diff --git a/assets/scenes/test.json b/assets/scenes/test.json
index bb07bfa4..39d70760 100644
--- a/assets/scenes/test.json
+++ b/assets/scenes/test.json
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
           "displayState": { "cull": false, "depthTest": true, "blend": false }
         },
         { "type": "PLAYER", "moveSpeed": 4, "jumpImpulse": 6 },
-        { "type": "PHYSICS", "bodyType": "DYNAMIC" }
+        { "type": "PHYSICS", "bodyType": "DYNAMIC", "collideMask": 3 }
       ]
     },
     {
@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@
         }
       ]
     },
+    {
+      "name": "testArea",
+      "components": [
+        { "type": "POSITION", "x": 2, "y": 1, "z": 0 },
+        {
+          "type": "TRIGGER",
+          "collideMask": 2,
+          "shape": {
+            "type": "CUBE",
+            "halfExtentX": 1.5, "halfExtentY": 1.5, "halfExtentZ": 1.5
+          }
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       "components": [
         {
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/component/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dusk/entity/component/CMakeLists.txt
index 01fe2dca..b2795eba 100644
--- a/src/dusk/entity/component/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/component/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 # Subdirs
 add_subdirectory(display)
 add_subdirectory(physics)
+add_subdirectory(trigger)
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/component/physics/entityphysics.c b/src/dusk/entity/component/physics/entityphysics.c
index 1db2dff4..0f157163 100644
--- a/src/dusk/entity/component/physics/entityphysics.c
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/component/physics/entityphysics.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ void entityPhysicsInit(
   phys->shape.data.cube.halfExtents[2] = 0.5f;
   phys->gravityScale = 1.0f;
   phys->onGround = false;
+  phys->collideMask = 0x1;
 }
 
 entityphysics_t *entityPhysicsGet(
@@ -116,6 +117,25 @@ physicsbodytype_t entityPhysicsGetBodyType(
   return phys->type;
 }
 
+void entityPhysicsSetCollideMask(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const uint32_t mask
+) {
+  entityphysics_t *phys = entityPhysicsGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  phys->collideMask = mask;
+}
+
+uint32_t entityPhysicsGetCollideMask(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+) {
+  entityphysics_t *phys = entityPhysicsGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  return phys->collideMask;
+}
+
 errorret_t entityPhysicsSerialize(
   entitymanager_t *mgr,
   const entityid_t entityId,
@@ -141,66 +161,14 @@ errorret_t entityPhysicsSerialize(
   }
   yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, json, "bodyType", bodyTypeName);
 
-  yyjson_mut_val *shape = yyjson_mut_obj(doc);
-  yyjson_mut_obj_add_val(doc, json, "shape", shape);
-
-  switch(phys->shape.type) {
-    case PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE:
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, shape, "type", "CUBE");
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
-        doc, shape, "halfExtentX", phys->shape.data.cube.halfExtents[0]
-      );
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
-        doc, shape, "halfExtentY", phys->shape.data.cube.halfExtents[1]
-      );
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
-        doc, shape, "halfExtentZ", phys->shape.data.cube.halfExtents[2]
-      );
-      break;
-    case PHYSICS_SHAPE_SPHERE:
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, shape, "type", "SPHERE");
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
-        doc, shape, "radius", phys->shape.data.sphere.radius
-      );
-      break;
-    case PHYSICS_SHAPE_CAPSULE:
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, shape, "type", "CAPSULE");
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
-        doc, shape, "radius", phys->shape.data.capsule.radius
-      );
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
-        doc, shape, "halfHeight", phys->shape.data.capsule.halfHeight
-      );
-      break;
-    case PHYSICS_SHAPE_PLANE:
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, shape, "type", "PLANE");
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
-        doc, shape, "normalX", phys->shape.data.plane.normal[0]
-      );
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
-        doc, shape, "normalY", phys->shape.data.plane.normal[1]
-      );
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
-        doc, shape, "normalZ", phys->shape.data.plane.normal[2]
-      );
-      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
-        doc, shape, "distance", phys->shape.data.plane.distance
-      );
-      break;
-    case PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUSTOM:
-      errorThrow(
-        "Cannot serialize a PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUSTOM shape (callback/userData "
-        "are not representable in JSON)"
-      );
-    default:
-      assertUnreachable("Unknown physics shape type");
-  }
+  errorChain(physicsShapeSerialize(doc, json, &phys->shape));
 
   yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(doc, json, "velocityX", phys->velocity[0]);
   yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(doc, json, "velocityY", phys->velocity[1]);
   yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(doc, json, "velocityZ", phys->velocity[2]);
   yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(doc, json, "gravityScale", phys->gravityScale);
   yyjson_mut_obj_add_bool(doc, json, "onGround", phys->onGround);
+  yyjson_mut_obj_add_uint(doc, json, "collideMask", phys->collideMask);
 
   errorOk();
 }
@@ -229,56 +197,9 @@ errorret_t entityPhysicsDeserialize(
 
   yyjson_val *shape = yyjson_obj_get(json, "shape");
   if(shape) {
-    yyjson_val *shapeTypeVal = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "type");
-    assertNotNull(shapeTypeVal, "Physics shape JSON missing 'type' field");
-    const char_t *shapeTypeName = yyjson_get_str(shapeTypeVal);
-    yyjson_val *v;
-
-    if(stringEquals(shapeTypeName, "CUBE")) {
-      physicsshape_t s = { .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE };
-      if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "halfExtentX"))) {
-        s.data.cube.halfExtents[0] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
-      }
-      if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "halfExtentY"))) {
-        s.data.cube.halfExtents[1] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
-      }
-      if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "halfExtentZ"))) {
-        s.data.cube.halfExtents[2] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
-      }
-      entityPhysicsSetShape(mgr, entityId, componentId, s);
-    } else if(stringEquals(shapeTypeName, "SPHERE")) {
-      physicsshape_t s = { .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_SPHERE };
-      if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "radius"))) {
-        s.data.sphere.radius = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
-      }
-      entityPhysicsSetShape(mgr, entityId, componentId, s);
-    } else if(stringEquals(shapeTypeName, "CAPSULE")) {
-      physicsshape_t s = { .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_CAPSULE };
-      if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "radius"))) {
-        s.data.capsule.radius = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
-      }
-      if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "halfHeight"))) {
-        s.data.capsule.halfHeight = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
-      }
-      entityPhysicsSetShape(mgr, entityId, componentId, s);
-    } else if(stringEquals(shapeTypeName, "PLANE")) {
-      physicsshape_t s = { .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_PLANE };
-      if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "normalX"))) {
-        s.data.plane.normal[0] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
-      }
-      if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "normalY"))) {
-        s.data.plane.normal[1] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
-      }
-      if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "normalZ"))) {
-        s.data.plane.normal[2] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
-      }
-      if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shape, "distance"))) {
-        s.data.plane.distance = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
-      }
-      entityPhysicsSetShape(mgr, entityId, componentId, s);
-    } else {
-      errorThrow("Unknown physics shape type '%s'", shapeTypeName);
-    }
+    physicsshape_t s;
+    errorChain(physicsShapeDeserialize(shape, &s));
+    entityPhysicsSetShape(mgr, entityId, componentId, s);
   }
 
   yyjson_val *v;
@@ -307,6 +228,9 @@ errorret_t entityPhysicsDeserialize(
   if((v = yyjson_obj_get(json, "onGround"))) {
     phys->onGround = yyjson_get_bool(v);
   }
+  if((v = yyjson_obj_get(json, "collideMask"))) {
+    phys->collideMask = (uint32_t)yyjson_get_uint(v);
+  }
 
   errorOk();
 }
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/component/physics/entityphysics.h b/src/dusk/entity/component/physics/entityphysics.h
index abf8b059..2046996c 100644
--- a/src/dusk/entity/component/physics/entityphysics.h
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/component/physics/entityphysics.h
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ typedef struct {
   vec3 velocity;
   float_t gravityScale;
   bool_t onGround;
+
+  /**
+   * Bitmask of collision layers/categories this body belongs to. Two
+   * bodies only collide with each other if (a.collideMask & b.collideMask)
+   * is non-zero -- i.e. they share at least one set bit. Defaults to 0x1
+   * (only bit 0 set).
+   */
+  uint32_t collideMask;
 } entityphysics_t;
 
 /**
@@ -173,14 +181,44 @@ physicsbodytype_t entityPhysicsGetBodyType(
   const componentid_t componentId
 );
 
