diff --git a/src/python/models/model_item.py b/src/python/models/model_item.py
index 1fef7e6a..4b68fd04 100644
--- a/src/python/models/model_item.py
+++ b/src/python/models/model_item.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
 
+from ..utils import serialize_value_for_qml
+
 
 class ModelItem:
     def __new__(cls, *_args, **_kwargs) -> "ModelItem":
@@ -24,14 +25,9 @@ class ModelItem:
     @property
     def serialized(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
         return {
-            name: self._process_attr(getattr(self, name)) for name in dir(self)
+            name: serialize_value_for_qml(getattr(self, name))
+            for name in dir(self)
             if not (
                 name.startswith("_") or name in ("parent_model", "serialized")
             )
         }
-
-    @staticmethod
-    def _process_attr(value: Any) -> Any:
-        if hasattr(value, "__class__") and issubclass(value.__class__, Enum):
-            return value.value
-        return value
diff --git a/src/python/pyotherside_events.py b/src/python/pyotherside_events.py
index de36aec4..b205b4a0 100644
--- a/src/python/pyotherside_events.py
+++ b/src/python/pyotherside_events.py
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass, field
-from enum import Enum
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
 import pyotherside
 
 from .models import SyncId
+from .utils import serialize_value_for_qml
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -14,20 +14,12 @@ class PyOtherSideEvent:
     def __post_init__(self) -> None:
         # CPython >= 3.6 or any Python >= 3.7 needed for correct dict order
         args = [
-            self._process_field(getattr(self, field))
+            serialize_value_for_qml(getattr(self, field))
             for field in self.__dataclass_fields__  # type: ignore
         ]
         pyotherside.send(type(self).__name__, *args)
 
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def _process_field(value: Any) -> Any:
-        if hasattr(value, "__class__") and issubclass(value.__class__, Enum):
-            return value.value
-
-        return value
-
-
 @dataclass
 class ExitRequested(PyOtherSideEvent):
     """Request for the application to exit."""
diff --git a/src/python/utils.py b/src/python/utils.py
index 1b34b3da..d0411f51 100644
--- a/src/python/utils.py
+++ b/src/python/utils.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import html
 import xml.etree.cElementTree as xml_etree  # FIXME: bandit warning
 from enum import Enum
 from enum import auto as autostr
-from typing import IO, Tuple, Union
+from typing import IO, Any, Tuple, Union
 
 import filetype
 
@@ -62,3 +62,10 @@ def plain2html(text: str) -> str:
     return html.escape(text)\
                .replace("\n", "<br>")\
                .replace("\t", "&nbsp;" * 4)
+
+
+def serialize_value_for_qml(value: Any) -> Any:
+    if hasattr(value, "__class__") and issubclass(value.__class__, Enum):
+        return value.value
+
+    return value