Selective sulfenylation of indoles with disulfides using iron(III) fluoride combined with iodine has been developed for the synthesis of sulfenylindoles. In the presence of iron(III) fluoride and iodine, a variety of disulfides underwent the reaction with indoles selectively to afford the corresponding sulfenylindoles in good to excellent yields. Moreover, reactions of indoles with 1,2-diphenyldiselane were also conducted under the same conditions, which smoothly afforded 3-selenylindoles in good yields.