diff --git a/encoding/protobuf/pbinternal/attribute.go b/encoding/protobuf/pbinternal/attribute.go
index 73fb34904..e3d36bd1b 100644
--- a/encoding/protobuf/pbinternal/attribute.go
+++ b/encoding/protobuf/pbinternal/attribute.go
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ package pbinternal
 
 import (
 	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+	"unicode/utf8"
 
 	"cuelang.org/go/cue"
 )
@@ -50,6 +52,8 @@ type Info struct {
 	ValueType     ValueType
 	Type          string
 
+	IsEnum bool
+
 	// For maps only
 	KeyType       ValueType // only for maps
 	KeyTypeString string
@@ -97,7 +101,7 @@ func FromValue(name string, v cue.Value) (info Info, err error) {
 
 	case cue.StructKind:
 		if strings.HasPrefix(info.Type, "map[") {
-			a := strings.SplitN(info.Type[len("map["):], ",", 2)
+			a := strings.SplitN(info.Type[len("map["):], "]", 2)
 			info.KeyTypeString = strings.TrimSpace(a[0])
 			switch info.KeyTypeString {
 			case "string":
@@ -133,6 +137,8 @@ func FromValue(name string, v cue.Value) (info Info, err error) {
 
 	case cue.IntKind:
 		info.ValueType = Int
+		r, _ := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(info.Type)
+		info.IsEnum = unicode.In(r, unicode.Upper)
 
 	case cue.FloatKind, cue.NumberKind:
 		info.ValueType = Float
diff --git a/encoding/protobuf/pbinternal/symbol.go b/encoding/protobuf/pbinternal/symbol.go
index 8a6f5f014..848028070 100644
--- a/encoding/protobuf/pbinternal/symbol.go
+++ b/encoding/protobuf/pbinternal/symbol.go
@@ -64,3 +64,47 @@ func matchBySymbol(v cue.Value, name string, x *ast.BasicLit) bool {
 
