diff --git a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Helpers/ImageHelpers.cs b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Helpers/ImageHelpers.cs
index e6933af08..8820b7603 100644
--- a/ShareX.HelpersLib/Helpers/ImageHelpers.cs
+++ b/ShareX.HelpersLib/Helpers/ImageHelpers.cs
@@ -452,6 +452,11 @@ public static Bitmap AddCanvas(Image img, int margin)
             return AddCanvas(img, new Padding(margin));
         }
 
+        public static Bitmap AddCanvas(Image img, int margin, Color canvasColor)
+        {
+            return AddCanvas(img, new Padding(margin), canvasColor);
+        }
+
         public static Bitmap AddCanvas(Image img, Padding margin)
         {
             return AddCanvas(img, margin, Color.Transparent);
@@ -2464,7 +2469,7 @@ public static Rectangle FindAutoCropRectangle(Bitmap bmp, bool sameColorCrop = f
         }
 
         public static Bitmap AutoCropImage(Bitmap bmp, bool sameColorCrop = false,
-            AnchorStyles sides = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right)
+            AnchorStyles sides = AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right, int padding = 0)
         {
             Rectangle source = new Rectangle(0, 0, bmp.Width, bmp.Height);
             Rectangle rect = FindAutoCropRectangle(bmp, sameColorCrop, sides);
@@ -2475,8 +2480,19 @@ public static Bitmap AutoCropImage(Bitmap bmp, bool sameColorCrop = false,
 
                 if (croppedBitmap != null)
                 {
-                    bmp.Dispose();
-                    return croppedBitmap;
+                    using (bmp)
+                    {
+                        if (padding > 0)
+                        {
+                            using (croppedBitmap)
+                            {
+                                Color color = bmp.GetPixel(0, 0);
+                                return AddCanvas(croppedBitmap, padding, color);
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        return croppedBitmap;
+                    }
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/ShareX.ImageEffectsLib/Manipulations/AutoCrop.cs b/ShareX.ImageEffectsLib/Manipulations/AutoCrop.cs
index 1732d891d..6b6c529f9 100644
--- a/ShareX.ImageEffectsLib/Manipulations/AutoCrop.cs
+++ b/ShareX.ImageEffectsLib/Manipulations/AutoCrop.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ internal class AutoCrop : ImageEffect
         [DefaultValue(AnchorStyles.Top | AnchorStyles.Bottom | AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Right)]
         public AnchorStyles Sides { get; set; }
 
+        [DefaultValue(0)]
+        public int Padding { get; set; }
+
         public AutoCrop()
         {
             this.ApplyDefaultPropertyValues();
@@ -43,7 +46,7 @@ public AutoCrop()
 
         public override Bitmap Apply(Bitmap bmp)
         {
-            return ImageHelpers.AutoCropImage(bmp, false, Sides);
+            return ImageHelpers.AutoCropImage(bmp, true, Sides, Padding);
         }
     }
 }
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