diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/__init__.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/__init__.py
index 6dcd518..6e04147 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_utils/__init__.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_utils/__init__.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ from .generic import generic_relationship
 from .proxy_dict import ProxyDict, proxy_dict
 from .types import (
     ArrowType,
+    Choice,
+    ChoiceType,
     ColorType,
     CountryType,
     Country,
@@ -65,6 +67,8 @@ __all__ = (
     table_name,
     with_backrefs,
     ArrowType,
+    Choice,
+    ChoiceType,
     ColorType,
     CountryType,
     Country,
diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/types/__init__.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/types/__init__.py
index 854f56a..1f634b7 100644
--- a/sqlalchemy_utils/types/__init__.py
+++ b/sqlalchemy_utils/types/__init__.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from functools import wraps
 from sqlalchemy.orm.collections import InstrumentedList as _InstrumentedList
 from .arrow import ArrowType
+from .choice import ChoiceType, Choice
 from .color import ColorType
 from .country import CountryType, Country
 from .email import EmailType
@@ -24,6 +25,8 @@ from .weekdays import WeekDay, WeekDays, WeekDaysType
 
 __all__ = (
     ArrowType,
+    Choice,
+    ChoiceType,
     ColorType,
     CountryType,
     Country,
diff --git a/sqlalchemy_utils/types/choice.py b/sqlalchemy_utils/types/choice.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c32aacb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sqlalchemy_utils/types/choice.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from sqlalchemy import types
+import six
+from ..exceptions import ImproperlyConfigured
+from .scalar_coercible import ScalarCoercible
+
+
+class Choice(object):
+    def __init__(self, code, value):
+        self.code = code
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __eq__(self, other):
+        if isinstance(other, Choice):
+            return self.code == other.code
+        return other == self.code
+
+    def __ne__(self, other):
+        return not (self == other)
+
+    def __unicode__(self):
+        return six.text_type(self.value)
+
+    def __repr__(self):
+        return 'Choice(code={code}, value={value})'.format(
+            code=self.code,
+            value=self.value
+        )
+
+
+class ChoiceType(types.TypeDecorator, ScalarCoercible):
+    impl = types.Unicode(255)
+
+    def __init__(self, choices):
+        if not choices:
+            raise ImproperlyConfigured(
+                'ChoiceType needs list of choices defined.'
+            )
+        self.choices = choices
+        self.choices_dict = dict(choices)
+
+    def _coerce(self, value):
+        if value is None:
+            return value
+        if isinstance(value, Choice):
+            return value
+        return Choice(value, self.choices_dict[value])
+
+    def process_bind_param(self, value, dialect):
+        if value:
+            return value.code
+        return value
+
+    def process_result_value(self, value, dialect):
+        if value:
+            return Choice(value, self.choices_dict[value])
+        return value
diff --git a/tests/types/test_choice_type.py b/tests/types/test_choice_type.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c78dd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/types/test_choice_type.py
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+from pytest import raises
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy_utils import ChoiceType, Choice, ImproperlyConfigured
+from tests import TestCase
+
+
+class TestChoice(object):
+    # def test_init(self):
+    #     assert Choice(1, 1) == Choice(Choice(1, 1))
+
+    def test_equality_operator(self):
+        assert Choice(1, 1) == 1
+        assert 1 == Choice(1, 1)
+        assert Choice(1, 1) == Choice(1, 1)
+
+    def test_non_equality_operator(self):
+        assert Choice(1, 1) != 2
+        assert not (Choice(1, 1) != 1)
+
+
+class TestChoiceType(TestCase):
+    def create_models(self):
+        class User(self.Base):
+            TYPES = [
+                ('admin', 'Admin'),
+                ('regular-user', 'Regular user')
+            ]
+
+            __tablename__ = 'user'
+            id = sa.Column(sa.Integer, primary_key=True)
+            type = sa.Column(ChoiceType(TYPES))
+
+            def __repr__(self):
+                return 'User(%r)' % self.id
+
+        self.User = User
+
+    def test_parameter_processing(self):
+        user = self.User(
+            type=u'admin'
+        )
+
+        self.session.add(user)
+        self.session.commit()
+
+        user = self.session.query(self.User).first()
+        assert user.type.value == u'Admin'
+
+    def test_scalar_attributes_get_coerced_to_objects(self):
+        user = self.User(type=u'admin')
+
+        assert isinstance(user.type, Choice)
+
+    def test_throws_exception_if_no_choices_given(self):
+        with raises(ImproperlyConfigured):
+            ChoiceType([])