diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 82f30b71..86c1820f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,8 +6,9 @@
 **Merged pull requests:**
 
 - Release v2.1.5-2023.09 🎉
+- Exclude padding files [\#260](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/260) ([belomaxorka](https://github.com/belomaxorka), [kovalensky](https://github.com/kovalensky))
 - Added missing translation in admin_ug_auth [\#254](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/254) ([belomaxorka](https://github.com/belomaxorka))
-- Support for IDN domains [\#252](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/252) ([belomaxorka](https://github.com/belomaxorka))
+- Support for IDN domains [\#252](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/252) ([belomaxorka](https://github.com/belomaxorka), [kovalensky](https://github.com/kovalensky))
 - Fixed cache directory auto-creating with SQLite [\#247](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/247) ([belomaxorka](https://github.com/belomaxorka))
 - Minor improvements [\#245](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/245), [\#246](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/246), [\#248](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/248), [\#249](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/249), [\#250](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/250), [\#251](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/251), [\#253](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/253), [\#255](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/255), [\#256](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/256), [\#257](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/257), [\#258](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/258), [\#259](https://github.com/torrentpier/torrentpier-lts/pull/259) ([belomaxorka](https://github.com/belomaxorka))
 
diff --git a/library/ajax/view_torrent.php b/library/ajax/view_torrent.php
index 0a045021..a9adf48e 100644
--- a/library/ajax/view_torrent.php
+++ b/library/ajax/view_torrent.php
@@ -103,6 +103,11 @@ class torrent
 				{
 					continue;
 				}
+				// Exclude padding files [Only for hybrid torrents]
+				if ((isset($f['attr']) ? $f['attr'] : null) === 'p')
+				{
+					continue;
+				}
 				array_deep($f['path'], 'clean_tor_dirname');
 
 				$length = isset($f['length']) ? (float) $f['length'] : 0;
diff --git a/library/includes/functions_torrent.php b/library/includes/functions_torrent.php
index 7c391262..bd436ee5 100644
--- a/library/includes/functions_torrent.php
+++ b/library/includes/functions_torrent.php
@@ -321,7 +321,11 @@ function tracker_register ($attach_id, $mode = '', $tor_status = TOR_NOT_APPROVE
 	{
 		foreach ($info['files'] as $fn => $f)
 		{
-			$totallen += (float) $f['length'];
+			// Exclude padding files [Only for hybrid torrents]
+			if ((isset($f['attr']) ? $f['attr'] : null) !== 'p')
+			{
+				$totallen += (float) $f['length'];
+			}
 		}
 	}
 	else