diff --git a/src/web/api/client/v1/responses.rs b/src/web/api/client/v1/responses.rs
index aae5a338..bacdcba6 100644
--- a/src/web/api/client/v1/responses.rs
+++ b/src/web/api/client/v1/responses.rs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ impl BinaryResponse {
 
     #[must_use]
     pub fn is_a_bit_torrent_file(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_ok() && self.is_bittorrent_content_type()
+        self.is_ok() && (self.is_bittorrent_content_type() || self.is_octet_stream_content_type())
     }
 
     #[must_use]
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ impl BinaryResponse {
         false
     }
 
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn is_octet_stream_content_type(&self) -> bool {
+        if let Some(content_type) = &self.content_type {
+            return content_type == "application/octet-stream";
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
     #[must_use]
     pub fn is_ok(&self) -> bool {
         self.status == 200
diff --git a/src/web/api/server/v1/contexts/torrent/errors.rs b/src/web/api/server/v1/contexts/torrent/errors.rs
index 87166419..2c18bbb2 100644
--- a/src/web/api/server/v1/contexts/torrent/errors.rs
+++ b/src/web/api/server/v1/contexts/torrent/errors.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ pub enum Request {
     #[display(fmt = "torrent tags string is not a valid JSON.")]
     TagsArrayIsNotValidJson,
 
-    #[display(fmt = "upload torrent request header `content-type` should be `application/x-bittorrent`.")]
+    #[display(
+        fmt = "upload torrent request header `content-type` should be preferably `application/x-bittorrent` or `application/octet-stream`."
+    )]
     InvalidFileType,
 
     #[display(fmt = "cannot write uploaded torrent bytes (binary file) into memory.")]
diff --git a/src/web/api/server/v1/contexts/torrent/handlers.rs b/src/web/api/server/v1/contexts/torrent/handlers.rs
index e72151e0..ddba8df0 100644
--- a/src/web/api/server/v1/contexts/torrent/handlers.rs
+++ b/src/web/api/server/v1/contexts/torrent/handlers.rs
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ pub async fn create_random_torrent_handler(State(_app_data): State<Arc<AppData>>
 ///
 /// - The text fields do not contain a valid UTF8 string.
 /// - The torrent file data is not valid because:
-///    - The content type is not `application/x-bittorrent`.
+///    - The content type is not `application/x-bittorrent` or `application/octet-stream`.
 ///    - The multipart content is invalid.
 ///    - The torrent file pieces key has a length that is not a multiple of 20.
 ///    - The binary data cannot be decoded as a torrent file.
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ async fn build_add_torrent_request_from_payload(mut payload: Multipart) -> Resul
             "torrent" => {
                 let content_type = field.content_type().unwrap();
 
-                if content_type != "application/x-bittorrent" {
+                if content_type != "application/x-bittorrent" && content_type != "application/octet-stream" {
                     return Err(errors::Request::InvalidFileType);
                 }
 
diff --git a/tests/common/responses.rs b/tests/common/responses.rs
index 2545a9e8..0d9388e2 100644
--- a/tests/common/responses.rs
+++ b/tests/common/responses.rs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl BinaryResponse {
         }
     }
     pub fn is_a_bit_torrent_file(&self) -> bool {
-        self.is_ok() && self.is_bittorrent_content_type()
+        self.is_ok() && (self.is_bittorrent_content_type() || self.is_octet_stream_content_type())
     }
 
     pub fn is_bittorrent_content_type(&self) -> bool {
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@ impl BinaryResponse {
         false
     }
 
+    pub fn is_octet_stream_content_type(&self) -> bool {
+        if let Some(content_type) = &self.content_type {
+            return content_type == "application/octet-stream";
+        }
+        false
+    }
+
     pub fn is_ok(&self) -> bool {
         self.status == 200
     }