diff --git a/client/src/telethon/_impl/crypto/aes.py b/client/src/telethon/_impl/crypto/aes.py
index cfca359d..a7cb70d9 100644
--- a/client/src/telethon/_impl/crypto/aes.py
+++ b/client/src/telethon/_impl/crypto/aes.py
@@ -51,3 +51,16 @@ def ige_decrypt(ciphertext: bytes, key: bytes, iv: bytes) -> bytes:
         plaintext += plaintext_block
 
     return bytes(plaintext)
+
+
+try:
+    import cryptg
+
+    ige_encrypt = lambda t, k, i: cryptg.encrypt_ige(
+        bytes(t) if not isinstance(t, bytes) else t, k, i
+    )
+    ige_decrypt = lambda t, k, i: cryptg.decrypt_ige(
+        bytes(t) if not isinstance(t, bytes) else t, k, i
+    )
+except ImportError:
+    pass
diff --git a/stubs/cryptg.pyi b/stubs/cryptg.pyi
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..06751214
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stubs/cryptg.pyi
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+def encrypt_ige(plaintext: bytes, key: bytes, iv: bytes, /) -> bytes: ...
+def decrypt_ige(ciphertext: bytes, key: bytes, iv: bytes, /) -> bytes: ...