diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3AvroWriterManagerTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3AvroWriterManagerTest.scala
index 60a68acca..7f5c2e2a2 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3AvroWriterManagerTest.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3AvroWriterManagerTest.scala
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class S3AvroWriterManagerTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with S3ProxyCont
         bucketAndPrefix,
         commitPolicy       = DefaultCommitPolicy(None, None, Some(2)),
         formatSelection    = FormatSelection(Avro),
-        fileNamingStrategy = new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Avro)),
+        fileNamingStrategy = new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Avro), NoOpPaddingStrategy),
         localStagingArea   = LocalStagingArea(localRoot),
       ),
     ),
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3JsonWriterManagerTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3JsonWriterManagerTest.scala
index b10eea394..ba0094ef3 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3JsonWriterManagerTest.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3JsonWriterManagerTest.scala
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class S3JsonWriterManagerTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with S3ProxyCont
           bucketAndPrefix,
           commitPolicy       = DefaultCommitPolicy(None, None, Some(1)),
           formatSelection    = FormatSelection(Json),
-          fileNamingStrategy = new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Json)),
+          fileNamingStrategy = new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Json), NoOpPaddingStrategy),
           localStagingArea   = LocalStagingArea(localRoot),
         ), // JsonS3Format
       ),
@@ -96,10 +96,11 @@ class S3JsonWriterManagerTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with S3ProxyCont
         SinkBucketOptions(
           TopicName,
           bucketAndPrefix,
-          commitPolicy       = DefaultCommitPolicy(None, None, Some(3)),
-          formatSelection    = FormatSelection(Json),
-          fileNamingStrategy = new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Json)), // JsonS3Format
-          localStagingArea   = LocalStagingArea(localRoot),
+          commitPolicy    = DefaultCommitPolicy(None, None, Some(3)),
+          formatSelection = FormatSelection(Json),
+          fileNamingStrategy =
+            new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Json), NoOpPaddingStrategy), // JsonS3Format
+          localStagingArea = LocalStagingArea(localRoot),
         ),
       ),
       offsetSeekerOptions = OffsetSeekerOptions(5, true),
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3ParquetWriterManagerTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3ParquetWriterManagerTest.scala
index bc5865f30..e1b0694f8 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3ParquetWriterManagerTest.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3ParquetWriterManagerTest.scala
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class S3ParquetWriterManagerTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with S3ProxyC
         TopicName,
         bucketAndPrefix,
         commitPolicy       = DefaultCommitPolicy(None, None, Some(2)),
-        fileNamingStrategy = new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Parquet)),
+        fileNamingStrategy = new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Parquet), NoOpPaddingStrategy),
         formatSelection    = FormatSelection(Parquet),
         localStagingArea   = LocalStagingArea(localRoot),
       ),
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3SinkTaskTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3SinkTaskTest.scala
index ac02b25c7..85c86d474 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3SinkTaskTest.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3SinkTaskTest.scala
@@ -2119,6 +2119,37 @@ class S3SinkTaskTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with S3ProxyContainerTest
     )
   }
 
+  "S3SinkTask" should "write files with topic partition padded when requested" in {
+
+    val task = new S3SinkTask()
+
+    val props = DefaultProps
+      .combine(
+        Map(
+          "connect.s3.kcql"             -> s"insert into $BucketName:$PrefixName select * from $TopicName WITH_FLUSH_COUNT = 3",
+          "connect.s3.padding.strategy" -> "LeftPad",
+          "connect.s3.padding.length"   -> "10",
+        ),
+      ).asJava
+
+    task.start(props)
+    task.open(Seq(new TopicPartition(TopicName, 1)).asJava)
+    task.put(records.asJava)
+    task.close(Seq(new TopicPartition(TopicName, 1)).asJava)
+    task.stop()
+
+    listBucketPath(BucketName, "streamReactorBackups/myTopic/0000000001/").size should be(1)
+
+    remoteFileAsString(BucketName, "streamReactorBackups/myTopic/0000000001/0000000002.json") should be(
+      """
+        |{"name":"sam","title":"mr","salary":100.43}
+        |{"name":"laura","title":"ms","salary":429.06}
+        |{"name":"tom","title":null,"salary":395.44}
+        |""".stripMargin.filter(_ >= ' '),
+    )
+
+  }
+
   private def createSinkRecord(partition: Int, valueStruct: Struct, offset: Int, headers: lang.Iterable[Header]) =
     new SinkRecord(TopicName, partition, null, null, null, valueStruct, offset.toLong, null, null, headers)
 
