Water pollution caused by organic compounds, generated from different industries has gained attention worldwide today. In this regard, signi cant efforts have been made for suitable dye degradation technology. Zinc oxide (ZnO) based photocatalysts are considered novel materials to degrade organic e uents in contaminated water. The facile synthesis of Ag/ZnO nanocomposites and its application for the enhanced degradation of Indigo carmine (IC) dye under visible light irradiation is reported in this paper. The prepared photocatalysts were characterized using various analytical techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), FTIR, Raman, Impedance study, UV-Vis, and photoluminescence (PL). Prepared Ag/ZnO nanocomposites were tested for degradation of IC dye in visible light. The degradation e ciency of IC dye was found to be 95.71% in 120 min, with a rate constant of 0.01957 min − 1 . This improved photocatalytic activity of Ag/ZnO nanocomposites was mainly due to the absorption of visible light caused by surface plasmon resonance (SPR) derived from Ag nanoparticles (NPs) and electronhole separation. Radical trapping experiments suggest that holes (h + ), and superoxide radical (O 2 • − ) are the key factors in photocatalytic IC dye degradation.