diff --git a/.github/BOTMETA.yml b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
index b3873a1c42..c4e8bf2e60 100644
--- a/.github/BOTMETA.yml
+++ b/.github/BOTMETA.yml
@@ -642,6 +642,8 @@ files:
     maintainers: adrianmoisey
   $modules/github_repo.py:
     maintainers: atorrescogollo
+  $modules/github_secrets.py:
+    maintainers: konstruktoid
   $modules/gitlab_:
     keywords: gitlab source_control
     maintainers: $team_gitlab
diff --git a/plugins/modules/github_secrets.py b/plugins/modules/github_secrets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7390d37fa9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/modules/github_secrets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,401 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+
+# Copyright (c) Ansible project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+DOCUMENTATION = r"""
+module: github_secrets
+short_description: Manage GitHub repository or organization secrets
+description:
+  - Create, update, or delete secrets in a GitHub repository or organization.
+author:
+  - Thomas Sjögren (@konstruktoid)
+version_added: '12.5.0'
+requirements:
+  - pynacl
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+  - community.general.attributes
+attributes:
+  check_mode:
+    support: full
+  diff_mode:
+    support: none
+options:
+  organization:
+    description:
+      - The GitHub username or organization name.
+    type: str
+    required: true
+    aliases: ["org", "username"]
+  repository:
+    description:
+      - The name of the repository.
+      - If not provided, the secret will be managed at the organization level.
+    type: str
+    aliases: ["repo"]
+  key:
+    description:
+      - The name of the secret.
+    type: str
+  value:
+    description:
+      - The value of the secret. Required when O(state=present).
+    type: str
+  visibility:
+    description:
+      - The visibility of the secret when set at the organization level.
+      - Required when O(state=present) and O(repository) is not set.
+    type: str
+    choices: ["all", "private", "selected"]
+  state:
+    description:
+      - The desired state of the secret.
+    type: str
+    choices: ["present", "absent"]
+    default: "present"
+  api_url:
+    description:
+      - The base URL for the GitHub API.
+    type: str
+    default: "https://api.github.com"
+  token:
+    description:
+      - The GitHub token used for authentication.
+    type: str
+    required: true
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = r"""
+- name: Add Github secret
+  community.general.github_secrets:
+    token: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.env', 'GITHUB_TOKEN') }}"
+    repository: "ansible"
+    organization: "ansible"
+    key: "TEST_SECRET"
+    value: "bob"
+    state: "present"
+
+- name: Delete Github secret
+  community.general.github_secrets:
+    token: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.env', 'GITHUB_TOKEN') }}"
+    repository: "ansible"
+    organization: "ansible"
+    key: "TEST_SECRET"
+    state: "absent"
+"""
+
+RETURN = r"""
+result:
+  description: The result of the module.
+  type: dict
+  returned: always
+  sample: {
+    "msg": "OK (2 bytes)",
+    "response": "Secret created",
+    "status": 201
+  }
+"""
+
+import json
+from http import HTTPStatus
+from typing import Any
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.urls import fetch_url
+
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.module_utils import deps
+
+with deps.declare(
+    "pynacl",
+    reason="pynacl is a required dependency",
+    url="https://pypi.org/project/PyNaCl/",
+):
+    from nacl import encoding, public
+
+
+def get_public_key(
+    module: AnsibleModule,
+    api_url: str,
+    headers: dict[str, str],
+    organization: str,
+    repository: str,
+) -> tuple[str, str]:
+    """Retrieve the GitHub Actions public key used to encrypt secrets."""
+    if repository:
+        url = f"{api_url}/repos/{organization}/{repository}/actions/secrets/public-key"
+    else:
+        url = f"{api_url}/orgs/{organization}/actions/secrets/public-key"
+
+    resp, info = fetch_url(module, url, headers=headers)
+
+    if info["status"] != HTTPStatus.OK:
+        module.fail_json(msg=f"Failed to get public key: {info}")
+
+    data = json.loads(resp.read())
+    return data["key_id"], data["key"]
+
+
+def encrypt_secret(public_key: str, secret_value: str) -> str:
+    """Encrypt a secret value using GitHub's public key."""
