diff --git a/src/mistralai/extra/tests/test_workflow_encoding.py b/src/mistralai/extra/tests/test_workflow_encoding.py
index ad7ff192..9f3c74ef 100644
--- a/src/mistralai/extra/tests/test_workflow_encoding.py
+++ b/src/mistralai/extra/tests/test_workflow_encoding.py
@@ -760,3 +760,83 @@ async def test_workflow_encoding_hook_handles_gzipped_response():
     assert isinstance(result, httpx.Response)
     response_body = json.loads(result.content)
     assert response_body["result"] == original_data
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_encode_payload_content_does_not_offload_below_threshold(monkeypatch):
+    storage = InMemoryBlobStorage()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "mistralai.extra.workflows.encoding.payload_encoder.get_blob_storage",
+        lambda _: storage,
+    )
+    config = WorkflowEncodingConfig(
+        payload_offloading=PayloadOffloadingConfig(
+            min_size_bytes=1024,
+            storage_config=BlobStorageConfig(
+                storage_provider=StorageProvider.S3,
+                bucket_name="test-bucket",
+            ),
+        ),
+    )
+    encoder = PayloadEncoder(encoding_config=config)
+    context = WorkflowContext(namespace="test", execution_id="exec")
+
+    data, options = await encoder.encode_payload_content(b"tiny", context)
+
+    assert options == []
+    assert storage.blobs == {}
+    assert data == b"tiny"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_encode_payload_content_force_offload_bypasses_threshold(monkeypatch):
+    storage = InMemoryBlobStorage()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "mistralai.extra.workflows.encoding.payload_encoder.get_blob_storage",
+        lambda _: storage,
+    )
+    config = WorkflowEncodingConfig(
+        payload_offloading=PayloadOffloadingConfig(
+            min_size_bytes=1024,
+            storage_config=BlobStorageConfig(
+                storage_provider=StorageProvider.S3,
+                bucket_name="test-bucket",
+            ),
+        ),
+    )
+    encoder = PayloadEncoder(encoding_config=config)
+    context = WorkflowContext(namespace="test", execution_id="exec")
+
+    data, options = await encoder.encode_payload_content(
+        b"tiny", context, force_offload=True
+    )
+
+    assert EncodedPayloadOptions.OFFLOADED in options
+    assert len(storage.blobs) == 1
+    ref = json.loads(data)
+    assert storage.blobs[ref["key"]] == b"tiny"
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_encode_payload_content_force_offload_is_idempotent(monkeypatch):
+    storage = InMemoryBlobStorage()
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        "mistralai.extra.workflows.encoding.payload_encoder.get_blob_storage",
+        lambda _: storage,
+    )
+    config = WorkflowEncodingConfig(
+        payload_offloading=PayloadOffloadingConfig(
+            min_size_bytes=1024,
+            storage_config=BlobStorageConfig(
+                storage_provider=StorageProvider.S3,
+                bucket_name="test-bucket",
+            ),
+        ),
+    )
+    encoder = PayloadEncoder(encoding_config=config)
+    context = WorkflowContext(namespace="test", execution_id="exec")
+
+    await encoder.encode_payload_content(b"same", context, force_offload=True)
+    await encoder.encode_payload_content(b"same", context, force_offload=True)
+
+    assert len(storage.blobs) == 1
diff --git a/src/mistralai/extra/workflows/encoding/payload_encoder.py b/src/mistralai/extra/workflows/encoding/payload_encoder.py
index a90cb8aa..6699a7e4 100644
--- a/src/mistralai/extra/workflows/encoding/payload_encoder.py
+++ b/src/mistralai/extra/workflows/encoding/payload_encoder.py
@@ -213,7 +213,10 @@ def _decrypt(self, data: bytes) -> bytes:
             ) from main_exc
 
     async def _handle_offloading(
-        self, data: bytes, context: Optional[WorkflowContext]
+        self,
+        data: bytes,
+        context: Optional[WorkflowContext],
+        force: bool = False,
     ) -> tuple[bytes, bool]:
         if (
             self.offloading_config is None
@@ -223,7 +226,7 @@ async def _handle_offloading(
                 "You must configure payload offloading storage"
             )
 
-        if len(data) < self.offloading_config.min_size_bytes:
+        if not force and len(data) < self.offloading_config.min_size_bytes:
             return data, False
 
         if not context:
@@ -325,6 +328,7 @@ async def encode_payload_content(
         context: Optional[WorkflowContext] = None,
         *,
         allow_offloading: bool = True,
+        force_offload: bool = False,
     ) -> tuple[bytes, list[EncodedPayloadOptions]]:
         """Handle payload encoding.
 
@@ -353,7 +357,9 @@ async def encode_payload_content(
             encoding_options.append(EncodedPayloadOptions.COMPRESSED)
 
         if allow_offloading and self.offloading_config is not None:
-            data, offloaded = await self._handle_offloading(data, context)
+            data, offloaded = await self._handle_offloading(
+                data, context, force=force_offload
+            )
             if offloaded:
                 encoding_options.append(EncodedPayloadOptions.OFFLOADED)