diff --git a/src/mqtt/request/mod.rs b/src/mqtt/request/mod.rs
index 2dd460f..ae367db 100644
--- a/src/mqtt/request/mod.rs
+++ b/src/mqtt/request/mod.rs
@@ -257,6 +257,7 @@ pub enum Request {
     RunSection(sections::RunSectionRequest),
     CancelSection(sections::CancelSectionRequest),
     CancelSectionRunId(sections::CancelSectionRunIdRequest),
+    PauseSectionRunner(sections::PauseSectionRunnerRequest),
 }
 
 impl IRequest for Request {
@@ -267,6 +268,7 @@ impl IRequest for Request {
             Request::RunSection(req) => req.exec_erased(ctx),
             Request::CancelSection(req) => req.exec_erased(ctx),
             Request::CancelSectionRunId(req) => req.exec_erased(ctx),
+            Request::PauseSectionRunner(req) => req.exec_erased(ctx),
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/mqtt/request/sections.rs b/src/mqtt/request/sections.rs
index ca222f4..e86d23c 100644
--- a/src/mqtt/request/sections.rs
+++ b/src/mqtt/request/sections.rs
@@ -121,3 +121,39 @@ impl IRequest for CancelSectionRunIdRequest {
         })
     }
 }
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct PauseSectionRunnerRequest {
+    pub paused: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize, Serialize)]
+#[serde(rename_all = "camelCase")]
+pub struct PauseSectionRunnerResponse {
+    pub message: String,
+    pub paused: bool,
+}
+
+impl IRequest for PauseSectionRunnerRequest {
+    type Response = PauseSectionRunnerResponse;
+    fn exec(&mut self, ctx: &mut RequestContext) -> RequestFuture<Self::Response> {
+        let mut section_runner = ctx.section_runner.clone();
+        let paused = self.paused;
+        Box::pin(async move {
+            if paused {
+                section_runner.pause().await
+            } else {
+                section_runner.unpause().await
+            }
+            .wrap_err("could not pause/unpause section runner")?;
+            Ok(PauseSectionRunnerResponse {
+                message: format!(
+                    "{} section runner",
+                    if paused { "paused" } else { "unpaused" }
+                ),
+                paused,
+            })
+        })
+    }
+}