diff --git a/Docs/plans/unarr-agent-roadmap.md b/Docs/plans/unarr-agent-roadmap.md
index 533aba2..09dd0f9 100644
--- a/Docs/plans/unarr-agent-roadmap.md
+++ b/Docs/plans/unarr-agent-roadmap.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ desde la web. Diseño + set de opciones en el estado abajo.
 ### Huecos medios  ⬜
 - ~~Sin gestión de espacio en disco (`Statfs`)~~ ✅ **Pre-flight de espacio (2026-05-31)** — `CheckDiskSpace` antes de cada descarga (torrent/usenet/debrid) con reserva configurable `downloads.min_free_disk_mb` (default 2048); manager NO hace fallback en disco lleno; aviso web 507 `INSUFFICIENT_DISK` al despachar (torrentclaw). Monitoreo mid-download diferido. Ver estado abajo.
 - ~~Resume de torrent NO persiste reinicio del daemon~~ ✅ **Auto-resume tras reinicio (2026-05-31)** — `agent.ActiveTaskStore` persiste los `agent.Task` de descargas en vuelo (`active-tasks.json`); el daemon los re-somete al arrancar → los downloaders reanudan los bytes (torrent vía completion DB de anacrolix, debrid vía Range, usenet vía tracker). Dedup en `manager.Submit` (restore + re-despacho web no duplican). `shuttingDown` preserva el entry en apagado limpio (solo terminal genuino lo borra). Ver estado abajo.
-- Sin seeding/ratio lifecycle (flags existen, nadie los aplica).
+- ~~Sin seeding/ratio lifecycle (flags existen, nadie los aplica)~~ ✅ **Seeding/ratio lifecycle (2026-06-01)** — `seed_enabled`/`seed_ratio`/`seed_time` en `[downloads]` (opt-in, off por defecto) cableados al daemon; al completar una descarga con seeding activo el torrent sigue subiendo en background y un monitor lo dropea al alcanzar ratio (subido/tamaño) O tiempo (lo primero que toque); sin target = siembra hasta apagado. `cleanup()` ahora siempre dropea (arregla fuga en rutas de error con seeding on). Verificado con swarm loopback real. Ver estado abajo.
 - ~~Reproducir-mientras-baja: readahead estático 5MB~~ ✅ **Readahead dinámico (2026-05-31)** — `dynamicReadahead(bitrate)` = ~30s de vídeo (clamp 8–96 MiB; default 24 MiB sin bitrate) en vez de 5 MiB fijos (~1.9s a 20 Mbps → se atascaba). anacrolix ya prioriza piezas en esa ventana por delante del playhead + en seek; solo faltaba dimensionarla. Bitrate probado async (sin coste TTFF). Ver estado abajo.
 - ~~HDR→SDR sin tonemap~~ ✅ **Tonemap HDR→SDR (2026-05-31)** — cadena `zscale+tonemap=hable` en el transcode HLS cuando la fuente es HDR y el ffmpeg trae zscale (detectado en runtime, `FFmpegSupportsZscale`; sin zscale → comportamiento actual, no rompe). Verificado en 4K HDR10 real: de lavado/desaturado a colores vívidos. Ver estado abajo.
 - ~~Sin thumbnails~~ ✅ **Fotogramas bajo demanda (2026-05-31)** — `GET /thumbnail` (ffmpeg 1 frame, `-ss` antes de `-i`, MJPEG) + panel "Características del fichero" (ruta + mediainfo completa + tira de ~5 frames). Ver estado abajo.
@@ -128,6 +128,14 @@ Destapado durante el smoke de trickplay: el HLS de un 4K anamórfico (3840×1604
 - **Fix** (`hwaccel.go` + `hls.go`): `H264LevelForFrame(width, height)` deriva el nivel del recuento de macrobloques real (`levelForMacroblocks`, tabla MaxFS de la spec) y devuelve el máximo entre ese y el nivel por-altura (que conserva el margen de fps/MBPS). `hls.go` calcula el ancho de salida (`probe.Width * outputHeight / probe.Height`, par) y llama a `H264LevelForFrame`. 16:9 no cambia (mismo resultado que antes); anamórfico sube a 5.0 cuando hace falta. `transcoder.go` no se toca (su `SourceHeight` nunca se rellena → ya cae al default seguro 5.1).
