diff --git a/changelogs/fragments/10549-systemd-creds-encrypt-dest-option-added.yml b/changelogs/fragments/10549-systemd-creds-encrypt-dest-option-added.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5981b4e93f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/fragments/10549-systemd-creds-encrypt-dest-option-added.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - systemd_creds_encrypt - add ``dest`` option to control path to the credential file to be created (https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/pull/10549).
diff --git a/plugins/modules/systemd_creds_encrypt.py b/plugins/modules/systemd_creds_encrypt.py
index 2c4912427ef..c432e4d816c 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/systemd_creds_encrypt.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/systemd_creds_encrypt.py
@@ -32,38 +32,43 @@
   name:
     description:
       - The credential name to embed in the encrypted credential data.
+        When using the O(dest) option, you can set this to an empty
+        string ("") to prevent C(systemd-creds encrypt) from using
+        filename from O(dest) as the credential name. Conversely,
+        leave out the O(name) option to let C(systemd-creds encrypt)
+        use the filename from O(dest) as the credential name.
     type: str
-    required: false
   not_after:
     description:
       - The time when the credential shall not be used anymore.
       - Takes a timestamp specification in the format described in V(systemd.time(7\)).
     type: str
-    required: false
   pretty:
     description:
       - Pretty print the output so that it may be pasted directly into a unit file.
     type: bool
-    required: false
     default: false
   secret:
     description:
       - The secret to encrypt.
     type: str
     required: true
+  dest:
+    description:
+      - The destination for the credential file.
+    type: path
+    version_added: 11.3.0
   timestamp:
     description:
       - The timestamp to embed into the encrypted credential.
       - Takes a timestamp specification in the format described in V(systemd.time(7\)).
     type: str
-    required: false
   user:
     description:
       - A user name or numeric UID to encrypt the credential for.
       - If set to the special string V(self) it sets the user to the user of the calling process.
       - Requires C(systemd) 256 or later.
     type: str
-    required: false
 notes:
   - C(systemd-creds) requires C(systemd) 250 or later.
 """
@@ -80,6 +85,13 @@
 - name: Print the encrypted secret
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: "{{ encrypted_secret }}"
+
+- name: Create a credential file
+  become: true
+  community.general.systemd_creds_encrypt:
+    name: db
+    secret: access_token
+    dest: /etc/credstore.encrypted/db.cred
 """
 
 RETURN = r"""
@@ -91,6 +103,7 @@
 """
 
 from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+import os
 
 
 def main():
@@ -103,8 +116,12 @@ def main():
             secret=dict(type="str", required=True, no_log=True),
             timestamp=dict(type="str"),
             user=dict(type="str"),
+            dest=dict(type="path"),
         ),
         supports_check_mode=True,
+        mutually_exclusive=[
+            ['pretty', 'dest']
+        ]
     )
 
     cmd = module.get_bin_path("systemd-creds", required=True)
@@ -115,11 +132,37 @@ def main():
     secret = module.params["secret"]
     timestamp = module.params["timestamp"]
     user = module.params["user"]
+    dest = module.params["dest"]
+
+    if dest and os.path.isfile(dest):
+        decrypt_cmd = [cmd, "decrypt"]
+        if name:
+            decrypt_cmd.append("--name=" + name)
+
+        decrypt_cmd.append(dest)
+        decrypt_cmd.append("-")
+
+        rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command(decrypt_cmd)
+        if rc != 0:
+            return module.fail_json(
+                "The credential file already exists; Couldn't decrypt to verify if it contains the same secret",
+                changed=False,
+                value=None,
+                rc=rc,
+                stderr=stderr,
+            )
+        elif stdout == secret:
+            return module.exit_json(
+                changed=False,
+                value=None,
+                rc=rc,
+                stderr=stderr,
+            )
 
     encrypt_cmd = [cmd, "encrypt"]
-    if name:
+    if name is not None:
         encrypt_cmd.append("--name=" + name)
-    else:
+    elif not dest:
         encrypt_cmd.append("--name=")
     if not_after:
         encrypt_cmd.append("--not-after=" + not_after)
@@ -129,13 +172,19 @@ def main():
         encrypt_cmd.append("--timestamp=" + timestamp)
     if user:
         encrypt_cmd.append("--uid=" + user)
-    encrypt_cmd.extend(["-", "-"])
+
+    encrypt_cmd.append("-")
+
+    if dest and not module.check_mode:
+        encrypt_cmd.append(dest)
+    else:
+        encrypt_cmd.append("-")
 
     rc, stdout, stderr = module.run_command(encrypt_cmd, data=secret, binary_data=True)
 
     module.exit_json(
-        changed=False,
-        value=stdout,
+        changed=bool(dest),
+        value=stdout if not dest else None,
         rc=rc,
         stderr=stderr,
     )
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/systemd_creds_encrypt/meta/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/systemd_creds_encrypt/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..982de6eb035
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/systemd_creds_encrypt/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# 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
+
+dependencies:
+  - setup_remote_tmp_dir
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/systemd_creds_encrypt/tasks/main.yaml b/tests/integration/targets/systemd_creds_encrypt/tasks/main.yaml
index 8ed45b2dc3c..bdf48d842e6 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/systemd_creds_encrypt/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/systemd_creds_encrypt/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -53,3 +53,59 @@
           - '"SetCredentialEncrypted=web: " in pretty_encrypted_secret.value'
         fail_msg: "SetCredentialEncrypted is not in the output"
         success_msg: "SetCredentialEncrypted is in the output"
+
+    - name: Ensure the dest file doesn't already exist
+      ansible.builtin.file:
+        path: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/systemd_cred_encrypt_test_secret.cred"
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Encrypt secret into the dest file
+      community.general.systemd_creds_encrypt:
+        secret: token
+        dest: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/systemd_cred_encrypt_test_secret.cred"
+      register: encrypted_dest
+
+    - name: Assert that the task changes when no secret was present
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "encrypted_dest.changed"
+        fail_msg: "The task didn't change, but should have"
+        success_msg: "The task changed, as it should have"
+
+    - name: Check if the dest file exists
+      stat:
+        path: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/systemd_cred_encrypt_test_secret.cred"
+      register: dest_file
+
+    - name: Assert that the dest file exists
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "dest_file.stat.exists"
+        fail_msg: "The dest file doesn't exist"
+        success_msg: "The dest file does exist"
+
+    - name: Encrypt the same secret into the same dest file as before
+      community.general.systemd_creds_encrypt:
+        secret: token
+        dest: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/systemd_cred_encrypt_test_secret.cred"
+      register: encrypted_dest_again
+
+    - name: Assert that the task doesn't change with the same secret
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "not encrypted_dest_again.changed"
+        fail_msg: "The task changed, but shouldn't have"
+        success_msg: "The task didn't change, as it should have"
+
+    - name: Encrypt a different secret into the same dest file as before
+      community.general.systemd_creds_encrypt:
+        secret: another token
+        dest: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/systemd_cred_encrypt_test_secret.cred"
+      register: encrypted_dest_again
+
+    - name: Assert that the task changes with a different secret
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "encrypted_dest_again.changed"
+        fail_msg: "The task didn't change, but should have"
+        success_msg: "The task changed, as it should have"