diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bff46ef1..938dbf38 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ It is currently in active development in the Kubernetes community through the [d
 | [kpod-logs(1)](/docs/kpod-logs.1.md)                 | Display the logs of a container                                           ||
 | [kpod-mount(1)](/docs/kpod-mount.1.md)               | Mount a working container's root filesystem                               ||
 | [kpod-ps(1)](/docs/kpod-ps.1.md)                     | Prints out information about containers                                   |[![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/bbT41kac6CwZ5giESmZLIaTLR)|
+| [kpod-pause(1)](/docs/kpod-pause.1.md)               | Pause one or more running containers                                      ||
 | [kpod-pull(1)](/docs/kpod-pull.1.md)                 | Pull an image from a registry                                             |[![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/lr4zfoynHJOUNu1KaXa1dwG2X)|
 | [kpod-push(1)](/docs/kpod-push.1.md)                 | Push an image to a specified destination                                  |[![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/133276)|
 | [kpod-rename(1)](/docs/kpod-rename.1.md)             | Rename a container                                                        ||
@@ -59,9 +60,10 @@ It is currently in active development in the Kubernetes community through the [d
 | [kpod-rmi(1)](/docs/kpod-rmi.1.md)                   | Removes one or more images                                                |[![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/133799)|
 | [kpod-save(1)](/docs/kpod-save.1.md)                 | Saves an image to an archive                                              |[![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/kp8kOaexEhEa20P1KLZ3L5X4g)|
 | [kpod-stats(1)](/docs/kpod-stats.1.md)               | Display a live stream of one or more containers' resource usage statistics||
-| [kpod-stop(1)](/docs/kpod-stop.1.md)               | Stops one or more running containers.||
+| [kpod-stop(1)](/docs/kpod-stop.1.md)                 | Stops one or more running containers                                      ||
 | [kpod-tag(1)](/docs/kpod-tag.1.md)                   | Add an additional name to a local image                                   |[![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/133803)|
 | [kpod-umount(1)](/docs/kpod-umount.1.md)             | Unmount a working container's root filesystem                             ||
+| [kpod-unpause(1)](/docs/kpod-unpause.1.md)           | Unpause one or more running containers                                    ||
 | [kpod-version(1)](/docs/kpod-version.1.md)           | Display the version information                                           |[![...](/docs/play.png)](https://asciinema.org/a/mfrn61pjZT9Fc8L4NbfdSqfgu)|
 
 ## Configuration
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/main.go b/cmd/kpod/main.go
index 13f71cd2..75c32d6b 100644
--- a/cmd/kpod/main.go
+++ b/cmd/kpod/main.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func main() {
 		loadCommand,
 		logsCommand,
 		mountCommand,
+		pauseCommand,
 		psCommand,
 		pullCommand,
 		pushCommand,
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ func main() {
 		stopCommand,
 		tagCommand,
 		umountCommand,
+		unpauseCommand,
 		versionCommand,
 	}
 	app.Before = func(c *cli.Context) error {
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/pause.go b/cmd/kpod/pause.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f15b09d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kpod/pause.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/libkpod"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+	"os"
+)
+
+var (
+	pauseDescription = `
+   kpod pause
+
+   Pauses one or more running containers.  The container name or ID can be used.
+`
+	pauseCommand = cli.Command{
+		Name:        "pause",
+		Usage:       "Pause one or more containers",
+		Description: pauseDescription,
+		Action:      pauseCmd,
+		ArgsUsage:   "CONTAINER-NAME [CONTAINER-NAME ...]",
+	}
+)
+
+func pauseCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	args := c.Args()
+	if len(args) < 1 {
+		return errors.Errorf("you must provide at least one container name or id")
+	}
+
+	config, err := getConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get config")
+	}
+	server, err := libkpod.New(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get container server")
+	}
+	defer server.Shutdown()
+	err = server.Update()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not update list of containers")
+	}
+	var lastError error
+	for _, container := range c.Args() {
+		cid, err := server.ContainerPause(container)
+		if err != nil {
+			if lastError != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, lastError)
+			}
+			lastError = errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to pause container %v", container)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(cid)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return lastError
+}
diff --git a/cmd/kpod/unpause.go b/cmd/kpod/unpause.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8b3c6167
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/kpod/unpause.go
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/libkpod"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"github.com/urfave/cli"
+	"os"
+)
+
+var (
+	unpauseDescription = `
+   kpod unpause
+
+   Unpauses one or more running containers.  The container name or ID can be used.