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3WriterManagerTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3WriterManagerTest.scala
index 2fa6f5f71..dd2fa0963 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3WriterManagerTest.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/it/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/S3WriterManagerTest.scala
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class S3WriterManagerTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with S3ProxyContaine
       "myLovelySink",
       _ => DefaultCommitPolicy(Some(5L), Some(FiniteDuration(5, SECONDS)), Some(5L)).asRight,
       _ => RemoteS3RootLocation("bucketAndPath:location").asRight,
-      _ => new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection.fromString("csv")).asRight,
+      _ => new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection.fromString("csv"), NoOpPaddingStrategy).asRight,
       (_, _) => new File("blah.csv").asRight,
       (_, _, _) => RemoteS3PathLocation("bucket", "path").asRight,
       (_, _) => mock[S3FormatWriter].asRight,
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/PaddingStrategySettings.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/PaddingStrategySettings.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..169223801
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/PaddingStrategySettings.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+package io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.config
+
+import com.datamountaineer.streamreactor.common.config.base.traits.BaseSettings
+import enumeratum.Enum
+import enumeratum.EnumEntry
+import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.config.S3ConfigSettings.PADDING_LENGTH
+import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.config.S3ConfigSettings.PADDING_STRATEGY
+import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink.LeftPadPaddingStrategy
+import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink.NoOpPaddingStrategy
+import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink.PaddingStrategy
+import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink.RightPadPaddingStrategy
+
+sealed trait PaddingStrategyOptions extends EnumEntry
+
+object PaddingStrategyOptions extends Enum[PaddingStrategyOptions] {
+
+  val values = findValues
+
+  case object LeftPad  extends PaddingStrategyOptions
+  case object RightPad extends PaddingStrategyOptions
+  case object NoOp     extends PaddingStrategyOptions
+
+}
+
+trait PaddingStrategySettings extends BaseSettings {
+
+  private val paddingChar: Char = '0'
+
+  def getPaddingStrategy(): PaddingStrategy = {
+    val paddingLength = getInt(PADDING_LENGTH)
+    PaddingStrategyOptions.withNameInsensitive(getString(PADDING_STRATEGY)) match {
+      case PaddingStrategyOptions.LeftPad  => LeftPadPaddingStrategy(paddingLength, paddingChar)
+      case PaddingStrategyOptions.RightPad => RightPadPaddingStrategy(paddingLength, paddingChar)
+      case _                               => NoOpPaddingStrategy
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigDef.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigDef.scala
index 98fe0709c..92fffd986 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigDef.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigDef.scala
@@ -227,6 +227,20 @@ object S3ConfigDef {
       Importance.LOW,
       COMPRESSION_LEVEL_DOC,
     )
+    .define(
+      PADDING_STRATEGY,
+      Type.STRING,
+      PADDING_STRATEGY_DEFAULT,
+      Importance.LOW,
+      PADDING_STRATEGY_DOC,
+    )
+    .define(
+      PADDING_LENGTH,
+      Type.INT,
+      PADDING_LENGTH_DEFAULT,
+      Importance.LOW,
+      PADDING_LENGTH_DOC,
+    )
 }
 
 class S3ConfigDef() extends ConfigDef with LazyLogging {
@@ -283,7 +297,8 @@ case class S3ConfigDefBuilder(sinkName: Option[String], props: util.Map[String,
     with UserSettings
     with ConnectionSettings
     with S3FlushSettings
-    with CompressionCodecSettings {
+    with CompressionCodecSettings
+    with PaddingStrategySettings {
 
