diff --git a/include/QF/cexpr.h b/include/QF/cexpr.h
index f511b6a9c..4e2dd3bcb 100644
--- a/include/QF/cexpr.h
+++ b/include/QF/cexpr.h
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ void cexpr_struct_pointer_getfield (const exprval_t *a, const exprval_t *b,
 exprval_t *cexpr_cvar (const char *name, exprctx_t *ctx);
 exprval_t *cexpr_cvar_struct (exprctx_t *ctx);
 
+void cexpr_cast_plitem (const exprval_t *val1, const exprval_t *src,
+						exprval_t *result, exprctx_t *ctx);
+
 void cexpr_init_symtab (exprtab_t *symtab, exprctx_t *ctx);
 
 char *cexpr_yyget_text (void *scanner);
diff --git a/libs/util/cexpr-type.c b/libs/util/cexpr-type.c
index c01e0cac0..1ba3b3f0f 100644
--- a/libs/util/cexpr-type.c
+++ b/libs/util/cexpr-type.c
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ binop_t int_binops[] = {
 	{ '^', &cexpr_int, &cexpr_int, int_xor },
 	{ '%', &cexpr_int, &cexpr_int, int_rem },
 	{ MOD, &cexpr_int, &cexpr_int, int_mod },
+	{ '=', &cexpr_plitem, &cexpr_int, cexpr_cast_plitem },
 	{}
 };
 
@@ -154,6 +155,7 @@ binop_t uint_binops[] = {
 	{ '%', &cexpr_uint, &cexpr_uint, uint_rem },
 	{ MOD, &cexpr_uint, &cexpr_uint, uint_rem },
 	{ '=', &cexpr_int,  &cexpr_uint, uint_cast_int },
+	{ '=', &cexpr_plitem, &cexpr_uint, cexpr_cast_plitem },
 	{}
 };
 
@@ -222,6 +224,7 @@ binop_t size_t_binops[] = {
 	{ MOD, &cexpr_size_t, &cexpr_size_t, size_t_rem },
 	{ '=', &cexpr_int,    &cexpr_size_t, size_t_cast_int },
 	{ '=', &cexpr_uint,   &cexpr_size_t, size_t_cast_uint },
+	{ '=', &cexpr_plitem, &cexpr_size_t, cexpr_cast_plitem },
 	{}
 };
 
@@ -310,6 +313,7 @@ binop_t float_binops[] = {
 	{ '%', &cexpr_float, &cexpr_float, float_rem },
 	{ MOD, &cexpr_float, &cexpr_float, float_mod },
 	{ '=', &cexpr_int,  &cexpr_float, float_cast_int },
+	{ '=', &cexpr_plitem, &cexpr_float, cexpr_cast_plitem },
 	{}
 };
 
@@ -366,6 +370,7 @@ binop_t double_binops[] = {
 	{ '/', &cexpr_double, &cexpr_double, double_div },
 	{ '%', &cexpr_double, &cexpr_double, double_rem },
 	{ MOD, &cexpr_double, &cexpr_double, double_mod },
+	{ '=', &cexpr_plitem, &cexpr_double, cexpr_cast_plitem },
 	{}
 };
 
@@ -595,6 +600,26 @@ exprtype_t cexpr_function = {
 	0,
 };
 
+void
+cexpr_cast_plitem (const exprval_t *val1, const exprval_t *src,
+				   exprval_t *result, exprctx_t *ctx)
+{
+	plitem_t   *item = *(plitem_t **) src->value;
+	const char *str = PL_String (item);
+	if (!str) {
+		cexpr_error (ctx, "not a string object: %d", PL_Line (item));
+		return;
+	}
+
+	exprctx_t   ectx = *ctx;
+	ectx.result = result;
+	cexpr_eval_string (str, &ectx);
+	ctx->errors += ectx.errors;
+	if (ectx.errors) {
+		cexpr_error (ctx, "could not convert: %d", PL_Line (item));
+	}
+}
+
 static void
 plitem_field (const exprval_t *a, const exprval_t *b, exprval_t *c,
 			  exprctx_t *ctx)
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkenum.r b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkenum.r
index 7c974f6fb..b4dc8b79f 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkenum.r
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkgen/vkenum.r
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ skip_value(string name)
 		fprintf (output_file, "\tflag_binops,\n");
 		fprintf (output_file, "\tflag_unops,\n");
 	} else {
-		fprintf (output_file, "\t0,\n");
+		fprintf (output_file, "\tenum_binops,\n");
 		fprintf (output_file, "\t0,\n");
 	}
 	fprintf (output_file, "};\n");
diff --git a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.c b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.c
index aa6c88325..90e8d5d5e 100644
--- a/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.c
+++ b/libs/video/renderer/vulkan/vkparse.c
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ binop_t flag_binops[] = {
 	{ '|', 0, 0, flag_or },
 	{ '&', 0, 0, flag_and },
 	{ '=', &cexpr_int, 0, flag_cast_int },
+	{ '=', &cexpr_plitem, 0, cexpr_cast_plitem },
+	{}
+};
+
+binop_t enum_binops[] = {
+	{ '=', &cexpr_plitem, 0, cexpr_cast_plitem },
 	{}
 };