+    key = public.PublicKey(
+        public_key.encode("utf-8"),
+        encoding.Base64Encoder(),  # type: ignore [arg-type]
+    )
+    sealed_box = public.SealedBox(key)
+    encrypted = sealed_box.encrypt(secret_value.encode("utf-8"))
+    return encoding.Base64Encoder.encode(encrypted).decode("utf-8")
+
+
+def check_secret(
+    module: AnsibleModule,
+    api_url: str,
+    headers: dict[str, str],
+    organization: str,
+    repository: str,
+    key: str,
+) -> dict[str, int]:
+    url = (
+        f"{api_url}/repos/{organization}/{repository}/actions/secrets/{key}"
+        if repository
+        else f"{api_url}/orgs/{organization}/actions/secrets/{key}"
+    )
+
+    resp, info = fetch_url(module, url, headers=headers)
+
+    if info["status"] in (HTTPStatus.OK, HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND):
+        return {"status": info["status"]}
+    else:
+        module.fail_json(msg=f"Failed to check secret: {info}")
+
+
+def upsert_secret(
+    module: AnsibleModule,
+    api_url: str,
+    headers: dict[str, str],
+    organization: str,
+    repository: str,
+    key: str,
+    encrypted_value: str,
+    key_id: str,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Create or update a GitHub Actions secret."""
+    url = (
+        f"{api_url}/repos/{organization}/{repository}/actions/secrets/{key}"
+        if repository
+        else f"{api_url}/orgs/{organization}/actions/secrets/{key}"
+    )
+
+    payload = {
+        "encrypted_value": encrypted_value,
+        "key_id": key_id,
+    }
+
+    if not repository and module.params.get("visibility"):
+        payload["visibility"] = module.params["visibility"]
+
+    if module.check_mode:
+        secret_present = check_secret(module, api_url, headers, organization, repository, key)
+        if secret_present["status"] == HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND:
+            check_mode_msg = "OK (2 bytes)"
+            check_mode_status = HTTPStatus.CREATED.value
+
+            info = {
+                "msg": check_mode_msg,
+                "status": check_mode_status,
+            }
+        else:
+            check_mode_msg = "OK (unknown bytes)"
+            check_mode_status = HTTPStatus.NO_CONTENT
+
+            info = {
+                "msg": check_mode_msg,
+                "status": check_mode_status,
+            }
+    else:
+        resp, info = fetch_url(
+            module,
+            url,
+            headers=headers,
+            data=json.dumps(payload).encode("utf-8"),
+            method="PUT",
+        )
+
+    if info["status"] not in (HTTPStatus.CREATED, HTTPStatus.NO_CONTENT):
+        module.fail_json(msg=f"Failed to upsert secret: {info}")
+
+    return info
+
+
+def delete_secret(
+    module: AnsibleModule,
+    api_url: str,
+    headers: dict[str, str],
+    organization: str,
+    repository: str,
+    key: str,
+) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    """Delete a GitHub Actions secret."""
+    url = (
+        f"{api_url}/repos/{organization}/{repository}/actions/secrets/{key}"
+        if repository
+        else f"{api_url}/orgs/{organization}/actions/secrets/{key}"
+    )
+
+    if module.check_mode:
+        secret_present = check_secret(module, api_url, headers, organization, repository, key)
+        info = {
+            "msg": (
+                "HTTP Error 404: Not Found"
+                if secret_present["status"] == HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND
+                else "OK (unknown bytes)"
+            ),
+            "status": (
+                HTTPStatus.NO_CONTENT if secret_present["status"] == HTTPStatus.OK else secret_present["status"]
+            ),
+        }
+    else:
+        resp, info = fetch_url(
+            module,
+            url,
+            headers=headers,
+            method="DELETE",
+        )
+
+    if info["status"] not in (HTTPStatus.NO_CONTENT, HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND):
+        module.fail_json(msg=f"Failed to delete secret: {info}")
+
+    return info
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    """Ansible module entry point."""
