diff --git a/src/section_runner.rs b/src/section_runner.rs
index 1b9fffb..14e07b1 100644
--- a/src/section_runner.rs
+++ b/src/section_runner.rs
@@ -487,4 +487,68 @@ mod test {
         runner.quit().await.unwrap();
         tokio::task::yield_now().await;
     }
+
+    #[tokio::test]
+    async fn test_pause() {
+        let (sections, interface) = make_sections_and_interface();
+        let mut runner = SectionRunner::new(interface.clone());
+
+        let _run1 = runner
+            .queue_run(sections[1].clone(), Duration::from_secs(10))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let run2 = runner
+            .queue_run(sections[0].clone(), Duration::from_secs(10))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        let _run3 = runner
+            .queue_run(sections[1].clone(), Duration::from_secs(10))
+            .await
+            .unwrap();
+
+        pause();
+
+        advance(Duration::from_secs(1)).await;
+        assert_section_states(&interface, &[false, true]);
+
+        runner.pause().await.unwrap();
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        assert_section_states(&interface, &[false, false]);
+
+        advance(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
+        assert_section_states(&interface, &[false, false]);
+
+        runner.unpause().await.unwrap();
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        assert_section_states(&interface, &[false, true]);
+
+        advance(Duration::from_secs(8)).await;
+        assert_section_states(&interface, &[false, true]);
+
+        advance(Duration::from_secs(2)).await;
+        assert_section_states(&interface, &[true, false]);
+
+        runner.pause().await.unwrap();
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        assert_section_states(&interface, &[false, false]);
+
+        // cancel paused run
+        runner.cancel_run(run2).await.unwrap();
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        assert_section_states(&interface, &[false, false]);
+
+        runner.unpause().await.unwrap();
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+        assert_section_states(&interface, &[false, true]);
+
+        advance(Duration::from_secs(10)).await;
+        assert_section_states(&interface, &[false, false]);
+
+        resume();
+
+        runner.quit().await.unwrap();
+        tokio::task::yield_now().await;
+    }
 }