diff --git a/telebot/__init__.py b/telebot/__init__.py
index a7071438e..6a874ea9e 100644
--- a/telebot/__init__.py
+++ b/telebot/__init__.py
@@ -3146,6 +3146,7 @@ def send_paid_media(
             show_caption_above_media: Optional[bool]=None, disable_notification: Optional[bool]=None,
             protect_content: Optional[bool]=None, reply_parameters: Optional[types.ReplyParameters]=None,
             reply_markup: Optional[REPLY_MARKUP_TYPES]=None, business_connection_id: Optional[str]=None,
+            payload: Optional[str]=None
     ) -> types.Message:
         """
         Use this method to send paid media to channel chats. On success, the sent Message is returned.
@@ -3188,6 +3189,9 @@ def send_paid_media(
         :param business_connection_id: Identifier of a business connection, in which the message will be sent
         :type business_connection_id: :obj:`str`
 
+        :param payload: Bot-defined paid media payload, 0-128 bytes. This will not be displayed to the user, use it for your internal processes.
+        :type payload: :obj:`str`
+
         :return: On success, the sent Message is returned.
         :rtype: :class:`telebot.types.Message`
         """
@@ -3196,7 +3200,8 @@ def send_paid_media(
                 self.token, chat_id, star_count, media, caption=caption, parse_mode=parse_mode,
                 caption_entities=caption_entities, show_caption_above_media=show_caption_above_media,
                 disable_notification=disable_notification, protect_content=protect_content,
-                reply_parameters=reply_parameters, reply_markup=reply_markup, business_connection_id=business_connection_id)
+                reply_parameters=reply_parameters, reply_markup=reply_markup, business_connection_id=business_connection_id,
+                media_payload=payload)
         )
 
 
diff --git a/telebot/apihelper.py b/telebot/apihelper.py
index bc15e9316..1f553deef 100644
--- a/telebot/apihelper.py
+++ b/telebot/apihelper.py
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ def send_paid_media(
         token, chat_id, star_count, media,
         caption=None, parse_mode=None, caption_entities=None, show_caption_above_media=None,
         disable_notification=None, protect_content=None, reply_parameters=None, reply_markup=None,
-        business_connection_id=None):
+        business_connection_id=None, media_payload=None):
     method_url = r'sendPaidMedia'
     media_json, files = convert_input_media_array(media)
     payload = {'chat_id': chat_id, 'star_count': star_count, 'media': media_json}
@@ -552,6 +552,8 @@ def send_paid_media(
         payload['reply_markup'] = _convert_markup(reply_markup)
     if business_connection_id:
         payload['business_connection_id'] = business_connection_id
+    if media_payload:
+        payload['payload'] = media_payload
     return _make_request(
         token, method_url, params=payload,
         method='post' if files else 'get',
diff --git a/telebot/async_telebot.py b/telebot/async_telebot.py
index eff7fb931..dd44c2417 100644
--- a/telebot/async_telebot.py
+++ b/telebot/async_telebot.py
@@ -4627,7 +4627,8 @@ async def send_paid_media(
             caption: Optional[str]=None, parse_mode: Optional[str]=None, caption_entities: Optional[List[types.MessageEntity]]=None,
             show_caption_above_media: Optional[bool]=None, disable_notification: Optional[bool]=None,
             protect_content: Optional[bool]=None, reply_parameters: Optional[types.ReplyParameters]=None,
-            reply_markup: Optional[REPLY_MARKUP_TYPES]=None, business_connection_id: Optional[str]=None) -> types.Message:
+            reply_markup: Optional[REPLY_MARKUP_TYPES]=None, business_connection_id: Optional[str]=None,
+            payload: Optional[str]=None) -> types.Message:
         """
         Use this method to send paid media to channel chats. On success, the sent Message is returned.
 
@@ -4669,6 +4670,9 @@ async def send_paid_media(
         :param business_connection_id: Identifier of a business connection, in which the message will be sent
         :type business_connection_id: :obj:`str`
 
+        :param payload: Bot-defined paid media payload, 0-128 bytes. This will not be displayed to the user, use it for your internal processes.
+        :type payload: :obj:`str`
+
         :return: On success, the sent Message is returned.
         :rtype: :class:`telebot.types.Message`
         """
@@ -4677,7 +4681,8 @@ async def send_paid_media(
                 self.token, chat_id, star_count, media, caption=caption, parse_mode=parse_mode,
                 caption_entities=caption_entities, show_caption_above_media=show_caption_above_media,
                 disable_notification=disable_notification, protect_content=protect_content,
-                reply_parameters=reply_parameters, reply_markup=reply_markup, business_connection_id=business_connection_id))
+                reply_parameters=reply_parameters, reply_markup=reply_markup, business_connection_id=business_connection_id,
+                media_payload=payload))
 
     async def send_media_group(
             self, chat_id: Union[int, str], 
diff --git a/telebot/asyncio_helper.py b/telebot/asyncio_helper.py
index c31bf53da..f4c27d71f 100644
--- a/telebot/asyncio_helper.py
+++ b/telebot/asyncio_helper.py
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ async def send_paid_media(
         token, chat_id, star_count, media,
         caption=None, parse_mode=None, caption_entities=None, show_caption_above_media=None,
         disable_notification=None, protect_content=None, reply_parameters=None, reply_markup=None,
-        business_connection_id=None):
+        business_connection_id=None, media_payload=None):
     method_url = r'sendPaidMedia'
     media_json, files = convert_input_media_array(media)
     payload = {'chat_id': chat_id, 'star_count': star_count, 'media': media_json}
@@ -542,6 +542,9 @@ async def send_paid_media(
         payload['reply_markup'] = _convert_markup(reply_markup)
     if business_connection_id:
         payload['business_connection_id'] = business_connection_id
+    if media_payload:
+        payload['payload'] = media_payload
+        
     return await _process_request(
         token, method_url, params=payload,
         method='post' if files else 'get',