   def getParsedValues: Map[String, _] = values().asScala.toMap
 
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigSettings.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigSettings.scala
index ab37a0715..34bf46b39 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigSettings.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigSettings.scala
@@ -120,4 +120,13 @@ object S3ConfigSettings {
   val COMPRESSION_LEVEL         = s"$CONNECTOR_PREFIX.compression.level"
   val COMPRESSION_LEVEL_DOC     = "Certain compression codecs require a level specified."
   val COMPRESSION_LEVEL_DEFAULT = -1
+
+  val PADDING_STRATEGY = s"$CONNECTOR_PREFIX.padding.strategy"
+  val PADDING_STRATEGY_DOC =
+    "Configure in order to pad the partition and offset on the sink output files. Options are `LeftPad`, `RightPad` or `NoOp`. Defaults to `NoOp` (does not add padding)."
+  val PADDING_STRATEGY_DEFAULT = "NoOp"
+
+  val PADDING_LENGTH         = s"$CONNECTOR_PREFIX.padding.length"
+  val PADDING_LENGTH_DOC     = s"Length to pad the string up to if $PADDING_STRATEGY is set."
+  val PADDING_LENGTH_DEFAULT = 8
 }
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/FileNamingStrategy.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/FileNamingStrategy.scala
index e1b287488..bc1964362 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/FileNamingStrategy.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/FileNamingStrategy.scala
@@ -68,7 +68,10 @@ trait S3FileNamingStrategy {
 
 }
 
-class HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection: FormatSelection) extends S3FileNamingStrategy {
+class HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection: FormatSelection, paddingStrategy: PaddingStrategy)
+    extends S3FileNamingStrategy {
+
+  import paddingStrategy._
 
   val format: Format = formatSelection.format
 
@@ -83,8 +86,8 @@ class HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection: FormatSelection) extends
       val file = stagingDirectory
         .toPath
         .resolve(prefix(bucketAndPrefix))
-        .resolve(topicPartition.topic.value)
-        .resolve(s"${topicPartition.partition}.${format.entryName.toLowerCase}")
+        .resolve(padString(topicPartition.topic.value))
+        .resolve(s"${padString(topicPartition.partition.toString)}.${format.entryName.toLowerCase}")
         .resolve(uuid)
         .toFile
       createFileAndParents(file)
@@ -98,7 +101,9 @@ class HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection: FormatSelection) extends
   ): Either[FatalS3SinkError, RemoteS3PathLocation] =
     Try(
       bucketAndPrefix.withPath(
-        s"${prefix(bucketAndPrefix)}/${topicPartitionOffset.topic.value}/${topicPartitionOffset.partition}/${topicPartitionOffset.offset.value}.${format.entryName.toLowerCase}",
+        s"${prefix(bucketAndPrefix)}/${topicPartitionOffset.topic.value}/${padString(
+          topicPartitionOffset.partition.toString,
+        )}/${padString(topicPartitionOffset.offset.value.toString)}.${format.entryName.toLowerCase}",
       ),
     ).toEither.left.map(ex => FatalS3SinkError(ex.getMessage, topicPartitionOffset.toTopicPartition))
 
@@ -118,12 +123,19 @@ class HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection: FormatSelection) extends
     bucketAndPrefix: RemoteS3RootLocation,
     topicPartition:  TopicPartition,
   ): RemoteS3PathLocation =
-    bucketAndPrefix.withPath(s"${prefix(bucketAndPrefix)}/${topicPartition.topic.value}/${topicPartition.partition}/")
+    bucketAndPrefix.withPath(
+      s"${prefix(bucketAndPrefix)}/${topicPartition.topic.value}/${padString(topicPartition.partition.toString)}/",
+    )
 
 }
 
-class PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection: FormatSelection, partitionSelection: PartitionSelection)
-    extends S3FileNamingStrategy {
+class PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy(
+  formatSelection:    FormatSelection,
+  paddingStrategy:    PaddingStrategy,
+  partitionSelection: PartitionSelection,
+) extends S3FileNamingStrategy {
+
+  import paddingStrategy._
 
   val format: Format = formatSelection.format
 
@@ -142,7 +154,7 @@ class PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection: FormatSelection, partitio
         .resolve(prefix(bucketAndPrefix))
         .resolve(buildPartitionPrefix(partitionValues))
         .resolve(topicPartition.topic.value)
-        .resolve(topicPartition.partition.toString)
+        .resolve(padString(topicPartition.partition.toString))
         .resolve(format.entryName.toLowerCase)
         .resolve(uuid)
         .toFile
@@ -167,7 +179,9 @@ class PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection: FormatSelection, partitio
   ): Either[FatalS3SinkError, RemoteS3PathLocation] =
     Try(
       bucketAndPrefix.withPath(
-        s"${prefix(bucketAndPrefix)}/${buildPartitionPrefix(partitionValues)}/${topicPartitionOffset.topic.value}(${topicPartitionOffset.partition}_${topicPartitionOffset.offset.value}).${format.entryName.toLowerCase}",
+        s"${prefix(bucketAndPrefix)}/${buildPartitionPrefix(partitionValues)}/${topicPartitionOffset.topic.value}(${padString(
+          topicPartitionOffset.partition.toString,
+        )}_${padString(topicPartitionOffset.offset.value.toString)}).${format.entryName.toLowerCase}",
       ),
     ).toEither.left.map(ex => FatalS3SinkError(ex.getMessage, topicPartitionOffset.toTopicPartition))
 
