diff --git a/MetadataProcessor.Shared/nanoAssemblyBuilder.cs b/MetadataProcessor.Shared/nanoAssemblyBuilder.cs
index 7a2f5e27..1396f5fc 100644
--- a/MetadataProcessor.Shared/nanoAssemblyBuilder.cs
+++ b/MetadataProcessor.Shared/nanoAssemblyBuilder.cs
@@ -713,7 +713,16 @@ private HashSet<MetadataToken> BuildDependencyList(MetadataToken token)
                         {
                             if (v.VariableType.DeclaringType != null)
                             {
-                                set.Add(v.VariableType.DeclaringType.MetadataToken);
+                                var resolvedType = v.VariableType.Resolve();
+
+                                if (resolvedType != null && resolvedType.IsEnum)
+                                {
+                                    set.Add(v.VariableType.MetadataToken);
+                                }
+                                else
+                                {
+                                    set.Add(v.VariableType.DeclaringType.MetadataToken);
+                                }
                             }
                             else if (v.VariableType.MetadataType == MetadataType.Class)
                             {
diff --git a/MetadataProcessor.Tests/Core/Utility/DumperTests.cs b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/Core/Utility/DumperTests.cs
index d4ef58a0..5b0ad9b0 100644
--- a/MetadataProcessor.Tests/Core/Utility/DumperTests.cs
+++ b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/Core/Utility/DumperTests.cs
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ public void DumpAssemblyTest()
             Assert.IsTrue(dumpFileContent.Contains("TypeRefProps [01000001]: Scope: 23000001 'System.Diagnostics.DebuggableAttribute'"));
             Assert.IsTrue(dumpFileContent.Contains(": Scope: 23000002 'TestNFClassLibrary.ClassOnAnotherAssembly'"));
 
-            Assert.IsTrue(dumpFileContent.Contains(": Flags: 00001001 Extends: 0100000d Enclosed: 02000000 'TestNFApp.DummyCustomAttribute1'"));
+            Assert.IsTrue(dumpFileContent.Contains(": Flags: 00001001 Extends: 0100000f Enclosed: 02000000 'TestNFApp.DummyCustomAttribute1'"));
 
-            Assert.IsTrue(dumpFileContent.Contains(": Flags: 00001001 Extends: 0100000d Enclosed: 02000000 'TestNFApp.DummyCustomAttribute2'"));
+            Assert.IsTrue(dumpFileContent.Contains(": Flags: 00001001 Extends: 0100000f Enclosed: 02000000 'TestNFApp.DummyCustomAttribute2'"));
 
             Assert.IsTrue(dumpFileContent.Contains(": Flags: 00001061 Extends: 01000000 Enclosed: 02000000 'TestNFApp.IOneClassOverAll'"));
             Assert.IsTrue(dumpFileContent.Contains(": Flags: 000007c6 Impl: 00000000 RVA: 00000000 'get_DummyProperty' [I4(   )]"));
diff --git a/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/Program.cs b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/Program.cs
index 9255f545..443706de 100644
--- a/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/Program.cs
+++ b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/Program.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 using System;
 using System.Diagnostics;
+using System.IO;
 using System.Reflection;
 using TestNFClassLibrary;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,26 @@ public static void Main()
             // Reflection Tests
             ReflectionTests();
 
+            ////////////////////////////////////////////////
+            // Test enum in another assembly, same namespace
+            var enumTest = new TestEnumInAnotherAssembly();
+            enumTest.CallTestEnumInAnotherAssembly();
+
+            /////////////////////////////////////
+            // reference enum in another assembly
+            var x = (IAmAClassWithAnEnum.EnumA)1;
+
+            var messageType = (IAmAClassWithAnEnum.EnumA)0;
+            switch (messageType)
+            {
+                case IAmAClassWithAnEnum.EnumA.Test:
+                    Console.WriteLine("all good");
+                    break;
+
+                default:
+                    break;
+            }
+
             Debug.WriteLine("Exiting TestNFApp");
         }
 
diff --git a/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/TestEnumInAnotherAssembly.cs b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/TestEnumInAnotherAssembly.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1f1fc49e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/TestEnumInAnotherAssembly.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and Contributors
+// See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+namespace System.IO
+{
+    public class TestEnumInAnotherAssembly
+    {
+        public void CallTestEnumInAnotherAssembly()
+        {
+            // This test checks if MDP can minimize the assembly using an enum that is defined in another assembly
+            // and the class calling it is in a different assembly BUT in the same namespace.
+            var ioException = new IOException(
+                    string.Empty,
+                    (int)IOException.IOExceptionErrorCode.DirectoryNotFound);
+        }
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/TestNFApp.nfproj b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/TestNFApp.nfproj
index a358f092..927995f6 100644
--- a/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/TestNFApp.nfproj
+++ b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFApp/TestNFApp.nfproj
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
     <Compile Include="IOneClassOverAll.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ComplexAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MaxAttribute.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="TestEnumInAnotherAssembly.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MyAttribute.cs" />
     <Compile Include="MyClass1.cs" />
     <Compile Include="OneClassOverAll.cs" />
diff --git a/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary/IAmAClassWithAnEnum.cs b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary/IAmAClassWithAnEnum.cs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a45c107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary/IAmAClassWithAnEnum.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+//
+// Copyright (c) .NET Foundation and Contributors
+// See LICENSE file in the project root for full license information.
+//
+
+namespace TestNFClassLibrary
+{
+    public class IAmAClassWithAnEnum
+    {
+        public enum EnumA
+        {
+            Test = 1
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary.nfproj b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary.nfproj
index 4067964d..9f9f51f3 100644
--- a/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary.nfproj
+++ b/MetadataProcessor.Tests/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary/TestNFClassLibrary.nfproj
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <Import Project="$(NanoFrameworkProjectSystemPath)NFProjectSystem.props" Condition="Exists('$(NanoFrameworkProjectSystemPath)NFProjectSystem.props')" />
   <ItemGroup>
+    <Compile Include="IAmAClassWithAnEnum.cs" />
     <Compile Include="ClassOnAnotherAssembly.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>