+    argument_spec = {
+        "organization": {
+            "type": "str",
+            "aliases": ["org", "username"],
+            "required": True,
+        },
+        "repository": {"type": "str", "aliases": ["repo"]},
+        "key": {"type": "str", "no_log": False},
+        "value": {"type": "str", "no_log": True},
+        "visibility": {"type": "str", "choices": ["all", "private", "selected"]},
+        "state": {
+            "type": "str",
+            "choices": ["present", "absent"],
+            "default": "present",
+        },
+        "api_url": {"type": "str", "default": "https://api.github.com"},
+        "token": {"type": "str", "required": True, "no_log": True},
+    }
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        required_if=[("state", "present", ["value"])],
+        required_by={"value": "key"},
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+    )
+
+    deps.validate(module)
+
+    organization: str = module.params["organization"]
+    repository: str = module.params["repository"]
+    key: str = module.params["key"]
+    value: str = module.params["value"]
+    visibility: str = module.params.get("visibility")
+    state: str = module.params["state"]
+    api_url: str = module.params["api_url"]
+    token: str = module.params["token"]
+
+    if state == "present" and value is None:
+        module.fail_json(
+            msg="Invalid parameters",
+            details="The 'value' parameter cannot be empty",
+            params=module.params,
+        )
+
+    if state == "present" and not repository and not visibility:
+        module.fail_json(
+            msg="Invalid parameters",
+            details="When 'state' is 'present' and 'repository' is not set, 'visibility' must be provided",
+            params=module.params,
+        )
+
+    result: dict[str, Any] = {}
+
+    headers = {
+        "Accept": "application/vnd.github+json",
+        "Authorization": f"Bearer {token}",
+        "Content-Type": "application/json",
+    }
+
+    if state == "present":
+        key_id, public_key = get_public_key(
+            module,
+            api_url,
+            headers,
+            organization,
+            repository,
+        )
+
+        encrypted_value = encrypt_secret(public_key, value)
+
+        upsert = upsert_secret(
+            module,
+            api_url,
+            headers,
+            organization,
+            repository,
+            key,
+            encrypted_value,
+            key_id,
+        )
+
+        response_msg = "Secret created" if upsert["status"] == HTTPStatus.CREATED else "Secret updated"
+
+        result["changed"] = True
+        result.update(
+            result={
+                "status": upsert["status"],
+                "msg": upsert.get("msg"),
+                "response": response_msg,
+            },
+        )
+
+    if state == "absent":
+        delete = delete_secret(
+            module,
+            api_url,
+            headers,
+            organization,
+            repository,
+            key,
+        )
+
+        if delete["status"] == HTTPStatus.NO_CONTENT:
+            result["changed"] = True
+            result.update(
+                result={
+                    "status": delete["status"],
+                    "msg": delete.get("msg"),
+                    "response": "Secret deleted",
+                },
+            )
+
+        if delete["status"] == HTTPStatus.NOT_FOUND:
+            result["changed"] = False
+            result.update(
+                result={
+                    "status": delete["status"],
+                    "msg": delete.get("msg"),
+                    "response": "Secret not found",
+                },
+            )
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_github_secrets.py b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_github_secrets.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8e24624be6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/plugins/modules/test_github_secrets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,360 @@
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+from ansible_collections.community.internal_test_tools.tests.unit.plugins.modules.utils import (
+    AnsibleExitJson,
+    AnsibleFailJson,
+    exit_json,
+    fail_json,
+    set_module_args,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.general.plugins.modules import github_secrets
+
+PUBLIC_KEY_PAYLOAD = {
+    "key_id": "100",
+    "key": "j6gSA9mu5bO8ig+YBNU6oXRhGwd3Z4EFiS9rVmU9gwo=",
+}
+
+
+def make_fetch_url_response(body, status=200):
+    response = MagicMock()
+    response.read.return_value = json.dumps(body).encode("utf-8")
+    info = {"status": status, "msg": f"OK ({len(json.dumps(body))} bytes)"}
+    return (response, info)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(autouse=True)
+def patch_module():
+    with patch.multiple(
+        "ansible.module_utils.basic.AnsibleModule",
+        exit_json=exit_json,
+        fail_json=fail_json,
+    ):
+        yield
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def fetch_url_mock():
+    with patch.object(github_secrets, "fetch_url") as mock:
+        yield mock
+
+
+def test_encrypt_secret():
+    result = github_secrets.encrypt_secret(PUBLIC_KEY_PAYLOAD["key"], "ansible")
+    assert isinstance(result, str)
+    assert result != "ansible"
+    assert len(result) > 70
+
+
+def test_fail_without_parameters():
+    with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson):
+        with set_module_args({}):
+            github_secrets.main()
+
+
+def test_fail_present_without_value():
+    with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as exc:
+        with set_module_args(
+            {
+                "organization": "myorg",
+                "repository": "myrepo",
+                "key": "MY_SECRET",
+                "value": None,
+                "state": "present",
+                "token": "ghp_test_token",
+            }
+        ):
+            github_secrets.main()
+    assert "value' parameter cannot be empty" in exc.value.args[0]["details"]
+
+
+def test_fail_org_secret_present_without_visibility():
+    with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as exc:
+        with set_module_args(
+            {
+                "organization": "myorg",
+                "key": "ORG_SECRET",
+                "value": "org_value",
+                "state": "present",
+                "token": "ghp_test_token",
+            }
+        ):
+            github_secrets.main()
+    assert "'visibility' must be provided" in exc.value.args[0]["details"]
