diff --git a/src/core.py b/src/core.py
index a751dad8e..f64956bc8 100644
--- a/src/core.py
+++ b/src/core.py
@@ -1026,3 +1026,6 @@ class Manager:
         if speed != -1:
             speed = speed * 1024
         return deluge_core.set_per_download_rate_limit(unique_ID, speed)
+
+    def add_url_seed(self, unique_ID, address):
+        return deluge_core.add_url_seed(unique_ID, address)
diff --git a/src/deluge_core.cpp b/src/deluge_core.cpp
index cad3c64ba..8b5bf6c3b 100644
--- a/src/deluge_core.cpp
+++ b/src/deluge_core.cpp
@@ -1891,12 +1891,30 @@ static PyObject *torrent_set_max_upload_slots_per_torrent(PyObject *self, PyObje
     return Py_None;
 }
 
+static PyObject *torrent_add_url_seed(PyObject *self, PyObject *args)
+{
+    python_long unique_ID;
+    std::string address;
+    
+    if (!PyArg_ParseTuple(args, "is", &unique_ID, &address))
+        return NULL;
+    long index = get_index_from_unique_ID(unique_ID);
+    if (PyErr_Occurred())
+        return NULL;
+
+    torrent_t &t = M_torrents->at(index);
+    t.handle.add_url_seed(address);
+
+    return Py_None;
+}
+
 //====================
 // Python Module data
 //====================
 
 static PyMethodDef deluge_core_methods[] =
 {
+    {"add_url_seed",                    torrent_pe_settings,                      METH_VARARGS,   "."},
     {"pe_settings",                     torrent_pe_settings,                      METH_VARARGS,   "."},
     {"pre_init",                        torrent_pre_init,                         METH_VARARGS,   "."},
     {"init",                            torrent_init,                             METH_VARARGS,   "."},