diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp
index 7798b33bd..3546d9e42 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.cpp
@@ -20,6 +20,26 @@
 
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 
+const NamedEnumTable< PackageChooserMode >&
+roleNames()
+{
+    static const NamedEnumTable< PackageChooserMode > names {
+        { "optional", PackageChooserMode::Optional },
+        { "exclusive", PackageChooserMode::Exclusive },
+        { "multiple", PackageChooserMode::Multiple },
+        { "requiredmultiple",
+        PackageChooserMode::RequiredMultiple },
+        // and a bunch of aliases
+        { "zero-or-one", PackageChooserMode::Optional },
+        { "radio", PackageChooserMode::Exclusive },
+        { "one", PackageChooserMode::Exclusive },
+        { "set", PackageChooserMode::Multiple },
+        { "zero-or-more", PackageChooserMode::Multiple },
+        { "required", PackageChooserMode::RequiredMultiple },
+        { "one-or-more", PackageChooserMode::RequiredMultiple } };
+    return names;
+}
+
 PackageItem
 PackageItem::fromAppStream( const QString& filename )
 {
diff --git a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h
index 7db668df4..ed5ac4b24 100644
--- a/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h
+++ b/src/modules/packagechooser/PackageModel.h
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #ifndef PACKAGEMODEL_H
 #define PACKAGEMODEL_H
 
+#include "utils/NamedEnum.h"
+
 #include <QAbstractListModel>
 #include <QObject>
 #include <QPixmap>
@@ -32,6 +34,8 @@ enum class PackageChooserMode
     RequiredMultiple  // one or more
 };
 
+const NamedEnumTable< PackageChooserMode >& roleNames();
+
 struct PackageItem
 {
     QString id;