diff --git a/ascent/models/components/utils/layers.py b/ascent/models/components/utils/layers.py
index 029918f..d1c2da5 100644
--- a/ascent/models/components/utils/layers.py
+++ b/ascent/models/components/utils/layers.py
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ def get_conv(
     stride: Union[int, tuple[int, ...], list[int]],
     dim: int,
     conv_bias: bool = True,
+    padding: Optional[Union[int, tuple[int, ...], list[int]]] = None,
     **kwargs,
 ) -> nn.Module:
     """Get 2D or 3D convolution layer.
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ def get_conv(
         stride: Stride of the convolution.
         dim: Dimension of convolution.
         conv_bias: If True, adds a learnable bias to the convolution output
+        padding: Padding added to input. If None, padding is computed based on kernel size and
+            stride.
         **kwargs: Keyword arguments to be passed to either `nn.Conv2d` or `nn.Conv3d`.
 
     Returns:
@@ -129,8 +132,8 @@ def get_conv(
     if dim not in [2, 3]:
         raise NotImplementedError(f"{dim}D convolution is not supported right now!")
     conv = convolutions[f"Conv{dim}d"]
-    padding = get_padding(kernel_size, stride)
-    return conv(in_channels, out_channels, kernel_size, stride, padding, bias=conv_bias, **kwargs)
+    pad = get_padding(kernel_size, stride) if padding is None else padding
+    return conv(in_channels, out_channels, kernel_size, stride, pad, bias=conv_bias, **kwargs)
 
 
 def get_transp_conv(