diff --git a/docs/_static/api.yaml b/docs/_static/api.yaml
index 473436c..d0778b5 100644
--- a/docs/_static/api.yaml
+++ b/docs/_static/api.yaml
@@ -385,6 +385,8 @@ components:
           type: integer
         cset:
           type: integer
+        strpad:
+          type: integer
         vlen:
           type: boolean
         tag:
diff --git a/h5grove/models.py b/h5grove/models.py
index 327a8ff..1584509 100644
--- a/h5grove/models.py
+++ b/h5grove/models.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class LinkResolution(str, Enum):
         "order": int,  # int, float, bitfield
         "sign": int,  # int
         "cset": int,  # string
+        "strpad": int,  # string
         "vlen": bool,  # string
         "tag": str,  # opaque
         "dims": Tuple[int, ...],  # array
diff --git a/h5grove/utils.py b/h5grove/utils.py
index 8440ad4..cc08e8d 100644
--- a/h5grove/utils.py
+++ b/h5grove/utils.py
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ def get_type_metadata(type_id: h5py.h5t.TypeID) -> TypeMetadata:
         return {
             **base_metadata,
             "cset": type_id.get_cset(),
+            "strpad": type_id.get_strpad(),
             "vlen": type_id.is_variable_str(),
         }
 
diff --git a/test/base_test.py b/test/base_test.py
index 1a6c5d2..525006f 100644
--- a/test/base_test.py
+++ b/test/base_test.py
@@ -206,6 +206,7 @@ def test_meta_on_compound_dataset(self, server):
                         "dtype": "|S10",
                         "size": 10,
                         "cset": 0,
+                        "strpad": 1,
                         "vlen": False,
                     },
                     "weight": {"class": 1, "dtype": "<f4", "size": 4, "order": 0},
@@ -290,6 +291,7 @@ def test_meta_on_compound_dataset_with_advanced_types(self, server):
                             "dtype": "|O",
                             "size": 8,
                             "cset": 1,
+                            "strpad": 0,
                             "vlen": True,
                         },
                     },