+`
+	unpauseCommand = cli.Command{
+		Name:        "unpause",
+		Usage:       "Unpause one or more containers",
+		Description: unpauseDescription,
+		Action:      unpauseCmd,
+		ArgsUsage:   "CONTAINER-NAME [CONTAINER-NAME ...]",
+	}
+)
+
+func unpauseCmd(c *cli.Context) error {
+	args := c.Args()
+	if len(args) < 1 {
+		return errors.Errorf("you must provide at least one container name or id")
+	}
+
+	config, err := getConfig(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get config")
+	}
+	server, err := libkpod.New(config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not get container server")
+	}
+	defer server.Shutdown()
+	err = server.Update()
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrapf(err, "could not update list of containers")
+	}
+	var lastError error
+	for _, container := range c.Args() {
+		cid, err := server.ContainerUnpause(container)
+		if err != nil {
+			if lastError != nil {
+				fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, lastError)
+			}
+			lastError = errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to unpause container %v", container)
+		} else {
+			fmt.Println(cid)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return lastError
+}
diff --git a/completions/bash/kpod b/completions/bash/kpod
index 07022bc9..e6a95519 100644
--- a/completions/bash/kpod
+++ b/completions/bash/kpod
@@ -349,6 +349,14 @@ _kpod_export() {
      _complete_ "$options_with_args" "$boolean_options"
 }
 
+_kpod_pause() {
+     local options_with_args="
+     --help -h
+     "
+     local boolean_options=""
+     _complete_ "$options_with_args" "$boolean_options"
+}
+
 _kpod_ps() {
      local options_with_args="
      --filter -f
@@ -374,6 +382,14 @@ _kpod_stop() {
      _complete_ "$options_with_args" "$boolean_options"
 }
 
+_kpod_unpause() {
+     local options_with_args="
+     --help -h
+     "
+     local boolean_options=""
+     _complete_ "$options_with_args" "$boolean_options"
+}
+
 _complete_() {
     local options_with_args=$1
     local boolean_options="$2 -h --help"
@@ -424,6 +440,7 @@ _kpod_kpod() {
     load
     logs
     mount
+    pause
     ps
     pull
     push
@@ -436,6 +453,7 @@ _kpod_kpod() {
     tag
     umount
     unmount
+    unpause
     version
      "
 
diff --git a/docs/kpod-pause.1.md b/docs/kpod-pause.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e3328d7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/kpod-pause.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+% kpod(1) kpod-pause - Pause one or more containers
+% Dan Walsh
+# kpod-pause "1" "September 2017" "kpod"
+
+## NAME
+kpod pause - Pause one or more containers
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+**kpod pause [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [...]**
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+Pauses one or more containers.  You may use container IDs or names as input.
+
+## EXAMPLE
+
+kpod pause mywebserver
+
+kpod pause 860a4b23
+
+## SEE ALSO
+kpod(1), kpod-unpause(1)
+
+## HISTORY
+September 2017, Originally compiled by Dan Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>
diff --git a/docs/kpod-unpause.1.md b/docs/kpod-unpause.1.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b64323af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/kpod-unpause.1.md
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+% kpod(1) kpod-unpause - Unpause one or more containers
+% Dan Walsh
+# kpod-unpause "1" "September 2017" "kpod"
+
+## NAME
+kpod unpause - Unpause one or more containers
+
+## SYNOPSIS
+**kpod unpause [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [...]**
+
+## DESCRIPTION
+Unpauses one or more containers.  You may use container IDs or names as input.
+
+## EXAMPLE
+
+kpod unpause mywebserver
+
+kpod unpause 860a4b23
+
+## SEE ALSO
+kpod(1), kpod-pause(1)
+
+## HISTORY
+September 2017, Originally compiled by Dan Walsh <dwalsh@redhat.com>
diff --git a/libkpod/pause.go b/libkpod/pause.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..23a3e0c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libkpod/pause.go
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+package libkpod
+
+import (
+	"github.com/kubernetes-incubator/cri-o/oci"
+	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+)
+
+// ContainerPause pauses a running container.
+func (c *ContainerServer) ContainerPause(container string) (string, error) {
+	ctr, err := c.LookupContainer(container)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to find container %s", container)
+	}
+
+	cStatus := c.runtime.ContainerStatus(ctr)
+	if cStatus.Status != oci.ContainerStatePaused {
+		if err := c.runtime.PauseContainer(ctr); err != nil {
+			return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to pause container %s", ctr.ID())
+		}
+	}
+
+	c.ContainerStateToDisk(ctr)
+
+	return ctr.ID(), nil
+}
+
+// ContainerUnpause unpauses a running container with a grace period (i.e., timeout).
