diff --git a/oparl-server/src/main/java/de/twomartens/oparlservice/entity/Meeting.java b/oparl-server/src/main/java/de/twomartens/oparlservice/entity/Meeting.java
index ef17bf8..2800584 100644
--- a/oparl-server/src/main/java/de/twomartens/oparlservice/entity/Meeting.java
+++ b/oparl-server/src/main/java/de/twomartens/oparlservice/entity/Meeting.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class Meeting {
     private final String name;
 
     @Schema(description = "current status of the meeting", allowableValues = "terminiert, eingeladen, durchgeführt", nullable = true)
-    private final String meetingState;
+    private final MeetingState meetingState;
 
     @Schema(description = "True if this meeting was cancelled")
     private final boolean cancelled;
diff --git a/oparl-server/src/main/java/de/twomartens/oparlservice/entity/MeetingState.java b/oparl-server/src/main/java/de/twomartens/oparlservice/entity/MeetingState.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b6f925
--- /dev/null
+++ b/oparl-server/src/main/java/de/twomartens/oparlservice/entity/MeetingState.java
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package de.twomartens.oparlservice.entity;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonValue;
+import lombok.Getter;
+import lombok.RequiredArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.ToString;
+
+@RequiredArgsConstructor
+@Getter(onMethod_={@JsonValue})
+@ToString
+public enum MeetingState {
+    SCHEDULED("terminiert"),
+    INVITED("eingeladen"),
+    FINISHED("durchgeführt");
+
+    private final String value;
+}