+/**
+ * Sets the collision mask of the entity's physics body. Two bodies only
+ * collide if their masks share at least one set bit.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param mask The new collision mask to set on the physics body.
+ */
+void entityPhysicsSetCollideMask(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const uint32_t mask
+);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the collision mask of the entity's physics body.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @return The collision mask of the physics body.
+ */
+uint32_t entityPhysicsGetCollideMask(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+);
+
 /**
  * Serializes the physics body into the given JSON object: "bodyType"
  * ("STATIC"/"DYNAMIC"/"KINEMATIC"), "shape" (an object with its own
  * "type" of "CUBE"/"SPHERE"/"CAPSULE"/"PLANE" plus that shape's fields),
- * "velocity" ({"x","y","z"}), "gravityScale", and "onGround". Fails if
- * the body's shape is PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUSTOM -- custom shapes carry a
- * callback and opaque userData pointer that cannot be represented in
- * JSON.
+ * "velocity" ({"x","y","z"}), "gravityScale", "onGround", and
+ * "collideMask". Fails if the body's shape is PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUSTOM --
+ * custom shapes carry a callback and opaque userData pointer that cannot
+ * be represented in JSON.
  *
  * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
  * @param entityId The entity ID.
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..83974422
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+#
+# This software is released under the MIT License.
+# https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+
+# Sources
+target_sources(${DUSK_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
+  PUBLIC
+    entitytrigger.c
+    entitytriggerevents.c
+)
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytrigger.c b/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytrigger.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b722477
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytrigger.c
@@ -0,0 +1,142 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#include "entitytrigger.h"
+#include "entity/entitymanager.h"
+#include "util/memory.h"
+#include "assert/assert.h"
+
+void entityTriggerInit(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+
+  memoryZero(trig, sizeof(entitytrigger_t));
+
+  trig->shape.type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE;
+  trig->shape.data.cube.halfExtents[0] = 0.5f;
+  trig->shape.data.cube.halfExtents[1] = 0.5f;
+  trig->shape.data.cube.halfExtents[2] = 0.5f;
+  trig->collideMask = 0x1;
+}
+
+entitytrigger_t *entityTriggerGet(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+) {
+  return componentGetData(mgr, entityId, componentId, COMPONENT_TYPE_TRIGGER);
+}
+
+void entityTriggerSetShape(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const physicsshape_t shape
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  trig->shape = shape;
+}
+
+physicsshape_t entityTriggerGetShape(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  return trig->shape;
+}
+
+void entityTriggerSetCollideMask(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const uint32_t mask
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  trig->collideMask = mask;
+}
+
+uint32_t entityTriggerGetCollideMask(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  return trig->collideMask;
+}
+
+uint8_t entityTriggerGetOccupantCount(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  return trig->occupantCount;
+}
+
+entityid_t entityTriggerGetOccupantEntityId(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const uint8_t index
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  if(index >= trig->occupantCount) return ENTITY_ID_INVALID;
+  return trig->occupants[index].entityId;
+}
+
+bool_t entityTriggerIsOccupyingEntity(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < trig->occupantCount; i++) {
+    if(trig->occupants[i].entityId == otherEntityId) return true;
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+errorret_t entityTriggerSerialize(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  yyjson_mut_doc *doc,
+  yyjson_mut_val *json
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  errorChain(physicsShapeSerialize(doc, json, &trig->shape));
+  yyjson_mut_obj_add_uint(doc, json, "collideMask", trig->collideMask);
+  errorOk();
+}
+
+errorret_t entityTriggerDeserialize(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  yyjson_val *json
+) {
+  yyjson_val *shape = yyjson_obj_get(json, "shape");
+  if(shape) {
+    physicsshape_t s;
+    errorChain(physicsShapeDeserialize(shape, &s));
+    entityTriggerSetShape(mgr, entityId, componentId, s);
+  }
+
+  yyjson_val *v = yyjson_obj_get(json, "collideMask");
+  if(v) {
+    entityTriggerSetCollideMask(
+      mgr, entityId, componentId, (uint32_t)yyjson_get_uint(v)
+    );
+  }
+
+  errorOk();
+}
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytrigger.h b/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytrigger.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0963b8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytrigger.h
@@ -0,0 +1,265 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include "entity/entitybase.h"
+#include "physics/physicsshape.h"
+#include "error/error.h"
+#include "yyjson.h"
+
+/** Maximum number of entities a single trigger can track at once. */
+#define ENTITY_TRIGGER_OCCUPANTS_MAX 8
+
+/** Maximum number of subscribers per trigger event (onEnter/onActive/...). */
+#define ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX 4
+
+/**
+ * Callback invoked for a trigger's onEnter/onActive/onMove/onLeave events.
+ * See entityTriggerOnEnterAdd() and its onActive/onMove/onLeave siblings.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns both entities.
+ * @param triggerEntityId The entity ID of the trigger volume.
+ * @param triggerComponentId The TRIGGER component ID.
+ * @param otherEntityId The entity ID that entered/is inside/left the
+ * trigger volume.
+ * @param otherComponentId The other entity's POSITION component ID.
+ * @param user The user pointer passed to the matching *Add() call.
+ */
+typedef void (*triggercallback_t)(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+);
+
+/** Tracks one entity currently overlapping a trigger volume. */
+typedef struct {
+  /** The occupying entity's ID. */
+  entityid_t entityId;
+  /** The occupying entity's POSITION component ID. */
+  componentid_t componentId;
+  /** The occupying entity's local position as of the last step, used to
+   * detect movement (see entityTriggerOnMoveAdd()). */
+  vec3 lastPosition;
+} entitytriggeroccupant_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+  /** The trigger volume's shape, in the owning entity's local space. */
+  physicsshape_t shape;
+
+  /**
+   * Bitmask of collision layers/categories this trigger detects. An
+   * entity's PHYSICS body is only tested against this trigger if
+   * (trigger.collideMask & body.collideMask) is non-zero -- i.e. they
+   * share at least one set bit. Defaults to 0x1 (only bit 0 set). See
+   * entityPhysicsSetCollideMask().
+   */
+  uint32_t collideMask;
+
+  /** Number of entities currently tracked in occupants. */
+  uint8_t occupantCount;
+  /** Entities currently overlapping this trigger. */
+  entitytriggeroccupant_t occupants[ENTITY_TRIGGER_OCCUPANTS_MAX];
+
+  /** Fired the step an entity begins overlapping this trigger. */
+  uint8_t onEnterCount;
+  triggercallback_t onEnter[ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX];
+  void *onEnterUser[ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX];
+
+  /** Fired every step an entity continues overlapping this trigger,
+   * starting the step after onEnter fired. */
+  uint8_t onActiveCount;
+  triggercallback_t onActive[ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX];
+  void *onActiveUser[ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX];
+
+  /** Fired alongside onActive on any step where the entity's position
+   * changed since the previous step. */
+  uint8_t onMoveCount;
+  triggercallback_t onMove[ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX];
+  void *onMoveUser[ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX];
+
+  /** Fired the step an entity stops overlapping this trigger. */
+  uint8_t onLeaveCount;
+  triggercallback_t onLeave[ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX];
+  void *onLeaveUser[ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX];
+} entitytrigger_t;
+
+/**
+ * Initializes the trigger component: defaults to a 1x1x1 cube volume, no
+ * tracked occupants, and no event subscribers.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ */
+void entityTriggerInit(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the underlying trigger structure (temporarily) for the given
+ * entity. Prefer the dedicated getters/setters where possible.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @return The trigger component data for the given entity and component ID.
+ */
+entitytrigger_t *entityTriggerGet(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the shape of the trigger volume.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param shape The new shape to set on the trigger volume.
+ */
+void entityTriggerSetShape(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const physicsshape_t shape
+);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the shape of the trigger volume.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @return The shape of the trigger volume.
+ */
+physicsshape_t entityTriggerGetShape(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+);
+
+/**
+ * Sets the collision mask of the trigger volume. An entity's PHYSICS body
+ * is only detected if their masks share at least one set bit.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param mask The new collision mask to set on the trigger volume.
+ */
+void entityTriggerSetCollideMask(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const uint32_t mask
+);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the collision mask of the trigger volume.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @return The collision mask of the trigger volume.
+ */
+uint32_t entityTriggerGetCollideMask(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the number of entities currently overlapping this trigger.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @return The number of currently tracked occupants.
+ */
+uint8_t entityTriggerGetOccupantCount(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId
+);
+
+/**
+ * Gets the entity ID of the occupant at the given index, in [0,
+ * entityTriggerGetOccupantCount()). Order is not stable across steps.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param index The occupant index.
+ * @return The occupying entity's ID, or ENTITY_ID_INVALID if index is out
+ * of range.
+ */
+entityid_t entityTriggerGetOccupantEntityId(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const uint8_t index
+);
+
+/**
+ * Checks whether a specific entity is currently overlapping this trigger.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param otherEntityId The entity ID to check for.
+ * @return True if otherEntityId is a currently tracked occupant.
+ */
+bool_t entityTriggerIsOccupyingEntity(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId
+);
+
+/**
+ * Serializes the trigger's shape (see physicsShapeSerialize()) and
+ * "collideMask" into the given JSON object. Occupants and event
+ * subscribers are runtime state and are not serialized.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param doc The mutable JSON document to allocate values from.
+ * @param json The JSON object to write the component's fields into.
+ * @return Error state.
+ */
+errorret_t entityTriggerSerialize(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  yyjson_mut_doc *doc,
+  yyjson_mut_val *json
+);
+
+/**