 - **Reproducido + verificado**: con `/usr/bin/ffmpeg` 6.1.1 + nvenc, `testsrc=2586x1080 @ -level:v 4.1` reproduce el error exacto; `@ 5.0` codifica OK. Tras el fix, sesión HLS del F1 4K arranca sin "Invalid Level"/auto-restart/timeout y el `<video>` carga (`readyState 4`, `duration 9313s`). Tests `H264LevelForFrame` (16:9 sin regresión + anamórfico → 5.0).
 
+### Hueco medio — Seeding/ratio lifecycle  ✅ CERRADO (2026-06-01)
+Los flags `SeedRatio`/`SeedTime` (`TorrentConfig`) estaban DECLARADOS pero nadie los consumía, y `SeedEnabled` estaba hardcodeado a `false` en ambos constructores → el daemon nunca sembraba y, si se forzaba, sembraba para siempre.
+- **Config** (`config.go`): `[downloads]` += `seed_enabled` (bool), `seed_ratio` (float), `seed_time` (string duración tipo `"24h"`). Opt-in, off por defecto (zero-values = apagado, sin entradas en `applyDefaults`). Tests `TestLoadSeeding{DefaultsOff,Explicit}`.
+- **Wiring** (`daemon.go`): parsea `seed_time` (`time.ParseDuration`) y cablea los 3 campos a `TorrentConfig`; log de arranque que distingue ratio / tiempo / ambos / indefinido. El `unarr download` one-shot (foreground) sigue `SeedEnabled:false` a propósito (leech + exit; comentado).
+- **Ciclo** (`torrent.go`): `seedTargetReached(ratio, time, uploaded, size, elapsed)` puro (ratio = subido/tamaño-seleccionado, estable entre resumes; el primero de ratio>0 o tiempo>0 que se cumple gana; ambos 0 = nunca para). `seedAndDrop` corre detached en un `seedCtx` propio del downloader (cancelado en `Shutdown`) — NO el ctx de la task, que se cancela en cuanto `Download` retorna y el manager libera el slot. Tick configurable (`seedCheckInterval`, default 30s; tests lo bajan). Sale sin dropear si el handle ya se quitó de `d.active` (cancel/pause del usuario) → ni lee stats de un torrent cerrado ni dropea dos veces.
+- **Bug latente arreglado de paso**: `cleanup()` tenía `if !SeedEnabled { Drop }` — en rutas de ERROR (metadata timeout, disco, poll) con seeding activo borraba de `d.active` pero NO dropeaba → fuga. Ahora `cleanup()` siempre dropea (solo lo llama el error-path y el éxito-sin-seeding); el éxito-con-seeding hace el handoff a `seedAndDrop`.
+- **Smoke real** (`seed_lifecycle_smoke_test.go`, tag `smoke`): swarm loopback de dos clientes anacrolix (un seeder sirviendo 4 MiB + nuestro `TorrentDownloader` leecheándolo vía `AddClientPeer`). Tras completar (4194304 bytes reales transferidos), `seedAndDrop` con `SeedTime=1s` dispara el target de tiempo (`seed time 1s reached, uploaded 0 B — dropping`) y quita el torrent de `d.active`. Verifica el path real Stats/Drop/ticker, no mocks. Tests puros `TestSeedTargetReached` (9 casos: ratio/tiempo/ninguno/ambos/guarda-tamaño-0) + `TestTorrentDownloader_SeedRatioTime`.
+
 ### Hueco medio — HDR→SDR tonemap en transcode  ✅ CERRADO (2026-05-31)
 HDR (HDR10/HLG/DV) transcodificado a SDR salía lavado/desaturado (sin tonemap). Ahora `buildHLSFFmpegArgsAt` inserta `zscale=t=linear:npl=100,format=gbrpf32le,zscale=p=bt709,tonemap=tonemap=hable:desat=0,zscale=t=bt709:m=bt709:r=tv` tras el scale y antes de `format=`, cuando `probe.HDR != "" && Transcode.TonemapHDR`.
 - **Gate por capacidad**: `FFmpegSupportsZscale(ffmpegPath)` (cacheado, `ffmpeg -filters`) → solo activa si el build trae zscale/zimg. Sin zscale → no se inserta (la fuente sigue reproduciéndose, desaturada — no rompe). `transcoder.go:270` ya advertía que builds sin zimg no pueden tonemapear; el static ffbinaries puede faltarle, pero `/usr/bin/ffmpeg` (distro) y el docker sí lo traen.
