diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
index 7c2ef41670..c060a8ec1f 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/LuaImplementation.cs
@@ -515,6 +515,8 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 															"screenshot",
 															"screenshottoclipboard",
 															"setscreenshotosd",
+															"pause_av",
+															"unpause_av",
 		                                              	};
 
 		public static string[] FormsFunctions = new string[]
@@ -1204,6 +1206,16 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				Global.Emulator.CoreComm.InputCallback = null;
 		}
 
+		public void client_pause_av()
+		{
+			Global.MainForm.PauseAVI = true;
+		}
+
+		public void client_unpause_av()
+		{
+			Global.MainForm.PauseAVI = false;
+		}
+
 		//----------------------------------------------------
 		//Memory library
 		//----------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
index 5c6d8ea35d..e7212723c4 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/MainForm.cs
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		public string CurrentlyOpenRom;
 		SavestateManager StateSlots = new SavestateManager();
 
+		public bool PauseAVI = false;
 		public bool PressFrameAdvance = false;
 		public bool PressRewind = false;
 		public bool FastForward = false;
@@ -2967,7 +2968,10 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				MemoryPulse.Pulse();
 				//=======================================
 
-				AVIFrameAdvance();
+				if (!PauseAVI)
+				{
+					AVIFrameAdvance();
+				}
 	
 				if (Global.Emulator.IsLagFrame && Global.Config.AutofireLagFrames)
 				{
@@ -2990,7 +2994,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 				}
 				PressRewind = false;
 			}
-			if (true == UpdateFrame)
+			if (UpdateFrame)
 			{
 				if (ReturnToRecording)
 				{