diff --git a/app/controllers/api/databases.php b/app/controllers/api/databases.php
index 8dea59febe..4ff1c55fb3 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/databases.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/databases.php
@@ -1352,6 +1352,12 @@ App::post('/v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId/attributes/string
         if ($encrypt && !empty($plan) && !($plan['databasesAllowEncrypt'] ?? false)) {
             throw new Exception(Exception::GENERAL_BAD_REQUEST, 'Encrypted string attributes are not available on your plan. Please upgrade to create encrypted string attributes.');
         }
+        if ($encrypt && $size < APP_DATABASE_ENCRYPT_SIZE_MIN) {
+            throw new Exception(
+                Exception::GENERAL_BAD_REQUEST,
+                "Size too small. Encrypted strings require a minimum size of " . APP_DATABASE_ENCRYPT_SIZE_MIN . " characters."
+            );
+        }
         // Ensure attribute default is within required size
         $validator = new Text($size, 0);
         if (!is_null($default) && !$validator->isValid($default)) {
diff --git a/app/init/constants.php b/app/init/constants.php
index 86787e3bab..f364b10d6e 100644
--- a/app/init/constants.php
+++ b/app/init/constants.php
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const APP_DATABASE_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS_API = 15 * 1000; // 15 seconds
 const APP_DATABASE_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS_WORKER = 300 * 1000; // 5 minutes
 const APP_DATABASE_TIMEOUT_MILLISECONDS_TASK = 300 * 1000; // 5 minutes
 const APP_DATABASE_QUERY_MAX_VALUES = 500;
+const APP_DATABASE_ENCRYPT_SIZE_MIN = 150;
 const APP_STORAGE_UPLOADS = '/storage/uploads';
 const APP_STORAGE_SITES = '/storage/sites';
 const APP_STORAGE_FUNCTIONS = '/storage/functions';
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php
index c0d8763aa7..e66207b215 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php
@@ -686,6 +686,18 @@ class DatabasesCustomServerTest extends Scope
             'size' => 256,
             'required' => true,
         ]);
+        // checking size test
+        $lastName = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_POST, $attributesPath . '/string', array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+            'x-appwrite-key' => $this->getProject()['apiKey']
+        ]), [
+            'key' => 'lastName',
+            'size' => 149,
+            'required' => true,
+            'encrypt' => true
+        ]);
+        $this->assertEquals("Size too small. Encrypted strings require a minimum size of " . APP_DATABASE_ENCRYPT_SIZE_MIN . " characters.", $lastName['body']['message']);
 
         $lastName = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_POST, $attributesPath . '/string', array_merge([
             'content-type' => 'application/json',