diff --git a/DIRECTORY.md b/DIRECTORY.md
index c123cf19d26..5bbc6c752c8 100644
--- a/DIRECTORY.md
+++ b/DIRECTORY.md
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@
     * [Tea](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/tea.rs)
     * [Theoretical ROT13](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/theoretical_rot13.rs)
     * [Transposition](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/transposition.rs)
+    * [Trifid](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/trifid.rs)
     * [Vernam](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/vernam.rs)
     * [Vigenere](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/vigenere.rs)
     * [XOR](https://github.com/TheAlgorithms/Rust/blob/master/src/ciphers/xor.rs)
diff --git a/src/ciphers/mod.rs b/src/ciphers/mod.rs
index 1cd823f16e7..89bf353bc81 100644
--- a/src/ciphers/mod.rs
+++ b/src/ciphers/mod.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ mod sha3;
 mod tea;
 mod theoretical_rot13;
 mod transposition;
+mod trifid;
 mod vernam;
 mod vigenere;
 mod xor;
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ pub use self::sha3::{sha3_224, sha3_256, sha3_384, sha3_512};
 pub use self::tea::{tea_decrypt, tea_encrypt};
 pub use self::theoretical_rot13::theoretical_rot13;
 pub use self::transposition::transposition;
+pub use self::trifid::{trifid_decrypt, trifid_encrypt};
 pub use self::vernam::{vernam_decrypt, vernam_encrypt};
 pub use self::vigenere::vigenere;
 pub use self::xor::xor;
diff --git a/src/ciphers/trifid.rs b/src/ciphers/trifid.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..59b0d6014be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ciphers/trifid.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,295 @@
+//! The Trifid cipher uses a table to fractionate each plaintext letter into a trigram,
+//! mixes the constituents of the trigrams, and then applies the table in reverse to turn
+//! these mixed trigrams into ciphertext letters.
+//!
+//! [Wikipedia reference](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trifid_cipher)
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+type CharToNum = HashMap<char, String>;
+type NumToChar = HashMap<String, char>;
+type PrepareResult = Result<(String, String, CharToNum, NumToChar), String>;
+
+const TRIGRAM_VALUES: [&str; 27] = [
+    "111", "112", "113", "121", "122", "123", "131", "132", "133", "211", "212", "213", "221",
+    "222", "223", "231", "232", "233", "311", "312", "313", "321", "322", "323", "331", "332",
+    "333",
+];
+
+/// Encrypts a message using the Trifid cipher.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `message` - The message to encrypt
+/// * `alphabet` - The characters to be used for the cipher (must be 27 characters)
+/// * `period` - The number of characters in a group whilst encrypting
+pub fn trifid_encrypt(message: &str, alphabet: &str, period: usize) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let (message, _alphabet, char_to_num, num_to_char) = prepare(message, alphabet)?;
+
+    let mut encrypted_numeric = String::new();
+    let chars: Vec<char> = message.chars().collect();
+
+    for chunk in chars.chunks(period) {
+        let chunk_str: String = chunk.iter().collect();
+        encrypted_numeric.push_str(&encrypt_part(&chunk_str, &char_to_num));
+    }
+
+    let mut encrypted = String::new();
+    let numeric_chars: Vec<char> = encrypted_numeric.chars().collect();
+
+    for chunk in numeric_chars.chunks(3) {
+        let trigram: String = chunk.iter().collect();
+        if let Some(ch) = num_to_char.get(&trigram) {
+            encrypted.push(*ch);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(encrypted)
+}
+
+/// Decrypts a Trifid cipher encrypted message.