+ * Reads "shape" and "collideMask" (see entityTriggerSerialize()) from the
+ * given JSON object and applies whichever are present, leaving the rest
+ * at their current values.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param json The JSON object to read the component's fields from.
+ * @return Error state.
+ */
+errorret_t entityTriggerDeserialize(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  yyjson_val *json
+);
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytriggerevents.c b/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytriggerevents.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..753f6e25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytriggerevents.c
@@ -0,0 +1,221 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#include "entitytriggerevents.h"
+#include "assert/assert.h"
+
+void entityTriggerOnEnterAdd(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback,
+  void *user
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  assertTrue(
+    trig->onEnterCount < ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX,
+    "Trigger onEnter callback slots full"
+  );
+  trig->onEnter[trig->onEnterCount] = callback;
+  trig->onEnterUser[trig->onEnterCount] = user;
+  trig->onEnterCount++;
+}
+
+void entityTriggerOnEnterRemove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < trig->onEnterCount; i++) {
+    if(trig->onEnter[i] != callback) continue;
+    trig->onEnterCount--;
+    for(uint8_t j = i; j < trig->onEnterCount; j++) {
+      trig->onEnter[j] = trig->onEnter[j + 1];
+      trig->onEnterUser[j] = trig->onEnterUser[j + 1];
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+void entityTriggerOnActiveAdd(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback,
+  void *user
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  assertTrue(
+    trig->onActiveCount < ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX,
+    "Trigger onActive callback slots full"
+  );
+  trig->onActive[trig->onActiveCount] = callback;
+  trig->onActiveUser[trig->onActiveCount] = user;
+  trig->onActiveCount++;
+}
+
+void entityTriggerOnActiveRemove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < trig->onActiveCount; i++) {
+    if(trig->onActive[i] != callback) continue;
+    trig->onActiveCount--;
+    for(uint8_t j = i; j < trig->onActiveCount; j++) {
+      trig->onActive[j] = trig->onActive[j + 1];
+      trig->onActiveUser[j] = trig->onActiveUser[j + 1];
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+void entityTriggerOnMoveAdd(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback,
+  void *user
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  assertTrue(
+    trig->onMoveCount < ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX,
+    "Trigger onMove callback slots full"
+  );
+  trig->onMove[trig->onMoveCount] = callback;
+  trig->onMoveUser[trig->onMoveCount] = user;
+  trig->onMoveCount++;
+}
+
+void entityTriggerOnMoveRemove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < trig->onMoveCount; i++) {
+    if(trig->onMove[i] != callback) continue;
+    trig->onMoveCount--;
+    for(uint8_t j = i; j < trig->onMoveCount; j++) {
+      trig->onMove[j] = trig->onMove[j + 1];
+      trig->onMoveUser[j] = trig->onMoveUser[j + 1];
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+void entityTriggerOnLeaveAdd(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback,
+  void *user
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  assertTrue(
+    trig->onLeaveCount < ENTITY_TRIGGER_CALLBACK_COUNT_MAX,
+    "Trigger onLeave callback slots full"
+  );
+  trig->onLeave[trig->onLeaveCount] = callback;
+  trig->onLeaveUser[trig->onLeaveCount] = user;
+  trig->onLeaveCount++;
+}
+
+void entityTriggerOnLeaveRemove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(mgr, entityId, componentId);
+  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < trig->onLeaveCount; i++) {
+    if(trig->onLeave[i] != callback) continue;
+    trig->onLeaveCount--;
+    for(uint8_t j = i; j < trig->onLeaveCount; j++) {
+      trig->onLeave[j] = trig->onLeave[j + 1];
+      trig->onLeaveUser[j] = trig->onLeaveUser[j + 1];
+    }
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+void entityTriggerFireEnter(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(
+    mgr, triggerEntityId, triggerComponentId
+  );
+  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < trig->onEnterCount; i++) {
+    trig->onEnter[i](
+      mgr, triggerEntityId, triggerComponentId,
+      otherEntityId, otherComponentId, trig->onEnterUser[i]
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+void entityTriggerFireActive(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(
+    mgr, triggerEntityId, triggerComponentId
+  );
+  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < trig->onActiveCount; i++) {
+    trig->onActive[i](
+      mgr, triggerEntityId, triggerComponentId,
+      otherEntityId, otherComponentId, trig->onActiveUser[i]
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+void entityTriggerFireMove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(
+    mgr, triggerEntityId, triggerComponentId
+  );
+  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < trig->onMoveCount; i++) {
+    trig->onMove[i](
+      mgr, triggerEntityId, triggerComponentId,
+      otherEntityId, otherComponentId, trig->onMoveUser[i]
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+void entityTriggerFireLeave(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId
+) {
+  entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(
+    mgr, triggerEntityId, triggerComponentId
+  );
+  for(uint8_t i = 0; i < trig->onLeaveCount; i++) {
+    trig->onLeave[i](
+      mgr, triggerEntityId, triggerComponentId,
+      otherEntityId, otherComponentId, trig->onLeaveUser[i]
+    );
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytriggerevents.h b/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytriggerevents.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d71ba5e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/component/trigger/entitytriggerevents.h
@@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include "entitytrigger.h"
+
+/**
+ * Subscribes a callback to a trigger's onEnter event, fired the step an
+ * entity begins overlapping the trigger volume.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param callback The callback to invoke.
+ * @param user Arbitrary pointer forwarded to the callback unchanged.
+ */
+void entityTriggerOnEnterAdd(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback,
+  void *user
+);
+
+/**
+ * Unsubscribes a previously added onEnter callback. No-op if not
+ * currently subscribed.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param callback The callback that was passed to entityTriggerOnEnterAdd().
+ */
+void entityTriggerOnEnterRemove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback
+);
+
+/**
+ * Subscribes a callback to a trigger's onActive event, fired every step an
+ * entity continues overlapping the trigger volume (starting the step
+ * after onEnter fired).
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param callback The callback to invoke.
+ * @param user Arbitrary pointer forwarded to the callback unchanged.
+ */
+void entityTriggerOnActiveAdd(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback,
+  void *user
+);
+
+/**
+ * Unsubscribes a previously added onActive callback. No-op if not
+ * currently subscribed.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param callback The callback that was passed to entityTriggerOnActiveAdd().
+ */
+void entityTriggerOnActiveRemove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback
+);
+
+/**
+ * Subscribes a callback to a trigger's onMove event, fired alongside
+ * onActive on any step where the overlapping entity's position changed
+ * since the previous step.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param callback The callback to invoke.
+ * @param user Arbitrary pointer forwarded to the callback unchanged.
+ */
+void entityTriggerOnMoveAdd(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback,
+  void *user
+);
+
+/**
+ * Unsubscribes a previously added onMove callback. No-op if not currently
+ * subscribed.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param callback The callback that was passed to entityTriggerOnMoveAdd().
+ */
+void entityTriggerOnMoveRemove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback
+);
+
+/**
+ * Subscribes a callback to a trigger's onLeave event, fired the step an
+ * entity stops overlapping the trigger volume.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param callback The callback to invoke.
+ * @param user Arbitrary pointer forwarded to the callback unchanged.
+ */
+void entityTriggerOnLeaveAdd(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback,
+  void *user
+);
+
+/**
+ * Unsubscribes a previously added onLeave callback. No-op if not
+ * currently subscribed.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns the entity.
+ * @param entityId The entity ID.
+ * @param componentId The component ID.
+ * @param callback The callback that was passed to entityTriggerOnLeaveAdd().
+ */
+void entityTriggerOnLeaveRemove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t entityId,
+  const componentid_t componentId,
+  const triggercallback_t callback
+);
+
+/**
+ * Internal. Invokes every subscribed onEnter callback for a trigger.
+ * Called by triggerSystemStep() when an entity begins overlapping.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns both entities.
+ * @param triggerEntityId The entity ID of the trigger volume.
+ * @param triggerComponentId The TRIGGER component ID.
+ * @param otherEntityId The entity ID that entered the trigger volume.
+ * @param otherComponentId The other entity's POSITION component ID.
+ */
+void entityTriggerFireEnter(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId
+);
+
+/**
+ * Internal. Invokes every subscribed onActive callback for a trigger.
+ * Called by triggerSystemStep() for every entity still overlapping.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns both entities.
+ * @param triggerEntityId The entity ID of the trigger volume.
+ * @param triggerComponentId The TRIGGER component ID.
+ * @param otherEntityId The entity ID still inside the trigger volume.
+ * @param otherComponentId The other entity's POSITION component ID.
+ */
+void entityTriggerFireActive(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId
+);
+
+/**
+ * Internal. Invokes every subscribed onMove callback for a trigger.
+ * Called by triggerSystemStep() when an overlapping entity's position
+ * changed since the previous step.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns both entities.
+ * @param triggerEntityId The entity ID of the trigger volume.
+ * @param triggerComponentId The TRIGGER component ID.
+ * @param otherEntityId The entity ID that moved within the trigger volume.
+ * @param otherComponentId The other entity's POSITION component ID.
+ */
+void entityTriggerFireMove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId
+);
+
+/**
+ * Internal. Invokes every subscribed onLeave callback for a trigger.
+ * Called by triggerSystemStep() when an entity stops overlapping.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns both entities.
+ * @param triggerEntityId The entity ID of the trigger volume.
+ * @param triggerComponentId The TRIGGER component ID.
+ * @param otherEntityId The entity ID that left the trigger volume.
+ * @param otherComponentId The other entity's POSITION component ID.
+ */
+void entityTriggerFireLeave(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId
+);
diff --git a/src/dusk/entity/componentlist.h b/src/dusk/entity/componentlist.h
index 5e74e8cf..4f7d8bcd 100644
--- a/src/dusk/entity/componentlist.h
+++ b/src/dusk/entity/componentlist.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "entity/component/display/entitycamera.h"
 #include "entity/component/display/entityrenderable.h"
 #include "entity/component/physics/entityphysics.h"
+#include "entity/component/trigger/entitytrigger.h"
 
