diff --git a/bindings/c/include/libsql.h b/bindings/c/include/libsql.h
index 505c4b291d..eec2d5b4d9 100644
--- a/bindings/c/include/libsql.h
+++ b/bindings/c/include/libsql.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ typedef struct {
   int sync_interval;
   char with_webpki;
   char offline;
+  const char *remote_encryption_key;
 } libsql_config;
 
 typedef const libsql_connection *libsql_connection_t;
diff --git a/bindings/c/src/lib.rs b/bindings/c/src/lib.rs
index e9ebe575d4..5757cd5f7e 100644
--- a/bindings/c/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bindings/c/src/lib.rs
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libsql_open_sync(
         sync_interval: 0,
         with_webpki: 0,
         offline: 0,
+        remote_encryption_key: std::ptr::null(),
     };
     libsql_open_sync_with_config(config, out_db, out_err_msg)
 }
@@ -121,6 +122,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libsql_open_sync_with_webpki(
         sync_interval: 0,
         with_webpki: 1,
         offline: 0,
+        remote_encryption_key: std::ptr::null(),
     };
     libsql_open_sync_with_config(config, out_db, out_err_msg)
 }
@@ -271,6 +273,19 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libsql_open_sync_with_config(
                 .build();
             builder = builder.connector(https);
         }
+        if !config.remote_encryption_key.is_null() {
+            let key = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(config.remote_encryption_key) };
+            let key = match key.to_str() {
+                Ok(k) => k,
+                Err(e) => {
+                    set_err_msg(format!("Wrong encryption key: {e}"), out_err_msg);
+                    return 5;
+                }
+            };
+            builder = builder.remote_encryption(libsql::EncryptionContext {
+                key: libsql::EncryptionKey::Base64Encoded(key.to_string()),
+            });
+        };
         match RT.block_on(builder.build()) {
             Ok(db) => {
                 let db = Box::leak(Box::new(libsql_database { db }));
@@ -325,6 +340,19 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn libsql_open_sync_with_config(
         let config = libsql::EncryptionConfig::new(libsql::Cipher::Aes256Cbc, key);
         builder = builder.encryption_config(config)
     };
+    if !config.remote_encryption_key.is_null() {
+        let key = unsafe { std::ffi::CStr::from_ptr(config.remote_encryption_key) };
+        let key = match key.to_str() {
+            Ok(k) => k,
+            Err(e) => {
+                set_err_msg(format!("Wrong encryption key: {e}"), out_err_msg);
+                return 5;
+            }
+        };
+        builder = builder.remote_encryption(libsql::EncryptionContext {
+            key: libsql::EncryptionKey::Base64Encoded(key.to_string()),
+        });
+    };
     match RT.block_on(builder.build()) {
         Ok(db) => {
             let db = Box::leak(Box::new(libsql_database { db }));
diff --git a/bindings/c/src/types.rs b/bindings/c/src/types.rs
index 2918e22bd0..de679a917a 100644
--- a/bindings/c/src/types.rs
+++ b/bindings/c/src/types.rs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ pub struct libsql_config {
     pub sync_interval: std::ffi::c_int,
     pub with_webpki: std::ffi::c_char,
     pub offline: std::ffi::c_char,
+    pub remote_encryption_key: *const std::ffi::c_char,
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]