 	return false
 }
+
+// MatchByInt finds a symbol for a given enum value and sets it in x.
+func MatchByInt(v cue.Value, val int64) string {
+	if op, a := v.Expr(); op == cue.AndOp {
+		for _, v := range a {
+			if s := MatchByInt(v, val); s != "" {
+				return s
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	v = cue.Dereference(v)
+	return matchByInt(v, val)
+}
+
+func matchByInt(v cue.Value, val int64) string {
+	switch op, a := v.Expr(); op {
+	case cue.OrOp, cue.AndOp:
+		for _, v := range a {
+			if s := matchByInt(v, val); s != "" {
+				return s
+			}
+		}
+
+	default:
+		if i, err := v.Int64(); err != nil || i != val {
+			break
+		}
+
+		_, path := v.ReferencePath()
+		a := path.Selectors()
+		if len(a) == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+
+		sel := a[len(a)-1]
+		if !sel.IsDefinition() {
+			break
+		}
+
+		return sel.String()[1:]
+	}
+
+	return ""
+}
diff --git a/encoding/protobuf/textproto/encoder.go b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/encoder.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dcb9ed3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/encoder.go
@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+// Copyright 2021 CUE Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package textproto
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"cuelang.org/go/cue"
+	"cuelang.org/go/cue/errors"
+	"cuelang.org/go/encoding/protobuf/pbinternal"
+
+	"github.com/protocolbuffers/txtpbfmt/ast"
+	pbast "github.com/protocolbuffers/txtpbfmt/ast"
+	"github.com/protocolbuffers/txtpbfmt/parser"
+)
+
+// Encoder marshals CUE into text proto.
+//
+type Encoder struct {
+	// Schema
+}
+
+// NewEncoder returns a new encoder, where the given options are default
+// options.
+func NewEncoder(options ...Option) *Encoder {
+	return &Encoder{}
+}
+
+// Encode converts a CUE value to a text proto file.
+//
+// Fields do not need to have a @protobuf attribute except for in the following
+// cases:
+//
+//   - it is explicitly required that only fields with an attribute are exported
+//   - a struct represents a Protobuf map
+//   - custom naming
+//
+func (e *Encoder) Encode(v cue.Value, options ...Option) ([]byte, error) {
+	n := &pbast.Node{}
+	enc := &encoder{}
+
+	enc.encodeMsg(n, v)
+
+	if enc.errs != nil {
+		return nil, enc.errs
+	}
+
+	// Pretty printing does not do errors, and returns a string (why o why?).
+	s := parser.Pretty(n.Children, 0)
+	return []byte(s), nil
+}
+
+type encoder struct {
+	errs errors.Error
+}
+
+func (e *encoder) addErr(err error) {
+	e.errs = errors.Append(e.errs, errors.Promote(err, "textproto"))
+}
+
+func (e *encoder) encodeMsg(parent *pbast.Node, v cue.Value) {
+	i, err := v.Fields()
+	if err != nil {
+		e.addErr(err)
+		return
+	}
+	for i.Next() {
+		v := i.Value()
+		if !v.IsConcrete() {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		info, err := pbinternal.FromIter(i)
+		if err != nil {
+			e.addErr(err)
+		}
+
+		switch info.CompositeType {
+		case pbinternal.List:
+			elems, err := v.List()
+			if err != nil {
+				e.addErr(err)
+				return
+			}
+			for first := true; elems.Next(); first = false {
+				n := &pbast.Node{Name: info.Name}
+				if first {
+					copyMeta(n, v)
+				}
+				elem := elems.Value()
+				copyMeta(n, elem)
+				parent.Children = append(parent.Children, n)
+				e.encodeValue(n, elem)
+			}
+
+		case pbinternal.Map:
+			i, err := v.Fields()
+			if err != nil {
+				e.addErr(err)
+				return
+			}
+			for first := true; i.Next(); first = false {
+				n := &pbast.Node{Name: info.Name}
+				if first {
+					copyMeta(n, v)
+				}
+				parent.Children = append(parent.Children, n)
+				var key *pbast.Node
+				switch info.KeyType {
+				case pbinternal.String, pbinternal.Bytes:
+					key = pbast.StringNode("key", i.Label())
+				default:
+					key = &pbast.Node{
+						Name:   "key",
+						Values: []*ast.Value{{Value: i.Label()}},
+					}
+				}
+				n.Children = append(n.Children, key)
+
+				value := &pbast.Node{Name: "value"}
+				e.encodeValue(value, i.Value())
+				n.Children = append(n.Children, value)
+			}
+
+		default:
+			n := &pbast.Node{Name: info.Name}
+			copyMeta(n, v)
+			e.encodeValue(n, v)
+			// Don't add if there are no values or children.
+			parent.Children = append(parent.Children, n)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// copyMeta copies metadata from nodes to values.
+//
+// TODO: also copy positions. The textproto API is rather messy and complex,
+// though, and so far it seems to be quite buggy too. Not sure if it is worth
+// the effort.
+func copyMeta(x *pbast.Node, v cue.Value) {
+	for _, doc := range v.Doc() {
+		s := strings.TrimRight(doc.Text(), "\n")
+		for _, c := range strings.Split(s, "\n") {
+			x.PreComments = append(x.PreComments, "# "+c)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (e *encoder) encodeValue(n *pbast.Node, v cue.Value) {
+	var value string
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case cue.StructKind:
+		e.encodeMsg(n, v)
+
+	case cue.StringKind:
+		s, err := v.String()
+		if err != nil {
+			e.addErr(err)
+		}
+		sn := pbast.StringNode("foo", s)
+		n.Values = append(n.Values, sn.Values...)
+
+	case cue.BytesKind:
+		b, err := v.Bytes()
+		if err != nil {
+			e.addErr(err)
+		}
+		sn := pbast.StringNode("foo", string(b))
+		n.Values = append(n.Values, sn.Values...)
+
+	case cue.BoolKind:
+		value = fmt.Sprint(v)
+		n.Values = append(n.Values, &pbast.Value{Value: value})
+
+	case cue.IntKind, cue.FloatKind, cue.NumberKind:
+		d, _ := v.Decimal()
+		value := d.String()
+
+		if info, _ := pbinternal.FromValue("", v); !info.IsEnum {
+		} else if i, err := v.Int64(); err != nil {
+		} else if s := pbinternal.MatchByInt(v, i); s != "" {
+			value = s
+		}
+
+		n.Values = append(n.Values, &pbast.Value{Value: value})
+
+	default:
+		e.addErr(errors.Newf(v.Pos(), "textproto: unknown type %v", v.Kind()))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/encoding/protobuf/textproto/encoder_test.go b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/encoder_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..05430881d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/encoder_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+// Copyright 2021 CUE Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package textproto_test
