diff --git a/rtorrent/rtorrent.go b/rtorrent/rtorrent.go
index c55890d..67348b2 100644
--- a/rtorrent/rtorrent.go
+++ b/rtorrent/rtorrent.go
@@ -82,7 +82,16 @@ func (r *RTorrent) WithHTTPClient(client *http.Client) *RTorrent {
 	return r
 }
 
-// Add adds a new torrent by URL
+// AddStopped adds a new torrent by URL in a stopped state
+func (r *RTorrent) AddStopped(url string) error {
+	_, err := r.xmlrpcClient.Call("load.normal", "", url)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "load.normal XMLRPC call failed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Add adds a new torrent by URL and starts the torrent
 func (r *RTorrent) Add(url string) error {
 	_, err := r.xmlrpcClient.Call("load.start", "", url)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -91,7 +100,16 @@ func (r *RTorrent) Add(url string) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// AddTorrent adds a new torrent by the torrent files data
+// AddTorrentStopped adds a new torrent by the torrent files data but does not start the torrent
+func (r *RTorrent) AddTorrentStopped(data []byte) error {
+	_, err := r.xmlrpcClient.Call("load.raw", "", data)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "load.raw XMLRPC call failed")
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// AddTorrent adds a new torrent by the torrent files data and starts the torrent
 func (r *RTorrent) AddTorrent(data []byte) error {
 	_, err := r.xmlrpcClient.Call("load.raw_start", "", data)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/rtorrent/rtorrent_test.go b/rtorrent/rtorrent_test.go
index e691d37..bdacbed 100644
--- a/rtorrent/rtorrent_test.go
+++ b/rtorrent/rtorrent_test.go
@@ -158,6 +158,81 @@ func TestRTorrent(t *testing.T) {
 					//require.NotZero(t, status.Ratio)
 				})
 
+				t.Run("delete torrent", func(t *testing.T) {
+					err := client.Delete(torrents[0])
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+
+					torrents, err := client.GetTorrents(ViewMain)
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+					require.Empty(t, torrents)
+
+					t.Run("get torrent", func(t *testing.T) {
+						// It will take some time to disappear, so retry a few times
+						tries := 0
+						var torrents []Torrent
+						var err error
+						for {
+							<-time.After(time.Second)
+							torrents, err = client.GetTorrents(ViewMain)
+							require.NoError(t, err)
+							if len(torrents) == 0 {
+								break
+							}
+							if tries > 10 {
+								require.NoError(t, errors.Errorf("torrent did not delete in time"))
+							}
+							tries++
+						}
+						require.Empty(t, torrents)
+					})
+				})
+
+			})
+		})
+
+		t.Run("by url (stopped)", func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := client.AddStopped("http://releases.ubuntu.com/19.04/ubuntu-19.04-live-server-amd64.iso.torrent")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			t.Run("get torrent", func(t *testing.T) {
+				// It will take some time to appear, so retry a few times
+				tries := 0
+				var torrents []Torrent
+				var err error
+				for {
+					<-time.After(time.Second)
+					torrents, err = client.GetTorrents(ViewStopped)
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+					if len(torrents) > 0 {
+						break
+					}
+					if tries > 10 {
+						require.NoError(t, errors.Errorf("torrent did not show up in time"))
+					}
+					tries++
+				}
+				require.NotEmpty(t, torrents)
+				require.Len(t, torrents, 1)
+				require.Equal(t, "B7B0FBAB74A85D4AC170662C645982A862826455", torrents[0].Hash)
+				require.Equal(t, "ubuntu-19.04-live-server-amd64.iso", torrents[0].Name)
+				require.Equal(t, "", torrents[0].Label)
+				require.Equal(t, 784334848, torrents[0].Size)
+				//no path yet since the torrent is stopped
+				require.Equal(t, "", torrents[0].Path)
+				require.False(t, torrents[0].Completed)
+
+				t.Run("get status", func(t *testing.T) {
+					<-time.After(time.Second)
+					status, err := client.GetStatus(torrents[0])
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+					t.Logf("Status = %+v", status)
+
+					require.False(t, status.Completed)
+					require.Zero(t, status.CompletedBytes)
+					require.Zero(t, status.DownRate)
+					require.NotZero(t, status.Size)
+				})
+
 				t.Run("delete torrent", func(t *testing.T) {
 					err := client.Delete(torrents[0])
 					require.NoError(t, err)
@@ -264,6 +339,58 @@ func TestRTorrent(t *testing.T) {
 				})
 			})
 		})
+
+		t.Run("with data (stopped)", func(t *testing.T) {
+			b, err := ioutil.ReadFile("testdata/ubuntu-20.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso.torrent")
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			require.NotEmpty(t, b)
+
+			err = client.AddTorrentStopped(b)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+
+			t.Run("get torrent", func(t *testing.T) {
+				// It will take some time to appear, so retry a few times
+				<-time.After(time.Second)
+				torrents, err := client.GetTorrents(ViewMain)
+				require.NoError(t, err)
+
+				require.NotEmpty(t, torrents)
+				require.Len(t, torrents, 1)
+				require.Equal(t, "36C67464C37A83478CEFF54932B5A9BDDEA636F3", torrents[0].Hash)
+				require.Equal(t, "ubuntu-20.04.1-live-server-amd64.iso", torrents[0].Name)
+				require.Equal(t, "", torrents[0].Label)
+				require.Equal(t, 958398464, torrents[0].Size)
+
+				t.Run("delete torrent", func(t *testing.T) {
+					err := client.Delete(torrents[0])
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+
+					torrents, err := client.GetTorrents(ViewMain)
+					require.NoError(t, err)
+					require.Empty(t, torrents)
+
+					t.Run("get torrent", func(t *testing.T) {
+						// It will take some time to disappear, so retry a few times
+						tries := 0
+						var torrents []Torrent
+						var err error
+						for {
+							<-time.After(time.Second)
+							torrents, err = client.GetTorrents(ViewMain)
+							require.NoError(t, err)
+							if len(torrents) == 0 {
+								break
+							}
+							if tries > 10 {
+								require.NoError(t, errors.Errorf("torrent did not delete in time"))
+							}
+							tries++
+						}
+						require.Empty(t, torrents)
+					})
+				})
+			})
+		})
 	})
 
 	t.Run("down total post activity", func(t *testing.T) {