diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.Designer.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.Designer.cs
index b075df7dd7..662b53be71 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.Designer.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.Designer.cs
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@
             this.LuaListView = new BizHawk.VirtualListView();
             this.Script = ((System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader)(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader()));
             this.PathName = ((System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader)(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnHeader()));
+            this.pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
             this.contextMenuStrip1.SuspendLayout();
             this.menuStrip1.SuspendLayout();
             this.contextMenuStrip2.SuspendLayout();
@@ -272,18 +273,18 @@
             // noneToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.noneToolStripMenuItem.Name = "noneToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.noneToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+            this.noneToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(103, 22);
             this.noneToolStripMenuItem.Text = "None";
             // 
             // toolStripSeparator3
             // 
             this.toolStripSeparator3.Name = "toolStripSeparator3";
-            this.toolStripSeparator3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(149, 6);
+            this.toolStripSeparator3.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(100, 6);
             // 
             // clearToolStripMenuItem
             // 
             this.clearToolStripMenuItem.Name = "clearToolStripMenuItem";
-            this.clearToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(152, 22);
+            this.clearToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(103, 22);
             this.clearToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Clear";
             // 
             // toolStripSeparator1
@@ -304,6 +305,7 @@
             this.scriptToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
             this.openToolStripMenuItem,
             this.toggleToolStripMenuItem,
+            this.pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem,
             this.editToolStripMenuItem,
             this.removeScriptToolStripMenuItem1,
             this.insertSeparatorToolStripMenuItem,
@@ -644,6 +646,13 @@
             this.PathName.Text = "Path";
             this.PathName.Width = 195;
             // 
+            // pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem
+            // 
+            this.pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem.Name = "pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem";
+            this.pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(195, 22);
+            this.pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Resume/Pause";
+            this.pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem_Click);
+            // 
             // LuaConsole
             // 
             this.AllowDrop = true;
@@ -738,6 +747,7 @@
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ContextMenuStrip contextMenuStrip2;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem clearToolStripMenuItem2;
 		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem disableScriptsOnLoadToolStripMenuItem;
-		private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem autoloadSessionToolStripMenuItem;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem autoloadSessionToolStripMenuItem;
+        private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem;
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs
index af89edfbd4..b356f3b814 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaConsole.cs
@@ -58,10 +58,12 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		{
 			if (column == 0)
 			{
-				if (luaList[index].IsSeparator)
-					color = this.BackColor;
-				else if (luaList[index].Enabled)
-					color = Color.LightCyan;
+                if (luaList[index].IsSeparator)
+                    color = this.BackColor;
+                else if (luaList[index].Enabled && !luaList[index].Paused)
+                    color = Color.LightCyan;
+                else if (luaList[index].Enabled && luaList[index].Paused)
+                    color = Color.IndianRed;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -177,6 +179,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 					l.Enabled = true;
 				}
 				else l.Enabled = false;
+                l.Paused = false;
 				changes = true;
 			}
 			else
@@ -267,20 +270,24 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		private void UpdateNumberOfScripts()
 		{
 			string message = "";
-			int active = 0;
+			int active = 0, paused = 0;
 			for (int x = 0; x < luaList.Count; x++)
 			{
-				if (luaList[x].Enabled)
-					active++;
+                if (luaList[x].Enabled)
+                {
+                    active++;
+                    if (luaList[x].Paused)
+                        paused++;
+                }
 			}
 
 			int L = luaList.Count;
 			if (L == 1)
-				message += L.ToString() + " script (" + active.ToString() + " active)";
+				message += L.ToString() + " script (" + active.ToString() + " active, " + paused.ToString() + " paused)";
 			else if (L == 0)
 				message += L.ToString() + " script";
 			else
-				message += L.ToString() + " scripts (" + active.ToString() + " active)";
+				message += L.ToString() + " scripts (" + active.ToString() + " active, " + paused.ToString() + " paused)";
 
 			NumberOfScripts.Text = message;
 		}
@@ -1053,5 +1060,31 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		{
 			Global.Config.AutoLoadLuaSession ^= true;
 		}
+
+        private void toolStripButton1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            TogglePause();
+        }
+
+        private void TogglePause()
+        {
+            ListView.SelectedIndexCollection indexes = LuaListView.SelectedIndices;
+            if (indexes.Count > 0)
+            {
+                for (int x = 0; x < indexes.Count; x++)
+                {
+                    var item = luaList[indexes[x]];
+                    item.TogglePause();
+                }
+            }
+            LuaListView.Refresh();
+            UpdateNumberOfScripts();
+            changes = true;
+        }
+
+        private void pauseResumeToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
+        {
+            TogglePause();
+        }
 	}
 }
diff --git a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaFiles.cs b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaFiles.cs
index 7279f79afe..5977526581 100644
--- a/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaFiles.cs
+++ b/BizHawk.MultiClient/tools/LuaFiles.cs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 		public string Name;
 		public string Path;
 		public bool Enabled;
+        public bool Paused;
 		public bool IsSeparator;
 		public LuaInterface.Lua Thread;
 		public bool FrameWaiting;
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			Name = "";
 			Path = path;
 			Enabled = true;
+            Paused = false;
 			FrameWaiting = false;
 		}
 
@@ -48,12 +50,24 @@ namespace BizHawk.MultiClient
 			Name = l.Name;
 			Path = l.Path;
 			Enabled = l.Enabled;
+            Paused = l.Paused;
 			IsSeparator = l.IsSeparator;
 		}
 
 		public void Toggle()
 		{
 			Enabled ^= true;
+            if (Enabled)
+                Paused = false;
 		}
+
+        public void TogglePause()
+        {
+            Paused ^= true;
+            if (Paused)
+            {
+                Thread.Dispose();
+            }
+        }
 	}
 }