diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e58f8c9bf..f17c09825 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ Prior versions of Jackett are no longer supported.
  * HHD
  * HomePornTorrents (HPT)
  * House of Devil
+ * HQMusic
  * HUDBT (蝴蝶) [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
  * iAnon
  * ICC2022 (冰淇淋) [![(invite needed)][inviteneeded]](#)
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hqmusic.yml b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hqmusic.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9737c82f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Jackett.Common/Definitions/hqmusic.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+---
+id: hqmusic
+name: HQMusic
+description: "HQMusic is a VIETNAMESE Private Torrent Tracker for MUSIC"
+language: vi-VN
+type: private
+encoding: UTF-8
+links:
+  - https://tracker.hqmusic.info/
+
+caps:
+  categorymappings:
+    - {id: 1, cat: Audio, desc: "Music"}
+
+  modes:
+    search: [q]
+    music-search: [q, album, artist]
+
+settings:
+  - name: cookie
+    type: text
+    label: Cookie
+  - name: info_cookie
+    type: info_cookie
+  - name: freeleech
+    type: checkbox
+    label: Search freeleech only
+    default: false
+  - name: sort
+    type: select
+    label: Sort requested from site
+    default: 4
+    options:
+      4: created
+      7: seeders
+      5: size
+      1: title
+  - name: type
+    type: select
+    label: Order requested from site
+    default: desc
+    options:
+      desc: desc
+      asc: asc
+
+login:
+  # switched from the form method to the cookie method due to https://github.com/Prowlarr/Prowlarr/issues/792
+  method: cookie
+  inputs:
+    cookie: "{{ .Config.cookie }}"
+  test:
+    path: index.php
+    selector: a[href="logout.php"]
+
+search:
+  paths:
+    # https://tracker.hqmusic.info/torrents.php?search=&search_area=0&search_mode=0&incldead=0&haslog=0&cue=0&cover=0&tracks=0&spstate=0
+    - path: torrents.php
+  inputs:
+    search: "{{ if .Query.Artist }}{{ .Query.Artist }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if .Query.Album }} {{ .Query.album }}{{ else }}{{ end }}{{ if or .Query.Artist .Query.Album }}{{ else }}{{ .Keywords }}{{ end }}"
+    # 0 title, 1 descr, 3 uploader, 4 imdburl
+    search_area: 0
+    # 0 AND, 1 OR, 2 exact
+    search_mode: 0
+    # 0 incldead, 1 active, 2 dead
+    incldead: 0
+    # 0 has log, 1 yes, 2 no, 3 100% only, 4 100% Unscored
+    haslog: 0
+    # 0 cue, 1 yes, 2 no
+    cue: 0
+    # 0 cover, 1 yes, 2 no
+    cover: 0
+    # tracks, 1 yes, 2 no
+    tracks: 0
+    # 0 all, 1 normal, 2 free, 3 2x, 4 2xfree, 5 50%, 6 2x50%, 7 30%
+    spstate: "{{ if .Config.freeleech }}2{{ else }}0{{ end }}"
+    sort: "{{ .Config.sort }}"
+    type: "{{ .Config.type }}"
+    notnewword: 1
+
+  rows:
+    selector: table.main > tbody > tr > td.embedded > table.torrents > tbody > tr:has(a[href^="download.php?id="])
+
+  fields:
+    category:
+      text: 1
+    title_default:
+      selector: a[href*="details.php?id="]
+    title:
+      selector: a[title][href*="details.php?id="]
+      attribute: title
+      optional: true
+      default: "{{ .Result.title_default }}"
+    details:
+      selector: a[href*="details.php?id="]
+      attribute: href
+    download:
+      selector: a[href^="download.php?id="]
+      attribute: href
+    poster:
+      selector: img[src^="imagescover"]
+      attribute: src
+      filters:
+        - name: prepend
+          args: "https://images.weserv.nl/?url={{ .Config.sitelink }}" # for display on dashboard
+        - name: append
+          args: "&w=180&h=270" # for display on dashboard
+    date_elapsed:
+      # time type: time elapsed (default)
+      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(4) > span[title]
+      attribute: title
+      optional: true
+      filters:
+        - name: append
+          args: " +07:00" # ICT
+        - name: dateparse
+          args: "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss zzz"
+    date_added:
+      # time added
+      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(4):not(:has(span))
+      optional: true
+      filters:
+        - name: append
+          args: " +07:00" # ICT
+        - name: dateparse
+          args: "yyyy-MM-ddHH:mm:ss zzz"
+    date:
+      text: "{{ if or .Result.date_elapsed .Result.date_added }}{{ or .Result.date_elapsed .Result.date_added }}{{ else }}now{{ end }}"
+    size:
+      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(5)
+    seeders:
+      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(6)
+    leechers:
+      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(7)
+    grabs:
+      selector: td.rowfollow:nth-child(8)
+    downloadvolumefactor:
+      case:
+        img.pro_free: 0
+        img.pro_free2up: 0
+        img.pro_50pctdown: 0.5
+        img.pro_50pctdown2up: 0.5
+        img.pro_30pctdown: 0.3
+        "*": 1
+    uploadvolumefactor:
+      case:
+        img.pro_50pctdown2up: 2
+        img.pro_free2up: 2
+        img.pro_2up: 2
+        "*": 1
+    minimumratio:
+      text: 0.4
+    minimumseedtime:
+      # 60 hours (as seconds = 60 x 60 x 60)
+      text: 216000
+    description:
+      selector: td:nth-child(1)
+      remove: a, b, font, img, span
+# NexusPHP Standard v1.5 Beta 4 (custom)
diff --git a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
index 2b80a16e6..b025711d2 100644
--- a/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Jackett.Updater/Program.cs
@@ -481,7 +481,6 @@ namespace Jackett.Updater
                 "Definitions/hon3yhd.yml",
                 "Definitions/horriblesubs.yml",
                 "Definitions/horrorsite.yml",
-                "Definitions/hqmusic.yml",
                 "Definitions/hqsource.yml",
                 "Definitions/hush.yml",
                 "Definitions/hyperay.yml",