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"cuelang.org/go/cue"
+	"cuelang.org/go/cue/errors"
+	"cuelang.org/go/encoding/protobuf/textproto"
+	"cuelang.org/go/internal/cuetest"
+	"cuelang.org/go/internal/cuetxtar"
+)
+
+func TestEncode(t *testing.T) {
+	test := cuetxtar.TxTarTest{
+		Root:   "./testdata/encoder",
+		Name:   "encode",
+		Update: cuetest.UpdateGoldenFiles,
+	}
+
+	r := cue.Runtime{}
+
+	test.Run(t, func(t *cuetxtar.Test) {
+		// TODO: use high-level API.
+
+		var schema, value cue.Value
+
+		for _, f := range t.Archive.Files {
+			switch {
+			case strings.HasSuffix(f.Name, ".cue"):
+				inst, err := r.Compile(f.Name, f.Data)
+				if err != nil {
+					t.WriteErrors(errors.Promote(err, "test"))
+					return
+				}
+				switch f.Name {
+				case "schema.cue":
+					schema = inst.Value()
+				case "value.cue":
+					value = inst.Value()
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		v := schema.Unify(value)
+		if err := v.Err(); err != nil {
+			t.WriteErrors(errors.Promote(err, "test"))
+			return
+		}
+
+		b, err := textproto.NewEncoder().Encode(v)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.WriteErrors(errors.Promote(err, "test"))
+			return
+		}
+		_, _ = t.Write(b)
+
+	})
+}
diff --git a/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/enum.txtar b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/enum.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a77c7d0db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/enum.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+-- schema.cue --
+enum: [string]:
+    { "foo", #enumValue: 1 } |
+    { "bar", #enumValue: 2 } @protobuf(1,Enum)
+
+defEnum: [string]: #FOO | #BAR @protobuf(2,Enum)
+
+#FOO: 1
+#BAR: 2
+
+
+typeEnum: [string]: #Enum @protobuf(3,Enum)
+
+#Enum: #FOO | #BAR | 3
+
+// TODO: consider supporting @symbol(foo) or @json(,symbol=foo)
+// symbolEnum: [string]:
+//     { 1, @symbol(foo) } |
+//     { 2, @symbol(bar) }
+
+
+singleEnum: #single @protobuf(3,Enum)
+
+#single: 1
+
+badEnum: { string, #enumValue: 1 } | { "two", #enumValue: 2 }
+
+
+-- value.cue --
+enum: asIs: "foo"
+
+// Convert integers to strings
+defEnum: foo: 1
+defEnum: bar: 2
+
+typeEnum: foo: 1
+typeEnum: bar: 2
+typeEnum: baz: 3
+
+// TODO: consider supporting @symbol(foo) or @json(,symbol=foo)
+// symbolEnum: foo: "foo"
+// symbolEnum: bar: "bar"
+// symbolEnum: baz: "baz"
+
+singleEnum: 1
+
+-- out/jsonpb --
+enum: asIs:        "foo"
+enum: asIsUnknown: "foobar"
+
+// Convert integers to strings
+defEnum: foo: "foo"
+defEnum: bar: "bar"
+defEnum: baz: 3
+
+// TODO: consider supporting @symbol(foo) or @json(,symbol=foo)
+// symbolEnum: foo: "foo"
+// symbolEnum: bar: "bar"
+// symbolEnum: baz: "baz"
+
+singleEnum: "single"
+-- out/encode --
+enum: {
+  asIs: "foo"
+}
+defEnum: {
+  # Convert integers to strings
+  foo: FOO
+  bar: BAR
+}
+typeEnum: {
+  foo: FOO
+  bar: BAR
+  baz: 3
+}
+singleEnum: single
diff --git a/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/list.txtar b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/list.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ad92137f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/list.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+-- value.cue --
+// List comment
+intList: [ 1, 2, 3 ]
+
+structList: [{
+    foo: 1
+    bar: 2
+}, {
+    foo: 3
+    bar: 4
+}]
+-- out/encode --
+# List comment
+intList: 1
+intList: 2
+intList: 3
+structList: {
+  foo: 1
+  bar: 2
+}
+structList: {
+  foo: 3
+  bar: 4
+}
diff --git a/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/map.txtar b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/map.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..793b1d046
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/map.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+-- value.cue --
+m: _ @protobuf(1,map[string]string)
+m: foo: "bar"
+m: qux: "quux"
+m: "1": "one"
+
+// Doc 1
+intMap: _ @protobuf(1,map[int]string)
+// Doc 2
+intMap: { "1": "one" }
+// Doc 3 (seems not to be supported by proto)
+intMap: "2": "two"
+intMap: {
+  // Doc inner (seems not to be supported by proto)
+  "3": "three"
+}
+
+-- out/encode --
+m: {
+  key: "foo"
+  value: "bar"
+}
+m: {
+  key: "qux"
+  value: "quux"
+}
+m: {
+  key: "1"
+  value: "one"
+}
+# Doc 1
+# Doc 2
+intMap: {
+  key: 1
+  value: "one"
+}
+intMap: {
+  key: 2
+  value: "two"
+}
+intMap: {
+  key: 3
+  value: "three"
+}
diff --git a/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/simple.txtar b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/simple.txtar
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bccaa005e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/encoding/protobuf/textproto/testdata/encoder/simple.txtar
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+-- value.cue --
+a: 1
+b: 2
+c: 3.4
+
+d: "foo\u1234"
+e: '\000'
+
+f: false
+// Doc comment
+t: true
+
+notConcrete: string
+
+-- out/encode --
+a: 1
+b: 2
+c: 3.4
+d: "fooሴ"
+e: "\x00"
+f: false
+# Doc comment
+t: true
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index de875ad49..8c5d68a83 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ github.com/google/btree v1.0.0/go.mod h1:lNA+9X1NB3Zf8V7Ke586lFgjr2dZNuvo3lPJSGZ
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0 h1:xsAVV57WRhGj6kEIi8ReJzQlHHqcBYCElAvkovg3B/4=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5 h1:Khx7svrCpmxxtHBq5j2mp/xVjsi8hQMfNLvJFAlrGgU=
+github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.5/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
 github.com/gorilla/websocket v1.4.0/go.mod h1:E7qHFY5m1UJ88s3WnNqhKjPHQ0heANvMoAMk2YaljkQ=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware v1.0.0/go.mod h1:FiyG127CGDf3tlThmgyCl78X/SZQqEOJBCDaAfeWzPs=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-prometheus v1.2.0/go.mod h1:8NvIoxWQoOIhqOTXgfV/d3M/q6VIi02HzZEHgUlZvzk=