diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/k_scheduler.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/k_scheduler.cpp
index edc5df733..0f34a8a69 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/k_scheduler.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/k_scheduler.cpp
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ void KScheduler::Initialize() {
     std::string name = "Idle Thread Id:" + std::to_string(core_id);
     std::function<void(void*)> init_func = Core::CpuManager::GetIdleThreadStartFunc();
     void* init_func_parameter = system.GetCpuManager().GetStartFuncParamater();
-    auto thread_res = KThread::Create(system, THREADTYPE_KERNEL, name, 0, THREADPRIO_LOWEST, 0,
+    auto thread_res = KThread::Create(system, ThreadType::Kernel, name, 0, THREADPRIO_LOWEST, 0,
                                       static_cast<u32>(core_id), 0, nullptr, std::move(init_func),
                                       init_func_parameter);
     idle_thread = thread_res.Unwrap().get();
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/k_thread.h b/src/core/hle/kernel/k_thread.h
index 7dec9449e..bef480dd7 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/k_thread.h
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/k_thread.h
@@ -48,10 +48,13 @@ enum ThreadPriority : u32 {
     THREADPRIO_COUNT = 64,             ///< Total number of possible thread priorities.
 };
 
-enum ThreadType : u32 {
-    THREADTYPE_USER = 0x1,
-    THREADTYPE_KERNEL = 0x2,
+enum class ThreadType : u32 {
+    Main = 0,
+    Kernel = 1,
+    HighPriority = 2,
+    User = 3,
 };
+DECLARE_ENUM_FLAG_OPERATORS(ThreadType);
 
 enum ThreadProcessorId : s32 {
     /// Indicates that no particular processor core is preferred.
@@ -307,7 +310,7 @@ public:
     }
 
     bool IsKernelThread() const {
-        return (type & THREADTYPE_KERNEL) != 0;
+        return type == ThreadType::Kernel;
     }
 
     bool WasRunning() const {
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
index 80a78e643..97a5dc2e0 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/kernel.cpp
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ struct KernelCore::Impl {
             std::string name = "Suspend Thread Id:" + std::to_string(i);
             std::function<void(void*)> init_func = Core::CpuManager::GetSuspendThreadStartFunc();
             void* init_func_parameter = system.GetCpuManager().GetStartFuncParamater();
-            auto thread_res = KThread::Create(system, THREADTYPE_KERNEL, std::move(name), 0, 0, 0,
+            auto thread_res = KThread::Create(system, ThreadType::Kernel, std::move(name), 0, 0, 0,
                                               static_cast<u32>(i), 0, nullptr, std::move(init_func),
                                               init_func_parameter);
 
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp
index ccd371aba..e47da2b7f 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/process.cpp
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ namespace {
  */
 void SetupMainThread(Core::System& system, Process& owner_process, u32 priority, VAddr stack_top) {
     const VAddr entry_point = owner_process.PageTable().GetCodeRegionStart();
-    ThreadType type = THREADTYPE_USER;
-    auto thread_res = KThread::Create(system, type, "main", entry_point, priority, 0,
+    auto thread_res = KThread::Create(system, ThreadType::User, "main", entry_point, priority, 0,
                                       owner_process.GetIdealCore(), stack_top, &owner_process);
 
     std::shared_ptr<KThread> thread = std::move(thread_res).Unwrap();
diff --git a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
index 3609346d6..711b9d520 100644
--- a/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
+++ b/src/core/hle/kernel/svc.cpp
@@ -1488,10 +1488,9 @@ static ResultCode CreateThread(Core::System& system, Handle* out_handle, VAddr e
 
     ASSERT(kernel.CurrentProcess()->GetResourceLimit()->Reserve(ResourceType::Threads, 1));
 
-    ThreadType type = THREADTYPE_USER;
     CASCADE_RESULT(std::shared_ptr<KThread> thread,
-                   KThread::Create(system, type, "", entry_point, priority, arg, processor_id,
-                                   stack_top, current_process));
+                   KThread::Create(system, ThreadType::User, "", entry_point, priority, arg,
+                                   processor_id, stack_top, current_process));
 
     const auto new_thread_handle = current_process->GetHandleTable().Create(thread);
     if (new_thread_handle.Failed()) {