diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_type.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_type.sgml
index 90de2e81ef8e8b2760e733194bb67d334c4ab8b4..33413450c37e42fa8c9b9bc37cda29f52066f321 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_type.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/alter_type.sgml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ ALTER TYPE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> OWNER TO <replaceab
 ALTER TYPE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RENAME ATTRIBUTE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">attribute_name</replaceable> TO <replaceable class="PARAMETER">new_attribute_name</replaceable>
 ALTER TYPE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> RENAME TO <replaceable class="PARAMETER">new_name</replaceable>
 ALTER TYPE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> SET SCHEMA <replaceable class="PARAMETER">new_schema</replaceable>
-ALTER TYPE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> ADD <replaceable class="PARAMETER">new_enum_value</replaceable> [ { BEFORE | AFTER } <replaceable class="PARAMETER">existing_enum_value</replaceable> ]
+ALTER TYPE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> ADD VALUE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">new_enum_value</replaceable> [ { BEFORE | AFTER } <replaceable class="PARAMETER">existing_enum_value</replaceable> ]
 
 <phrase>where <replaceable class="PARAMETER">action</replaceable> is one of:</phrase>
 
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ ALTER TYPE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> ADD <replaceable cl
    </varlistentry>
 
    <varlistentry>
-    <term><literal>ADD [ BEFORE | AFTER ]</literal></term>
+    <term><literal>ADD VALUE [ BEFORE | AFTER ]</literal></term>
     <listitem>
      <para>
       This form adds a new value to an enum type. If the new value's place in
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ ALTER TYPE <replaceable class="PARAMETER">name</replaceable> ADD <replaceable cl
   <title>Notes</title>
 
   <para>
-   <command>ALTER TYPE ... ADD</> (the form that adds a new value to an
+   <command>ALTER TYPE ... ADD VALUE</> (the form that adds a new value to an
    enum type) cannot be executed inside a transaction block.
   </para>
 
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ ALTER TYPE compfoo ADD ATTRIBUTE f3 int;
   <para>
    To add a new value to an enum type in a particular sort position:
 <programlisting>
-ALTER TYPE colors ADD 'orange' AFTER 'red';
+ALTER TYPE colors ADD VALUE 'orange' AFTER 'red';
 </programlisting>
   </para>
  </refsect1>
diff --git a/src/backend/parser/gram.y b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
index 1394b21dec4de7400a466269ba6b36bb6390ce4e..d9b20746fa1d2469b42d9f3061f20ae1f2ceca32 100644
--- a/src/backend/parser/gram.y
+++ b/src/backend/parser/gram.y
@@ -3871,30 +3871,30 @@ enum_val_list:	Sconst
  *****************************************************************************/
 
 AlterEnumStmt:
-         ALTER TYPE_P any_name ADD_P Sconst
+         ALTER TYPE_P any_name ADD_P VALUE_P Sconst
 			 {
 				 AlterEnumStmt *n = makeNode(AlterEnumStmt);
 				 n->typeName = $3;
-				 n->newVal = $5;
+				 n->newVal = $6;
 				 n->newValNeighbor = NULL;
 				 n->newValIsAfter = true;
 				 $$ = (Node *) n;
 			 }
-		 | ALTER TYPE_P any_name ADD_P Sconst BEFORE Sconst
+		 | ALTER TYPE_P any_name ADD_P VALUE_P Sconst BEFORE Sconst
 			 {
 				 AlterEnumStmt *n = makeNode(AlterEnumStmt);
 				 n->typeName = $3;
-				 n->newVal = $5;
-				 n->newValNeighbor = $7;
+				 n->newVal = $6;
+				 n->newValNeighbor = $8;
 				 n->newValIsAfter = false;
 				 $$ = (Node *) n;
 			 }
-		 | ALTER TYPE_P any_name ADD_P Sconst AFTER Sconst
+		 | ALTER TYPE_P any_name ADD_P VALUE_P Sconst AFTER Sconst
 			 {
 				 AlterEnumStmt *n = makeNode(AlterEnumStmt);
 				 n->typeName = $3;
-				 n->newVal = $5;
-				 n->newValNeighbor = $7;
+				 n->newVal = $6;
+				 n->newValNeighbor = $8;
 				 n->newValIsAfter = true;
 				 $$ = (Node *) n;
 			 }
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/enum.out b/src/test/regress/expected/enum.out
index b1ba3f1fad3fca82e5f750366708453e253633fb..06c445ac67888e1bbda41a557558671b35ea03e5 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/enum.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/enum.out
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ ORDER BY 2;
  mars      |             3
 (3 rows)
 