diff --git a/internal/cmd/daemon.go b/internal/cmd/daemon.go
index 8bb30ed..e3f5e88 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/daemon.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/daemon.go
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ func runDaemonStart() error {
 	metaTimeout, _ := time.ParseDuration(cfg.Download.MetadataTimeout)
 	stallTimeout, _ := time.ParseDuration(cfg.Download.StallTimeout)
 
+	// Parse the seeding time target (0/"" = no time target — ratio-only or forever)
+	seedTime, _ := time.ParseDuration(cfg.Download.SeedTime)
+
 	// Create progress reporter — only used for stream tasks (handleStreamTask)
 	// The sync goroutine handles all regular progress reporting.
 	statusInterval, _ := time.ParseDuration(cfg.Daemon.StatusInterval)
@@ -273,7 +276,9 @@ func runDaemonStart() error {
 		MaxDownloadRate:    maxDl,
 		MaxUploadRate:      maxUl,
 		ListenPort:         cfg.Download.ListenPort,
-		SeedEnabled:        false,
+		SeedEnabled:        cfg.Download.SeedEnabled,
+		SeedRatio:          cfg.Download.SeedRatio,
+		SeedTime:           seedTime,
 		VPNTunnel:          vpnTunnel,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -291,6 +296,19 @@ func runDaemonStart() error {
 		log.Printf("Speed limits: download=%s upload=%s", dlStr, ulStr)
 	}
 
+	if cfg.Download.SeedEnabled {
+		switch {
+		case cfg.Download.SeedRatio > 0 && seedTime > 0:
+			log.Printf("[torrent] seeding enabled (stop at ratio %.2f or %s, whichever first)", cfg.Download.SeedRatio, seedTime)
+		case cfg.Download.SeedRatio > 0:
+			log.Printf("[torrent] seeding enabled (stop at ratio %.2f)", cfg.Download.SeedRatio)
+		case seedTime > 0:
+			log.Printf("[torrent] seeding enabled (stop after %s)", seedTime)
+		default:
+			log.Printf("[torrent] seeding enabled (no ratio/time target — seeds until shutdown)")
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Create debrid downloader
 	debridDl := engine.NewDebridDownloader()
 	usenetDl := engine.NewUsenetDownloader(agentClient)
diff --git a/internal/cmd/download.go b/internal/cmd/download.go
index 5bf31a5..c15fd3f 100644
--- a/internal/cmd/download.go
+++ b/internal/cmd/download.go
@@ -113,7 +113,9 @@ func runDownloadWithDeps(input, method string, deps downloadDeps) error {
 		MetadataTimeout: 15 * time.Minute,
 		StallTimeout:    10 * time.Minute,
 		MaxTimeout:      0, // unlimited
-		SeedEnabled:     false,
+		// One-shot foreground download: leech then exit. Seeding only makes sense
+		// for the always-on daemon (see DownloadConfig.SeedEnabled).
+		SeedEnabled: false,
 	})
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("create downloader: %w", err)
diff --git a/internal/config/config.go b/internal/config/config.go
index 5cab448..126c819 100644
--- a/internal/config/config.go
+++ b/internal/config/config.go
@@ -43,14 +43,20 @@ type DownloadConfig struct {
 	PreferredMethod  string `toml:"preferred_method"`
 	PreferredQuality string `toml:"preferred_quality"` // "2160p", "1080p", "720p" — hint for auto-selection
 	MaxConcurrent    int    `toml:"max_concurrent"`
-	MinFreeDiskMB    int    `toml:"min_free_disk_mb"` // refuse a download if it would leave less than this free (reserve to keep the FS healthy); default 2048, 0 = disable
+	MinFreeDiskMB    int    `toml:"min_free_disk_mb"`   // refuse a download if it would leave less than this free (reserve to keep the FS healthy); default 2048, 0 = disable
 	MaxDownloadSpeed string `toml:"max_download_speed"` // e.g. "10MB", "500KB", "0" = unlimited
 	MaxUploadSpeed   string `toml:"max_upload_speed"`   // e.g. "1MB", "0" = unlimited
-	MetadataTimeout  string `toml:"metadata_timeout"`   // e.g. "1h", "30m", "0" = unlimited (default: "0")
-	StallTimeout     string `toml:"stall_timeout"`      // e.g. "30m", "1h", "0" = unlimited (default: "30m")
-	ListenPort       int    `toml:"listen_port"`        // fixed port for incoming peer connections (default: 42069, 0 = random)
-	StreamPort       int    `toml:"stream_port"`        // fixed port for streaming HTTP server (default: 11818)
-	EnableUPnP       bool   `toml:"enable_upnp"`        // map StreamPort to the WAN via UPnP/NAT-PMP (default: false; opt-in)
+	// Seeding lifecycle (BitTorrent only). Off by default — the daemon leeches
+	// then drops the torrent. Enable to keep uploading after a download finishes;
+	// seeding stops at whichever target is hit first, or never if both are unset.
