diff --git a/apps/effectcraft-cli/src/main.rs b/apps/effectcraft-cli/src/main.rs
index 6ba352247..cbc3bc76a 100644
--- a/apps/effectcraft-cli/src/main.rs
+++ b/apps/effectcraft-cli/src/main.rs
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ fn run(cmd: &str, args: &Args, json_out: bool) -> Result<(), Failure> {
                     if let Some(e) = p.get("expression").and_then(Value::as_str) {
                         extra += &format!("  expr: {e}");
                     }
-                    say!("  {:<44} {:<8} {}{extra}", p["path"].as_str().unwrap_or(""), p["type"].as_str().unwrap_or(""), p["value"]);
+                    say!("  {:<44} {:<8} {}{extra}", p["path"].as_str().unwrap_or(""), p["type"].as_str().unwrap_or(""), value_text(p));
                 }
             }
         }
@@ -1539,6 +1539,16 @@ fn bench_gpu(s: &Session, args: &Args) -> Result<(), Failure> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+/// A flat property's value for the text listing: an enum's number with the label `options` gives it
+/// (#2928), since the numbers are 0-based where After Effects scripting counts from 1.
+fn value_text(p: &Value) -> String {
+    let label = p["options"].as_array().and_then(|o| o.iter().find(|o| o["value"] == p["value"])).and_then(|o| o["label"].as_str());
+    match label {
+        Some(l) => format!("{} ({l})", p["value"]),
+        None => p["value"].to_string(),
+    }
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
diff --git a/apps/effectcraft-cli/tests/it/cli.rs b/apps/effectcraft-cli/tests/it/cli.rs
index e9a96dd7e..2f191e560 100644
--- a/apps/effectcraft-cli/tests/it/cli.rs
+++ b/apps/effectcraft-cli/tests/it/cli.rs
@@ -110,6 +110,36 @@ fn exec_set_get_with_saved_project() {
     assert_eq!(v[1]["result"]["time"], v[0]["result"]["time"], "{v}");
 }
 
+/// #2928: the text listing gives an enum's label next to its number (0-based, unlike After
+/// Effects scripting), the way `props --json` lists its `options`.
+#[test]
+fn props_lists_enum_labels() {
+    let proj = tmp("enum-labels.ecproj");
+    let p = proj.to_str().unwrap();
+    let anim = r#"{"layer":"t","properties":["opacity"]}"#;
+    ok_json(&[
+        "run",
+        "comp.new",
+        r#"{"name":"T","width":64,"height":36}"#,
+        "layer.newText",
+        r#"{"text":"AB","name":"t"}"#,
+        "layer.addTextAnimator",
+        anim,
+        "--empty",
+        "--save-as",
+        p,
+    ]);
+    ok_json(&["set", "T", "t", "text/animators/animator/selectors/rangeSelector/advanced/shape", "1", p, "--save"]);
+    let out = bin().args(["props", "T", "t", p]).output().unwrap();
+    let text = String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stdout);
+    let shape = text.lines().find(|l| l.contains("advanced/shape")).unwrap_or_else(|| panic!("no shape line in:\n{text}"));
+    assert!(shape.trim_end().ends_with("enum     1 (Ramp Up)"), "{shape}");
+    let units = text.lines().find(|l| l.contains("advanced/units")).unwrap_or_default();
+    assert!(units.trim_end().ends_with("0 (Percentage)"), "{units}");
+    let size = text.lines().find(|l| l.contains("transform/opacity")).unwrap_or_default();
+    assert!(size.trim_end().ends_with("100.0"), "a number without options stays bare: {size}");
+}
+
 /// `run --args-file` reads its command / params pairs from a file, one per line: a batch longer
 /// than a Windows command line (32 767 characters, os error 206) still runs.
 #[test]