 // Name (Uppercase)
 // Structure
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@ X(RENDERABLE, entityrenderable_t, renderable,
   entityRenderableSerialize, entityRenderableDeserialize)
 X(PHYSICS, entityphysics_t, physics, entityPhysicsInit, NULL, NULL,
   entityPhysicsSerialize, entityPhysicsDeserialize)
+X(TRIGGER, entitytrigger_t, trigger, entityTriggerInit, NULL, NULL,
+  entityTriggerSerialize, entityTriggerDeserialize)
 
 // Game-specific components
 #include "entity/gamecomponentlist.h"
diff --git a/src/dusk/game/game.h b/src/dusk/game/game.h
index 1da43eae..2b7041ff 100644
--- a/src/dusk/game/game.h
+++ b/src/dusk/game/game.h
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #pragma once
 #include "error/error.h"
+#include "entity/entitybase.h"
 
 /**
  * Initializes the game. Called once, after the engine and all of its
@@ -30,3 +31,24 @@ errorret_t gameUpdate(void);
  * @return An error code indicating success or failure.
  */
 errorret_t gameDispose(void);
+
+/**
+ * Test-only TRIGGER onEnter callback, subscribed by gameInit() to the
+ * "testArea" entity in the test scene (see assets/scenes/test.json).
+ * Prints a debug message identifying whichever entity just entered.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager that owns both entities.
+ * @param triggerEntityId The entity ID of the "testArea" trigger volume.
+ * @param triggerComponentId The TRIGGER component ID.
+ * @param otherEntityId The entity ID that entered the trigger volume.
+ * @param otherComponentId The other entity's POSITION component ID.
+ * @param user Unused.
+ */
+void gameTestAreaOnEnter(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+);
diff --git a/src/dusk/physics/CMakeLists.txt b/src/dusk/physics/CMakeLists.txt
index 1de6a434..cf11a8fa 100644
--- a/src/dusk/physics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/dusk/physics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@ target_sources(${DUSK_LIBRARY_TARGET_NAME}
   PUBLIC
     physicsworld.c
     physicstest.c
+    physicsshape.c
     physicsshapemesh.c
+    triggersystem.c
 )
diff --git a/src/dusk/physics/physicsshape.c b/src/dusk/physics/physicsshape.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eabfe94a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/physics/physicsshape.c
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#include "physicsshape.h"
+#include "assert/assert.h"
+#include "util/string.h"
+
+errorret_t physicsShapeSerialize(
+  yyjson_mut_doc *doc,
+  yyjson_mut_val *parentJson,
+  const physicsshape_t *shape
+) {
+  yyjson_mut_val *shapeJson = yyjson_mut_obj(doc);
+  yyjson_mut_obj_add_val(doc, parentJson, "shape", shapeJson);
+
+  switch(shape->type) {
+    case PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE:
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, shapeJson, "type", "CUBE");
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
+        doc, shapeJson, "halfExtentX", shape->data.cube.halfExtents[0]
+      );
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
+        doc, shapeJson, "halfExtentY", shape->data.cube.halfExtents[1]
+      );
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
+        doc, shapeJson, "halfExtentZ", shape->data.cube.halfExtents[2]
+      );
+      break;
+    case PHYSICS_SHAPE_SPHERE:
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, shapeJson, "type", "SPHERE");
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
+        doc, shapeJson, "radius", shape->data.sphere.radius
+      );
+      break;
+    case PHYSICS_SHAPE_CAPSULE:
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, shapeJson, "type", "CAPSULE");
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
+        doc, shapeJson, "radius", shape->data.capsule.radius
+      );
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
+        doc, shapeJson, "halfHeight", shape->data.capsule.halfHeight
+      );
+      break;
+    case PHYSICS_SHAPE_PLANE:
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_str(doc, shapeJson, "type", "PLANE");
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
+        doc, shapeJson, "normalX", shape->data.plane.normal[0]
+      );
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
+        doc, shapeJson, "normalY", shape->data.plane.normal[1]
+      );
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
+        doc, shapeJson, "normalZ", shape->data.plane.normal[2]
+      );
+      yyjson_mut_obj_add_real(
+        doc, shapeJson, "distance", shape->data.plane.distance
+      );
+      break;
+    case PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUSTOM:
+      errorThrow(
+        "Cannot serialize a PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUSTOM shape (callback/userData "
+        "are not representable in JSON)"
+      );
+    default:
+      assertUnreachable("Unknown physics shape type");
+  }
+
+  errorOk();
+}
+
+errorret_t physicsShapeDeserialize(
+  yyjson_val *shapeJson,
+  physicsshape_t *outShape
+) {
+  yyjson_val *typeVal = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "type");
+  assertNotNull(typeVal, "Physics shape JSON missing 'type' field");
+  const char_t *typeName = yyjson_get_str(typeVal);
+  yyjson_val *v;
+
+  if(stringEquals(typeName, "CUBE")) {
+    physicsshape_t s = { .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE };
+    if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "halfExtentX"))) {
+      s.data.cube.halfExtents[0] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
+    }
+    if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "halfExtentY"))) {
+      s.data.cube.halfExtents[1] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
+    }
+    if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "halfExtentZ"))) {
+      s.data.cube.halfExtents[2] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
+    }
+    *outShape = s;
+  } else if(stringEquals(typeName, "SPHERE")) {
+    physicsshape_t s = { .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_SPHERE };
+    if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "radius"))) {
+      s.data.sphere.radius = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
+    }
+    *outShape = s;
+  } else if(stringEquals(typeName, "CAPSULE")) {
+    physicsshape_t s = { .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_CAPSULE };
+    if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "radius"))) {
+      s.data.capsule.radius = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
+    }
+    if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "halfHeight"))) {
+      s.data.capsule.halfHeight = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
+    }
+    *outShape = s;
+  } else if(stringEquals(typeName, "PLANE")) {
+    physicsshape_t s = { .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_PLANE };
+    if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "normalX"))) {
+      s.data.plane.normal[0] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
+    }
+    if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "normalY"))) {
+      s.data.plane.normal[1] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
+    }
+    if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "normalZ"))) {
+      s.data.plane.normal[2] = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
+    }
+    if((v = yyjson_obj_get(shapeJson, "distance"))) {
+      s.data.plane.distance = (float_t)yyjson_get_num(v);
+    }
+    *outShape = s;
+  } else {
+    errorThrow("Unknown physics shape type '%s'", typeName);
+  }
+
+  errorOk();
+}
diff --git a/src/dusk/physics/physicsshape.h b/src/dusk/physics/physicsshape.h
index 712639e2..21c4ca74 100644
--- a/src/dusk/physics/physicsshape.h
+++ b/src/dusk/physics/physicsshape.h
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 
 #pragma once
 #include "dusk.h"
+#include "error/error.h"
+#include "yyjson.h"
 
 typedef enum {
   PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE,
@@ -107,3 +109,35 @@ typedef struct physicsshape_t {
   physicshapetype_t type;
   physicsshapedata_t data;
 } physicsshape_t;
+
+/**
+ * Serializes a shape descriptor into a nested "shape" object on the given
+ * parent JSON object: {"type": "CUBE"/"SPHERE"/"CAPSULE"/"PLANE", ...that
+ * shape's own fields}. Fails if shape->type is PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUSTOM --
+ * custom shapes carry a callback and opaque userData pointer that cannot
+ * be represented in JSON.
+ *
+ * @param doc The mutable JSON document to allocate values from.
+ * @param parentJson The JSON object to write the "shape" key into.
+ * @param shape The shape descriptor to serialize.
+ * @return Error state.
+ */
+errorret_t physicsShapeSerialize(
+  yyjson_mut_doc *doc,
+  yyjson_mut_val *parentJson,
+  const physicsshape_t *shape
+);
+
+/**
+ * Deserializes a shape descriptor from a "shape" JSON object (see
+ * physicsShapeSerialize()). Requires a "type" field; any other field left
+ * absent defaults to zero on the returned shape.
+ *
+ * @param shapeJson The "shape" JSON object to read from.
+ * @param outShape Destination shape descriptor, fully overwritten.
+ * @return Error state.
+ */
+errorret_t physicsShapeDeserialize(
+  yyjson_val *shapeJson,
+  physicsshape_t *outShape
+);
diff --git a/src/dusk/physics/physicsworld.c b/src/dusk/physics/physicsworld.c
index 9f181451..817267fb 100644
--- a/src/dusk/physics/physicsworld.c
+++ b/src/dusk/physics/physicsworld.c
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ void physicsWorldStep(
       entityid_t j = otherIndices[oj];
       if(!positions[j]) continue;
       entityphysics_t *otherPhys = physBodies[j];
+      if(!(phys->collideMask & otherPhys->collideMask)) continue;
 