+	SeedEnabled     bool    `toml:"seed_enabled"`     // keep uploading after completion (default: false)
+	SeedRatio       float64 `toml:"seed_ratio"`       // stop once uploaded/size reaches this ratio (0 = no ratio target)
+	SeedTime        string  `toml:"seed_time"`        // stop after this long since completion, e.g. "24h" (0/"" = no time target)
+	MetadataTimeout string  `toml:"metadata_timeout"` // e.g. "1h", "30m", "0" = unlimited (default: "0")
+	StallTimeout    string  `toml:"stall_timeout"`    // e.g. "30m", "1h", "0" = unlimited (default: "30m")
+	ListenPort      int     `toml:"listen_port"`      // fixed port for incoming peer connections (default: 42069, 0 = random)
+	StreamPort      int     `toml:"stream_port"`      // fixed port for streaming HTTP server (default: 11818)
+	EnableUPnP      bool    `toml:"enable_upnp"`      // map StreamPort to the WAN via UPnP/NAT-PMP (default: false; opt-in)
 	// RequireStreamToken gates remote (non-loopback) /stream + /hls requests on a
 	// signed, short-lived token embedded in the URLs the agent reports. Default
 	// true (secure by default); loopback callers (local mpv/vlc) are always exempt.
diff --git a/internal/config/config_test.go b/internal/config/config_test.go
index c43599f..2ee6e23 100644
--- a/internal/config/config_test.go
+++ b/internal/config/config_test.go
@@ -246,6 +246,55 @@ enabled = false
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLoadSeedingDefaultsOff(t *testing.T) {
+	tmp := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(tmp, "config.toml")
+
+	// No [downloads] seeding keys — seeding must stay off by default.
+	os.WriteFile(path, []byte(`[auth]
+api_key = "tc_x"
+`), 0o644)
+
+	cfg, err := Load(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Load failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if cfg.Download.SeedEnabled {
+		t.Error("SeedEnabled should default to false")
+	}
+	if cfg.Download.SeedRatio != 0 {
+		t.Errorf("SeedRatio = %v, want 0", cfg.Download.SeedRatio)
+	}
+	if cfg.Download.SeedTime != "" {
+		t.Errorf("SeedTime = %q, want empty", cfg.Download.SeedTime)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLoadSeedingExplicit(t *testing.T) {
+	tmp := t.TempDir()
+	path := filepath.Join(tmp, "config.toml")
+
+	os.WriteFile(path, []byte(`[downloads]
+seed_enabled = true
+seed_ratio = 2.0
+seed_time = "24h"
+`), 0o644)
+
+	cfg, err := Load(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Load failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	if !cfg.Download.SeedEnabled {
+		t.Error("SeedEnabled = false, want true")
+	}
+	if cfg.Download.SeedRatio != 2.0 {
+		t.Errorf("SeedRatio = %v, want 2.0", cfg.Download.SeedRatio)
+	}
+	if cfg.Download.SeedTime != "24h" {
+		t.Errorf("SeedTime = %q, want 24h", cfg.Download.SeedTime)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLoadInvalidTOML(t *testing.T) {
 	tmp := t.TempDir()
 	path := filepath.Join(tmp, "config.toml")
diff --git a/internal/engine/seed_lifecycle_smoke_test.go b/internal/engine/seed_lifecycle_smoke_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2a17059
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/engine/seed_lifecycle_smoke_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+//go:build smoke
+
+package engine
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent"
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/bencode"
+	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/metainfo"
+)
+
+// TestSeedLifecycleSmoke spins up a real loopback BitTorrent swarm: a seeder
+// client serving a small file, and our TorrentDownloader's client leeching it.
