diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 856b696..d15e941 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ script:
   - lunit.sh test_easy.lua
   - lunit.sh test_safe.lua
   - lunit.sh test_form.lua
+  - lunit.sh test_pause02.c.lua
 
 after_success:
   - coveralls -b .. -r ..
diff --git a/doc/lcurl.ldoc b/doc/lcurl.ldoc
index 86d6841..3b6fef3 100644
--- a/doc/lcurl.ldoc
+++ b/doc/lcurl.ldoc
@@ -205,6 +205,12 @@ function unescape() end
 -- @treturn easy self
 function reset() end
 
+--- Pause and unpause a connection.
+--
+-- @tparam number mask set of bits that sets the new state of the connection (one of PAUSE_XXX constant)
+-- @treturn easy self
+function pause() end
+
 --- End easy session
 -- 
 function close() end
diff --git a/lakefile b/lakefile
index 1ba4e5d..d878bea 100644
--- a/lakefile
+++ b/lakefile
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ target('test', install, function()
   run_test('test_easy.lua')
   run_test('test_safe.lua')
   run_test('test_form.lua')
+  run_test('test_pause02.c.lua')
 
   if not test_summary() then
     quit("test fail")
diff --git a/src/lceasy.c b/src/lceasy.c
index bb4b458..f8da101 100644
--- a/src/lceasy.c
+++ b/src/lceasy.c
@@ -877,7 +877,7 @@ static int lcurl_easy_unsetopt(lua_State *L){
 
 static int lcurl_easy_getinfo(lua_State *L){
   lcurl_easy_t *p = lcurl_geteasy(L);
-  int opt = luaL_checklong(L, 2);
+  long opt = luaL_checklong(L, 2);
   lua_remove(L, 2);
 
 #define OPT_ENTRY(l, N, T, S) case CURLINFO_##N: return lcurl_easy_get_##N(L);
@@ -889,6 +889,17 @@ static int lcurl_easy_getinfo(lua_State *L){
   return lcurl_fail_ex(L, p->err_mode, LCURL_ERROR_EASY, LCURL_E_UNKNOWN_OPTION);
 }
 
+static int lcurl_easy_pause(lua_State *L){
+  lcurl_easy_t *p = lcurl_geteasy(L);
+  int mask = luaL_checkint(L, 2);
+  CURLcode code = curl_easy_pause(p->curl, mask);
+  if(code != CURLE_OK){
+    return lcurl_fail_ex(L, p->err_mode, LCURL_ERROR_EASY, code);
+  }
+  lua_settop(L, 1);
+  return 1;
+}
+
 //}
 
 static const struct luaL_Reg lcurl_easy_methods[] = {
@@ -919,6 +930,7 @@ static const struct luaL_Reg lcurl_easy_methods[] = {
   #include "lcinfoeasy.h"
 #undef OPT_ENTRY
 
+  { "pause",    lcurl_easy_pause          },
   { "reset",    lcurl_easy_reset          },
   { "setopt",   lcurl_easy_setopt         },
   { "getinfo",  lcurl_easy_getinfo        },
diff --git a/src/lcflags.h b/src/lcflags.h
index b21daab..c1efbc8 100644
--- a/src/lcflags.h
+++ b/src/lcflags.h
@@ -146,3 +146,10 @@ FLG_ENTRY(PROXY_SOCKS4                    ) /* added in 7.15.2 */
 FLG_ENTRY(PROXY_SOCKS5                    ) /* added in 7.10.0 */
 FLG_ENTRY(PROXY_SOCKS4A                   ) /* added in 7.18.0 */
 FLG_ENTRY(PROXY_SOCKS5_HOSTNAME           ) /* added in 7.18.0 */
+
+FLG_ENTRY(PAUSE_ALL                       ) /* added in 7.18.0 */
+FLG_ENTRY(PAUSE_CONT                      ) /* added in 7.18.0 */
+FLG_ENTRY(PAUSE_RECV                      ) /* added in 7.18.0 */
+FLG_ENTRY(PAUSE_RECV_CONT                 ) /* added in 7.18.0 */
+FLG_ENTRY(PAUSE_SEND                      ) /* added in 7.18.0 */
+FLG_ENTRY(PAUSE_SEND_CONT                 ) /* added in 7.18.0 */
diff --git a/src/lcopteasy.h b/src/lcopteasy.h
index 7f8c17c..366da42 100644
--- a/src/lcopteasy.h
+++ b/src/lcopteasy.h
@@ -261,6 +261,9 @@ FLG_ENTRY( HTTP_VERSION_1_1   )
 FLG_ENTRY( HTTP_VERSION_2_0   )
 #endif
 
+FLG_ENTRY( READFUNC_PAUSE     ) /*7.18.0*/
+FLG_ENTRY( WRITEFUNC_PAUSE    ) /*7.18.0*/
+
 #ifdef OPT_ENTRY_IS_NULL
 #  undef OPT_ENTRY
 #endif
diff --git a/test/test_pause02.c.lua b/test/test_pause02.c.lua
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a01628f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_pause02.c.lua
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+local curl = require "lcurl"
+
+-- How many times curl_multi_perform should be called before hitting of CURLPAUSE_CONT.
+-- (including curl_multi_perform that causes WriteFunction to pause writes,
+-- i.e. 1 means that CURLPAUSE_CONT will be performed immediately after pause.)
+local WAIT_COUNT   = 32
+
+local RESOURCE_URL = "http://www.gutenberg.org/files/1257/old/1musk10.zip"
+
+local State = {
+  PAUSE   = 0, -- write function should return CURL_WRITEFUNC_PAUSE
+  WAIT    = 1, -- waiting for CURLPAUSE_CONT
+  WRITE   = 2, -- write function should perform write
+  WRITTEN = 3, -- write function have performed write
+}
+
+-- Current state
+local state = State.PAUSE
+
+-- Countdown to continue writes
+local waitCount = 0
+
+-- Received data and data size
+local data, datasize = {}, 0
+
+local function WriteFunction(str)
+  if state == State.PAUSE then
+    state = State.WAIT
+    waitCount = WAIT_COUNT
+    return curl.WRITEFUNC_PAUSE
+  end
+
+  if state == State.WAIT then
+    -- callback shouldn't be called in this state
+    print("WARNING: write-callback called in STATE_WAIT")
+    return curl.WRITEFUNC_PAUSE
+  end
+
+  if state == State.WRITE then
+    state = State.WRITE
+  end
+
+  datasize = datasize  + #str
+  data[#data + 1] = str
+end
+
+local function perform(multi, easy)
+  while true do
+    local handles = multi:perform()
+
+    if state == State.WAIT then
+      waitCount = waitCount - 1
+      if waitCount == 0 then
+        state = State.WRITE
+        easy:pause(curl.PAUSE_CONT)
+      end
+    end
+
+    if state == State.WRITTEN then
+      state = State.PAUSE
+      break
+    end
+
+    if 0 == handles then
+      local h, ok, err = multi:info_read()
+      return not not ok, err
+    end
+
+    multi:wait()
+  end
+end
+
+local easy  = curl.easy{
+  url             = RESOURCE_URL,
+  accept_encoding = "gzip,deflate",
+  writefunction   = WriteFunction,
+}
+local multi = curl.multi()
+multi:add_handle(easy)
+
+local ok, err = perform(multi, easy)
+
+if ok then
+  print("OK: data retrieved successfully (" .. tostring(datasize) .. ")")
+else
+  print("ERROR: data retrieve failed (" .. tostring(err) .. ")")
+  os.exit(1)
+end