       vec3 normal; float_t depth;
       if(!physicsTestShapeVsShape(
@@ -136,6 +137,7 @@ void physicsWorldStep(
       if(!positions[j]) continue;
       entityphysics_t *physB = physBodies[j];
       float_t *posB = positions[j]->position;
+      if(!(physA->collideMask & physB->collideMask)) continue;
 
       vec3 normal; float_t depth;
       if(!physicsTestShapeVsShape(
diff --git a/src/dusk/physics/physicsworld.h b/src/dusk/physics/physicsworld.h
index adb40136..e91941a6 100644
--- a/src/dusk/physics/physicsworld.h
+++ b/src/dusk/physics/physicsworld.h
@@ -34,7 +34,10 @@ void physicsWorldInit(physicsworld_t *world);
  * Steps every PHYSICS-component entity in mgr forward by dt: integrates
  * gravity into dynamic bodies, resolves dynamic-vs-static/kinematic and
  * dynamic-vs-dynamic overlap, then rebuilds each moved entity's transform.
- * A no-op if mgr has no entities with a PHYSICS component.
+ * A pair is skipped entirely (no overlap test, no resolution) unless
+ * their collideMask bitmasks share at least one set bit (see
+ * entityPhysicsSetCollideMask()). A no-op if mgr has no entities with a
+ * PHYSICS component.
  *
  * @param world The physics world configuration (gravity) to step with.
  * @param mgr The entity manager whose PHYSICS-component entities to step.
diff --git a/src/dusk/physics/triggersystem.c b/src/dusk/physics/triggersystem.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..471e4440
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/physics/triggersystem.c
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#include "triggersystem.h"
+#include "assert/assert.h"
+#include "entity/entitymanager.h"
+#include "entity/component/display/entityposition.h"
+#include "entity/component/physics/entityphysics.h"
+#include "entity/component/trigger/entitytrigger.h"
+#include "entity/component/trigger/entitytriggerevents.h"
+#include "physicstest.h"
+
+/**
+ * Position deltas smaller than this (squared distance) are not considered
+ * movement, avoiding onMove firing from floating point noise.
+ */
+#define TRIGGER_SYSTEM_MOVE_EPSILON_SQ 0.000001f
+
+void triggerSystemStep(entitymanager_t *mgr) {
+  assertNotNull(mgr, "Entity manager cannot be null");
+
+  entityid_t trigEnts[ENTITY_COUNT_MAX];
+  componentid_t trigComps[ENTITY_COUNT_MAX];
+  entityid_t trigCount = componentGetEntitiesWithComponent(
+    mgr, COMPONENT_TYPE_TRIGGER, trigEnts, trigComps
+  );
+  if(trigCount == 0) return;
+
+  entityid_t physEnts[ENTITY_COUNT_MAX];
+  componentid_t physComps[ENTITY_COUNT_MAX];
+  entityid_t physCount = componentGetEntitiesWithComponent(
+    mgr, COMPONENT_TYPE_PHYSICS, physEnts, physComps
+  );
+
+  for(entityid_t ti = 0; ti < trigCount; ti++) {
+    entityid_t trigEntityId = trigEnts[ti];
+    componentid_t trigComponentId = trigComps[ti];
+
+    componentid_t trigPosComp = entityGetComponent(
+      mgr, trigEntityId, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION
+    );
+    if(trigPosComp == COMPONENT_ID_INVALID) continue;
+
+    entitytrigger_t *trig = entityTriggerGet(
+      mgr, trigEntityId, trigComponentId
+    );
+    entityposition_t *trigPos = entityPositionGet(
+      mgr, trigEntityId, trigPosComp
+    );
+    entityPositionEnsurePRS(trigPos);
+
+    entityid_t currentEntityIds[ENTITY_TRIGGER_OCCUPANTS_MAX];
+    componentid_t currentComponentIds[ENTITY_TRIGGER_OCCUPANTS_MAX];
+    vec3 currentPositions[ENTITY_TRIGGER_OCCUPANTS_MAX];
+    uint8_t currentCount = 0;
+
+    for(entityid_t oi = 0; oi < physCount; oi++) {
+      entityid_t otherEntityId = physEnts[oi];
+      if(otherEntityId == trigEntityId) continue;
+
+      entityphysics_t *otherPhys = entityPhysicsGet(
+        mgr, otherEntityId, physComps[oi]
+      );
+      if(!(trig->collideMask & otherPhys->collideMask)) continue;
+
+      componentid_t otherPosComp = entityGetComponent(
+        mgr, otherEntityId, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION
+      );
+      if(otherPosComp == COMPONENT_ID_INVALID) continue;
+
+      entityposition_t *otherPos = entityPositionGet(
+        mgr, otherEntityId, otherPosComp
+      );
+      entityPositionEnsurePRS(otherPos);
+
+      vec3 normal; float_t depth;
+      if(!physicsTestShapeVsShape(
+        trigPos->position, &trig->shape,
+        otherPos->position, &otherPhys->shape,
+        normal, &depth
+      )) continue;
+
+      assertTrue(
+        currentCount < ENTITY_TRIGGER_OCCUPANTS_MAX,
+        "Trigger occupant capacity exceeded"
+      );
+      currentEntityIds[currentCount] = otherEntityId;
+      currentComponentIds[currentCount] = otherPosComp;
+      glm_vec3_copy(otherPos->position, currentPositions[currentCount]);
+      currentCount++;
+    }
+
+    for(uint8_t ci = 0; ci < currentCount; ci++) {
+      bool_t found = false;
+      uint8_t foundIndex = 0;
+      for(uint8_t pi = 0; pi < trig->occupantCount; pi++) {
+        if(trig->occupants[pi].entityId != currentEntityIds[ci]) continue;
+        found = true;
+        foundIndex = pi;
+        break;
+      }
+
+      if(!found) {
+        entityTriggerFireEnter(
+          mgr, trigEntityId, trigComponentId,
+          currentEntityIds[ci], currentComponentIds[ci]
+        );
+        continue;
+      }
+
+      entityTriggerFireActive(
+        mgr, trigEntityId, trigComponentId,
+        currentEntityIds[ci], currentComponentIds[ci]
+      );
+      if(
+        glm_vec3_distance2(
+          trig->occupants[foundIndex].lastPosition, currentPositions[ci]
+        ) > TRIGGER_SYSTEM_MOVE_EPSILON_SQ
+      ) {
+        entityTriggerFireMove(
+          mgr, trigEntityId, trigComponentId,
+          currentEntityIds[ci], currentComponentIds[ci]
+        );
+      }
+    }
+
+    for(uint8_t pi = 0; pi < trig->occupantCount; pi++) {
+      bool_t stillIn = false;
+      for(uint8_t ci = 0; ci < currentCount; ci++) {
+        if(currentEntityIds[ci] != trig->occupants[pi].entityId) continue;
+        stillIn = true;
+        break;
+      }
+      if(stillIn) continue;
+
+      entityTriggerFireLeave(
+        mgr, trigEntityId, trigComponentId,
+        trig->occupants[pi].entityId, trig->occupants[pi].componentId
+      );
+    }
+
+    trig->occupantCount = currentCount;
+    for(uint8_t ci = 0; ci < currentCount; ci++) {
+      trig->occupants[ci].entityId = currentEntityIds[ci];
+      trig->occupants[ci].componentId = currentComponentIds[ci];
+      glm_vec3_copy(currentPositions[ci], trig->occupants[ci].lastPosition);
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/dusk/physics/triggersystem.h b/src/dusk/physics/triggersystem.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c73570c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dusk/physics/triggersystem.h
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+#include "entity/entitybase.h"
+
+/**
+ * Steps every TRIGGER-component entity in mgr: tests each PHYSICS-component
+ * entity's shape against the trigger's shape (via physicsTestShapeVsShape,
+ * no push-out or velocity resolution is applied), and fires
+ * onEnter/onActive/onMove/onLeave based on the change in overlap state
+ * since the previous call. A PHYSICS entity is only tested against a
+ * trigger if their collideMask bitmasks share at least one set bit (see
+ * entityTriggerSetCollideMask() and entityPhysicsSetCollideMask()).
+ * Entities missing a POSITION component (trigger or candidate) are
+ * skipped. A no-op if mgr has no TRIGGER-component entities.
+ *
+ * @param mgr The entity manager whose TRIGGER-component entities to step.
+ */
+void triggerSystemStep(entitymanager_t *mgr);
diff --git a/src/dusk/scene/scene.c b/src/dusk/scene/scene.c
index 23ac9740..264e7031 100644
--- a/src/dusk/scene/scene.c
+++ b/src/dusk/scene/scene.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "entity/component/display/entitycamera.h"
 #include "entity/component/display/entityposition.h"
 #include "entity/component/display/entityrenderable.h"
+#include "physics/triggersystem.h"
 #include "ui/ui.h"
 #include "console/console.h"
 
