diff --git a/src/problem/mod.rs b/src/problem/mod.rs
index b81252e..b8e32d7 100644
--- a/src/problem/mod.rs
+++ b/src/problem/mod.rs
@@ -586,3 +586,5 @@ mod p1863_sum_of_all_subset_xor_totals;
 mod p368_largest_divisible_subset;
 
 mod p416_partition_equal_subset_sum;
+
+mod p3396_minimum_number_of_operations_to_make_elements_in_array_distinct;
diff --git a/src/problem/p3396_minimum_number_of_operations_to_make_elements_in_array_distinct.rs b/src/problem/p3396_minimum_number_of_operations_to_make_elements_in_array_distinct.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..121a003
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/problem/p3396_minimum_number_of_operations_to_make_elements_in_array_distinct.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+/**
+ * [3396] Minimum Number of Operations to Make Elements in Array Distinct
+ */
+pub struct Solution {}
+
+// submission codes start here
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+impl Solution {
+    pub fn minimum_operations(nums: Vec<i32>) -> i32 {
+        let mut map = HashMap::new();
+
+        for &i in nums.iter() {
+            let mut entry = map.entry(i).or_insert(0);
+            *entry += 1;
+        }
+
+        let mut result = 0;
+        let mut pos = 0;
+
+        while pos < nums.len() {
+            if map.values().all(|i| *i == 1) {
+                break;
+            }
+
+            for p in pos..(pos + 3).min(nums.len()) {
+                pos = p;
+                let value = map.get_mut(&nums[pos]).unwrap();
+                *value -= 1;
+            }
+            pos += 1;
+
+            result += 1;
+            map.retain(|_, v| *v != 0);
+        }
+
+        result
+    }
+}
+
+// submission codes end
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_3396() {
+        assert_eq!(2, Solution::minimum_operations(vec![5, 7, 11, 12, 12]));
+        assert_eq!(
+            2,
+            Solution::minimum_operations(vec![1, 2, 3, 4, 2, 3, 3, 5, 7])
+        );
+        assert_eq!(2, Solution::minimum_operations(vec![4, 5, 6, 4, 4]));
+        assert_eq!(0, Solution::minimum_operations(vec![6, 7, 8, 9]));
+    }
+}