code[] = [];
+  let unrecognizedEnum: UnrecognizedEnum = { present: false };
 
   maybeAddComment(sourceInfo, chunks, enumDesc.options?.deprecated);
 
@@ -32,17 +32,21 @@ export function generateEnum(
     const info = sourceInfo.lookup(Fields.enum.value, index);
     const valueName = getValueName(ctx, fullName, valueDesc);
     const memberName = getMemberName(ctx, enumDesc, valueDesc);
+    if (valueDesc.number === options.unrecognizedEnumValue) {
+      unrecognizedEnum = { present: true, name: memberName };
+    }
     maybeAddComment(info, chunks, valueDesc.options?.deprecated, `${memberName} - `);
     chunks.push(
       code`${memberName} ${delimiter} ${options.stringEnums ? `"${valueName}"` : valueDesc.number.toString()},`,
     );
   });
 
-  if (options.unrecognizedEnum)
+  if (options.unrecognizedEnum && !unrecognizedEnum.present) {
     chunks.push(code`
-      ${UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_NAME} ${delimiter} ${
-      options.stringEnums ? `"${UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_NAME}"` : UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_VALUE.toString()
+      ${options.unrecognizedEnumName} ${delimiter} ${
+      options.stringEnums ? `"${options.unrecognizedEnumName}"` : options.unrecognizedEnumValue.toString()
     },`);
+  }
 
   if (options.enumsAsLiterals) {
     chunks.push(code`} as const`);
@@ -58,22 +62,27 @@ export function generateEnum(
     (options.stringEnums && options.outputEncodeMethods)
   ) {
     chunks.push(code`\n`);
-    chunks.push(generateEnumFromJson(ctx, fullName, enumDesc));
+    chunks.push(generateEnumFromJson(ctx, fullName, enumDesc, unrecognizedEnum));
   }
   if (options.outputJsonMethods === true || options.outputJsonMethods === "to-only") {
     chunks.push(code`\n`);
-    chunks.push(generateEnumToJson(ctx, fullName, enumDesc));
+    chunks.push(generateEnumToJson(ctx, fullName, enumDesc, unrecognizedEnum));
   }
   if (options.stringEnums && options.outputEncodeMethods) {
     chunks.push(code`\n`);
-    chunks.push(generateEnumToNumber(ctx, fullName, enumDesc));
+    chunks.push(generateEnumToNumber(ctx, fullName, enumDesc, unrecognizedEnum));
   }
 
   return joinCode(chunks, { on: "\n" });
 }
 
 /** Generates a function with a big switch statement to decode JSON -> our enum. */
-export function generateEnumFromJson(ctx: Context, fullName: string, enumDesc: EnumDescriptorProto): Code {
+export function generateEnumFromJson(
+  ctx: Context,
+  fullName: string,
+  enumDesc: EnumDescriptorProto,
+  unrecognizedEnum: UnrecognizedEnum,
+): Code {
   const { options, utils } = ctx;
   const chunks: Code[] = [];
 
@@ -92,12 +101,19 @@ export function generateEnumFromJson(ctx: Context, fullName: string, enumDesc: E
   }
 
   if (options.unrecognizedEnum) {
-    chunks.push(code`
-      case ${UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_VALUE}:
-      case "${UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_NAME}":
-      default:
-        return ${fullName}.${UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_NAME};
-    `);
+    if (!unrecognizedEnum.present) {
+      chunks.push(code`
+        case ${options.unrecognizedEnumValue}:
+        case "${options.unrecognizedEnumName}":
+        default:
+          return ${fullName}.${options.unrecognizedEnumName};
+      `);
+    } else {
+      chunks.push(code`
+        default:
+          return ${fullName}.${unrecognizedEnum.name};
+      `);
+    }
   } else {
     // We use globalThis to avoid conflicts on protobuf types named `Error`.
     chunks.push(code`
@@ -112,7 +128,12 @@ export function generateEnumFromJson(ctx: Context, fullName: string, enumDesc: E
 }
 