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ errorret_t sceneFixedUpdate(void) {
   scene_t *scene = &SCENE_MANAGER.scenes[SCENE_MANAGER.active];
   entityManagerUpdate(&scene->entities);
   physicsWorldStep(&scene->physics, &scene->entities, TIME.delta);
+  triggerSystemStep(&scene->entities);
   errorOk();
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dusk/scene/scene.h b/src/dusk/scene/scene.h
index db9daec9..f675f700 100644
--- a/src/dusk/scene/scene.h
+++ b/src/dusk/scene/scene.h
@@ -99,10 +99,10 @@ errorret_t sceneUpdate(void);
 
 /**
  * Ticks the active scene's entities (update callbacks, then a physics
- * step) by one fixed timestep (TIME.delta). Called by sceneUpdate() at
- * the fixed-timestep cadence described there -- never once per rendered
- * frame on a dynamic-time platform, so game logic and physics stay
- * frame-rate independent and deterministic.
+ * step, then a trigger step) by one fixed timestep (TIME.delta). Called
+ * by sceneUpdate() at the fixed-timestep cadence described there -- never
+ * once per rendered frame on a dynamic-time platform, so game logic and
+ * physics stay frame-rate independent and deterministic.
  *
  * @return An error if the update failed, or errorOk() if it succeeded.
  */
diff --git a/src/duskrpg/game/game.c b/src/duskrpg/game/game.c
index baef87b6..41467eeb 100644
--- a/src/duskrpg/game/game.c
+++ b/src/duskrpg/game/game.c
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@ errorret_t gameInit(void) {
   assetUnlockEntry(sceneEntry);
   errorChain(ret);
 