@@ -196,7 +210,7 @@ class PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection: FormatSelection, partitio
           case partition @ WholeKeyPartitionField() =>
             partition -> getPartitionByWholeKeyValue(messageDetail.keySinkData)
           case partition @ TopicPartitionField()     => partition -> topicPartition.topic.value
-          case partition @ PartitionPartitionField() => partition -> topicPartition.partition.toString
+          case partition @ PartitionPartitionField() => partition -> padString(topicPartition.partition.toString)
           case partition @ DatePartitionField(_) => partition ->
               messageDetail.time.fold(
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/PaddingStrategy.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/PaddingStrategy.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5538072c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/PaddingStrategy.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+package io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink
+
+trait PaddingStrategy {
+  def padString(padMe: String): String
+}
+
+object NoOpPaddingStrategy extends PaddingStrategy {
+  override def padString(dontPadMe: String): String = dontPadMe
+}
+
+case class LeftPadPaddingStrategy(maxDigits: Int, padCharacter: Char) extends PaddingStrategy {
+  override def padString(padMe: String): String = padMe.reverse.padTo(maxDigits, padCharacter).reverse
+}
+
+case class RightPadPaddingStrategy(maxDigits: Int, padCharacter: Char) extends PaddingStrategy {
+  override def padString(padMe: String): String = padMe.padTo(maxDigits, padCharacter)
+}
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/config/S3SinkConfig.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/config/S3SinkConfig.scala
index 99602edb3..3ddf5ab81 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/config/S3SinkConfig.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/main/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/config/S3SinkConfig.scala
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ object SinkBucketOptions extends LazyLogging {
 
       val partitionSelection = PartitionSelection(kcql)
       val namingStrategy = partitionSelection match {
-        case Some(partSel) => new PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection, partSel)
-        case None          => new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection)
+        case Some(partSel) => new PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection, config.getPaddingStrategy(), partSel)
+        case None          => new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(formatSelection, config.getPaddingStrategy())
       }
 
       val stagingArea = LocalStagingArea(config)
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigDefTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigDefTest.scala
index 80c1ce601..3b3ad817c 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigDefTest.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigDefTest.scala
@@ -47,20 +47,20 @@ class S3ConfigDefTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
 
   "S3ConfigDef" should "parse original properties" in {
     val resultMap = S3ConfigDef.config.parse(DefaultProps.asJava).asScala
-    resultMap should have size 24
+    resultMap should have size 26
     DeprecatedProps.filterNot { case (k, _) => k == KCQL_CONFIG }.foreach {
       case (k, _) => resultMap.get(k) should be(None)
     }
-    DefaultProps.foreach { case (k, _) => resultMap.keySet.contains(k) should be(true) }
+    resultMap.keys should contain allElementsOf DefaultProps.keys
   }
 
   "S3ConfigDef" should "parse deprecated properties" in {
     val resultMap = S3ConfigDef.config.parse(DeprecatedProps.asJava).asScala
-    resultMap should have size 24
+    resultMap should have size 26
     DeprecatedProps.filterNot { case (k, _) => k == KCQL_CONFIG }.foreach {
       case (k, _) => resultMap.get(k) should be(None)
     }
-    DefaultProps.foreach { case (k, _) => resultMap.keySet.contains(k) should be(true) }
+    resultMap.keys should contain allElementsOf DefaultProps.keys
   }
 
   "S3ConfigDef" should "parse merged properties" in {
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ class S3ConfigDefTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
     DeprecatedProps.filterNot { case (k, _) => k == KCQL_CONFIG }.foreach {
       case (k, _) => resultMap.get(k) should be(None)
     }
-    DefaultProps.foreach { case (k, _) => resultMap.keySet.contains(k) should be(true) }
+    resultMap.keys should contain allElementsOf DefaultProps.keys
   }
 }
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigSettingsTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigSettingsTest.scala
index d66bea15e..9daaebdb7 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigSettingsTest.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/config/S3ConfigSettingsTest.scala
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class S3ConfigSettingsTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers with LazyLogging {
         case (k, _) => ignorePropertiesWithSuffix.exists(k.contains(_))
       }
 
