diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9e0e326634..788dbed03d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #### Improvements
 
 #### Fixes
+ - Fix qbittorrent labels not always set ([9165](https://github.com/pymedusa/Medusa/pull/9165))
 
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diff --git a/medusa/clients/torrent/qbittorrent.py b/medusa/clients/torrent/qbittorrent.py
index 1518e2b6c0..9c25e7430f 100644
--- a/medusa/clients/torrent/qbittorrent.py
+++ b/medusa/clients/torrent/qbittorrent.py
@@ -154,6 +154,12 @@ def _add_torrent_uri(self, result):
         if self.api >= (2, 0, 0):
             if os.path.isabs(app.TORRENT_PATH):
                 data['savepath'] = app.TORRENT_PATH
+
+            label = app.TORRENT_LABEL_ANIME if result.series.is_anime else app.TORRENT_LABEL
+
+            if label:
+                data['category'] = label
+
         return self._request(method='post', data=data, cookies=self.session.cookies)
 
     def _add_torrent_file(self, result):
@@ -167,6 +173,12 @@ def _add_torrent_file(self, result):
         if self.api >= (2, 0, 0):
             if os.path.isabs(app.TORRENT_PATH):
                 data['savepath'] = app.TORRENT_PATH
+
+            label = app.TORRENT_LABEL_ANIME if result.series.is_anime else app.TORRENT_LABEL
+
+            if label:
+                data['category'] = label
+
         return self._request(method='post', data=data, files=files, cookies=self.session.cookies)
 
     def _set_torrent_label(self, result):