diff --git a/vstgui/lib/controls/clistcontrol.cpp b/vstgui/lib/controls/clistcontrol.cpp
index b129495f2..5b1abeea3 100644
--- a/vstgui/lib/controls/clistcontrol.cpp
+++ b/vstgui/lib/controls/clistcontrol.cpp
@@ -187,7 +187,9 @@ void CListControl::drawRect (CDrawContext* context, const CRect& updateRect)
 		rowSize.setHeight (impl->rowDescriptions[row].height);
 		if (updateRect.rectOverlap (rowSize))
 		{
-			int32_t flags = selectedRow == row ? IListControlDrawer::Row::Selected : 0;
+			IListControlDrawer::Row::Flags flags;
+			if (selectedRow == row)
+				flags = IListControlDrawer::Row::Selected;
 			if (impl->rowDescriptions[row].flags & CListControlRowDesc::Selectable)
 				flags |= IListControlDrawer::Row::Selectable;
 			if (impl->hoveredRow && *impl->hoveredRow == row + getMinRowIndex ())
diff --git a/vstgui/lib/controls/clistcontrol.h b/vstgui/lib/controls/clistcontrol.h
index d4e6d773e..319025550 100644
--- a/vstgui/lib/controls/clistcontrol.h
+++ b/vstgui/lib/controls/clistcontrol.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "../optional.h"
+#include "../enumbitset.h"
 #include "ccontrol.h"
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -84,20 +85,22 @@ class CListControl final : public CControl
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
 struct CListControlRowDesc
 {
-	enum Flags
+	enum Flag : uint32_t
 	{
 		/** Indicates that the row is selectable */
 		Selectable = 1 << 0,
 		/** Indicates that the row should be redrawn when the mouse hovers it */
 		Hoverable = 1 << 1,
 	};
+	using Flags = EnumBitset<Flag, true>;
+
 	/** The height of the row */
 	CCoord height {0};
 	/** The flags of the row, see the Flags enum above */
-	int32_t flags {Selectable};
+	Flags flags {Selectable};
 
 	CListControlRowDesc () = default;
-	CListControlRowDesc (CCoord h, int32_t f) : height (h), flags (f) {}
+	CListControlRowDesc (CCoord h, Flags f) : height (h), flags (f) {}
 };
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -115,13 +118,14 @@ class IListControlDrawer : virtual public IReference
 
 	struct Row
 	{
-		enum
+		enum Flag : uint32_t
 		{
 			Selectable = 1 << 0,
 			Selected = 1 << 1,
 			Hovered = 1 << 2,
 			LastRow = 1 << 3,
 		};
+		using Flags = EnumBitset<Flag, true>;
 
 		operator int32_t () const { return getIndex (); }
 		int32_t getIndex () const { return index; }
@@ -131,11 +135,11 @@ class IListControlDrawer : virtual public IReference
 		bool isHovered () const { return (flags & Hovered) != 0; }
 		bool isLastRow () const { return (flags & LastRow) != 0; }
 
-		Row (int32_t index, int32_t flags) : index (index), flags (flags) {}
+		Row (int32_t index, Flags flags) : index (index), flags (flags) {}
 
 	private:
 		int32_t index;
-		int32_t flags;
+		Flags flags;
 	};
 
 	virtual void drawBackground (CDrawContext* context, CRect size) = 0;
@@ -168,23 +172,25 @@ class StaticListControlConfigurator : public IListControlConfigurator,
                                       public NonAtomicReferenceCounted
 {
 public:
+	using Flags = CListControlRowDesc::Flags;
+
 	StaticListControlConfigurator (CCoord inRowHeight,
-	                               int32_t inFlags = CListControlRowDesc::Selectable |
-	                                                 CListControlRowDesc::Hoverable)
+								   Flags inFlags = {CListControlRowDesc::Selectable,
+													CListControlRowDesc::Hoverable})
 	: rowHeight (inRowHeight), flags (inFlags)
 	{
 	}
 
 	void setRowHeight (CCoord height) { rowHeight = height; }
-	void setFlags (int32_t f) { flags = f; }
+	void setFlags (Flags f) { flags = f; }
 	CCoord getRowHeight () const { return rowHeight; }
-	int32_t getFlags () const { return flags; }
+	Flags getFlags () const { return flags; }
 
