diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage/eloquent-casting.md b/docs/advanced-usage/eloquent-casting.md
index ba252d87..47138e07 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-usage/eloquent-casting.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-usage/eloquent-casting.md
@@ -229,3 +229,18 @@ $artist = Artist::create([
 $artist->songs; // DataCollection
 $artist->songs->count();// 0
 ```
+
+## Using encryption with data objects and collections
+
+Similar to Laravel's native encrypted casts, you can also encrypt data objects and collections.
+
+When retrieving the model, the data object will be decrypted automatically.
+
+```php
+class Artist extends Model
+{
+    protected $casts = [
+        'songs' => DataCollection::class.':'.SongData::class.',encrypted',
+    ];
+}
+```
diff --git a/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataCollectionEloquentCast.php b/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataCollectionEloquentCast.php
index 16c81ca3..e323aaa6 100644
--- a/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataCollectionEloquentCast.php
+++ b/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataCollectionEloquentCast.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Eloquent\CastsAttributes;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Arrayable;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Contracts\BaseData;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Contracts\BaseDataCollectable;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Contracts\TransformableData;
@@ -25,6 +26,10 @@ public function __construct(
 
     public function get($model, string $key, $value, array $attributes): ?DataCollection
     {
+        if (is_string($value) && in_array('encrypted', $this->arguments)) {
+            $value = Crypt::decryptString($value);
+        }
+
         if ($value === null && in_array('default', $this->arguments)) {
             $value = '[]';
         }
@@ -91,7 +96,13 @@ public function set($model, string $key, $value, array $attributes): ?string
 
         $dataCollection = new ($this->dataCollectionClass)($this->dataClass, $data);
 
-        return $dataCollection->toJson();
+        $dataCollection = $dataCollection->toJson();
+
+        if (in_array('encrypted', $this->arguments)) {
+            return Crypt::encryptString($dataCollection);
+        }
+
+        return $dataCollection;
     }
 
     protected function isAbstractClassCast(): bool
diff --git a/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCast.php b/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCast.php
index bc14fb5f..e0e170d4 100644
--- a/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCast.php
+++ b/src/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCast.php
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 namespace Spatie\LaravelData\Support\EloquentCasts;
 
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Database\Eloquent\CastsAttributes;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Contracts\BaseData;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Contracts\TransformableData;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Exceptions\CannotCastData;
@@ -23,6 +24,10 @@ public function __construct(
 
     public function get($model, string $key, $value, array $attributes): ?BaseData
     {
+        if (is_string($value) && in_array('encrypted', $this->arguments)) {
+            $value = Crypt::decryptString($value);
+        }
+
         if (is_null($value) && in_array('default', $this->arguments)) {
             $value = '{}';
         }
@@ -70,7 +75,13 @@ public function set($model, string $key, $value, array $attributes): ?string
             ]);
         }
 
-        return $value->toJson();
+        $value = $value->toJson();
+
+        if (in_array('encrypted', $this->arguments)) {
+            return Crypt::encryptString($value);
+        }
+
+        return $value;
     }
 
     protected function isAbstractClassCast(): bool
diff --git a/tests/Fakes/Models/DummyModelWithEncryptedCasts.php b/tests/Fakes/Models/DummyModelWithEncryptedCasts.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..668afa10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Fakes/Models/DummyModelWithEncryptedCasts.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\Models;
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Model;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\SimpleData;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\SimpleDataCollection;
+
+class DummyModelWithEncryptedCasts extends Model
+{
+    protected $casts = [
+        'data' => SimpleData::class.':encrypted',
+        'data_collection' => SimpleDataCollection::class.':'.SimpleData::class.',encrypted',
+    ];
+
+    protected $table = 'dummy_model_with_casts';
+
+    public $timestamps = false;
+}
diff --git a/tests/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCastTest.php b/tests/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCastTest.php
index c28d4e2d..72215fd2 100644
--- a/tests/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCastTest.php
+++ b/tests/Support/EloquentCasts/DataEloquentCastTest.php
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
+use Illuminate\Contracts\Encryption\DecryptException;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Crypt;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\DB;
 
 use function Pest\Laravel\assertDatabaseHas;
@@ -9,6 +11,7 @@
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\AbstractData\AbstractDataB;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\Models\DummyModelWithCasts;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\Models\DummyModelWithDefaultCasts;
+use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\Models\DummyModelWithEncryptedCasts;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\SimpleData;
 use Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\SimpleDataWithDefaultValue;
 
@@ -130,3 +133,35 @@
         ->toBeInstanceOf(AbstractDataA::class)
         ->a->toBe('A\A');
 });
+
+it('can save an encrypted data object', function () {
+    // Save the encrypted data to the database
+    DummyModelWithEncryptedCasts::create([
+        'data' => new SimpleData('Test'),
+    ]);
+
+    // Retrieve the model from the database without Eloquent casts
+    $model = DB::table('dummy_model_with_casts')
+        ->first();
+
+    try {
+        Crypt::decryptString($model->data);
+        $isEncrypted = true;
+    } catch (DecryptException $e) {
+        $isEncrypted = false;
+    }
+
+    expect($isEncrypted)->toBeTrue();
+});
+
+it('can load an encrypted data object', function () {
+    // Save the encrypted data to the database
+    DummyModelWithEncryptedCasts::create([
+        'data' => new SimpleData('Test'),
+    ]);
+
+    /** @var \Spatie\LaravelData\Tests\Fakes\Models\DummyModelWithCasts $model */
+    $model = DummyModelWithEncryptedCasts::first();
+
+    expect($model->data)->toEqual(new SimpleData('Test'));
+});