diff --git a/dumux/material/components/constant.hh b/dumux/material/components/constant.hh
index ca4118c9391d97f75de736ce8849f2917d35d10d..31114d5e03c466f9effcf512d1a3f4c290992478 100644
--- a/dumux/material/components/constant.hh
+++ b/dumux/material/components/constant.hh
@@ -154,6 +154,19 @@ public:
         return thermalConductivity;
     }
 
+    /*!
+     * \brief Specific internal energy of the component \f$\mathrm{[J/kg]}\f$ as a liquid.
+     * \param temperature temperature of phase in \f$\mathrm{[K]}\f$
+     * \param pressure pressure of phase in \f$\mathrm{[Pa]}\f$
+     */
+    static Scalar liquidInternalEnergy(Scalar temperature, Scalar pressure)
+    {
+        // u = c * dT for incompressible fluids
+        const Scalar heatCapacity = liquidHeatCapacity(temperature, pressure);
+        static const Scalar tRef = getParamFromGroup<Scalar>(std::to_string(id), "Component.ReferenceTemperature", 293.15);
+        return heatCapacity * (temperature - tRef);
+    }
+
     /*!
      * \brief Specific enthalpy of the component \f$\mathrm{[J/kg]}\f$ as a liquid.
      *
@@ -162,8 +175,9 @@ public:
      */
     static Scalar liquidEnthalpy(Scalar temperature, Scalar pressure)
     {
-        static const Scalar enthalpy = getParamFromGroup<Scalar>(std::to_string(id), "Component.LiquidEnthalpy");
-        return enthalpy;
+        const Scalar u = liquidInternalEnergy(temperature, pressure);
+        const Scalar rho = liquidDensity(temperature, pressure);
+        return u + pressure / rho;
     }
 
     /*!
diff --git a/test/material/components/CMakeLists.txt b/test/material/components/CMakeLists.txt
index 09f2f3b88d5138d88a9d896f65040daadab186b3..a2fa8428da76f8ee4adaf4d7be60d00e2ac11580 100644
--- a/test/material/components/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/material/components/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ dumux_add_test(NAME plot_ch4
               CMD_ARGS "CH4"
               LABELS unit material)
 
+dumux_add_test(NAME plot_constantcomponent
+              TARGET plot_component
+              COMMAND ./plot_component
+              CMD_ARGS "Constant"
+              LABELS unit material)
+
 dumux_add_test(NAME plot_chlorideion
               TARGET plot_component
               COMMAND ./plot_component
diff --git a/test/material/components/plotproperties.cc b/test/material/components/plotproperties.cc
index 962a67892c34eeae9fbc7839078577e3e581cb8a..2ad468b5b1d4296ea3cb39f1da32d9823efd9a81 100644
--- a/test/material/components/plotproperties.cc
+++ b/test/material/components/plotproperties.cc
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #include <dumux/material/components/carbonateion.hh>
 #include <dumux/material/components/ch4.hh>
 #include <dumux/material/components/chlorideion.hh>
+#include <dumux/material/components/constant.hh>
 #include <dumux/material/components/co2.hh>
 #include <dumux/material/components/glucose.hh>
 #include <dumux/material/components/granite.hh>
@@ -365,6 +366,21 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         plotStuff< Components::CH4<double> >(openPlotWindow);
     else if (compName == "ChlorideIon")
         plotStuff< Components::ChlorideIon<double> >(openPlotWindow);
+    else if (compName == "Constant")
+    {
+        Parameters::init([](auto& params){
+            params["Component.LiquidDensity"] = "1e3";
+            params["Component.LiquidKinematicViscosity"] = "1e-3";
+            params["Component.LiquidThermalConductivity"] = "0.679";
+            params["Component.LiquidHeatCapacity"] = "4.2e3";
+            params["Component.GasDensity"] = "1";
+            params["Component.GasKinematicViscosity"] = "1";
+            params["Component.SolidDensity"] = "1e3";
+            params["Component.SolidThermalConductivity"] = "0.679";
+            params["Component.SolidHeatCapacity"] = "4.2e3";
+        });
+        plotStuff< Components::Constant<1, double> >(openPlotWindow);
+    }
     else if (compName == "Glucose")
         plotStuff< Components::Glucose<double> >(openPlotWindow);
     else if (compName == "Granite")