+// Once the leecher completes, the torrent is handed to seedAndDrop with a short
+// SeedTime; the test asserts the lifecycle fires and the handle is dropped
+// (removed from d.active). Exercises the real anacrolix Stats/Drop/ticker path,
+// not mocks. Run with: go test -tags smoke -run TestSeedLifecycleSmoke ./internal/engine/
+func TestSeedLifecycleSmoke(t *testing.T) {
+	// --- seeder: a real client serving a 4 MiB file over loopback ---
+	seedDir := t.TempDir()
+	payload := make([]byte, 4<<20)
+	for i := range payload {
+		payload[i] = byte(i)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(seedDir, "movie.bin"), payload, 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var info metainfo.Info
+	info.PieceLength = 256 << 10
+	if err := info.BuildFromFilePath(filepath.Join(seedDir, "movie.bin")); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("build info: %v", err)
+	}
+	var mi metainfo.MetaInfo
+	var err error
+	if mi.InfoBytes, err = bencode.Marshal(info); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("marshal info: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	scfg := torrent.NewDefaultClientConfig()
+	scfg.DataDir = seedDir
+	scfg.Seed = true
+	scfg.NoDHT = true
+	scfg.DisableTrackers = true
+	scfg.ListenPort = 0 // random — never collides with the leecher's 42069
+	seeder, err := torrent.NewClient(scfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seeder client: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer seeder.Close()
+	st, err := seeder.AddTorrent(&mi)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("seeder add: %v", err)
+	}
+	<-st.GotInfo()
+	st.DownloadAll() // verifies the existing pieces so the seeder is "complete"
+
+	// --- leecher: our downloader, seeding enabled, very short seed time ---
+	leechDir := t.TempDir()
+	dl, err := NewTorrentDownloader(TorrentConfig{
+		DataDir:     leechDir,
+		SeedEnabled: true,
+		SeedTime:    1 * time.Second, // time target fires fast (no peers pull from us, so ratio stays 0)
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("downloader: %v", err)
+	}
+	dl.seedCheckInterval = 200 * time.Millisecond // poll fast so the 1s target is noticed promptly
+	defer dl.Shutdown(context.Background())
+
+	lt, err := dl.client.AddTorrent(&mi)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("leecher add: %v", err)
+	}
+	<-lt.GotInfo()
+	lt.AddClientPeer(seeder) // loopback peer — no DHT/tracker needed
+	lt.DownloadAll()
+
+	deadline := time.After(30 * time.Second)
+	for lt.BytesMissing() > 0 {
+		select {
+		case <-deadline:
+			t.Fatalf("download did not complete (missing %d bytes)", lt.BytesMissing())
+		case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+		}
+	}
+	t.Logf("leecher completed %d bytes", lt.BytesCompleted())
+
+	// Track it as the daemon would for a seeding torrent, then run the lifecycle.
+	const taskID = "smoke-seed-task-0001"
+	dl.activeMu.Lock()
+	dl.active[taskID] = lt
+	dl.activeMu.Unlock()
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		dl.seedAndDrop(taskID, lt, info.Length)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("seedAndDrop did not return within 10s")
+	}
+
+	dl.activeMu.Lock()
+	_, stillTracked := dl.active[taskID]
+	dl.activeMu.Unlock()
+	if stillTracked {
+		t.Error("torrent still tracked after seedAndDrop — lifecycle did not drop it")
+	}
+}
diff --git a/internal/engine/torrent.go b/internal/engine/torrent.go
index 1be8f52..26eee1b 100644
--- a/internal/engine/torrent.go
+++ b/internal/engine/torrent.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import (
 	alog "github.com/anacrolix/log"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent"
 	"github.com/anacrolix/torrent/storage"
+	"github.com/torrentclaw/unarr/internal/agent"
 	"github.com/torrentclaw/unarr/internal/config"
 	"github.com/torrentclaw/unarr/internal/vpn"
 	"golang.org/x/term"
@@ -61,21 +62,21 @@ var defaultTrackers = []string{
 
 // TorrentConfig holds settings for the BitTorrent downloader.
 type TorrentConfig struct {
-	DataDir             string
+	DataDir string
 	// PieceCompletionDir, when non-empty, stores the piece-completion SQLite DB
 	// in this directory instead of DataDir. Use the agent's local state dir
 	// (not the download dir) so the DB never lands on NFS/SMB volumes where
 	// SQLite locking times out.
