diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/encryption/MongoEncryptionConverter.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/encryption/MongoEncryptionConverter.java
index e3fdbe37c..2136e4021 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/encryption/MongoEncryptionConverter.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/convert/encryption/MongoEncryptionConverter.java
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.encryption.EncryptionOptions;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.Encrypted;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.ExplicitEncrypted;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.MongoPersistentProperty;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.RangeEncrypted;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.util.BsonUtils;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
@@ -180,23 +181,28 @@ public class MongoEncryptionConverter implements EncryptingConverter<Object, Obj
 
 		ExplicitEncrypted explicitEncryptedAnnotation = persistentProperty.findAnnotation(ExplicitEncrypted.class);
 		if (explicitEncryptedAnnotation != null) {
-			QueryableEncryptionOptions queryableEncryptionOptions = QueryableEncryptionOptions.none();
-			String rangeOptions = explicitEncryptedAnnotation.rangeOptions();
-			if (!rangeOptions.isEmpty()) {
-				queryableEncryptionOptions = queryableEncryptionOptions.rangeOptions(Document.parse(rangeOptions));
-			}
+			encryptionOptions = new EncryptionOptions(algorithm, key, QueryableEncryptionOptions.none());
+		} else {
+			RangeEncrypted rangeEncryptedAnnotation = persistentProperty.findAnnotation(RangeEncrypted.class);
+			if (rangeEncryptedAnnotation != null) {
+				QueryableEncryptionOptions queryableEncryptionOptions = QueryableEncryptionOptions.none();
+				String rangeOptions = rangeEncryptedAnnotation.rangeOptions();
+				if (!rangeOptions.isEmpty()) {
+					queryableEncryptionOptions = queryableEncryptionOptions.rangeOptions(Document.parse(rangeOptions));
+				}
 
-			if (explicitEncryptedAnnotation.contentionFactor() >= 0) {
-				queryableEncryptionOptions = queryableEncryptionOptions
-						.contentionFactor(explicitEncryptedAnnotation.contentionFactor());
-			}
+				if (rangeEncryptedAnnotation.contentionFactor() >= 0) {
+					queryableEncryptionOptions = queryableEncryptionOptions
+						.contentionFactor(rangeEncryptedAnnotation.contentionFactor());
+				}
 
-			boolean isPartOfARangeQuery = algorithm.equalsIgnoreCase(RANGE) && fieldNameAndQueryOperator != null;
-			if (isPartOfARangeQuery) {
-				encryptExpression = true;
-				queryableEncryptionOptions = queryableEncryptionOptions.queryType("range");
+				boolean isPartOfARangeQuery = fieldNameAndQueryOperator != null;
+				if (isPartOfARangeQuery) {
+					encryptExpression = true;
+					queryableEncryptionOptions = queryableEncryptionOptions.queryType("range");
+				}
+				encryptionOptions = new EncryptionOptions(algorithm, key, queryableEncryptionOptions);
 			}
-			encryptionOptions = new EncryptionOptions(algorithm, key, queryableEncryptionOptions);
 		}
 
 		if (encryptExpression) {
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/ExplicitEncrypted.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/ExplicitEncrypted.java
index a8aedce8b..37d1019f6 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/ExplicitEncrypted.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/ExplicitEncrypted.java
@@ -86,24 +86,6 @@ public @interface ExplicitEncrypted {
 	 */
 	String keyAltName() default "";
 
-	/**
-	 * Set the contention factor
-	 * <p>
-	 * Only required when using {@literal range} encryption.
-	 * @return the contention factor
-	 */
-	long contentionFactor() default -1;
-
-	/**
-	 * Set the {@literal range} options
-	 * <p>
-	 * Should be valid extended json representing the range options and including the following values:
-	 * {@code min}, {@code max}, {@code trimFactor} and {@code sparsity}.
-	 *
-	 * @return the json representation of range options
-	 */
-	String rangeOptions() default "";
-
 	/**
 	 * The {@link EncryptingConverter} type handling the {@literal en-/decryption} of the annotated property.
 	 *
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/RangeEncrypted.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/RangeEncrypted.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6db52ae79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/mapping/RangeEncrypted.java
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 the original author or authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+import org.springframework.core.annotation.AliasFor;
+import org.springframework.data.convert.PropertyValueConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.convert.ValueConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.encryption.EncryptingConverter;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.encryption.MongoEncryptionConverter;
+
+/**
+ * @author Christoph Strobl
+ * @since 2025/03
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
+@Encrypted(algorithm = "Range")
+@ValueConverter
+public @interface RangeEncrypted {
+
+    /**
+     * Set the contention factor
+     * <p>
+     * Only required when using {@literal range} encryption.
+     * @return the contention factor
+     */
+    long contentionFactor() default -1;
+
+    /**
+     * Set the {@literal range} options
+     * <p>
+     * Should be valid extended json representing the range options and including the following values:
+     * {@code min}, {@code max}, {@code trimFactor} and {@code sparsity}.
+     *
+     * @return the json representation of range options
+     */
+    String rangeOptions() default "";
+
+    /**
+     * The {@link EncryptingConverter} type handling the {@literal en-/decryption} of the annotated property.
+     *
+     * @return the configured {@link EncryptingConverter}. A {@link MongoEncryptionConverter} by default.
+     */
+    @AliasFor(annotation = ValueConverter.class, value = "value")
+    Class<? extends PropertyValueConverter> value() default MongoEncryptionConverter.class;
+
+}
diff --git a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/encryption/RangeEncryptionTests.java b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/encryption/RangeEncryptionTests.java
index 6b51a239a..24627dbc2 100644
--- a/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/encryption/RangeEncryptionTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-mongodb/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/mongodb/core/encryption/RangeEncryptionTests.java
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.MongoTemplate;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.MongoCustomConversions.MongoConverterConfigurationAdapter;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.convert.encryption.MongoEncryptionConverter;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.ExplicitEncrypted;
+import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.mapping.RangeEncrypted;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.query.Query;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.schema.JsonSchemaProperty;
 import org.springframework.data.mongodb.core.schema.QueryCharacteristics;
@@ -353,12 +354,11 @@ class RangeEncryptionTests {
 	static class Person {
 
 		String id;
-//		@ExplicitEncrypted(algorithm = AEAD_AES_256_CBC_HMAC_SHA_512_Deterministic)
 		String name;
 
-		@ExplicitEncrypted(algorithm = RANGE, contentionFactor = 0L,
+		@RangeEncrypted(contentionFactor = 0L,
 				rangeOptions = "{\"min\": 0, \"max\": 200, \"trimFactor\": 1, \"sparsity\": 1}") Integer encryptedInt;
-		@ExplicitEncrypted(algorithm = RANGE, contentionFactor = 0L,
+		@RangeEncrypted(contentionFactor = 0L,
 				rangeOptions = "{\"min\": {\"$numberLong\": \"1000\"}, \"max\": {\"$numberLong\": \"9999\"}, \"trimFactor\": 1, \"sparsity\": 1}") Long encryptedLong;
 
 		public String getId() {