diff --git a/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Descriptors.java b/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Descriptors.java
index 3dd49c6442..caae0f775c 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Descriptors.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/com/google/protobuf/Descriptors.java
@@ -1103,13 +1103,6 @@ public final class Descriptors {
           "Field numbers must be positive integers.");
       }
 
-      // Only repeated primitive fields may be packed.
-      if (proto.getOptions().getPacked() && !isPackable()) {
-        throw new DescriptorValidationException(this,
-          "[packed = true] can only be specified for repeated primitive " +
-          "fields.");
-      }
-
       if (isExtension) {
         if (!proto.hasExtendee()) {
           throw new DescriptorValidationException(this,
@@ -1218,6 +1211,13 @@ public final class Descriptors {
         }
       }
 
+      // Only repeated primitive fields may be packed.
+      if (proto.getOptions().getPacked() && !isPackable()) {
+        throw new DescriptorValidationException(this,
+          "[packed = true] can only be specified for repeated primitive " +
+          "fields.");
+      }
+
       // We don't attempt to parse the default value until here because for
       // enums we need the enum type's descriptor.
       if (proto.hasDefaultValue()) {
diff --git a/java/src/test/java/com/google/protobuf/DescriptorsTest.java b/java/src/test/java/com/google/protobuf/DescriptorsTest.java
index 13da1e810c..0092771b0c 100644
--- a/java/src/test/java/com/google/protobuf/DescriptorsTest.java
+++ b/java/src/test/java/com/google/protobuf/DescriptorsTest.java
@@ -705,4 +705,31 @@ public class DescriptorsTest extends TestCase {
     assertFalse(TestMultipleExtensionRanges.getDescriptor().isExtensionNumber(4142));
     assertTrue(TestMultipleExtensionRanges.getDescriptor().isExtensionNumber(4143));
   }
+
+  public void testPackedEnumField() throws Exception {
+    FileDescriptorProto fileDescriptorProto = FileDescriptorProto.newBuilder()
+        .setName("foo.proto")
+        .addEnumType(EnumDescriptorProto.newBuilder()
+          .setName("Enum")
+          .addValue(EnumValueDescriptorProto.newBuilder()
+            .setName("FOO")
+            .setNumber(1)
+            .build())
+          .build())
+        .addMessageType(DescriptorProto.newBuilder()
+          .setName("Message")
+          .addField(FieldDescriptorProto.newBuilder()
+            .setName("foo")
+            .setTypeName("Enum")
+            .setNumber(1)
+            .setLabel(FieldDescriptorProto.Label.LABEL_REPEATED)
+            .setOptions(DescriptorProtos.FieldOptions.newBuilder()
+              .setPacked(true)
+              .build())
+            .build())
+          .build())
+        .build();
+    Descriptors.FileDescriptor.buildFrom(
+        fileDescriptorProto, new FileDescriptor[0]);
+  }
 }