+///
+/// # Arguments
+///
+/// * `message` - The message to decrypt
+/// * `alphabet` - The characters used for the cipher (must be 27 characters)
+/// * `period` - The number of characters used in grouping when it was encrypted
+pub fn trifid_decrypt(message: &str, alphabet: &str, period: usize) -> Result<String, String> {
+    let (message, _alphabet, char_to_num, num_to_char) = prepare(message, alphabet)?;
+
+    let mut decrypted_numeric = Vec::new();
+    let chars: Vec<char> = message.chars().collect();
+
+    for chunk in chars.chunks(period) {
+        let chunk_str: String = chunk.iter().collect();
+        let (a, b, c) = decrypt_part(&chunk_str, &char_to_num);
+
+        for i in 0..a.len() {
+            let trigram = format!(
+                "{}{}{}",
+                a.chars().nth(i).unwrap(),
+                b.chars().nth(i).unwrap(),
+                c.chars().nth(i).unwrap()
+            );
+            decrypted_numeric.push(trigram);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let mut decrypted = String::new();
+    for trigram in decrypted_numeric {
+        if let Some(ch) = num_to_char.get(&trigram) {
+            decrypted.push(*ch);
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(decrypted)
+}
+
+/// Arranges the trigram value of each letter of message_part vertically and joins
+/// them horizontally.
+fn encrypt_part(message_part: &str, char_to_num: &CharToNum) -> String {
+    let mut one = String::new();
+    let mut two = String::new();
+    let mut three = String::new();
+
+    for ch in message_part.chars() {
+        if let Some(trigram) = char_to_num.get(&ch) {
+            let chars: Vec<char> = trigram.chars().collect();
+            one.push(chars[0]);
+            two.push(chars[1]);
+            three.push(chars[2]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    format!("{one}{two}{three}")
+}
+
+/// Converts each letter of the input string into their respective trigram values,
+/// joins them and splits them into three equal groups of strings which are returned.
+fn decrypt_part(message_part: &str, char_to_num: &CharToNum) -> (String, String, String) {
+    let mut this_part = String::new();
+
+    for ch in message_part.chars() {
+        if let Some(trigram) = char_to_num.get(&ch) {
+            this_part.push_str(trigram);
+        }
+    }
+
+    let part_len = message_part.len();
+
+    if part_len == 0 {
+        return (String::new(), String::new(), String::new());
+    }
+
+    let chars: Vec<char> = this_part.chars().collect();
+
+    let mut result = Vec::new();
+    for chunk in chars.chunks(part_len) {
+        result.push(chunk.iter().collect::<String>());
+    }
+
+    // Ensure we have exactly 3 parts, pad with empty strings if necessary
+    while result.len() < 3 {
+        result.push(String::new());
+    }
+
+    (result[0].clone(), result[1].clone(), result[2].clone())
+}
+
+/// Prepares the message and alphabet for encryption/decryption.
+/// Validates inputs and creates the character-to-number and number-to-character mappings.
+fn prepare(message: &str, alphabet: &str) -> PrepareResult {
+    // Remove spaces and convert to uppercase
+    let alphabet: String = alphabet.chars().filter(|c| !c.is_whitespace()).collect();
+    let alphabet = alphabet.to_uppercase();
+    let message: String = message.chars().filter(|c| !c.is_whitespace()).collect();
+    let message = message.to_uppercase();
+
+    // Validate alphabet length
+    if alphabet.len() != 27 {
+        return Err("Length of alphabet has to be 27.".to_string());
+    }
+
+    // Validate that all message characters are in the alphabet
+    for ch in message.chars() {
+        if !alphabet.contains(ch) {
+            return Err("Each message character has to be included in alphabet!".to_string());
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Create character-to-number mapping
+    let mut char_to_num = HashMap::new();
+    let mut num_to_char = HashMap::new();
+
+    for (i, ch) in alphabet.chars().enumerate() {
+        let trigram = TRIGRAM_VALUES[i].to_string();
+        char_to_num.insert(ch, trigram.clone());
+        num_to_char.insert(trigram, ch);
+    }
+
+    Ok((message, alphabet, char_to_num, num_to_char))