-	PieceCompletionDir  string
-	MetadataTimeout time.Duration // how long to wait for torrent metadata (default 15m, 0 = unlimited)
-	StallTimeout    time.Duration // no progress during download for this long = stall (default 10m)
-	MaxTimeout      time.Duration // absolute maximum per torrent (default 0 = unlimited)
-	MaxDownloadRate int64         // bytes/s, 0 = unlimited
-	MaxUploadRate   int64         // bytes/s, 0 = unlimited
-	ListenPort      int           // fixed port for incoming peers (default 42069, 0 = random)
-	SeedEnabled     bool
-	SeedRatio       float64       // target seed ratio (default 0, meaning seed until SeedTime)
-	SeedTime        time.Duration // min seed time after completion (default 0)
+	PieceCompletionDir string
+	MetadataTimeout    time.Duration // how long to wait for torrent metadata (default 15m, 0 = unlimited)
+	StallTimeout       time.Duration // no progress during download for this long = stall (default 10m)
+	MaxTimeout         time.Duration // absolute maximum per torrent (default 0 = unlimited)
+	MaxDownloadRate    int64         // bytes/s, 0 = unlimited
+	MaxUploadRate      int64         // bytes/s, 0 = unlimited
+	ListenPort         int           // fixed port for incoming peers (default 42069, 0 = random)
+	SeedEnabled        bool
+	SeedRatio          float64       // target seed ratio (default 0, meaning seed until SeedTime)
+	SeedTime           time.Duration // min seed time after completion (default 0)
 
 	// VPNTunnel, when set, split-tunnels the torrent client's peer + tracker
 	// traffic through an in-process userspace WireGuard tunnel (managed-VPN
@@ -91,6 +92,15 @@ type TorrentDownloader struct {
 	activeMu sync.Mutex
 	active   map[string]*torrent.Torrent // taskID -> torrent handle
 
+	// seedCtx scopes the background seeders. Cancelled at Shutdown so they stop
+	// uploading and exit; it must outlive any single download's task context
+	// (which is cancelled the moment Download returns and the queue slot frees).
+	seedCtx    context.Context
+	seedCancel context.CancelFunc
+	// seedCheckInterval is how often the background seeder re-checks its stop
+	// condition. Defaults to defaultSeedCheckInterval; tests lower it.
+	seedCheckInterval time.Duration
+
 	minFreeBytes int64 // disk reserve for the pre-flight space check (0 = reserve disabled)
 }
 
@@ -278,10 +288,14 @@ func NewTorrentDownloader(cfg TorrentConfig) (*TorrentDownloader, error) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	seedCtx, seedCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	return &TorrentDownloader{
-		client: client,
-		cfg:    cfg,
-		active: make(map[string]*torrent.Torrent),
+		client:            client,
+		cfg:               cfg,
+		active:            make(map[string]*torrent.Torrent),
+		seedCtx:           seedCtx,
+		seedCancel:        seedCancel,
+		seedCheckInterval: defaultSeedCheckInterval,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -304,14 +318,11 @@ func (d *TorrentDownloader) Download(ctx context.Context, task *Task, outputDir
 	d.active[task.ID] = t
 	d.activeMu.Unlock()
 
-	cleanup := func() {
-		d.activeMu.Lock()
-		delete(d.active, task.ID)
-		d.activeMu.Unlock()
-		if !d.cfg.SeedEnabled {
-			t.Drop()
-		}
-	}
+	// cleanup drops the torrent and stops tracking it. Used by every error path
+	// (metadata timeout, disk guard, poll failure) and by the non-seeding success
+	// path — all of which must drop. The seeding success path deliberately does
+	// NOT call cleanup (it hands off to seedAndDrop).
+	cleanup := func() { d.dropTracked(task.ID, t) }
 
 	// 1. Wait for metadata (0 = unlimited, like qBittorrent)
 	if d.cfg.MetadataTimeout > 0 {
@@ -396,9 +407,14 @@ func (d *TorrentDownloader) Download(ctx context.Context, task *Task, outputDir
 	// readable mode is preserved through the rename.
 	makeReadable(filePath)
 
-	// If seeding enabled, keep alive (don't cleanup).
-	// The manager handles seeding lifecycle.
-	if !d.cfg.SeedEnabled {
+	// Seeding handoff: with seeding enabled, keep the torrent uploading in the
+	// background — seedAndDrop drops it once the ratio/time target is hit (or at
+	// shutdown). Otherwise drop now. seedAndDrop must NOT use ctx: the task
+	// context is cancelled the moment Download returns and the manager frees the
+	// queue slot, which would kill the seeder instantly.
+	if d.cfg.SeedEnabled {
+		go d.seedAndDrop(task.ID, t, totalBytes)
+	} else {
 		cleanup()
 	}
 
@@ -503,6 +519,97 @@ func (d *TorrentDownloader) pollDownload(ctx context.Context, t *torrent.Torrent
 	}
 }
 
+// dropTracked stops tracking taskID and drops the torrent handle. The delete is
+// guarded on the entry still being this handle, so a concurrent Pause/Cancel that
+// already removed/replaced it isn't clobbered; t.Drop() is idempotent. Shared by
+// the error/non-seeding cleanup path and the post-seeding drop.
