diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/caliban/parsing/VariablesUpdater.scala b/core/src/main/scala/caliban/parsing/VariablesUpdater.scala
index 851ca4270..9a249d295 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/caliban/parsing/VariablesUpdater.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/caliban/parsing/VariablesUpdater.scala
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 package caliban.parsing
 
 import caliban.GraphQLRequest
+import caliban.InputValue.ListValue
+import caliban.Value.StringValue
 import caliban.introspection.adt._
 import caliban.parsing.adt.Definition.ExecutableDefinition.OperationDefinition
+import caliban.parsing.adt.Type.{ ListType, NamedType }
 import caliban.parsing.adt._
 import caliban.schema.RootType
 import caliban.{ InputValue, Value }
@@ -16,38 +19,75 @@ object VariablesUpdater {
   ): GraphQLRequest = {
     val variableDefinitions = doc.operationDefinitions.flatMap(_.variableDefinitions)
     val updated             = req.variables.getOrElse(Map.empty).map { case (key, value) =>
-      val v = variableDefinitions.find(_.name == key).map(resolveEnumValues(value, _, rootType)).getOrElse(value)
+      val v =
+        variableDefinitions
+          .find(_.name == key)
+          .map { definition =>
+            rewriteValues(value, definition.variableType, rootType)
+          }
+          .getOrElse(value)
+
       key -> v
     }
 
     req.copy(variables = Some(updated))
   }
 
+  private def rewriteValues(value: InputValue, `type`: Type, rootType: RootType): InputValue =
+    `type` match {
+      case ListType(ofType, _) =>
+        value match {
+          case ListValue(values) =>
+            ListValue(values.map(v => rewriteValues(v, ofType, rootType)))
+          case _                 => value
+        }
+      case NamedType(name, _)  =>
+        rootType.types.get(name).map(t => resolveEnumValues(value, t, rootType)).getOrElse(value)
+    }
+
   // Since we cannot separate a String from an Enum when variables
   // are parsed, we need to translate from strings to enums here
   // if we have a valid enum field.
   private def resolveEnumValues(
     value: InputValue,
-    definition: VariableDefinition,
+    typ: __Type,
     rootType: RootType
-  ): InputValue = {
-    val t = Type
-      .innerType(definition.variableType)
-
-    rootType.types
-      .get(t)
-      .map(_.kind)
-      .flatMap { kind =>
-        (kind, value) match {
-          case (__TypeKind.ENUM, InputValue.ListValue(v)) =>
-            Some(
-              InputValue.ListValue(v.map(resolveEnumValues(_, definition, rootType)))
-            )
-          case (__TypeKind.ENUM, Value.StringValue(v))    =>
-            Some(Value.EnumValue(v))
-          case _                                          => None
+  ): InputValue =
+    typ.kind match {
+      case __TypeKind.INPUT_OBJECT =>
+        value match {
+          case InputValue.ObjectValue(fields) =>
+            val defs = typ.inputFields.getOrElse(List.empty)
+            InputValue.ObjectValue(fields.map { case (k, v) =>
+              val updated =
+                defs.find(_.name == k).map(field => resolveEnumValues(v, field.`type`(), rootType)).getOrElse(value)
+
+              (k, updated)
+            })
+          case _                              =>
+            value
         }
-      }
-      .getOrElse(value)
-  }
+
+      case __TypeKind.LIST =>
+        value match {
+          case ListValue(values) =>
+            typ.ofType
+              .map(innerType => ListValue(values.map(value => resolveEnumValues(value, innerType, rootType))))
+              .getOrElse(value)
+          case _                 => value
+        }
+
+      case __TypeKind.NON_NULL =>
+        typ.ofType
+          .map(innerType => resolveEnumValues(value, innerType, rootType))
+          .getOrElse(value)
+
+      case __TypeKind.ENUM =>
+        value match {
+          case StringValue(value) => Value.EnumValue(value)
+          case _                  => value
+        }
+      case _               =>
+        value
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/caliban/execution/FieldArgsSpec.scala b/core/src/test/scala/caliban/execution/FieldArgsSpec.scala
index 77b5f548b..e406269e5 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/caliban/execution/FieldArgsSpec.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/caliban/execution/FieldArgsSpec.scala
@@ -177,6 +177,44 @@ object FieldArgsSpec extends DefaultRunnableSpec {
         interpreter <- api.interpreter
         res         <- interpreter.execute(query)
       } yield assert(res.errors.headOption)(isSome(anything))
+    },
+    testM("it correctly handles lists of objects with enums") {
+      case class QueryInput(filter: List[Filter])
+      case class Filter(color: COLOR)
+      case class Query(query: QueryInput => String)
+      val query =
+        """query MyQuery($filter: [FilterInput!]!) {
+          |  query(filter: $filter)
+          |}""".stripMargin
+
+      val api = graphQL(
+        RootResolver(
+          Query(
+            query = q => q.filter.headOption.map(_.color.toString).getOrElse("Missing")
+          )
+        )
+      )
+
+      for {
+        interpreter <- api.interpreter
+        res         <- interpreter.executeRequest(
+                         request = GraphQLRequest(
+                           query = Some(query),
+                           variables = Some(
+                             Map(
+                               "filter" ->
+                                 InputValue.ListValue(
+                                   List(
+                                     InputValue.ObjectValue(
+                                       Map("color" -> Value.StringValue("BLUE"))
+                                     )
+                                   )
+                                 )
+                             )
+                           )
+                         )
+                       )
+      } yield assertTrue(res.data.toString == "{\"query\":\"BLUE\"}")
     }
   )
 }