diff --git a/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj b/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj
index 375d6039a1..757e287f0e 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj
+++ b/BizHawk.Common/BizHawk.Common.csproj
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
   </PropertyGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <Reference Include="System" />
+    <Reference Include="System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations" />
     <Reference Include="System.Core" />
     <Reference Include="System.Xml.Linq" />
     <Reference Include="System.Data.DataSetExtensions" />
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@
     <Compile Include="Colors.cs" />
     <Compile Include="CustomCollections.cs" />
     <Compile Include="DeepEquality.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DescribableEnumConverter.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\BufferExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\CollectionExtensions.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Extensions\IOExtensions.cs" />
diff --git a/BizHawk.Common/DescribableEnumConverter.cs b/BizHawk.Common/DescribableEnumConverter.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3547d04995
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BizHawk.Common/DescribableEnumConverter.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
+using System.ComponentModel.DataAnnotations;
+using System.Globalization;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Reflection;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace BizHawk.Common
+{
+	public class DescribableEnumConverter : EnumConverter
+	{
+		private Type enumType;
+
+		public DescribableEnumConverter(Type type) : base(type)
+		{
+			enumType = type;
+		}
+
+		public override bool CanConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type destType)
+		{
+			return destType == typeof(string);
+		}
+
+		public override object ConvertTo(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture,
+			object value, Type destType)
+		{
+			var fi = enumType.GetField(Enum.GetName(enumType, value));
+			var attr = (DisplayAttribute)fi.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(DisplayAttribute));
+			if (attr != null)
+				return attr.Name;
+			else
+				return value.ToString();
+		}
+
+		public override bool CanConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, Type srcType)
+		{
+			return srcType == typeof(string);
+		}
+
+		public override object ConvertFrom(ITypeDescriptorContext context, CultureInfo culture,
+			object value)
+		{
+			foreach (var fi in enumType.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static))
+			{
+				var attr = (DisplayAttribute)fi.GetCustomAttribute(typeof(DisplayAttribute));
+				if (attr != null && attr.Name.Equals(value))
+					return Enum.Parse(enumType, fi.Name);
+			}
+			return Enum.Parse(enumType, (string)value);
+		}
+
+		public override bool GetStandardValuesSupported(ITypeDescriptorContext context)
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		public override bool GetStandardValuesExclusive(ITypeDescriptorContext context)
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		public override StandardValuesCollection GetStandardValues(ITypeDescriptorContext context)
+		{
+			var ret = new List<object>();
+			foreach (var fi in enumType.GetFields(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Static))
+			{
+				ret.Add(fi.GetValue(null));
+			}
+			return new StandardValuesCollection(ret);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/Saturn/Saturnus.cs b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/Saturn/Saturnus.cs
index 96f1446950..d24af1f3eb 100644
--- a/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/Saturn/Saturnus.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.Emulation.Cores/Consoles/Sega/Saturn/Saturnus.cs
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.Emulation.Cores.Consoles.Sega.Saturn
 			[DisplayName("Default Region")]
 			[Description("Used when Region Autodetect is disabled or fails")]
 			[DefaultValue(RegionType.Japan)]
+			[TypeConverter(typeof(DescribableEnumConverter))]
 			public RegionType Region { get; set; }
 
 			public enum LanguageType