diff --git a/DEVELOPING.md b/DEVELOPING.md
index 1db0721e..2131e025 100644
--- a/DEVELOPING.md
+++ b/DEVELOPING.md
@@ -98,6 +98,22 @@ store = DiskStore(path="/path/to/cache", size_limit=1024*1024*1024)  # 1GB
 store = DiskStore(cache=existing_cache_instance)
 ```
 
+### Memcached Store
+High-performance distributed caching with Memcached:
+
+```python
+from kv_store_adapter import MemcachedStore
+
+# Connection options
+store = MemcachedStore(host="localhost", port=11211)
+store = MemcachedStore(client=existing_pymemcache_client)
+```
+
+**Limitations:**
+- `keys()`, `clear_collection()`, and `list_collections()` return empty results due to Memcached's lack of key enumeration
+- Keys longer than 250 characters are automatically hashed with MD5
+- TTL is handled natively by Memcached
+
 ### Elasticsearch Store
 Full-text searchable storage with Elasticsearch:
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 78f7f767..541b2884 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ Choose the store that best fits your needs. All stores implement the same `KVSto
 ### Production Stores
 
 - **RedisStore**: `RedisStore(url="redis://localhost:6379/0")`
+- **MemcachedStore**: `MemcachedStore(host="localhost", port=11211)`
 - **ElasticsearchStore**: `ElasticsearchStore(url="https://localhost:9200", api_key="your-api-key")`
 - **DiskStore**: A sqlite-based store for local persistence `DiskStore(path="./cache")`
 - **MemoryStore**: A fast in-memory cache `MemoryStore()`
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 92b4117d..087e8621 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ memory = ["cachetools>=6.0.0"]
 disk = ["diskcache>=5.6.0"]
 redis = ["redis>=6.0.0"]
 elasticsearch = ["elasticsearch>=9.0.0", "aiohttp>=3.12"]
+memcached = ["pymemcache>=4.0.0"]
 pydantic = ["pydantic>=2.11.9"]
 
 [tool.pytest.ini_options]
@@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ env_files = [".env"]
 
 [dependency-groups]
 dev = [
-    "kv-store-adapter[memory,disk,redis,elasticsearch]",
+    "kv-store-adapter[memory,disk,redis,elasticsearch,memcached]",
     "kv-store-adapter[pydantic]",
     "pytest",
     "pytest-mock",
diff --git a/src/kv_store_adapter/stores/memcached/__init__.py b/src/kv_store_adapter/stores/memcached/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a70097ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kv_store_adapter/stores/memcached/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+from .store import MemcachedStore
+
+__all__ = ["MemcachedStore"]
diff --git a/src/kv_store_adapter/stores/memcached/store.py b/src/kv_store_adapter/stores/memcached/store.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d2c8c2d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/kv_store_adapter/stores/memcached/store.py
@@ -0,0 +1,154 @@
+import hashlib
+from typing import Any, overload
+
+from pymemcache.client.base import Client
+from typing_extensions import override
+
+from kv_store_adapter.errors import StoreConnectionError
+from kv_store_adapter.stores.base.managed import BaseManagedKVStore
+from kv_store_adapter.stores.utils.compound import compound_key
+from kv_store_adapter.stores.utils.managed_entry import ManagedEntry
+
+# Memcached key length limit
+MEMCACHED_MAX_KEY_LENGTH = 250
+
+
+class MemcachedStore(BaseManagedKVStore):
+    """Memcached-based key-value store."""
+
+    _client: Client
+
+    @overload
+    def __init__(self, *, client: Client) -> None: ...
+
+    @overload
+    def __init__(self, *, host: str = "localhost", port: int = 11211) -> None: ...
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        client: Client | None = None,
+        host: str = "localhost",
+        port: int = 11211,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Initialize the Memcached store.
+
+        Args:
+            client: An existing pymemcache Client to use.
+            host: Memcached host. Defaults to localhost.
+            port: Memcached port. Defaults to 11211.
+        """
+        if client:
+            self._client = client
+        else:
+            self._client = Client((host, port))
+
+        super().__init__()
+
+    def _get_safe_key(self, combo_key: str) -> str:
+        """Get a safe key for memcached, hashing if necessary."""
