diff --git a/next-cloudinary/src/helpers/getCldImageUrl.ts b/next-cloudinary/src/helpers/getCldImageUrl.ts
index 6af3d44a..12e555a4 100644
--- a/next-cloudinary/src/helpers/getCldImageUrl.ts
+++ b/next-cloudinary/src/helpers/getCldImageUrl.ts
@@ -12,8 +12,35 @@ export type GetCldImageUrlConfig = ConfigOptions;
 export type GetCldImageUrlAnalytics = AnalyticsOptions;
 
 export function getCldImageUrl(options: GetCldImageUrlOptions, config?: GetCldImageUrlConfig, analytics?: GetCldImageUrlAnalytics) {
+  let modifiedOptions = { ...options };
+  
+  const isAutoPad = String(modifiedOptions.crop) === 'auto_pad';
+  
+  if (isAutoPad) {
+    const existingRawTransformations = modifiedOptions.rawTransformations || [];
+    const rawTransformations = Array.isArray(existingRawTransformations) 
+      ? [...existingRawTransformations] 
+      : [existingRawTransformations];
+    
+    if (String(modifiedOptions.gravity) === 'auto') {
+      const { gravity, ...optionsWithoutGravity } = modifiedOptions;
+      modifiedOptions = optionsWithoutGravity;
+      rawTransformations.push('g_auto');
+    }
+    
+    if (modifiedOptions.aspectRatio) {
+      const { aspectRatio, ...optionsWithoutAspectRatio } = modifiedOptions;
+      modifiedOptions = optionsWithoutAspectRatio;
+      rawTransformations.push(`ar_${aspectRatio}`);
+    }
+    
+    if (rawTransformations.length > 0) {
+      modifiedOptions.rawTransformations = rawTransformations;
+    }
+  }
+  
   return constructCloudinaryUrl({
-    options,
+    options: modifiedOptions,
     config: getCloudinaryConfig(config),
     analytics: getCloudinaryAnalytics(analytics)
   });
diff --git a/next-cloudinary/tests/helpers/getCldImageUrl.spec.js b/next-cloudinary/tests/helpers/getCldImageUrl.spec.js
index 54c52d78..54456fc0 100644
--- a/next-cloudinary/tests/helpers/getCldImageUrl.spec.js
+++ b/next-cloudinary/tests/helpers/getCldImageUrl.spec.js
@@ -28,6 +28,44 @@ describe('Cloudinary', () => {
 
       expect(url).toContain(`https://res.cloudinary.com/${cloudName}/image/upload/c_limit,w_100/f_auto/q_auto/v1/turtle`);
     });
+
+    it('should support auto_pad crop mode with auto gravity', () => {
+      const cloudName = 'customtestcloud';
+
+      process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME = cloudName;
+
+      const url = getCldImageUrl({
+        src: 'turtle',
+        width: 960,
+        aspectRatio: '16:9',
+        crop: 'auto_pad',
+        gravity: 'auto'
+      });
+
+      expect(url).toContain('c_auto_pad');
+      expect(url).toContain('g_auto');
+      expect(url).toContain('ar_16:9');
+      expect(url).toContain('w_960');
+    });
+
+    it('should support auto_pad crop mode with width and height', () => {
+      const cloudName = 'customtestcloud';
+
+      process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_CLOUDINARY_CLOUD_NAME = cloudName;
+
+      const url = getCldImageUrl({
+        src: 'turtle',
+        width: 960,
+        height: 540,
+        crop: 'auto_pad',
+        gravity: 'auto'
+      });
+
+      expect(url).toContain('c_auto_pad');
+      expect(url).toContain('g_auto');
+      expect(url).toContain('w_960');
+      expect(url).toContain('h_540');
+    });
   });
 
   describe('Config', () => {