+
+
+def test_create_repo_secret(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.side_effect = [
+        make_fetch_url_response(PUBLIC_KEY_PAYLOAD),
+        make_fetch_url_response({}, status=201),
+    ]
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "value": "secret_value",
+            "state": "present",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+
+    result = exc.value.args[0]
+    assert result["changed"] is True
+    assert result["result"]["status"] == 201
+    assert result["result"]["response"] == "Secret created"
+
+
+def test_update_repo_secret(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.side_effect = [
+        make_fetch_url_response(PUBLIC_KEY_PAYLOAD),
+        make_fetch_url_response({}, status=204),
+    ]
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "value": "new_value",
+            "state": "present",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+
+    result = exc.value.args[0]
+    assert result["changed"] is True
+    assert result["result"]["response"] == "Secret updated"
+
+
+def test_create_repo_secret_check_mode(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.side_effect = [
+        make_fetch_url_response(PUBLIC_KEY_PAYLOAD),
+        make_fetch_url_response({}, status=404),
+    ]
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "value": "new_value",
+            "state": "present",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+            "_ansible_check_mode": True,
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+
+    result = exc.value.args[0]
+    assert result["changed"] is True
+    assert result["result"]["status"] == 201
+    assert result["result"]["response"] == "Secret created"
+
+
+def test_update_repo_secret_check_mode(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.side_effect = [
+        make_fetch_url_response(PUBLIC_KEY_PAYLOAD),
+        make_fetch_url_response({}, status=200),
+    ]
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "value": "new_value",
+            "state": "present",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+            "_ansible_check_mode": True,
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+
+    result = exc.value.args[0]
+    assert result["changed"] is True
+    assert result["result"]["status"] == 204
+    assert result["result"]["response"] == "Secret updated"
+
+
+def test_delete_repo_secret_check_mode(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.side_effect = [
+        make_fetch_url_response(PUBLIC_KEY_PAYLOAD),
+        make_fetch_url_response({}, status=200),
+    ]
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "state": "absent",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+            "_ansible_check_mode": True,
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+
+    result = exc.value.args[0]
+    assert result["changed"] is True
+    assert result["result"]["status"] == 204
+    assert result["result"]["response"] == "Secret deleted"
+
+
+def test_update_empty_repo_secret(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.side_effect = [
+        make_fetch_url_response(PUBLIC_KEY_PAYLOAD),
+        make_fetch_url_response({}, status=204),
+    ]
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "value": "",
+            "state": "present",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+
+    result = exc.value.args[0]
+    assert result["changed"] is True
+    assert result["result"]["response"] == "Secret updated"
+
+
+def test_update_missing_value_repo_secret(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.side_effect = [
+        make_fetch_url_response(PUBLIC_KEY_PAYLOAD),
+        make_fetch_url_response({}, status=204),
+    ]
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "state": "present",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+
+    assert "the following are missing: value" in exc.value.args[0]["msg"]
+
+
+def test_delete_repo_secret(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.return_value = make_fetch_url_response({}, status=204)
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "state": "absent",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+
+    result = exc.value.args[0]
+    assert result["changed"] is True
+    assert result["result"]["status"] == 204
+    assert result["result"]["response"] == "Secret deleted"
+
+
+def test_delete_dne_repo_secret(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.return_value = make_fetch_url_response({}, status=404)
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "DOES_NOT_EXIST",
+            "state": "absent",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleExitJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+
+    result = exc.value.args[0]
+    assert result["changed"] is False
+    assert result["result"]["status"] == 404
+    assert result["result"]["response"] == "Secret not found"
+
+
+def test_fail_get_public_key(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.return_value = make_fetch_url_response({}, status=403)
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "value": "secret_value",
+            "state": "present",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+    assert "Failed to get public key" in exc.value.args[0]["msg"]
+
+
+def test_fail_upsert_secret(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.side_effect = [
+        make_fetch_url_response(PUBLIC_KEY_PAYLOAD),
+        make_fetch_url_response({}, status=422),
+    ]
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "value": "secret_value",
+            "state": "present",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+    assert "Failed to upsert secret" in exc.value.args[0]["msg"]
+
+
+def test_fail_delete_secret(fetch_url_mock):
+    fetch_url_mock.return_value = make_fetch_url_response({}, status=503)
+
+    with set_module_args(
+        {
+            "organization": "myorg",
+            "repository": "myrepo",
+            "key": "MY_SECRET",
+            "state": "absent",
+            "token": "ghp_test_token",
+        }
+    ):
+        with pytest.raises(AnsibleFailJson) as exc:
+            github_secrets.main()
+    assert "Failed to delete secret" in exc.value.args[0]["msg"]
diff --git a/tests/unit/requirements.txt b/tests/unit/requirements.txt
index 78a082fc16..6a30a9ee84 100644
--- a/tests/unit/requirements.txt
+++ b/tests/unit/requirements.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ linode_api4  # APIv4
 python-gitlab
 PyGithub
 httmock
+pynacl
 
 # requirement for maven_artifact module
 lxml