diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 992589e1..b80ddcba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Documentation
 
 Full documentation is available in the `/docs/` directory.
 
+
 License
 -------
 Docker is licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0. See LICENSE for full license text
diff --git a/docker/client.py b/docker/client.py
index a586d5d8..c09b451a 100644
--- a/docker/client.py
+++ b/docker/client.py
@@ -753,6 +753,13 @@ class Client(requests.Session):
             logs=True
         )
 
+    def pause(self, container):
+        if isinstance(container, dict):
+            container = container.get('Id')
+        url = self._url('/containers/{0}/pause'.format(container))
+        res = self._post(url)
+        self._raise_for_status(res)
+
     def ping(self):
         return self._result(self._get(self._url('/_ping')))
 
@@ -982,6 +989,13 @@ class Client(requests.Session):
     def version(self):
         return self._result(self._get(self._url("/version")), True)
 
+    def unpause(self, container):
+        if isinstance(container, dict):
+            container = container.get('Id')
+        url = self._url('/containers/{0}/unpause'.format(container))
+        res = self._post(url)
+        self._raise_for_status(res)
+
     def wait(self, container):
         if isinstance(container, dict):
             container = container.get('Id')
diff --git a/docs/api.md b/docs/api.md
index 613e2601..73fec4d2 100644
--- a/docs/api.md
+++ b/docs/api.md
@@ -400,6 +400,15 @@ output as it happens.
 
 **Returns** (generator or str):
 
+## pause
+
+Pauses all processes within a container.
+
+**Params**:
+
+* container (str): The container to pause
+
+
 ## ping
 
 Hits the `/_ping` endpoint of the remote API and returns the result. An 
@@ -673,6 +682,14 @@ Display the running processes of a container
  'Titles': ['PID', 'USER', 'COMMAND']}
 ```
 
+## unpause
+
+Unpauses all processes within a container.
+
+**Params**:
+
+* container (str): The container to unpause
+
 ## version
 Nearly identical to the `docker version` command. 
 
diff --git a/tests/fake_api.py b/tests/fake_api.py
index 252ea6bf..9d76ee37 100644
--- a/tests/fake_api.py
+++ b/tests/fake_api.py
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@ def post_fake_kill_container():
     return status_code, response
 
 
+def post_fake_pause_container():
+    status_code = 200
+    response = {'Id': FAKE_CONTAINER_ID}
+    return status_code, response
+
+
+def post_fake_unpause_container():
+    status_code = 200
+    response = {'Id': FAKE_CONTAINER_ID}
+    return status_code, response
+
+
 def post_fake_restart_container():
     status_code = 200
     response = {'Id': FAKE_CONTAINER_ID}
@@ -352,6 +364,10 @@ fake_responses = {
     post_fake_stop_container,
     '{1}/{0}/containers/3cc2351ab11b/kill'.format(CURRENT_VERSION, prefix):
     post_fake_kill_container,
+    '{1}/{0}/containers/3cc2351ab11b/pause'.format(CURRENT_VERSION, prefix):
+    post_fake_pause_container,
+    '{1}/{0}/containers/3cc2351ab11b/unpause'.format(CURRENT_VERSION, prefix):
+    post_fake_unpause_container,
     '{1}/{0}/containers/3cc2351ab11b/json'.format(CURRENT_VERSION, prefix):
     get_fake_port,
     '{1}/{0}/containers/3cc2351ab11b/restart'.format(CURRENT_VERSION, prefix):
diff --git a/tests/integration_test.py b/tests/integration_test.py
index 4b773ead..8a39ce3b 100644
--- a/tests/integration_test.py
+++ b/tests/integration_test.py
@@ -670,6 +670,33 @@ class TestExecuteCommandStreaming(BaseTestCase):
         self.assertEqual(res, expected)
 
 
+class TestPauseUnpauseContainer(BaseTestCase):
+    def runTest(self):
+        container = self.client.create_container('busybox', ['sleep', '9999'])
+        id = container['Id']
+        self.client.pause(id)
+        container_info = self.client.inspect_container(id)
+        self.assertIn('State', container_info)
+        state = container_info['State']
+        self.assertIn('ExitCode', state)
+        self.assertEqual(state['ExitCode'], 0)
+        self.assertIn('Running', state)
+        self.assertEqual(state['Running'], True)
+        self.assertIn('Paused', state)
+        self.assertEqual(state['Paused'], True)
+
+        self.client.unpause(id)
+        container_info = self.client.inspect_container(id)
+        self.assertIn('State', container_info)
+        state = container_info['State']
+        self.assertIn('ExitCode', state)
+        self.assertEqual(state['ExitCode'], 0)
+        self.assertIn('Running', state)
+        self.assertEqual(state['Running'], True)
+        self.assertIn('Paused', state)
+        self.assertEqual(state['Paused'], False)
+
+
 #################
 #  LINKS TESTS  #
 #################
diff --git a/tests/test.py b/tests/test.py
index 652af33f..598ccac5 100644
--- a/tests/test.py
+++ b/tests/test.py
@@ -1148,6 +1148,26 @@ class DockerClientTest(Cleanup, unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(args[1]['headers'],
                          {'Content-Type': 'application/json'})
 
+    def test_pause_container(self):
+        try:
+            self.client.pause(fake_api.FAKE_CONTAINER_ID)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.fail('Command should not raise exception: {0}'.format(e))
+        fake_request.assert_called_with(
+            url_prefix + 'containers/3cc2351ab11b/pause',
+            timeout=(docker.client.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+        )
+
+    def test_unpause_container(self):
+        try:
+            self.client.unpause(fake_api.FAKE_CONTAINER_ID)
+        except Exception as e:
+            self.fail('Command should not raise exception: {0}'.format(e))
+        fake_request.assert_called_with(
+            url_prefix + 'containers/3cc2351ab11b/unpause',
+            timeout=(docker.client.DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+        )
+
     def test_kill_container(self):
         try:
             self.client.kill(fake_api.FAKE_CONTAINER_ID)