The silicon@graphene composite as anode material was prepared by a spray–drying method combined with a low temperature reduction technology. XRD results show that the composite is composed of silicon and graphene confirmed by the FT–IR and Raman spectra. SEM and TEM results reveal that the silicon@graphene powders are the spherical shape with micron in diameter and graphene sheets are enwrapped with nano–silicon particles. The silicon@graphene composite shows an improved electrochemical performance, in which the sample can show the best electrochemical performance while the mass ratio of silicon and graphene oxide reaches to 1:4, delivering a high initial charge capacity of 1298.1mAh g−1 at 100mAg−1. Moreover, the sample can also show good rate performance, which indicates that it could be used as a promising anode material for Li–ion batteries.