diff --git a/src/main/services/download/download-manager.ts b/src/main/services/download/download-manager.ts
index 1f9383e1..6a5205f0 100644
--- a/src/main/services/download/download-manager.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/download/download-manager.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@ import { Game } from "@main/entity";
 import { Downloader } from "@shared";
 import { PythonInstance } from "./python-instance";
 import { WindowManager } from "../window-manager";
-import { downloadQueueRepository, gameRepository } from "@main/repository";
+import {
+  downloadQueueRepository,
+  gameRepository,
+  seedListRepository,
+  userPreferencesRepository,
+} from "@main/repository";
 import { publishDownloadCompleteNotification } from "../notifications";
 import { RealDebridDownloader } from "./real-debrid-downloader";
 import type { DownloadProgress } from "@types";
@@ -50,6 +55,22 @@ export class DownloadManager {
 
         await downloadQueueRepository.delete({ game });
 
+        const userPreferences = await userPreferencesRepository.findOne({
+          where: { id: 1 },
+        });
+
+        if (
+          userPreferences?.seedAfterDownloadCompletes &&
+          this.currentDownloader === Downloader.Torrent
+        ) {
+          await seedListRepository.save({
+            downloadUri: game.uri!,
+            shouldSeed: true,
+          });
+
+          this.startSeedDownload(game);
+        }
+
         const [nextQueueItem] = await downloadQueueRepository.find({
           order: {
             id: "DESC",
@@ -136,4 +157,10 @@ export class DownloadManager {
     this.currentDownloader = game.downloader;
     this.downloadingGameId = game.id;
   }
+
+  static async startSeedDownload(game: Game) {
+    if (game) {
+      await PythonInstance.startSeeding(game);
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/services/download/python-instance.ts b/src/main/services/download/python-instance.ts
index f59b20b8..ad08e773 100644
--- a/src/main/services/download/python-instance.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/download/python-instance.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export class PythonInstance {
 
   public static async getStatus() {
     if (this.downloadingGameId === -1) return null;
+    console.log("getting status");
 
     const response = await this.rpc.get<LibtorrentPayload | null>("/status");
 
@@ -129,7 +130,7 @@ export class PythonInstance {
         action: "pause",
         game_id: this.downloadingGameId,
       } as PauseDownloadPayload)
-      .catch(() => {});
+      .catch(() => { });
 
     this.downloadingGameId = -1;
   }
@@ -161,7 +162,7 @@ export class PythonInstance {
         action: "cancel",
         game_id: gameId,
       } as CancelDownloadPayload)
-      .catch(() => {});
+      .catch(() => { });
 
     this.downloadingGameId = -1;
   }
@@ -174,6 +175,21 @@ export class PythonInstance {
       .then((response) => response.data);
   }
 
+  static async startSeeding(game: Game) {
+    if (!this.pythonProcess) {
+      this.spawn();
+    }
+
+    await this.rpc
+      .post("/action", {
+        action: "start-seeding",
+        game_id: game.id,
+        magnet: game.uri,
+        save_path: game.downloadPath,
+      } as StartDownloadPayload)
+      .catch(() => { });
+  }
+
   private static async handleRpcError(_error: unknown) {
     await this.rpc.get("/healthcheck").catch(() => {
       logger.error(
diff --git a/src/main/services/download/types.ts b/src/main/services/download/types.ts
index fd8009a2..ec8209a1 100644
--- a/src/main/services/download/types.ts
+++ b/src/main/services/download/types.ts
@@ -36,3 +36,8 @@ export interface ProcessPayload {
   exe: string;
   pid: number;
 }
+
+export interface SeedPayload {
+  should_seed: boolean;
+}
+
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index 9baa8325..52e713fa 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ contextBridge.exposeInMainWorld("electron", {
     ipcRenderer.invoke("pauseGameDownload", gameId),
   resumeGameDownload: (gameId: number) =>
     ipcRenderer.invoke("resumeGameDownload", gameId),
+  startSeeding: (gameId: number, magnet: string, savePath: string) =>
+    ipcRenderer.invoke("startSeeding", gameId, magnet, savePath),
   onDownloadProgress: (cb: (value: DownloadProgress) => void) => {
     const listener = (
       _event: Electron.IpcRendererEvent,
diff --git a/torrent-client/main.py b/torrent-client/main.py
index d62150b8..ee976518 100644
--- a/torrent-client/main.py
+++ b/torrent-client/main.py
@@ -107,6 +107,8 @@ class Handler(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
             elif data['action'] == 'kill-torrent':
                 torrent_downloader.abort_session()
                 torrent_downloader = None
+            elif data['action'] == 'start-seeding':
+                torrent_downloader.start_seeding(data['game_id'], data['magnet'], data['save_path'])
 
             self.send_response(200)
             self.end_headers()
diff --git a/torrent-client/torrent_downloader.py b/torrent-client/torrent_downloader.py
index b5280260..bcb13ffe 100644
--- a/torrent-client/torrent_downloader.py
+++ b/torrent-client/torrent_downloader.py
@@ -163,3 +163,12 @@ class TorrentDownloader:
             self.downloading_game_id = -1
 
         return response
+
+    def start_seeding(self, game_id: int, magnet: str, save_path: str):
+        print("seed log 1")
+        params = {'url': magnet, 'save_path': save_path, 'trackers': self.trackers}
+        torrent_handle = self.session.add_torrent(params)
+        self.torrent_handles[game_id] = torrent_handle
+        torrent_handle.set_flags(lt.torrent_flags.seed_mode)
+        torrent_handle.resume()
+        print("seed log 2")