+func (d *TorrentDownloader) dropTracked(taskID string, t *torrent.Torrent) {
+	d.activeMu.Lock()
+	if cur, ok := d.active[taskID]; ok && cur == t {
+		delete(d.active, taskID)
+	}
+	d.activeMu.Unlock()
+	t.Drop()
+}
+
+// defaultSeedCheckInterval is how often the background seeder re-evaluates the
+// ratio / time stop condition. Seeding is long-running and low-urgency, so a
+// coarse interval keeps the overhead negligible. Stored on the downloader so
+// tests can lower it.
+const defaultSeedCheckInterval = 30 * time.Second
+
+// seedTargetReached reports why seeding should stop, or "" to keep going.
+// Ratio is uploaded-data / selected-size ("uploaded N× the content"), which is
+// stable across resumes — unlike uploaded/downloaded-this-session. The two
+// targets are independent: whichever of ratio (>0) or time (>0) fires first
+// wins; with both unset nothing ever fires (the caller seeds indefinitely).
+func seedTargetReached(ratioTarget float64, timeTarget time.Duration, uploaded, size int64, elapsed time.Duration) string {
+	var ratio float64
+	if size > 0 {
+		ratio = float64(uploaded) / float64(size)
+	}
+	switch {
+	case ratioTarget > 0 && ratio >= ratioTarget:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("ratio %.2f reached (target %.2f)", ratio, ratioTarget)
+	case timeTarget > 0 && elapsed >= timeTarget:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("seed time %s reached (target %s)", elapsed.Round(time.Second), timeTarget)
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// seedAndDrop keeps a completed torrent uploading until the configured ratio or
+// time target is reached, then drops it (stops seeding, releases the handle and
+// its queue tracking). Runs detached on d.seedCtx — see the Download call site
+// for why it can't use the task context. With no ratio/time target it returns
+// immediately and the torrent seeds until Shutdown (or a user cancel/pause drops
+// it). It exits without dropping if the handle was already removed elsewhere, so
+// it never reads stats off a closed torrent nor double-drops.
+func (d *TorrentDownloader) seedAndDrop(taskID string, t *torrent.Torrent, totalBytes int64) {
+	sid := agent.ShortID(taskID)
+
+	ratioTarget := d.cfg.SeedRatio
+	timeTarget := d.cfg.SeedTime
+	if ratioTarget <= 0 && timeTarget <= 0 {
+		log.Printf("[%s] seeding indefinitely (no ratio/time target) — drops at shutdown", sid)
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("[%s] seeding (ratio target: %.2f, time target: %s)", sid, ratioTarget, timeTarget)
+
+	interval := d.seedCheckInterval
+	if interval <= 0 {
+		interval = defaultSeedCheckInterval
+	}
+	start := time.Now()
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-d.seedCtx.Done():
+			return // daemon shutting down — Shutdown drops the handle
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			// Bail if the handle was dropped elsewhere (user cancel/pause).
+			d.activeMu.Lock()
+			cur, ok := d.active[taskID]
+			d.activeMu.Unlock()
+			if !ok || cur != t {
+				return
+			}
+
+			stats := t.Stats()
+			uploaded := stats.BytesWrittenData.Int64()
+			reason := seedTargetReached(ratioTarget, timeTarget, uploaded, totalBytes, time.Since(start))
+			if reason == "" {
+				continue
+			}
+
+			log.Printf("[%s] seeding complete: %s, uploaded %s — dropping", sid, reason, formatBytes(uploaded))
+			d.dropTracked(taskID, t)
+			return
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // makeReadable relaxes permissions on a completed download so it can be
 // re-opened by streaming/ffprobe/organize. anacrolix mmap storage creates
 // files with mode 0000; we set files to 0644 and directories to 0755. Errors
@@ -588,6 +695,12 @@ func (d *TorrentDownloader) Cancel(taskID string) error {
 }
 
 func (d *TorrentDownloader) Shutdown(ctx context.Context) error {
+	// Stop background seeders first so they don't read stats off / re-drop the
+	// handles we're about to close.
+	if d.seedCancel != nil {
+		d.seedCancel()
+	}
+
 	// Save DHT nodes in binary format for next session (warm start)
 	saveDhtNodesBinary(d.client)
 
diff --git a/internal/engine/torrent_test.go b/internal/engine/torrent_test.go
index a785651..3c07aa2 100644
--- a/internal/engine/torrent_test.go
+++ b/internal/engine/torrent_test.go
@@ -264,3 +264,114 @@ func TestTorrentDownloader_DownloadTimeout_MetadataCancel(t *testing.T) {
 func TestTorrentDownloader_ImplementsInterface(t *testing.T) {
 	var _ Downloader = (*TorrentDownloader)(nil)
 }
+
+// TestSeedTargetReached cubre la lógica pura de parada del seeding: ratio,
+// tiempo, ninguno, ambos (el primero que se cumple gana) y la guarda de tamaño
+// cero (no debe dividir por cero ni parar por ratio).