+        if len(combo_key) > MEMCACHED_MAX_KEY_LENGTH:
+            # Use MD5 hash for long keys - this is not for security, just for key shortening
+            return hashlib.md5(combo_key.encode()).hexdigest()  # noqa: S324
+        return combo_key
+
+    def _test_connection(self) -> None:
+        """Test the memcached connection."""
+        test_key = "__memcached_test__"
+        self._client.set(test_key, "test_value", expire=1)
+        result = self._client.get(test_key)
+        if result is None:
+            msg = "Failed to connect to Memcached"
+            raise StoreConnectionError(message=msg)
+        # Clean up test key
+        self._client.delete(test_key)
+
+    @override
+    async def setup(self) -> None:
+        # Test the connection by performing a simple operation
+        try:
+            self._test_connection()
+        except Exception as e:
+            msg = f"Failed to connect to Memcached: {e}"
+            raise StoreConnectionError(message=msg) from e
+
+    @override
+    async def get_entry(self, collection: str, key: str) -> ManagedEntry | None:
+        combo_key: str = compound_key(collection=collection, key=key)
+        safe_key = self._get_safe_key(combo_key)
+
+        cache_entry: Any = self._client.get(safe_key)
+
+        if cache_entry is None:
+            return None
+
+        if not isinstance(cache_entry, (str, bytes)):
+            return None
+
+        # Convert bytes to string if necessary
+        if isinstance(cache_entry, bytes):
+            cache_entry = cache_entry.decode("utf-8")
+
+        return ManagedEntry.from_json(json_str=cache_entry)
+
+    @override
+    async def put_entry(
+        self,
+        collection: str,
+        key: str,
+        cache_entry: ManagedEntry,
+        *,
+        ttl: float | None = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        combo_key: str = compound_key(collection=collection, key=key)
+        safe_key = self._get_safe_key(combo_key)
+
+        json_value: str = cache_entry.to_json()
+
+        if ttl is not None:
+            # Memcached TTL must be an integer
+            ttl = max(int(ttl), 1)
+            self._client.set(safe_key, json_value, expire=ttl)
+        else:
+            self._client.set(safe_key, json_value)
+
+    @override
+    async def delete(self, collection: str, key: str) -> bool:
+        await self.setup_collection_once(collection=collection)
+
+        combo_key: str = compound_key(collection=collection, key=key)
+        safe_key = self._get_safe_key(combo_key)
+
+        return self._client.delete(safe_key)
+
+    @override
+    async def keys(self, collection: str) -> list[str]:
+        await self.setup_collection_once(collection=collection)
+
+        # Memcached doesn't support pattern matching or listing keys
+        # This is a limitation of memcached - we return an empty list
+        # In practice, applications should track keys separately if needed
+        return []
+
+    @override
+    async def clear_collection(self, collection: str) -> int:
+        await self.setup_collection_once(collection=collection)
+
+        # Memcached doesn't support pattern matching or selective deletion
+        # This is a limitation of memcached - we return 0
+        # In practice, applications would need to track keys separately
+        return 0
+
+    @override
+    async def list_collections(self) -> list[str]:
+        await self.setup_once()
+
+        # Memcached doesn't support listing all keys or pattern matching
+        # This is a limitation of memcached - we return an empty list
+        return []
+
+    @override
+    async def cull(self) -> None:
+        # Memcached handles expiration automatically
+        # No need to manually cull expired entries
+        pass
diff --git a/tests/stores/memcached/__init__.py b/tests/stores/memcached/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..072b7147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stores/memcached/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# Memcached store tests
diff --git a/tests/stores/memcached/test_memcached.py b/tests/stores/memcached/test_memcached.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..88ea9d8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stores/memcached/test_memcached.py
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+import asyncio
+import contextlib
+from collections.abc import AsyncGenerator
+
+import pytest
+from pymemcache.client.base import Client
+from typing_extensions import override
+
+from kv_store_adapter.errors import StoreConnectionError
+from kv_store_adapter.stores.base.unmanaged import BaseKVStore
+from kv_store_adapter.stores.memcached import MemcachedStore
+from tests.stores.conftest import BaseStoreTests
+
+# Memcached test configuration
+MEMCACHED_HOST = "localhost"
+MEMCACHED_PORT = 11211
+
+WAIT_FOR_MEMCACHED_TIMEOUT = 30
+
+
+async def ping_memcached() -> bool:
+    client = Client((MEMCACHED_HOST, MEMCACHED_PORT))
+    try:
+        client.set("__test__", "test_value", expire=1)
+        result = client.get("__test__")
+        client.delete("__test__")
+    except Exception:
+        return False
+    else:
+        return result is not None
+
+
+async def wait_memcached() -> bool:
+    # with a timeout of 30 seconds
+    for _ in range(WAIT_FOR_MEMCACHED_TIMEOUT):
+        if await ping_memcached():
+            return True
+        await asyncio.sleep(1)
+    return False
+
+
+@pytest.mark.skip_on_ci
+class TestMemcachedStore(BaseStoreTests):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    @override
+    async def store(self) -> AsyncGenerator[BaseKVStore, None]:
+        if not await wait_memcached():
+            pytest.skip("Memcached is not available")
+
+        store = MemcachedStore(host=MEMCACHED_HOST, port=MEMCACHED_PORT)
+        yield store
+
+        # Cleanup - flush all keys
+        with contextlib.suppress(Exception):
+            store._client.flush_all()
+
+    async def test_memcached_store_initialization(self):
+        """Test that MemcachedStore can be initialized with different parameters."""
