The title compound, [Cr(C(28)H(32)OP(2)Si(2))(CO)(4)], was obtained by the ligand-exchange reaction of Cr(CO)(6) with (Ph(2)PSiMe(2))(2)O in refluxing toluene. The CrC(4)P(2) coordination geometry is distorted octa-hedral, with a P-Cr-P bite angle of 99.22 (4)°.