+func TestSeedTargetReached(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		ratioTarget float64
+		timeTarget  time.Duration
+		uploaded    int64
+		size        int64
+		elapsed     time.Duration
+		wantStop    bool
+	}{
+		{"ratio reached", 2.0, 0, 200, 100, time.Minute, true},
+		{"ratio not reached", 2.0, 0, 150, 100, time.Minute, false},
+		{"ratio exactly met", 1.0, 0, 100, 100, time.Minute, true},
+		{"time reached", 0, time.Hour, 10, 100, 2 * time.Hour, true},
+		{"time not reached", 0, time.Hour, 10, 100, 30 * time.Minute, false},
+		{"no targets never stops", 0, 0, 9999, 100, 99 * time.Hour, false},
+		{"ratio wins when both set", 2.0, time.Hour, 200, 100, time.Second, true},
+		{"time wins when ratio short", 5.0, time.Hour, 100, 100, 2 * time.Hour, true},
+		{"zero size guards div", 2.0, 0, 200, 0, time.Minute, false},
+	}
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			reason := seedTargetReached(tc.ratioTarget, tc.timeTarget, tc.uploaded, tc.size, tc.elapsed)
+			if got := reason != ""; got != tc.wantStop {
+				t.Errorf("seedTargetReached(ratio=%.1f time=%s up=%d size=%d el=%s) stop=%v (reason %q), want %v",
+					tc.ratioTarget, tc.timeTarget, tc.uploaded, tc.size, tc.elapsed, got, reason, tc.wantStop)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// TestTorrentDownloader_SeedRatioTime verifica que SeedRatio y SeedTime se
+// propagan a la config del downloader.
+func TestTorrentDownloader_SeedRatioTime(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	dl, err := NewTorrentDownloader(TorrentConfig{
+		DataDir:     dir,
+		SeedEnabled: true,
+		SeedRatio:   1.5,
+		SeedTime:    2 * time.Hour,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewTorrentDownloader: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer dl.Shutdown(context.Background())
+
+	if dl.cfg.SeedRatio != 1.5 {
+		t.Errorf("SeedRatio = %v, want 1.5", dl.cfg.SeedRatio)
+	}
+	if dl.cfg.SeedTime != 2*time.Hour {
+		t.Errorf("SeedTime = %v, want 2h", dl.cfg.SeedTime)
+	}
+	if dl.seedCtx == nil || dl.seedCancel == nil {
+		t.Error("seedCtx/seedCancel must be initialised by the constructor")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSeedAndDrop_NoTargetReturnsImmediately verifica que sin ratio ni tiempo
+// objetivo, seedAndDrop retorna de inmediato (siembra indefinida) sin tocar el
+// handle — por eso es seguro pasar un torrent nil.
+func TestSeedAndDrop_NoTargetReturnsImmediately(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	dl, err := NewTorrentDownloader(TorrentConfig{DataDir: dir, SeedEnabled: true}) // ratio 0, time 0
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewTorrentDownloader: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer dl.Shutdown(context.Background())
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		dl.seedAndDrop("no-target-task-id", nil, 1000)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("seedAndDrop with no target should return immediately")
+	}
+}
+
+// TestSeedAndDrop_StopsOnSeedCtxCancel verifica que seedAndDrop sale cuando se
+// cancela seedCtx (ruta de Shutdown), incluso con un objetivo de ratio alto y el
+// tick deshabilitado — el único camino de salida es seedCtx.Done().
+func TestSeedAndDrop_StopsOnSeedCtxCancel(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	dl, err := NewTorrentDownloader(TorrentConfig{DataDir: dir, SeedEnabled: true, SeedRatio: 99})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("NewTorrentDownloader: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer dl.Shutdown(context.Background())
+
+	dl.seedCheckInterval = time.Hour // el ticker no disparará; solo seedCtx.Done() puede terminar
+	dl.seedCancel()                  // cancela antes de arrancar el monitor
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		dl.seedAndDrop("ctx-cancel-task-id", nil, 1000)
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	select {
+	case <-done:
+	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
+		t.Fatal("seedAndDrop should return when seedCtx is cancelled")
+	}
+}