diff --git a/.changeset/new-garlics-own.md b/.changeset/new-garlics-own.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..134ea792e3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/new-garlics-own.md
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+"effect": minor
+---
+
+Add `Random.choice`.
+
+```ts
+import { Random } from "effect"
+
+Effect.gen(function* () {
+  const randomItem = yield* Random.choice([1, 2, 3])
+  console.log(randomItem)
+})
+```
diff --git a/packages/effect/dtslint/Random.ts b/packages/effect/dtslint/Random.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c236e979249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/effect/dtslint/Random.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import type * as Array from "../src/Array.js"
+import type { Chunk } from "../src/index.js"
+import * as Random from "../src/Random.js"
+
+declare const array: Array<number>
+declare const nonEmptyArray: Array.NonEmptyArray<number>
+
+// $ExpectType Effect<number, NoSuchElementException, never>
+Random.choice(array)
+
+// $ExpectType Effect<number, never, never>
+Random.choice(nonEmptyArray)
+
+declare const readonlyArray: Array<number>
+declare const nonEmptyReadonlyArray: Array.NonEmptyArray<number>
+
+// $ExpectType Effect<number, NoSuchElementException, never>
+Random.choice(readonlyArray)
+
+// $ExpectType Effect<number, never, never>
+Random.choice(nonEmptyReadonlyArray)
+
+declare const chunk: Chunk.Chunk<number>
+declare const nonEmptyChunk: Chunk.NonEmptyChunk<number>
+
+// $ExpectType Effect<number, NoSuchElementException, never>
+Random.choice(chunk)
+
+// $ExpectType Effect<number, never, never>
+Random.choice(nonEmptyChunk)
diff --git a/packages/effect/src/Random.ts b/packages/effect/src/Random.ts
index 26b524a4e2c..233a6f0f698 100644
--- a/packages/effect/src/Random.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/src/Random.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * @since 2.0.0
  */
+import type * as Array from "./Array.js"
+import type * as Cause from "./Cause.js"
 import type * as Chunk from "./Chunk.js"
 import type * as Context from "./Context.js"
 import type * as Effect from "./Effect.js"
 import * as defaultServices from "./internal/defaultServices.js"
 import * as internal from "./internal/random.js"
+import type * as NonEmptyIterable from "./NonEmptyIterable.js"
 
 /**
  * @since 2.0.0
@@ -103,6 +106,27 @@ export const nextIntBetween: (min: number, max: number) => Effect.Effect<number>
  */
 export const shuffle: <A>(elements: Iterable<A>) => Effect.Effect<Chunk.Chunk<A>> = defaultServices.shuffle
 
+/**
+ * Get a random element from an iterable.
+ *
+ * @example
+ * import { Effect, Random } from "effect"
+ *
+ * Effect.gen(function* () {
+ *   const randomItem = yield* Random.choice([1, 2, 3])
+ *   console.log(randomItem)
+ * })
+ *
+ * @since 3.6.0
+ * @category constructors
+ */
+export const choice: <Self extends Iterable<unknown>>(
+  elements: Self
+) => Self extends NonEmptyIterable.NonEmptyIterable<infer A> ? Effect.Effect<A>
+  : Self extends Array.NonEmptyReadonlyArray<infer A> ? Effect.Effect<A>
+  : Self extends Iterable<infer A> ? Effect.Effect<A, Cause.NoSuchElementException>
+  : never = defaultServices.choice
+
 /**
  * Retreives the `Random` service from the context and uses it to run the
  * specified workflow.
diff --git a/packages/effect/src/internal/defaultServices.ts b/packages/effect/src/internal/defaultServices.ts
index f8c6ade9064..18f96fc4b57 100644
--- a/packages/effect/src/internal/defaultServices.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/src/internal/defaultServices.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import * as Array from "../Array.js"
 import type * as Chunk from "../Chunk.js"
 import type * as Clock from "../Clock.js"
 import type * as Config from "../Config.js"
@@ -133,6 +134,19 @@ export const nextIntBetween = (min: number, max: number): Effect.Effect<number>
 export const shuffle = <A>(elements: Iterable<A>): Effect.Effect<Chunk.Chunk<A>> =>
   randomWith((random) => random.shuffle(elements))
 
+/** @internal */
+export const choice = <Self extends Iterable<unknown>>(
+  elements: Self
+) => {
+  const array = Array.fromIterable(elements)
+  return core.map(
+    array.length === 0
+      ? core.fail(new core.NoSuchElementException("Cannot select a random element from an empty array"))
+      : randomWith((random) => random.nextIntBetween(0, array.length)),
+    (i) => array[i]
+  ) as any
+}
+
 // circular with Tracer
 
 /** @internal */
diff --git a/packages/effect/test/Random.test.ts b/packages/effect/test/Random.test.ts
index 5bcf690a093..6d4886c10bd 100644
--- a/packages/effect/test/Random.test.ts
+++ b/packages/effect/test/Random.test.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-import { Array, Chunk, Data, Effect, Random } from "effect"
-import * as it from "effect/test/utils/extend"
+import { Array, Cause, Chunk, Data, Effect, Random } from "effect"
+import { expect, it } from "effect/test/utils/extend"
 import { assert, describe } from "vitest"
 
 describe("Random", () => {
   it.effect("shuffle", () =>
-    Effect.gen(function*($) {
+    Effect.gen(function*() {
       const start = Array.range(0, 100)
-      const end = yield* $(Random.shuffle(start))
+      const end = yield* Random.shuffle(start)
       assert.isTrue(Chunk.every(end, (n) => n !== undefined))
       assert.deepStrictEqual(start.sort(), Array.fromIterable(end).sort())
     }).pipe(Effect.repeatN(100)))
@@ -25,4 +25,15 @@ describe("Random", () => {
       assert.strictEqual(n2, n3)
       assert.notStrictEqual(n0, n2)
     }))
+
+  it.live("choice", () =>
+    Effect.gen(function*() {
+      expect(yield* Random.choice([]).pipe(Effect.flip)).toEqual(new Cause.NoSuchElementException())
+      expect(yield* Random.choice([1])).toEqual(1)
+
+      const randomItems = yield* Random.choice([1, 2, 3]).pipe(Array.replicate(100), Effect.all)
+      expect(Array.intersection(randomItems, [1, 2, 3]).length).toEqual(randomItems.length)
+
+      expect(yield* Random.choice(Chunk.fromIterable([1, 2, 3]))).oneOf([1, 2, 3])
+    }))
 })