diff --git a/traits/testing/optional_dependencies.py b/traits/testing/optional_dependencies.py
index e88eadc0f..d2d55743d 100644
--- a/traits/testing/optional_dependencies.py
+++ b/traits/testing/optional_dependencies.py
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ def optional_import(name):
 numpy = optional_import("numpy")
 requires_numpy = unittest.skipIf(numpy is None, "NumPy not available")
 
+pyface = optional_import("pyface")
+requires_pyface = unittest.skipIf(pyface is None, "Pyface not available")
+
 sphinx = optional_import("sphinx")
 requires_sphinx = unittest.skipIf(sphinx is None, "Sphinx not available")
 
diff --git a/traits/tests/test_enum.py b/traits/tests/test_enum.py
index c87de3729..2b14b1a27 100644
--- a/traits/tests/test_enum.py
+++ b/traits/tests/test_enum.py
@@ -13,6 +13,14 @@
 
 from traits.api import (
     Any, BaseEnum, Enum, HasTraits, List, Property, TraitError)
+from traits.testing.optional_dependencies import pyface, requires_traitsui
+
+if pyface is not None:
+    GuiTestAssistant = pyface.toolkit.toolkit_object(
+        "util.gui_test_assistant:GuiTestAssistant")
+else:
+    class GuiTestAssistant:
+        pass
 
 
 class FooEnum(enum.Enum):
@@ -110,6 +118,13 @@ class EnumCollectionExample(HasTraits):
     slow_enum = BaseEnum("yes", "no", "maybe")
 
 
+class EnumCollectionGUIExample(EnumCollectionExample):
+    # Override attributes that may fail GUI test
+    # until traitsui #781 is fixed.
+    int_set_enum = Enum("int", "set")
+    correct_int_set_enum = Enum("int", "set")
+
+
 class EnumTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_valid_enum(self):
         example_model = ExampleModel(root="model1")
@@ -296,3 +311,18 @@ def test_base_enum(self):
         with self.assertRaises(TraitError):
             obj.slow_enum = "perhaps"
         self.assertEqual(obj.slow_enum, "no")
+
+
+@requires_traitsui
+class TestGui(GuiTestAssistant, unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def test_create_editor(self):
+        obj = EnumCollectionGUIExample()
+
+        # Create a UI window
+        ui = obj.edit_traits()
+        try:
+            self.gui.process_events()
+        finally:
+            with self.delete_widget(ui.control):
+                ui.dispose()