-    docs should have size 33
+    docs should have size 35
     docs.foreach {
       case (k, v) => {
         logger.info("method: {}, value: {}", k, v)
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/model/S3StoredFileTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/model/S3StoredFileTest.scala
index dbdeb49bc..8eb81792e 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/model/S3StoredFileTest.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/model/S3StoredFileTest.scala
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.model
 
 import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.config.FormatSelection
 import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink.HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy
+import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink.NoOpPaddingStrategy
 import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink.PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy
 import org.scalatest.flatspec.AnyFlatSpec
 import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ class S3StoredFileTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
   "apply" should "parse hierarchical scheme" in {
 
     implicit val hierarchical: HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy =
-      new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection.fromString("`JSON`"))
+      new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection.fromString("`JSON`"), NoOpPaddingStrategy)
 
     S3StoredFile("dragon-test/myTopicName/1/1.json") should be(Some(S3StoredFile(
       "dragon-test/myTopicName/1/1.json",
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ class S3StoredFileTest extends AnyFlatSpec with Matchers {
 
     implicit val partitioned: PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy = new PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy(
       FormatSelection.fromString("`JSON`"),
+      NoOpPaddingStrategy,
       PartitionSelection(Seq.empty[PartitionField]),
     )
 
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/CommittedFileNameTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/CommittedFileNameTest.scala
index 32ed910e2..93d869923 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/CommittedFileNameTest.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/CommittedFileNameTest.scala
@@ -34,10 +34,11 @@ class CommittedFileNameTest extends AnyFlatSpecLike with Matchers {
                                                                  ValuePartitionField(PartitionNamePath("partition2")),
   ))
 
-  class HierarchicalJsonTestContext extends TestContext(new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Json)))
+  class HierarchicalJsonTestContext
+      extends TestContext(new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Json), NoOpPaddingStrategy))
 
   class PartitionedAvroTestContext
-      extends TestContext(new PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Avro), partitions))
+      extends TestContext(new PartitionedS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Avro), NoOpPaddingStrategy, partitions))
 
   "unapply" should "recognise hierarchical filenames in prefix/topic/927/77.json format" in new HierarchicalJsonTestContext {
     CommittedFileName.unapply("prefix/topic/927/77.json") should be(Some((Topic("topic"), 927, Offset(77), Json)))
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/PaddingStrategyTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/PaddingStrategyTest.scala
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3ae02d80b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/PaddingStrategyTest.scala
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+package io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink
+
+import org.scalatest.flatspec.AnyFlatSpecLike
+import org.scalatest.matchers.should.Matchers
+
+class PaddingStrategyTest extends AnyFlatSpecLike with Matchers {
+
+  "NoOpPaddingStrategy" should "return string as is" in {
+    NoOpPaddingStrategy.padString("1") should be("1")
+  }
+
+  "LeftPaddingStrategy" should "pad string left" in {
+    LeftPadPaddingStrategy(5, '0').padString("2") should be("00002")
+  }
+
+  "RightPaddingStrategy" should "pad string right" in {
+    RightPadPaddingStrategy(10, '0').padString("3") should be("3000000000")
+  }
+}
diff --git a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/seek/LegacyOffsetSeekerTest.scala b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/seek/LegacyOffsetSeekerTest.scala
index 0b671bf99..fd91a3a23 100644
--- a/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/seek/LegacyOffsetSeekerTest.scala
+++ b/kafka-connect-aws-s3/src/test/scala/io/lenses/streamreactor/connect/aws/s3/sink/seek/LegacyOffsetSeekerTest.scala
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.model.Offset
 import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.model.Topic
 import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.model.TopicPartitionOffset
 import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink.HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy
+import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.sink.NoOpPaddingStrategy
 import io.lenses.streamreactor.connect.aws.s3.storage.StorageInterface
 import org.mockito.MockitoSugar
 import org.scalatest.flatspec.AnyFlatSpec
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ class LegacyOffsetSeekerTest
     with EitherValues
     with OptionValues {
 
-  private val fileNamingStrategy = new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Json))
+  private val fileNamingStrategy = new HierarchicalS3FileNamingStrategy(FormatSelection(Json), NoOpPaddingStrategy)
 
   private implicit val storageInterface: StorageInterface = mock[StorageInterface]