+  // Test-only: print a debug message whenever an entity enters "testArea"
+  // (see assets/scenes/test.json), exercising the TRIGGER component.
+  entitymanager_t *mgr = sceneGetEntities(testSceneId);
+  entityid_t testAreaEntity = entityFindByName(mgr, "testArea");
+  if(testAreaEntity != ENTITY_ID_INVALID) {
+    componentid_t testAreaTrig = entityGetComponent(
+      mgr, testAreaEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_TRIGGER
+    );
+    entityTriggerOnEnterAdd(
+      mgr, testAreaEntity, testAreaTrig, gameTestAreaOnEnter, NULL
+    );
+  }
+
   sceneSetActive(testSceneId);
   errorOk();
 }
@@ -45,3 +58,14 @@ errorret_t gameUpdate(void) {
 errorret_t gameDispose(void) {
   errorOk();
 }
+
+void gameTestAreaOnEnter(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+) {
+  logDebug("testArea: entity %d entered", otherEntityId);
+}
diff --git a/test/entity/CMakeLists.txt b/test/entity/CMakeLists.txt
index 3389c384..b0a616a1 100644
--- a/test/entity/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/entity/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ include(dusktest)
 # Tests
 dusktest(test_entitymanager.c)
 dusktest(test_entityposition.c)
+dusktest(test_entitytrigger.c)
diff --git a/test/entity/test_entitytrigger.c b/test/entity/test_entitytrigger.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3a0098d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/entity/test_entitytrigger.c
@@ -0,0 +1,211 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#include "dusktest.h"
+#include "util/memory.h"
+#include "entity/entitymanager.h"
+#include "entity/component/trigger/entitytrigger.h"
+#include "entity/component/trigger/entitytriggerevents.h"
+
+static uint32_t CALLBACK_ENTER_COUNT;
+static uint32_t CALLBACK_ACTIVE_COUNT;
+static uint32_t CALLBACK_MOVE_COUNT;
+static uint32_t CALLBACK_LEAVE_COUNT;
+static entityid_t CALLBACK_LAST_OTHER;
+static void *CALLBACK_LAST_USER;
+
+static void test_resetCallbackCounts(void) {
+  CALLBACK_ENTER_COUNT = 0;
+  CALLBACK_ACTIVE_COUNT = 0;
+  CALLBACK_MOVE_COUNT = 0;
+  CALLBACK_LEAVE_COUNT = 0;
+  CALLBACK_LAST_OTHER = ENTITY_ID_INVALID;
+  CALLBACK_LAST_USER = NULL;
+}
+
+static void test_onEnter(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+) {
+  CALLBACK_ENTER_COUNT++;
+  CALLBACK_LAST_OTHER = otherEntityId;
+  CALLBACK_LAST_USER = user;
+}
+
+static void test_onActive(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+) {
+  CALLBACK_ACTIVE_COUNT++;
+}
+
+static void test_onMove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+) {
+  CALLBACK_MOVE_COUNT++;
+}
+
+static void test_onLeave(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+) {
+  CALLBACK_LEAVE_COUNT++;
+}
+
+static void test_entityTriggerDefaultsAndAccessors(void **state) {
+  entitymanager_t mgr;
+  entityManagerInit(&mgr);
+
+  entityid_t entity = entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  componentid_t trig = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, entity, COMPONENT_TYPE_TRIGGER
+  );
+
+  // Defaults: 1x1x1 cube, only bit 0 of the collide mask set, no occupants.
+  physicsshape_t shape = entityTriggerGetShape(&mgr, entity, trig);
+  assert_int_equal(shape.type, PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE);
+  assert_float_equal(shape.data.cube.halfExtents[0], 0.5f, 0.0001f);
+  assert_int_equal(entityTriggerGetCollideMask(&mgr, entity, trig), 0x1);
+  assert_int_equal(entityTriggerGetOccupantCount(&mgr, entity, trig), 0);
+  assert_int_equal(
+    entityTriggerGetOccupantEntityId(&mgr, entity, trig, 0),
+    ENTITY_ID_INVALID
+  );
+  assert_false(entityTriggerIsOccupyingEntity(&mgr, entity, trig, 5));
+
+  physicsshape_t sphere = {
+    .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_SPHERE,
+    .data.sphere.radius = 2.0f
+  };
+  entityTriggerSetShape(&mgr, entity, trig, sphere);
+  physicsshape_t got = entityTriggerGetShape(&mgr, entity, trig);
+  assert_int_equal(got.type, PHYSICS_SHAPE_SPHERE);
+  assert_float_equal(got.data.sphere.radius, 2.0f, 0.0001f);
+
+  entityTriggerSetCollideMask(&mgr, entity, trig, 0x2);
+  assert_int_equal(entityTriggerGetCollideMask(&mgr, entity, trig), 0x2);
+
+  entityManagerDispose(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(memoryGetAllocatedCount(), 0);
+}
+
+static void test_entityTriggerSerializeRoundTrip(void **state) {
+  entitymanager_t mgr;
+  entityManagerInit(&mgr);
+
+  entityid_t entity = entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  componentid_t trig = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, entity, COMPONENT_TYPE_TRIGGER
+  );
+
+  physicsshape_t sphere = {
+    .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_SPHERE,
+    .data.sphere.radius = 3.0f
+  };
+  entityTriggerSetShape(&mgr, entity, trig, sphere);
+  entityTriggerSetCollideMask(&mgr, entity, trig, 0x4);
+
+  yyjson_mut_doc *doc = yyjson_mut_doc_new(NULL);
+  yyjson_mut_val *root = yyjson_mut_obj(doc);
+  yyjson_mut_doc_set_root(doc, root);
+  assert_true(
+    errorIsOk(entityTriggerSerialize(&mgr, entity, trig, doc, root))
+  );
+
+  size_t len = 0;
+  char_t *jsonStr = yyjson_mut_write(doc, 0, &len);
+  assert_non_null(jsonStr);
+  yyjson_mut_doc_free(doc);
+
+  yyjson_doc *readDoc = yyjson_read(jsonStr, len, 0);
+  free(jsonStr);
+  assert_non_null(readDoc);
+
+  entityid_t entity2 = entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  componentid_t trig2 = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, entity2, COMPONENT_TYPE_TRIGGER
+  );
+  assert_true(errorIsOk(entityTriggerDeserialize(
+    &mgr, entity2, trig2, yyjson_doc_get_root(readDoc)
+  )));
+  yyjson_doc_free(readDoc);
+
+  physicsshape_t got = entityTriggerGetShape(&mgr, entity2, trig2);
+  assert_int_equal(got.type, PHYSICS_SHAPE_SPHERE);
+  assert_float_equal(got.data.sphere.radius, 3.0f, 0.0001f);
+  assert_int_equal(entityTriggerGetCollideMask(&mgr, entity2, trig2), 0x4);
+
+  entityManagerDispose(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(memoryGetAllocatedCount(), 0);
+}
+
+static void test_entityTriggerEventSubscription(void **state) {
+  test_resetCallbackCounts();
+
+  entitymanager_t mgr;
+  entityManagerInit(&mgr);
+
+  entityid_t entity = entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  componentid_t trig = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, entity, COMPONENT_TYPE_TRIGGER
+  );
+
+  int32_t userValue = 42;
+  entityTriggerOnEnterAdd(&mgr, entity, trig, test_onEnter, &userValue);
+  entityTriggerOnActiveAdd(&mgr, entity, trig, test_onActive, NULL);
+  entityTriggerOnMoveAdd(&mgr, entity, trig, test_onMove, NULL);
+  entityTriggerOnLeaveAdd(&mgr, entity, trig, test_onLeave, NULL);
+
+  entityTriggerFireEnter(&mgr, entity, trig, 7, 0);
+  assert_int_equal(CALLBACK_ENTER_COUNT, 1);
+  assert_int_equal(CALLBACK_LAST_OTHER, 7);
+  assert_ptr_equal(CALLBACK_LAST_USER, &userValue);
+
+  entityTriggerFireActive(&mgr, entity, trig, 7, 0);
+  assert_int_equal(CALLBACK_ACTIVE_COUNT, 1);
+
+  entityTriggerFireMove(&mgr, entity, trig, 7, 0);
+  assert_int_equal(CALLBACK_MOVE_COUNT, 1);
+
+  entityTriggerFireLeave(&mgr, entity, trig, 7, 0);
+  assert_int_equal(CALLBACK_LEAVE_COUNT, 1);
+
+  // After removing, the callback no longer fires.
+  entityTriggerOnEnterRemove(&mgr, entity, trig, test_onEnter);
+  entityTriggerFireEnter(&mgr, entity, trig, 8, 0);
+  assert_int_equal(CALLBACK_ENTER_COUNT, 1);
+
+  entityManagerDispose(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(memoryGetAllocatedCount(), 0);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  const struct CMUnitTest tests[] = {
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_entityTriggerDefaultsAndAccessors),
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_entityTriggerSerializeRoundTrip),
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_entityTriggerEventSubscription),
+  };
+
+  return cmocka_run_group_tests(tests, NULL, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/test/physics/CMakeLists.txt b/test/physics/CMakeLists.txt
index 6e9f6a0a..af8c65e5 100644
--- a/test/physics/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/test/physics/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -9,3 +9,5 @@ include(dusktest)
 dusktest(test_physicstest.c)
 dusktest(test_physicsworld.c)
 dusktest(test_physicsshapemesh.c)
+dusktest(test_physicsshape.c)
+dusktest(test_triggersystem.c)
diff --git a/test/physics/test_physicsshape.c b/test/physics/test_physicsshape.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..091e3142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/physics/test_physicsshape.c
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#include "dusktest.h"
+#include "util/memory.h"
+#include "physics/physicsshape.h"
+
+static yyjson_val *test_roundTripToImmutable(
+  yyjson_mut_doc *doc,
+  yyjson_mut_val *root,
+  yyjson_doc **outReadDoc
+) {
+  size_t len = 0;
+  char_t *jsonStr = yyjson_mut_write(doc, 0, &len);
+  assert_non_null(jsonStr);
+  yyjson_mut_doc_free(doc);
+
+  *outReadDoc = yyjson_read(jsonStr, len, 0);
+  free(jsonStr);
+  assert_non_null(*outReadDoc);
+  return yyjson_doc_get_root(*outReadDoc);
+}
+
+static void test_physicsShapeCubeRoundTrip(void **state) {
+  physicsshape_t shape = {
+    .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE,
+    .data.cube.halfExtents = { 1.0f, 2.0f, 3.0f }
+  };
+
+  yyjson_mut_doc *doc = yyjson_mut_doc_new(NULL);
+  yyjson_mut_val *root = yyjson_mut_obj(doc);
+  yyjson_mut_doc_set_root(doc, root);
+  assert_true(errorIsOk(physicsShapeSerialize(doc, root, &shape)));
+
+  yyjson_doc *readDoc;
+  yyjson_val *root2 = test_roundTripToImmutable(doc, root, &readDoc);
+
+  physicsshape_t got;
+  assert_true(errorIsOk(
+    physicsShapeDeserialize(yyjson_obj_get(root2, "shape"), &got)
+  ));
+  yyjson_doc_free(readDoc);
+
+  assert_int_equal(got.type, PHYSICS_SHAPE_CUBE);
+  assert_float_equal(got.data.cube.halfExtents[0], 1.0f, 0.0001f);
+  assert_float_equal(got.data.cube.halfExtents[1], 2.0f, 0.0001f);
+  assert_float_equal(got.data.cube.halfExtents[2], 3.0f, 0.0001f);
+}
+
+static void test_physicsShapeSphereRoundTrip(void **state) {
+  physicsshape_t shape = {
+    .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_SPHERE,
+    .data.sphere.radius = 4.5f
+  };
+
+  yyjson_mut_doc *doc = yyjson_mut_doc_new(NULL);
+  yyjson_mut_val *root = yyjson_mut_obj(doc);
+  yyjson_mut_doc_set_root(doc, root);
+  assert_true(errorIsOk(physicsShapeSerialize(doc, root, &shape)));
+
+  yyjson_doc *readDoc;
+  yyjson_val *root2 = test_roundTripToImmutable(doc, root, &readDoc);
+
+  physicsshape_t got;
+  assert_true(errorIsOk(
+    physicsShapeDeserialize(yyjson_obj_get(root2, "shape"), &got)
+  ));
+  yyjson_doc_free(readDoc);
+
+  assert_int_equal(got.type, PHYSICS_SHAPE_SPHERE);
+  assert_float_equal(got.data.sphere.radius, 4.5f, 0.0001f);
+}
+
+static void test_physicsShapeCapsuleRoundTrip(void **state) {
+  physicsshape_t shape = {
+    .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_CAPSULE,
+    .data.capsule = { .radius = 0.5f, .halfHeight = 1.5f }
+  };
+
+  yyjson_mut_doc *doc = yyjson_mut_doc_new(NULL);
+  yyjson_mut_val *root = yyjson_mut_obj(doc);
+  yyjson_mut_doc_set_root(doc, root);
+  assert_true(errorIsOk(physicsShapeSerialize(doc, root, &shape)));
+
+  yyjson_doc *readDoc;
+  yyjson_val *root2 = test_roundTripToImmutable(doc, root, &readDoc);
+
+  physicsshape_t got;
+  assert_true(errorIsOk(
+    physicsShapeDeserialize(yyjson_obj_get(root2, "shape"), &got)
+  ));
+  yyjson_doc_free(readDoc);
+
+  assert_int_equal(got.type, PHYSICS_SHAPE_CAPSULE);
+  assert_float_equal(got.data.capsule.radius, 0.5f, 0.0001f);
+  assert_float_equal(got.data.capsule.halfHeight, 1.5f, 0.0001f);
+}
+
+static void test_physicsShapePlaneRoundTrip(void **state) {
+  physicsshape_t shape = {
+    .type = PHYSICS_SHAPE_PLANE,
+    .data.plane = { .normal = { 0.0f, 1.0f, 0.0f }, .distance = 2.0f }
+  };
+
+  yyjson_mut_doc *doc = yyjson_mut_doc_new(NULL);
+  yyjson_mut_val *root = yyjson_mut_obj(doc);
+  yyjson_mut_doc_set_root(doc, root);
+  assert_true(errorIsOk(physicsShapeSerialize(doc, root, &shape)));
+
+  yyjson_doc *readDoc;
+  yyjson_val *root2 = test_roundTripToImmutable(doc, root, &readDoc);
+
+  physicsshape_t got;
+  assert_true(errorIsOk(
+    physicsShapeDeserialize(yyjson_obj_get(root2, "shape"), &got)
+  ));
+  yyjson_doc_free(readDoc);
+
+  assert_int_equal(got.type, PHYSICS_SHAPE_PLANE);
+  assert_float_equal(got.data.plane.normal[1], 1.0f, 0.0001f);
+  assert_float_equal(got.data.plane.distance, 2.0f, 0.0001f);
+}
+
+static void test_physicsShapeDeserializeUnknownTypeFails(void **state) {
+  const char_t *json = "{\"shape\":{\"type\":\"NOT_A_SHAPE\"}}";
+  yyjson_doc *readDoc = yyjson_read(json, strlen(json), YYJSON_READ_NOFLAG);
+  assert_non_null(readDoc);
+
+  physicsshape_t got;
+  errorret_t ret = physicsShapeDeserialize(
+    yyjson_obj_get(yyjson_doc_get_root(readDoc), "shape"), &got
+  );
+  assert_true(errorIsNotOk(ret));
+  errorCatch(ret);
+
+  yyjson_doc_free(readDoc);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  const struct CMUnitTest tests[] = {
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_physicsShapeCubeRoundTrip),
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_physicsShapeSphereRoundTrip),
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_physicsShapeCapsuleRoundTrip),
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_physicsShapePlaneRoundTrip),
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_physicsShapeDeserializeUnknownTypeFails),
+  };
+
+  return cmocka_run_group_tests(tests, NULL, NULL);
+}
diff --git a/test/physics/test_physicsworld.c b/test/physics/test_physicsworld.c
index 14325b56..0dd5efbf 100644
--- a/test/physics/test_physicsworld.c
+++ b/test/physics/test_physicsworld.c
@@ -191,6 +191,49 @@ static void test_physicsWorldDynamicVsDynamicSeparates(void **state) {
   assert_int_equal(memoryGetAllocatedCount(), 0);
 }
 
