diff --git a/aes/src/iv.rs b/aes/src/iv.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03b6235
--- /dev/null
+++ b/aes/src/iv.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+//! Initialization Vector (IV) for AES block cipher modes.
+//!
+//! The IV provides randomness to ensure identical plaintexts produce
+//! different ciphertexts. For CBC mode, the IV must be unpredictable
+//! and should never be reused with the same key.
+
+use crate::Block128;
+use cipher_core::{BlockError, parse_block_int, secret_block};
+use std::{fmt, str::FromStr};
+
+secret_block! {
+    /// 128-bit Initialization Vector for AES cipher modes.
+    ///
+    /// Used in CBC mode to XOR with the first plaintext block before encryption.
+    /// Each subsequent block is XORed with the previous ciphertext block.
+    ///
+    /// # Security
+    ///
+    /// - IVs must be unpredictable (use a cryptographically secure RNG)
+    /// - Never reuse an IV with the same key
+    /// - The IV does not need to be secret, but must be unique
+    pub struct Iv(u128, 128, 0xFFFF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF_FFFF);
+}
+
+impl Iv {
+    /// Creates an IV from big-endian bytes.
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn from_be_bytes(bytes: [u8; 16]) -> Self {
+        Self(u128::from_be_bytes(bytes))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns the IV as big-endian bytes.
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn to_be_bytes(self) -> [u8; 16] {
+        self.0.to_be_bytes()
+    }
+
+    /// Converts this IV to a Block128 for XOR operations.
+    #[inline]
+    #[must_use]
+    pub const fn to_block(self) -> Block128 {
+        Block128::new(self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for Iv {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
+        write!(f, "{:032X}", self.0)
+    }
+}
+
+impl FromStr for Iv {
+    type Err = BlockError;
+    fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
+        Ok(Self(parse_block_int::<u128>(s)?))
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<[u8; 16]> for Iv {
+    fn from(bytes: [u8; 16]) -> Self {
+        Self::from_be_bytes(bytes)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Block128> for Iv {
+    fn from(block: Block128) -> Self {
+        Self(block.as_u128())
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Iv> for Block128 {
+    fn from(iv: Iv) -> Self {
+        Self::new(iv.0)
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use claims::assert_ok;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn iv_from_hex_string() {
+        let iv = assert_ok!("0x000102030405060708090A0B0C0D0E0F".parse::<Iv>());
+        assert_eq!(iv.as_u128(), 0x0001_0203_0405_0607_0809_0A0B_0C0D_0E0F);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn iv_to_block_conversion() {
+        let iv = Iv::new(0x0011_2233_4455_6677_8899_AABB_CCDD_EEFF);
+        let block = Block128::from(iv);
+        assert_eq!(block.as_u128(), 0x0011_2233_4455_6677_8899_AABB_CCDD_EEFF);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn iv_from_bytes() {
+        let bytes = [
+            0x00, 0x11, 0x22, 0x33, 0x44, 0x55, 0x66, 0x77, 0x88, 0x99, 0xAA, 0xBB, 0xCC, 0xDD,
+            0xEE, 0xFF,
+        ];
+        let iv = Iv::from_be_bytes(bytes);
+        assert_eq!(iv.as_u128(), 0x0011_2233_4455_6677_8899_AABB_CCDD_EEFF);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn iv_display_format() {
+        let iv = Iv::new(0x0011_2233_4455_6677_8899_AABB_CCDD_EEFF);
+        assert_eq!(format!("{iv}"), "00112233445566778899AABBCCDDEEFF");
+        assert_eq!(format!("{iv:x}"), "00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/aes/src/lib.rs b/aes/src/lib.rs
index 9c9d2fd..74c070e 100644
--- a/aes/src/lib.rs
+++ b/aes/src/lib.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@
 mod aes;
 mod block;
 mod constants;
+mod iv;
 mod key;
 mod operations;
 mod sbox;
 
-pub use {aes::Aes, block::Block128, block::Block32};
+pub use {aes::Aes, block::Block128, block::Block32, iv::Iv};
diff --git a/cipher-core/Cargo.toml b/cipher-core/Cargo.toml
index 485f605..232cee9 100644
--- a/cipher-core/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cipher-core/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,5 +8,8 @@ edition.workspace = true
 thiserror.workspace = true
 zeroize.workspace = true
 
+[dev-dependencies]
+claims.workspace = true
+
 [lints]
 workspace = true