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    const DEFAULT_ALPHABET: &str = "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ.";
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encrypt_basic() {
+        let result = trifid_encrypt("I am a boy", DEFAULT_ALPHABET, 5);
+        assert_eq!(result, Ok("BCDGBQY".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encrypt_empty() {
+        let result = trifid_encrypt(" ", DEFAULT_ALPHABET, 5);
+        assert_eq!(result, Ok("".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encrypt_custom_alphabet() {
+        let result = trifid_encrypt(
+            "aide toi le c iel ta id era",
+            "FELIXMARDSTBCGHJKNOPQUVWYZ+",
+            5,
+        );
+        assert_eq!(result, Ok("FMJFVOISSUFTFPUFEQQC".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decrypt_basic() {
+        let result = trifid_decrypt("BCDGBQY", DEFAULT_ALPHABET, 5);
+        assert_eq!(result, Ok("IAMABOY".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decrypt_custom_alphabet() {
+        let result = trifid_decrypt("FMJFVOISSUFTFPUFEQQC", "FELIXMARDSTBCGHJKNOPQUVWYZ+", 5);
+        assert_eq!(result, Ok("AIDETOILECIELTAIDERA".to_string()));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encrypt_decrypt_roundtrip() {
+        let msg = "DEFEND THE EAST WALL OF THE CASTLE.";
+        let alphabet = "EPSDUCVWYM.ZLKXNBTFGORIJHAQ";
+        let encrypted = trifid_encrypt(msg, alphabet, 5).unwrap();
+        let decrypted = trifid_decrypt(&encrypted, alphabet, 5).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(decrypted, msg.replace(' ', ""));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_invalid_alphabet_length() {
+        let result = trifid_encrypt("test", "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW", 5);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert_eq!(result.unwrap_err(), "Length of alphabet has to be 27.");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_invalid_character_in_message() {
+        let result = trifid_encrypt("am i a boy?", "ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ+", 5);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+        assert_eq!(
+            result.unwrap_err(),
+            "Each message character has to be included in alphabet!"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_encrypt_part() {
+        let mut char_to_num = HashMap::new();
+        char_to_num.insert('A', "111".to_string());
+        char_to_num.insert('S', "311".to_string());
+        char_to_num.insert('K', "212".to_string());
+
+        let result = encrypt_part("ASK", &char_to_num);
+        assert_eq!(result, "132111112");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decrypt_part() {
+        let mut char_to_num = HashMap::new();
+        for (i, ch) in DEFAULT_ALPHABET.chars().enumerate() {
+            char_to_num.insert(ch, TRIGRAM_VALUES[i].to_string());
+        }
+
+        let (a, b, c) = decrypt_part("ABCDE", &char_to_num);
+        assert_eq!(a, "11111");
+        assert_eq!(b, "21131");
+        assert_eq!(c, "21122");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decrypt_part_single_char() {
+        let mut char_to_num = HashMap::new();
+        char_to_num.insert('A', "111".to_string());
+
+        let (a, b, c) = decrypt_part("A", &char_to_num);
+        assert_eq!(a, "1");
+        assert_eq!(b, "1");
+        assert_eq!(c, "1");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decrypt_part_empty() {
+        let char_to_num = HashMap::new();
+        let (a, b, c) = decrypt_part("", &char_to_num);
+        assert_eq!(a, "");
+        assert_eq!(b, "");
+        assert_eq!(c, "");
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_decrypt_part_with_unmapped_chars() {
+        let mut char_to_num = HashMap::new();
+        char_to_num.insert('A', "111".to_string());
+        // 'B' and 'C' are not in the mapping, so this_part will only contain A's trigram
+        // With message_part length of 3, chunks will be size 3, giving us one chunk "111"
+        // The padding logic will add two empty strings
+        let (a, b, c) = decrypt_part("ABC", &char_to_num);
+        assert_eq!(a, "111");
+        assert_eq!(b, "");
+        assert_eq!(c, "");
+    }
+}