diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/UserSettingsDialog.tsx b/src/components/views/dialogs/UserSettingsDialog.tsx
index 8ae7a302ac4..2acdca79965 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/UserSettingsDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/UserSettingsDialog.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import VisibilityOnIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons
 import NotificationsIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/notifications";
 import PreferencesIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/preferences";
 import KeyboardIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/keyboard";
+import KeyIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/key";
 import SidebarIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/sidebar";
 import MicOnIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/mic-on";
 import LockIcon from "@vector-im/compound-design-tokens/assets/web/icons/lock";
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import { NonEmptyArray } from "../../../@types/common";
 import { SDKContext, SdkContextClass } from "../../../contexts/SDKContext";
 import { useSettingValue } from "../../../hooks/useSettings";
 import { ToastContext, useActiveToast } from "../../../contexts/ToastContext";
+import { EncryptionUserSettingsTab } from "../settings/tabs/user/EncryptionUserSettingsTab";
 
 interface IProps {
     initialTabId?: UserTab;
@@ -75,6 +77,8 @@ function titleForTabID(tabId: UserTab): React.ReactNode {
             return _t("settings|voip|dialog_title", undefined, subs);
         case UserTab.Security:
             return _t("settings|security|dialog_title", undefined, subs);
+        case UserTab.Encryption:
+            return _t("settings|encryption|dialog_title", undefined, subs);
         case UserTab.Labs:
             return _t("settings|labs|dialog_title", undefined, subs);
         case UserTab.Mjolnir:
@@ -179,6 +183,10 @@ export default function UserSettingsDialog(props: IProps): JSX.Element {
             ),
         );
 
+        tabs.push(
+            new Tab(UserTab.Encryption, _td("settings|encryption|title"), <KeyIcon />, <EncryptionUserSettingsTab />),
+        );
+
         if (showLabsFlags() || SettingsStore.getFeatureSettingNames().some((k) => SettingsStore.getBetaInfo(k))) {
             tabs.push(
                 new Tab(UserTab.Labs, _td("common|labs"), <LabsIcon />, <LabsUserSettingsTab />, "UserSettingsLabs"),
diff --git a/src/components/views/dialogs/UserTab.ts b/src/components/views/dialogs/UserTab.ts
index 467a67cd9f6..99c349ee4b7 100644
--- a/src/components/views/dialogs/UserTab.ts
+++ b/src/components/views/dialogs/UserTab.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export enum UserTab {
     Sidebar = "USER_SIDEBAR_TAB",
     Voice = "USER_VOICE_TAB",
     Security = "USER_SECURITY_TAB",
+    Encryption = "USER_ENCRYPTION_TAB",
     Labs = "USER_LABS_TAB",
     Mjolnir = "USER_MJOLNIR_TAB",
     Help = "USER_HELP_TAB",
diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/EncryptionUserSettingsTab.tsx b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/EncryptionUserSettingsTab.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7964f2641ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/user/EncryptionUserSettingsTab.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 New Vector Ltd.
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
+ * Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
+ */
+
+import React, { JSX } from "react";
+
+import SettingsTab from "../SettingsTab";
+
+export function EncryptionUserSettingsTab(): JSX.Element {
+    return <SettingsTab />;
+}
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index e53d675e2ae..ffdbddb6df8 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -2462,6 +2462,10 @@
         "emoji_autocomplete": "Enable Emoji suggestions while typing",
         "enable_markdown": "Enable Markdown",
         "enable_markdown_description": "Start messages with <code>/plain</code> to send without markdown.",
+        "encryption": {
+            "dialog_title": "<strong>Settings:</strong> Encryption",
+            "title": "Encryption"
+        },
         "general": {
             "account_management_section": "Account management",
             "account_section": "Account",