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'uranus';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'uranus';
 SELECT enumlabel, enumsortorder
 FROM pg_enum
 WHERE enumtypid = 'planets'::regtype
@@ -52,10 +52,10 @@ ORDER BY 2;
  uranus    |             4
 (4 rows)
 
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'mercury' BEFORE 'venus';
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'saturn' BEFORE 'uranus';
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'jupiter' AFTER 'mars';
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'neptune' AFTER 'uranus';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'mercury' BEFORE 'venus';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'saturn' BEFORE 'uranus';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'jupiter' AFTER 'mars';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'neptune' AFTER 'uranus';
 SELECT enumlabel, enumsortorder
 FROM pg_enum
 WHERE enumtypid = 'planets'::regtype
@@ -89,46 +89,46 @@ ORDER BY enumlabel::planets;
 (8 rows)
 
 -- errors for adding labels
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE
   'plutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutopluto';
 ERROR:  invalid enum label "plutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutopluto"
 DETAIL:  Labels must be 63 characters or less.
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'pluto' AFTER 'zeus';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'pluto' AFTER 'zeus';
 ERROR:  "zeus" is not an existing enum label
 --
 -- Test inserting so many values that we have to renumber
 --
 create type insenum as enum ('L1', 'L2');
-alter type insenum add 'i1' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i2' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i3' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i4' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i5' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i6' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i7' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i8' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i9' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i10' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i11' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i12' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i13' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i14' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i15' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i16' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i17' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i18' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i19' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i20' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i21' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i22' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i23' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i24' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i25' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i26' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i27' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i28' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i29' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i30' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i1' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i2' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i3' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i4' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i5' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i6' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i7' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i8' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i9' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i10' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i11' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i12' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i13' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i14' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i15' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i16' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i17' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i18' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i19' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i20' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i21' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i22' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i23' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i24' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i25' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i26' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i27' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i28' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i29' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i30' before 'L2';
 -- The exact values of enumsortorder will now depend on the local properties
 -- of float4, but in any reasonable implementation we should get at least
 -- 20 splits before having to renumber; so only hide values > 20.
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/enum.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/enum.sql
index 70bf8c5f1ba8e4e458c3c75c75b352504a0b9228..7ca624830968dd8e24fbbfc2879fe1bf7b5ca133 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/enum.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/enum.sql
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ FROM pg_enum
 WHERE enumtypid = 'planets'::regtype
 ORDER BY 2;
 
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'uranus';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'uranus';
 
 SELECT enumlabel, enumsortorder
 FROM pg_enum
 WHERE enumtypid = 'planets'::regtype
 ORDER BY 2;
 
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'mercury' BEFORE 'venus';
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'saturn' BEFORE 'uranus';
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'jupiter' AFTER 'mars';
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'neptune' AFTER 'uranus';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'mercury' BEFORE 'venus';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'saturn' BEFORE 'uranus';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'jupiter' AFTER 'mars';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'neptune' AFTER 'uranus';
 
 SELECT enumlabel, enumsortorder
 FROM pg_enum
@@ -49,10 +49,10 @@ WHERE enumtypid = 'planets'::regtype
 ORDER BY enumlabel::planets;
 
 -- errors for adding labels
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE
   'plutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutoplutopluto';
 
-ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'pluto' AFTER 'zeus';
+ALTER TYPE planets ADD VALUE 'pluto' AFTER 'zeus';
 
 --
 -- Test inserting so many values that we have to renumber
@@ -60,36 +60,36 @@ ALTER TYPE planets ADD 'pluto' AFTER 'zeus';
 
 create type insenum as enum ('L1', 'L2');
 
-alter type insenum add 'i1' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i2' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i3' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i4' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i5' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i6' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i7' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i8' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i9' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i10' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i11' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i12' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i13' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i14' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i15' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i16' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i17' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i18' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i19' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i20' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i21' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i22' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i23' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i24' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i25' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i26' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i27' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i28' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i29' before 'L2';
-alter type insenum add 'i30' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i1' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i2' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i3' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i4' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i5' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i6' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i7' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i8' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i9' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i10' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i11' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i12' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i13' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i14' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i15' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i16' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i17' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i18' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i19' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i20' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i21' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i22' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i23' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i24' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i25' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i26' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i27' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i28' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i29' before 'L2';
+alter type insenum add value 'i30' before 'L2';
 
 -- The exact values of enumsortorder will now depend on the local properties
 -- of float4, but in any reasonable implementation we should get at least