+static void test_physicsWorldCollideMaskPreventsCollision(void **state) {
+  entitymanager_t mgr;
+  entityManagerInit(&mgr);
+  physicsworld_t world;
+  physicsWorldInit(&world);
+
+  entityid_t entityA = entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  componentid_t posA = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, entityA, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION
+  );
+  componentid_t physA = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, entityA, COMPONENT_TYPE_PHYSICS
+  );
+  vec3 posAStart = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.3f };
+  entityPositionSetLocalPosition(&mgr, entityA, posA, posAStart);
+  entityPhysicsGet(&mgr, entityA, physA)->gravityScale = 0.0f;
+  entityPhysicsSetCollideMask(&mgr, entityA, physA, 0x1);
+
+  entityid_t entityB = entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  componentid_t posB = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, entityB, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION
+  );
+  componentid_t physB = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, entityB, COMPONENT_TYPE_PHYSICS
+  );
+  vec3 posBStart = { 0.0f, 0.0f, -0.3f };
+  entityPositionSetLocalPosition(&mgr, entityB, posB, posBStart);
+  entityPhysicsGet(&mgr, entityB, physB)->gravityScale = 0.0f;
+  entityPhysicsSetCollideMask(&mgr, entityB, physB, 0x2);
+
+  // Overlapping by 0.4 on Z, but masks share no bits -- no separation.
+  physicsWorldStep(&world, &mgr, 1.0f / 60.0f);
+
+  vec3 finalA, finalB;
+  entityPositionGetWorldPosition(&mgr, entityA, posA, finalA);
+  entityPositionGetWorldPosition(&mgr, entityB, posB, finalB);
+  assert_float_equal(finalA[2], posAStart[2], 0.0001f);
+  assert_float_equal(finalB[2], posBStart[2], 0.0001f);
+
+  entityManagerDispose(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(memoryGetAllocatedCount(), 0);
+}
+
 static void test_physicsWorldStepNoPhysicsEntitiesIsNoop(void **state) {
   entitymanager_t mgr;
   entityManagerInit(&mgr);
@@ -210,6 +253,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     cmocka_unit_test(test_physicsWorldGravityIntegratesDynamicBody),
     cmocka_unit_test(test_physicsWorldRestsOnStaticFloor),
     cmocka_unit_test(test_physicsWorldDynamicVsDynamicSeparates),
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_physicsWorldCollideMaskPreventsCollision),
     cmocka_unit_test(test_physicsWorldStepNoPhysicsEntitiesIsNoop),
   };
 
diff --git a/test/physics/test_triggersystem.c b/test/physics/test_triggersystem.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1376ac25
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/physics/test_triggersystem.c
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2026 Dominic Masters
+ *
+ * This software is released under the MIT License.
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
+ */
+
+#include "dusktest.h"
+#include "util/memory.h"
+#include "entity/entitymanager.h"
+#include "entity/component/display/entityposition.h"
+#include "entity/component/physics/entityphysics.h"
+#include "entity/component/trigger/entitytrigger.h"
+#include "entity/component/trigger/entitytriggerevents.h"
+#include "physics/triggersystem.h"
+
+static uint32_t TS_ENTER_COUNT;
+static uint32_t TS_ACTIVE_COUNT;
+static uint32_t TS_MOVE_COUNT;
+static uint32_t TS_LEAVE_COUNT;
+
+static void test_resetCounts(void) {
+  TS_ENTER_COUNT = 0;
+  TS_ACTIVE_COUNT = 0;
+  TS_MOVE_COUNT = 0;
+  TS_LEAVE_COUNT = 0;
+}
+
+static void ts_onEnter(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+) {
+  TS_ENTER_COUNT++;
+}
+
+static void ts_onActive(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+) {
+  TS_ACTIVE_COUNT++;
+}
+
+static void ts_onMove(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+) {
+  TS_MOVE_COUNT++;
+}
+
+static void ts_onLeave(
+  entitymanager_t *mgr,
+  const entityid_t triggerEntityId,
+  const componentid_t triggerComponentId,
+  const entityid_t otherEntityId,
+  const componentid_t otherComponentId,
+  void *user
+) {
+  TS_LEAVE_COUNT++;
+}
+
+static void test_triggerSystemLifecycle(void **state) {
+  test_resetCounts();
+
+  entitymanager_t mgr;
+  entityManagerInit(&mgr);
+
+  entityid_t trigEntity = entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  entityAddComponent(&mgr, trigEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION);
+  componentid_t trig = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, trigEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_TRIGGER
+  );
+  entityTriggerOnEnterAdd(&mgr, trigEntity, trig, ts_onEnter, NULL);
+  entityTriggerOnActiveAdd(&mgr, trigEntity, trig, ts_onActive, NULL);
+  entityTriggerOnMoveAdd(&mgr, trigEntity, trig, ts_onMove, NULL);
+  entityTriggerOnLeaveAdd(&mgr, trigEntity, trig, ts_onLeave, NULL);
+
+  entityid_t otherEntity = entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  componentid_t otherPos = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, otherEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION
+  );
+  entityAddComponent(&mgr, otherEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_PHYSICS);
+
+  // Starts far away: no overlap, no events.
+  vec3 farPos = { 10.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f };
+  entityPositionSetLocalPosition(&mgr, otherEntity, otherPos, farPos);
+  triggerSystemStep(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_ENTER_COUNT, 0);
+  assert_int_equal(entityTriggerGetOccupantCount(&mgr, trigEntity, trig), 0);
+
+  // Moves fully inside: onEnter fires once, not onActive.
+  vec3 insidePos = { 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f };
+  entityPositionSetLocalPosition(&mgr, otherEntity, otherPos, insidePos);
+  triggerSystemStep(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_ENTER_COUNT, 1);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_ACTIVE_COUNT, 0);
+  assert_int_equal(entityTriggerGetOccupantCount(&mgr, trigEntity, trig), 1);
+  assert_true(
+    entityTriggerIsOccupyingEntity(&mgr, trigEntity, trig, otherEntity)
+  );
+
+  // Stays put: onActive fires, no onMove (position unchanged).
+  triggerSystemStep(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_ENTER_COUNT, 1);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_ACTIVE_COUNT, 1);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_MOVE_COUNT, 0);
+
+  // Shifts slightly but still overlapping: onActive + onMove both fire.
+  vec3 shiftedPos = { 0.1f, 0.0f, 0.0f };
+  entityPositionSetLocalPosition(&mgr, otherEntity, otherPos, shiftedPos);
+  triggerSystemStep(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_ACTIVE_COUNT, 2);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_MOVE_COUNT, 1);
+
+  // Leaves: onLeave fires, occupant list empties.
+  entityPositionSetLocalPosition(&mgr, otherEntity, otherPos, farPos);
+  triggerSystemStep(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_LEAVE_COUNT, 1);
+  assert_int_equal(entityTriggerGetOccupantCount(&mgr, trigEntity, trig), 0);
+  assert_false(
+    entityTriggerIsOccupyingEntity(&mgr, trigEntity, trig, otherEntity)
+  );
+
+  entityManagerDispose(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(memoryGetAllocatedCount(), 0);
+}
+
+static void test_triggerSystemCollideMaskFilter(void **state) {
+  test_resetCounts();
+
+  entitymanager_t mgr;
+  entityManagerInit(&mgr);
+
+  entityid_t trigEntity = entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  entityAddComponent(&mgr, trigEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION);
+  componentid_t trig = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, trigEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_TRIGGER
+  );
+  entityTriggerSetCollideMask(&mgr, trigEntity, trig, 0x1);
+  entityTriggerOnEnterAdd(&mgr, trigEntity, trig, ts_onEnter, NULL);
+
+  entityid_t otherEntity = entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  entityAddComponent(&mgr, otherEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_POSITION);
+  componentid_t otherPhys = entityAddComponent(
+    &mgr, otherEntity, COMPONENT_TYPE_PHYSICS
+  );
+  entityPhysicsSetCollideMask(&mgr, otherEntity, otherPhys, 0x2);
+
+  // Fully overlapping (both default to the origin), but masks share no
+  // bits -- must not be detected.
+  triggerSystemStep(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_ENTER_COUNT, 0);
+  assert_int_equal(entityTriggerGetOccupantCount(&mgr, trigEntity, trig), 0);
+
+  // Sharing bit 0x1 now -- detected.
+  entityPhysicsSetCollideMask(&mgr, otherEntity, otherPhys, 0x3);
+  triggerSystemStep(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(TS_ENTER_COUNT, 1);
+  assert_int_equal(entityTriggerGetOccupantCount(&mgr, trigEntity, trig), 1);
+
+  entityManagerDispose(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(memoryGetAllocatedCount(), 0);
+}
+
+static void test_triggerSystemStepNoTriggersIsNoop(void **state) {
+  entitymanager_t mgr;
+  entityManagerInit(&mgr);
+
+  entityManagerAdd(&mgr);
+  triggerSystemStep(&mgr);
+
+  entityManagerDispose(&mgr);
+  assert_int_equal(memoryGetAllocatedCount(), 0);
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  const struct CMUnitTest tests[] = {
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_triggerSystemLifecycle),
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_triggerSystemCollideMaskFilter),
+    cmocka_unit_test(test_triggerSystemStepNoTriggersIsNoop),
+  };
+
+  return cmocka_run_group_tests(tests, NULL, NULL);
+}