+func (c *ContainerServer) ContainerUnpause(container string) (string, error) {
+	ctr, err := c.LookupContainer(container)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to find container %s", container)
+	}
+
+	cStatus := c.runtime.ContainerStatus(ctr)
+	if cStatus.Status == oci.ContainerStatePaused {
+		if err := c.runtime.UnpauseContainer(ctr); err != nil {
+			return "", errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to unpause container %s", ctr.ID())
+		}
+	}
+
+	c.ContainerStateToDisk(ctr)
+
+	return ctr.ID(), nil
+}
diff --git a/oci/oci.go b/oci/oci.go
index 7f03ef0f..0a603092 100644
--- a/oci/oci.go
+++ b/oci/oci.go
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import (
 const (
 	// ContainerStateCreated represents the created state of a container
 	ContainerStateCreated = "created"
+	// ContainerStatePaused represents the paused state of a container
+	ContainerStatePaused = "paused"
 	// ContainerStateRunning represents the running state of a container
 	ContainerStateRunning = "running"
 	// ContainerStateStopped represents the stopped state of a container
@@ -678,3 +680,23 @@ func (r *Runtime) RuntimeReady() (bool, error) {
 func (r *Runtime) NetworkReady() (bool, error) {
 	return true, nil
 }
+
+// PauseContainer pauses a container.
+func (r *Runtime) PauseContainer(c *Container) error {
+	c.opLock.Lock()
+	defer c.opLock.Unlock()
+	if _, err := utils.ExecCmd(r.Path(c), "pause", c.id); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// UnpauseContainer unpauses a container.
+func (r *Runtime) UnpauseContainer(c *Container) error {
+	c.opLock.Lock()
+	defer c.opLock.Unlock()
+	if _, err := utils.ExecCmd(r.Path(c), "unpause", c.id); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/test/kpod_pause.bats b/test/kpod_pause.bats
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6a9069a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/kpod_pause.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bats
+
+load helpers
+
+ROOT="$TESTDIR/crio"
+RUNROOT="$TESTDIR/crio-run"
+KPOD_OPTIONS="--root $ROOT --runroot $RUNROOT $STORAGE_OPTS"
+function teardown() {
+    cleanup_test
+}
+
+@test "pause a bogus container" {
+    run ${KPOD_BINARY} ${KPOD_OPTIONS} pause foobar
+    echo "$output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+}
+
+@test "unpause a bogus container" {
+    run ${KPOD_BINARY} ${KPOD_OPTIONS} unpause foobar
+    echo "$output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 1 ]
+}
+
+@test "pause a running container by id" {
+    start_crio
+    run crioctl pod run --config "$TESTDATA"/sandbox_config.json
+    echo "$output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    pod_id="$output"
+    run crioctl ctr create --config "$TESTDATA"/container_config.json --pod "$pod_id"
+    echo "$output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    ctr_id="$output"
+    run crioctl ctr start --id "$ctr_id"
+    echo "$output"
+    id="$output"
+    run ${KPOD_BINARY} ${KPOD_OPTIONS} pause "$id"
+    echo "$output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    run ${KPOD_BINARY} ${KPOD_OPTIONS} unpause "$id"
+    echo "$output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    cleanup_pods
+    pause_crio
+}
+
+@test "pause a running container by name" {
+    start_crio
+    run crioctl pod run --config "$TESTDATA"/sandbox_config.json
+    echo "$output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    pod_id="$output"
+    run crioctl ctr create --config "$TESTDATA"/container_config.json --pod "$pod_id"
+    echo "$output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    ctr_id="$output"
+    run crioctl ctr start --id "$ctr_id"
+    echo "$output"
+    run ${KPOD_BINARY} ${KPOD_OPTIONS} pause "k8s_podsandbox1-redis_podsandbox1_redhat.test.crio_redhat-test-crio_0"
+    echo "$output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    run ${KPOD_BINARY} ${KPOD_OPTIONS} unpause "k8s_podsandbox1-redis_podsandbox1_redhat.test.crio_redhat-test-crio_0"
+    echo "$output"
+    [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
+    cleanup_pods
+    pause_crio
+}
diff --git a/transfer.md b/transfer.md
index fdf18cbd..c8b94228 100644
--- a/transfer.md
+++ b/transfer.md
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ There are other equivalents for these tools
 | `docker history`| [`kpod history`](./docs/kpod-history.1.md)|
 | `docker images` | [`kpod images`](./docs/kpod-images.1.md)  |
 | `docker load`   | [`kpod load`](./docs/kpod-load.1.md)      |
+| `docker pause`  | [`kpod pause`](./docs/kpod-pause.1.md)    |
 | `docker ps`     | [`kpod ps`](./docs/kpod-ps.1.md)          |
 | `docker pull`   | [`kpod pull`](./docs/kpod-pull.1.md)      |
 | `docker push`   | [`kpod push`](./docs/kpod-push.1.md)      |
@@ -54,4 +55,6 @@ There are other equivalents for these tools
 | `docker rmi`    | [`kpod rmi`](./docs/kpod-rmi.1.md)        |
 | `docker save`   | [`kpod save`](./docs/kpod-save.1.md)      |
 | `docker tag`    | [`kpod tag`](./docs/kpod-tag.1.md)        |
+| `docker stop`   | [`kpod stop`](./docs/kpod-stop.1.md)      |
+| `docker unpause`| [`kpod unpause`](./docs/kpod-unpause.1.md)|
 | `docker version`| [`kpod version`](./docs/kpod-version.1.md)|