diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 626c9502..58bc754f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 - pre-commit updated to 3.3.3
 - requests updated to 2.30.0
 - ruamel.yaml updated to 0.17.26
+- Adds new dependency bencodepy to generate hash for cross-seed
 
 # Bug Fixes
 - Changes HardLink Logic (Thanks to @ColinHebert for the suggestion) Fixes #291
@@ -10,5 +11,7 @@
 - Fixes Remove Orphan crashing when multiprocessing (Thanks to @buthed010203 #289)
 - Fixes Remove Orphan from crashing in Windows (Fixes #275)
 - Fixes #292
+- Fixes #201
+- Fixes #279
 
 **Full Changelog**: https://github.com/StuffAnThings/qbit_manage/compare/v3.6.2...v3.6.3
diff --git a/modules/core/cross_seed.py b/modules/core/cross_seed.py
index cbad7faa..ffbd6152 100644
--- a/modules/core/cross_seed.py
+++ b/modules/core/cross_seed.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from collections import Counter
 
 from modules import util
+from modules.torrent_hash_generator import TorrentHashGenerator
 
 logger = util.logger
 
@@ -67,7 +68,23 @@ def cross_seed(self):
                         self.client.torrents.add(
                             torrent_files=src, save_path=dest, category=category, tags="cross-seed", is_paused=True
                         )
-                        util.move_files(src, dir_cs_out)
+                        self.qbt.torrentinfo[t_name]["count"] += 1
+                        try:
+                            torrent_hash_generator = TorrentHashGenerator(src)
+                            torrent_hash = torrent_hash_generator.generate_torrent_hash()
+                            util.move_files(src, dir_cs_out)
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            logger.warning(f"Unable to generate torrent hash from cross-seed {t_name}: {e}")
+                        try:
+                            if torrent_hash:
+                                torrent_info = self.qbt.get_torrents({"torrent_hashes": torrent_hash})
+                        except Exception as e:
+                            logger.warning(f"Unable to find hash {torrent_hash} in qbt: {e}")
+                        if torrent_info:
+                            torrent = torrent_info[0]
+                            self.qbt.torrentvalid.append(torrent)
+                            self.qbt.torrentinfo[t_name]["torrents"].append(torrent)
+                            self.qbt.torrent_list.append(torrent)
                 else:
                     logger.print_line(f"Found {t_name} in {dir_cs} but original torrent is not complete.", self.config.loglevel)
                     logger.print_line("Not adding to qBittorrent", self.config.loglevel)
diff --git a/modules/torrent_hash_generator.py b/modules/torrent_hash_generator.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d30bda8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/torrent_hash_generator.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import hashlib
+
+import bencodepy
+
+
+class TorrentHashGenerator:
+    def __init__(self, torrent_file_path):
+        self.torrent_file_path = torrent_file_path
+
+    def generate_torrent_hash(self):
+        try:
+            with open(self.torrent_file_path, "rb") as torrent_file:
+                torrent_data = torrent_file.read()
+
+            try:
+                torrent_info = bencodepy.decode(torrent_data)
+                info_data = bencodepy.encode(torrent_info[b"info"])
+                info_hash = hashlib.sha1(info_data).hexdigest()
+                return info_hash
+            except KeyError:
+                raise ValueError("Invalid .torrent file format. 'info' key not found.")
+        except FileNotFoundError:
+            raise FileNotFoundError(f"Torrent file '{self.torrent_file_path}' not found.")
+        except Exception as e:
+            raise Exception(f"Error: {e}")
diff --git a/qbit_manage.py b/qbit_manage.py
index 0250a757..b1bd71d6 100755
--- a/qbit_manage.py
+++ b/qbit_manage.py
@@ -393,6 +393,12 @@ def finished_run():
         if cfg.commands["tag_update"]:
             stats["tagged"] += Tags(qbit_manager).stats
 
+        # Set Cross Seed
+        if cfg.commands["cross_seed"]:
+            cross_seed = CrossSeed(qbit_manager)
+            stats["added"] += cross_seed.stats_added
+            stats["tagged"] += cross_seed.stats_tagged
+
         # Remove Unregistered Torrents and tag errors
         if cfg.commands["rem_unregistered"] or cfg.commands["tag_tracker_error"]:
             rem_unreg = RemoveUnregistered(qbit_manager)
@@ -403,12 +409,6 @@ def finished_run():
             stats["untagged_tracker_error"] += rem_unreg.stats_untagged
             stats["tagged"] += rem_unreg.stats_tagged
 
-        # Set Cross Seed
-        if cfg.commands["cross_seed"]:
-            cross_seed = CrossSeed(qbit_manager)
-            stats["added"] += cross_seed.stats_added
-            stats["tagged"] += cross_seed.stats_tagged
-
         # Recheck Torrents
         if cfg.commands["recheck"]:
             recheck = ReCheck(qbit_manager)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3df979a8..a5f2395f 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+bencodepy==0.9.5
 flake8==6.0.0
 pre-commit==3.3.2
 qbittorrent-api==2023.4.47