diff --git a/django/db/models/enums.py b/django/db/models/enums.py
index bbe362a6ab..ae20ef6d93 100644
--- a/django/db/models/enums.py
+++ b/django/db/models/enums.py
@@ -60,7 +60,13 @@ class ChoicesMeta(enum.EnumMeta):
 
 class Choices(enum.Enum, metaclass=ChoicesMeta):
     """Class for creating enumerated choices."""
-    pass
+
+    def __str__(self):
+        """
+        Use value when cast to str, so that Choices set as model instance
+        attributes are rendered as expected in templates and similar contexts.
+        """
+        return str(self.value)
 
 
 class IntegerChoices(int, Choices):
diff --git a/tests/model_enums/tests.py b/tests/model_enums/tests.py
index 6b4bd6e7fd..e1810e673a 100644
--- a/tests/model_enums/tests.py
+++ b/tests/model_enums/tests.py
@@ -143,6 +143,12 @@ class ChoicesTests(SimpleTestCase):
                 APPLE = 1, 'Apple'
                 PINEAPPLE = 1, 'Pineapple'
 
+    def test_str(self):
+        for test in [Gender, Suit, YearInSchool, Vehicle]:
+            for member in test:
+                with self.subTest(member=member):
+                    self.assertEqual(str(test[member.name]), str(member.value))
+
 
 class Separator(bytes, models.Choices):
     FS = b'\x1c', 'File Separator'