diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index efd7083..7bc7ab8 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -2143,11 +2143,15 @@ class App:
   imgui.same_line()
   imgui.text(" | Status:")
   imgui.same_line()
+  if self.mma_status == "paused":
+   imgui.text_colored(imgui.ImVec4(1, 0.5, 0, 1), "PIPELINE PAUSED")
+   imgui.same_line()
   status_col = imgui.ImVec4(1, 1, 1, 1)
   if self.mma_status == "idle": status_col = imgui.ImVec4(0.7, 0.7, 0.7, 1)
   elif self.mma_status == "running": status_col = imgui.ImVec4(1, 1, 0, 1)
   elif self.mma_status == "done": status_col = imgui.ImVec4(0, 1, 0, 1)
   elif self.mma_status == "error": status_col = imgui.ImVec4(1, 0, 0, 1)
+  elif self.mma_status == "paused": status_col = imgui.ImVec4(1, 0.5, 0, 1)
   imgui.text_colored(status_col, self.mma_status.upper())
   imgui.same_line()
   imgui.text(" | Cost:")
@@ -2273,6 +2277,15 @@ class App:
    pass
   imgui.same_line()
   imgui.text(f"Status: {self.mma_status.upper()}")
+  if self.controller and self.controller.engine and hasattr(self.controller.engine, '_pause_event'):
+   imgui.same_line()
+   is_paused = self.controller.engine._pause_event.is_set()
+   label = "Resume" if is_paused else "Pause"
+   if imgui.button(label):
+    if is_paused:
+     self.controller.engine.resume()
+    else:
+     self.controller.engine.pause()
   if self.active_tier:
    imgui.same_line()
    imgui.text_colored(C_VAL, f"|  Active: {self.active_tier}")