+        # Test with host and port
+        store1 = MemcachedStore(host="localhost", port=11211)
+        assert store1._client is not None
+
+        # Test with existing client
+        client = Client(("localhost", 11211))
+        store2 = MemcachedStore(client=client)
+        assert store2._client is client
+
+    async def test_memcached_store_long_keys(self):
+        """Test that memcached store handles long keys correctly by hashing them."""
+        if not await wait_memcached():
+            pytest.skip("Memcached is not available")
+
+        store = MemcachedStore(host=MEMCACHED_HOST, port=MEMCACHED_PORT)
+        await store.setup()
+
+        # Create a very long key that exceeds memcached's 250 character limit
+        long_collection = "a" * 200
+        long_key = "b" * 200
+        test_value = {"test": "value"}
+
+        # This should work despite the long key
+        await store.put(collection=long_collection, key=long_key, value=test_value)
+        result = await store.get(collection=long_collection, key=long_key)
+
+        assert result == test_value
+
+        # Cleanup
+        await store.delete(collection=long_collection, key=long_key)
+
+    async def test_memcached_store_limitations(self):
+        """Test that memcached store correctly handles its limitations."""
+        if not await wait_memcached():
+            pytest.skip("Memcached is not available")
+
+        store = MemcachedStore(host=MEMCACHED_HOST, port=MEMCACHED_PORT)
+        await store.setup()
+
+        # Set some test data
+        await store.put(collection="test", key="key1", value={"test": "value1"})
+        await store.put(collection="test", key="key2", value={"test": "value2"})
+
+        # Test that keys() returns empty list (memcached limitation)
+        keys = await store.keys(collection="test")
+        assert keys == []
+
+        # Test that clear_collection() returns 0 (memcached limitation)
+        cleared = await store.clear_collection(collection="test")
+        assert cleared == 0
+
+        # Test that list_collections() returns empty list (memcached limitation)
+        collections = await store.list_collections()
+        assert collections == []
+
+        # Cleanup
+        store._client.flush_all()
+
+    async def test_memcached_store_ttl(self):
+        """Test TTL functionality with memcached."""
+        if not await wait_memcached():
+            pytest.skip("Memcached is not available")
+
+        store = MemcachedStore(host=MEMCACHED_HOST, port=MEMCACHED_PORT)
+        await store.setup()
+
+        # Test with TTL
+        await store.put(collection="test", key="ttl_key", value={"test": "value"}, ttl=2)
+
+        # Should exist immediately
+        result = await store.get(collection="test", key="ttl_key")
+        assert result == {"test": "value"}
+
+        # Wait for expiration
+        await asyncio.sleep(3)
+
+        # Should be expired now
+        result = await store.get(collection="test", key="ttl_key")
+        assert result is None
+
+    async def test_memcached_store_connection_error(self):
+        """Test that connection errors are properly handled."""
+        # Create store with invalid port to test connection error
+        store = MemcachedStore(host="localhost", port=99999)
+
+        with pytest.raises(StoreConnectionError):
+            await store.setup()