diff --git a/app/controllers/api/databases.php b/app/controllers/api/databases.php
index 68d8891067..54a4c565f4 100644
--- a/app/controllers/api/databases.php
+++ b/app/controllers/api/databases.php
@@ -1347,7 +1347,11 @@ App::post('/v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId/attributes/string
     ->inject('dbForProject')
     ->inject('queueForDatabase')
     ->inject('queueForEvents')
-    ->action(function (string $databaseId, string $collectionId, string $key, ?int $size, ?bool $required, ?string $default, bool $array, bool $encrypt, Response $response, Database $dbForProject, EventDatabase $queueForDatabase, Event $queueForEvents) {
+    ->inject('plan')
+    ->action(function (string $databaseId, string $collectionId, string $key, ?int $size, ?bool $required, ?string $default, bool $array, bool $encrypt, Response $response, Database $dbForProject, EventDatabase $queueForDatabase, Event $queueForEvents, array $plan) {
+        if ($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.');
+        }
         // Ensure attribute default is within required size
         $validator = new Text($size, 0);
         if (!is_null($default) && !$validator->isValid($default)) {
@@ -1368,7 +1372,7 @@ App::post('/v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId/attributes/string
             'array' => $array,
             'filters' => $filters,
         ]), $response, $dbForProject, $queueForDatabase, $queueForEvents);
-
+        $attribute->setAttribute('encrypt', $encrypt);
         $response
             ->setStatusCode(Response::STATUS_CODE_ACCEPTED)
             ->dynamic($attribute, Response::MODEL_ATTRIBUTE_STRING);
@@ -2047,6 +2051,13 @@ App::get('/v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId/attributes')
             throw new Exception(Exception::GENERAL_QUERY_INVALID);
         }
 
+        foreach ($attributes as $attribute) {
+            if ($attribute->getAttribute('type') === Database::VAR_STRING) {
+                $filters = $attribute->getAttribute('filters', []);
+                $attribute->setAttribute('encrypt', in_array('encrypt', $filters));
+            }
+        }
+
         $response->dynamic(new Document([
             'attributes' => $attributes,
             'total' => $total,
@@ -2111,7 +2122,7 @@ App::get('/v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId/attributes/:key')
         $type = $attribute->getAttribute('type');
         $format = $attribute->getAttribute('format');
         $options = $attribute->getAttribute('options', []);
-
+        $filters = $attribute->getAttribute('filters', []);
         foreach ($options as $key => $option) {
             $attribute->setAttribute($key, $option);
         }
@@ -2131,7 +2142,7 @@ App::get('/v1/databases/:databaseId/collections/:collectionId/attributes/:key')
             },
             default => Response::MODEL_ATTRIBUTE,
         };
-
+        $attribute->setAttribute('encrypt', in_array('encrypt', $filters));
         $response->dynamic($attribute, $model);
     });
 
diff --git a/app/init/database/filters.php b/app/init/database/filters.php
index 8223b1c677..49d7845699 100644
--- a/app/init/database/filters.php
+++ b/app/init/database/filters.php
@@ -77,12 +77,21 @@ Database::addFilter(
         ]);
 
         foreach ($attributes as $attribute) {
-            if ($attribute->getAttribute('type') === Database::VAR_RELATIONSHIP) {
-                $options = $attribute->getAttribute('options');
-                foreach ($options as $key => $value) {
-                    $attribute->setAttribute($key, $value);
-                }
-                $attribute->removeAttribute('options');
+            $attributeType = $attribute->getAttribute('type');
+
+            switch ($attributeType) {
+                case Database::VAR_RELATIONSHIP:
+                    $options = $attribute->getAttribute('options');
+                    foreach ($options as $key => $value) {
+                        $attribute->setAttribute($key, $value);
+                    }
+                    $attribute->removeAttribute('options');
+                    break;
+
+                case Database::VAR_STRING:
+                    $filters = $attribute->getAttribute('filters', []);
+                    $attribute->setAttribute('encrypt', in_array('encrypt', $filters));
+                    break;
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/AttributeString.php b/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/AttributeString.php
index 12bb42009d..fded48fddc 100644
--- a/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/AttributeString.php
+++ b/src/Appwrite/Utopia/Response/Model/AttributeString.php
@@ -24,6 +24,13 @@ class AttributeString extends Attribute
                 'required' => false,
                 'example' => 'default',
             ])
+            ->addRule('encrypt', [
+                'type' => self::TYPE_BOOLEAN,
+                'description' => 'Defines whether this attribute is encrypted or not.',
+                'default' => false,
+                'required' => false,
+                'example' => false,
+            ])
         ;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesBase.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesBase.php
index 7c0060ecaa..9aed3684de 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesBase.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesBase.php
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ trait DatabasesBase
         $this->assertEquals($title['body']['type'], 'string');
         $this->assertEquals($title['body']['size'], 256);
         $this->assertEquals($title['body']['required'], true);
-
+        $this->assertFalse($title['body']['encrypt']);
         $this->assertEquals(202, $description['headers']['status-code']);
         $this->assertEquals($description['body']['key'], 'description');
         $this->assertEquals($description['body']['type'], 'string');
diff --git a/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php b/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php
index 829960b54f..c0d8763aa7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php
+++ b/tests/e2e/Services/Databases/DatabasesCustomServerTest.php
@@ -695,9 +695,16 @@ class DatabasesCustomServerTest extends Scope
             'key' => 'lastName',
             'size' => 256,
             'required' => true,
-            'encrypt' => true,
+            'encrypt' => true
         ]);
-
+        $this->assertTrue($lastName['body']['encrypt']);
+        sleep(1);
+        $response = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_GET, $attributesPath . '/lastName', array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+            'x-appwrite-key' => $this->getProject()['apiKey'],
+        ]));
+        $this->assertTrue($response['body']['encrypt']);
 
         /**
          * Check status of every attribute
@@ -741,6 +748,24 @@ class DatabasesCustomServerTest extends Scope
         $this->assertEquals(200, $document['headers']['status-code']);
         $this->assertEquals('Jonah', $document['body']['firstName']);
         $this->assertEquals('Jameson', $document['body']['lastName']);
+
+
+        $actors = $this->client->call(Client::METHOD_GET, '/databases/' . $databaseId . '/collections/' . $actors['body']['$id'], array_merge([
+            'content-type' => 'application/json',
+            'x-appwrite-project' => $this->getProject()['$id'],
+            'x-appwrite-key' => $this->getProject()['apiKey']
+        ]), []);
+        $attributes = $actors['body']['attributes'];
+        foreach ($attributes as $attribute) {
+            $this->assertArrayHasKey('encrypt', $attribute);
+            if ($attribute['key'] === 'firstName') {
+                $this->assertFalse($attribute['encrypt']);
+            }
+            if ($attribute['key'] === 'lastName') {
+                $this->assertTrue($attribute['encrypt']);
+            }
+        }
+
     }
 
     public function testDeleteAttribute(): array