 	CListControlRowDesc getRowDesc (int32_t row) const override { return {rowHeight, flags}; }
 
 private:
 	CCoord rowHeight;
-	int32_t flags;
+	Flags flags;
 };
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/vstgui/standalone/examples/standalone/source/testappdelegate.cpp b/vstgui/standalone/examples/standalone/source/testappdelegate.cpp
index ca7cafefa..c55faf287 100644
--- a/vstgui/standalone/examples/standalone/source/testappdelegate.cpp
+++ b/vstgui/standalone/examples/standalone/source/testappdelegate.cpp
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class WeekdaysListConfigurator : public StaticListControlConfigurator
 	CListControlRowDesc getRowDesc (int32_t row) const override
 	{
 		if (row == 0)
-			return {getRowHeight () * 2., 0};
+			return {getRowHeight () * 2., {}};
 		return {getRowHeight (), getFlags ()};
 	}
 };
diff --git a/vstgui/tests/unittest/lib/controls/clistcontrol_test.cpp b/vstgui/tests/unittest/lib/controls/clistcontrol_test.cpp
index 5d23e1136..73c74f3fe 100644
--- a/vstgui/tests/unittest/lib/controls/clistcontrol_test.cpp
+++ b/vstgui/tests/unittest/lib/controls/clistcontrol_test.cpp
@@ -11,9 +11,10 @@
 namespace VSTGUI {
 
 //------------------------------------------------------------------------
-static SharedPointer<CListControl> createTestListControl (
-    CCoord rowHeight, int32_t numRows = 10,
-    int32_t rowFlags = CListControlRowDesc::Selectable | CListControlRowDesc::Hoverable)
+static SharedPointer<CListControl>
+	createTestListControl (CCoord rowHeight, int32_t numRows = 10,
+						   CListControlRowDesc::Flags rowFlags = CListControlRowDesc::Flags {
+							   CListControlRowDesc::Selectable | CListControlRowDesc::Hoverable})
 {
 	auto listControl = makeOwned<CListControl> (CRect (0, 0, 100, 100));
 	auto config = makeOwned<StaticListControlConfigurator> (rowHeight, rowFlags);
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ TEST_CASE (CListControlTest, KeyDownOnUnselectableRows)
 {
 	constexpr auto rowHeight = 20;
 	constexpr auto numRows = 20;
-	auto listControl = createTestListControl (rowHeight, numRows, 0);
+	auto listControl = createTestListControl (rowHeight, numRows, {});
 	listControl->setValue (2.f);
 	EXPECT (listControl->getValue () == 2.f);
 
@@ -135,7 +136,7 @@ TEST_CASE (CListControlTest, KeyWithModifier)
 {
 	constexpr auto rowHeight = 20;
 	constexpr auto numRows = 20;
-	auto listControl = createTestListControl (rowHeight, numRows, 0);
+	auto listControl = createTestListControl (rowHeight, numRows, {});
 
 	listControl->setValue (1.f);
 
diff --git a/vstgui/uidescription/viewcreator/stringlistcontrolcreator.cpp b/vstgui/uidescription/viewcreator/stringlistcontrolcreator.cpp
index 5bf025dc2..f0df54fd4 100644
--- a/vstgui/uidescription/viewcreator/stringlistcontrolcreator.cpp
+++ b/vstgui/uidescription/viewcreator/stringlistcontrolcreator.cpp
@@ -147,9 +147,12 @@ bool StringListControlCreator::apply (CView* view, const UIAttributes& attribute
 		configurator->setRowHeight (d);
 	bool b;
 	if (attributes.getBooleanAttribute (kAttrStyleHover, b))
-		configurator->setFlags (CListControlRowDesc::Selectable |
-		                        (b ? CListControlRowDesc::Hoverable : 0));
-
+	{
+		CListControlRowDesc::Flags f (CListControlRowDesc::Selectable);
+		if (b)
+			f |= CListControlRowDesc::Hoverable;
+		configurator->setFlags (f);
+	}
 	control->invalid ();
 	control->recalculateLayout ();