diff --git a/rs/Cargo.lock b/rs/Cargo.lock
index afd09727..11e3f06d 100644
--- a/rs/Cargo.lock
+++ b/rs/Cargo.lock
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file is automatically @generated by Cargo.
 # It is not intended for manual editing.
-version = 3
+version = 4
 
 [[package]]
 name = "aho-corasick"
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ name = "aoc2024"
 version = "0.1.0"
 dependencies = [
  "criterion",
+ "if_chain",
  "indoc",
  "itertools 0.13.0",
  "pretty_assertions",
@@ -204,6 +205,12 @@ version = "0.4.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "fbf6a919d6cf397374f7dfeeea91d974c7c0a7221d0d0f4f20d859d329e53fcc"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "if_chain"
+version = "1.0.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "cb56e1aa765b4b4f3aadfab769793b7087bb03a4ea4920644a6d238e2df5b9ed"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "indoc"
 version = "2.0.5"
diff --git a/rs/Cargo.toml b/rs/Cargo.toml
index d2bc545c..10b1a8ed 100644
--- a/rs/Cargo.toml
+++ b/rs/Cargo.toml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ name = "aoc2024"
 path = "src/main.rs"
 
 [dependencies]
+if_chain = "1.0.2"
 itertools = "0.13"
 
 [dev-dependencies]
diff --git a/rs/benches/criterion.rs b/rs/benches/criterion.rs
index 860f3bb5..3a9e9b69 100644
--- a/rs/benches/criterion.rs
+++ b/rs/benches/criterion.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use aoc2024::{day1, day2};
+use aoc2024::{day1, day2, day3};
 use criterion::{black_box, Criterion};
 use std::env;
 use std::fs;
@@ -26,6 +26,12 @@ fn aoc2024_bench(c: &mut Criterion) -> io::Result<()> {
     g.bench_function("part 2", |b| b.iter(|| day2::part2(black_box(&data))));
     g.finish();
 
+    let data = get_day_input(3)?;
+    let mut g = c.benchmark_group("day 3");
+    g.bench_function("part 1", |b| b.iter(|| day3::part1(black_box(&data))));
+    g.bench_function("part 2", |b| b.iter(|| day3::part2(black_box(&data))));
+    g.finish();
+
     Ok(())
 }
 
diff --git a/rs/src/day3.rs b/rs/src/day3.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e89baa90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rs/src/day3.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+use if_chain::if_chain;
+
+pub fn part1(data: &str) -> i32 {
+    const PREFIX: &'static str = "mul(";
+
+    let mut data = data;
+    let mut total = 0;
+    while let Some(offset) = data.find(PREFIX) {
+        data = data[offset..].strip_prefix(PREFIX).unwrap();
+        if_chain! {
+            if let Some((a, b)) = data.split_once(',');
+            if let Ok(a) = a.parse::<i32>();
+            if let Some((b, c)) = b.split_once(')');
+            if let Ok(b) = b.parse::<i32>();
+            then {
+                data = c;
+                total += a * b;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    total
+}
+
+pub fn part2(data: &str) -> i32 {
+    let mut data = data;
+    let mut total = 0;
+    while !data.is_empty() {
+        let end = data.find("don't()").unwrap_or_else(|| data.len());
+        total += part1(&data[..end]);
+        let Some(start) = data[end..].find("do()") else {
+            break;
+        };
+        data = &data[end + start..];
+    }
+    total
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use indoc::indoc;
+    use pretty_assertions::assert_eq;
+
+    static EXAMPLE1: &str = indoc! {"
+        xmul(2,4)%&mul[3,7]!@^do_not_mul(5,5)+mul(32,64]then(mul(11,8)mul(8,5))
+    "};
+    static EXAMPLE2: &str = indoc! {"
+        xmul(2,4)&mul[3,7]!^don't()_mul(5,5)+mul(32,64](mul(11,8)undo()?mul(8,5))
+    "};
+
+    #[test]
+    fn part1_examples() {
+        assert_eq!(161, part1(EXAMPLE1));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn part2_examples() {
+        assert_eq!(48, part2(EXAMPLE2));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rs/src/lib.rs b/rs/src/lib.rs
index 4f29302f..4e7d7123 100644
--- a/rs/src/lib.rs
+++ b/rs/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 pub mod day1;
 pub mod day2;
+pub mod day3;
diff --git a/rs/src/main.rs b/rs/src/main.rs
index bbe01821..2253ab6f 100644
--- a/rs/src/main.rs
+++ b/rs/src/main.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use aoc2024::{day1, day2};
+use aoc2024::{day1, day2, day3};
 use std::collections::HashSet;
 use std::env;
 use std::fs;
@@ -32,5 +32,13 @@ fn main() -> io::Result<()> {
         println!();
     }
 
+    if args.is_empty() || args.contains("3") {
+        println!("Day 3");
+        let data = get_day_input(3)?;
+        println!("{:?}", day3::part1(&data));
+        println!("{:?}", day3::part2(&data));
+        println!();
+    }
+
     Ok(())
 }