 /** Generates a function with a big switch statement to encode our enum -> JSON. */
-export function generateEnumToJson(ctx: Context, fullName: string, enumDesc: EnumDescriptorProto): Code {
+export function generateEnumToJson(
+  ctx: Context,
+  fullName: string,
+  enumDesc: EnumDescriptorProto,
+  unrecognizedEnum: UnrecognizedEnum,
+): Code {
   const { options, utils } = ctx;
 
   const chunks: Code[] = [];
@@ -137,18 +158,30 @@ export function generateEnumToJson(ctx: Context, fullName: string, enumDesc: Enu
   }
 
   if (options.unrecognizedEnum) {
-    chunks.push(code`
-      case ${fullName}.${UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_NAME}:`);
+    if (!unrecognizedEnum.present) {
+      chunks.push(code`
+        case ${fullName}.${options.unrecognizedEnumName}:`);
 
-    if (ctx.options.useNumericEnumForJson) {
+      if (ctx.options.useNumericEnumForJson) {
+        chunks.push(code`
+        default:
+          return ${options.unrecognizedEnumValue};
+      `);
+      } else {
+        chunks.push(code`
+        default:
+          return "${options.unrecognizedEnumName}";
+      `);
+      }
+    } else if (ctx.options.useNumericEnumForJson) {
       chunks.push(code`
-      default:
-        return ${UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_VALUE};
-    `);
+        default:
+          return ${options.unrecognizedEnumValue};
+      `);
     } else {
       chunks.push(code`
       default:
-        return "${UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_NAME}";
+        return "${unrecognizedEnum.name}";
     `);
     }
   } else {
@@ -165,7 +198,12 @@ export function generateEnumToJson(ctx: Context, fullName: string, enumDesc: Enu
 }
 
 /** Generates a function with a big switch statement to encode our string enum -> int value. */
-export function generateEnumToNumber(ctx: Context, fullName: string, enumDesc: EnumDescriptorProto): Code {
+export function generateEnumToNumber(
+  ctx: Context,
+  fullName: string,
+  enumDesc: EnumDescriptorProto,
+  unrecognizedEnum: UnrecognizedEnum,
+): Code {
   const { options, utils } = ctx;
 
   const chunks: Code[] = [];
@@ -178,11 +216,18 @@ export function generateEnumToNumber(ctx: Context, fullName: string, enumDesc: E
   }
 
   if (options.unrecognizedEnum) {
-    chunks.push(code`
-      case ${fullName}.${UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_NAME}:
-      default:
-        return ${UNRECOGNIZED_ENUM_VALUE};
-    `);
+    if (!unrecognizedEnum.present) {
+      chunks.push(code`
+        case ${fullName}.${options.unrecognizedEnumName}:
+        default:
+          return ${options.unrecognizedEnumValue};
+      `);
+    } else {
+      chunks.push(code`
+        default:
+          return ${options.unrecognizedEnumValue};
+      `);
+    }
   } else {
     // We use globalThis to avoid conflicts on protobuf types named `Error`.
     chunks.push(code`
diff --git a/src/options.ts b/src/options.ts
index 8fdda8e1c..b7d4d8fe4 100644
--- a/src/options.ts
+++ b/src/options.ts
@@ -66,6 +66,8 @@ export type Options = {
   nestJs: boolean;
   env: EnvOption;
   unrecognizedEnum: boolean;
+  unrecognizedEnumName: string;
+  unrecognizedEnumValue: number;
   exportCommonSymbols: boolean;
   outputSchema: boolean;
   onlyTypes: boolean;
@@ -119,6 +121,8 @@ export function defaultOptions(): Options {
     nestJs: false,
     env: EnvOption.BOTH,
     unrecognizedEnum: true,
+    unrecognizedEnumName: "UNRECOGNIZED",
+    unrecognizedEnumValue: -1,
     exportCommonSymbols: true,
     outputSchema: false,
     onlyTypes: false,
@@ -234,6 +238,11 @@ export function optionsFromParameter(parameter: string | undefined): Options {
     options.exportCommonSymbols = false;
   }
 
+  if (options.unrecognizedEnumValue) {
+    // Make sure to cast number options to an actual number
+    options.unrecognizedEnumValue = Number(options.unrecognizedEnumValue);
+  }
+
   return options;
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/options-test.ts b/tests/options-test.ts
index 9a45bbef9..bce760654 100644
--- a/tests/options-test.ts
+++ b/tests/options-test.ts
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ describe("options", () => {
         "stringEnums": false,
         "unknownFields": false,
         "unrecognizedEnum": true,
+        "unrecognizedEnumName": "UNRECOGNIZED",
+        "unrecognizedEnumValue": -1,
         "useAbortSignal": false,
         "useAsyncIterable": false,
         "useDate": "timestamp",