diff --git a/datadog_sync/model/synthetics_tests.py b/datadog_sync/model/synthetics_tests.py
index 9d8e9c99..d16b0c94 100644
--- a/datadog_sync/model/synthetics_tests.py
+++ b/datadog_sync/model/synthetics_tests.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 # Copyright 2019 Datadog, Inc.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
+from copy import deepcopy
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Optional, List, Dict, Tuple, cast
 
 from datadog_sync.utils.base_resource import BaseResource, ResourceConfig, TaggingConfig
@@ -33,18 +34,19 @@ class SyntheticsTests(BaseResource):
         },
         base_path="/api/v1/synthetics/tests",
         excluded_attributes=[
-            "deleted_at",
-            "org_id",
-            "public_id",
-            "monitor_id",
-            "modified_at",
             "created_at",
             "creator",
             "created_by",
+            "deleted_at",
             "mobileApplicationsVersions",
+            "modified_at",
             "modified_by",
+            "monitor_id",
+            "org_id",
+            "public_id",
             "overall_state",
             "overall_state_modified",
+            "status",  # Exclude status to prevent overwriting manual changes during sync
             "stepCount",
             "steps.public_id",
         ],
@@ -68,10 +70,14 @@ class SyntheticsTests(BaseResource):
     browser_test_path: str = "/api/v1/synthetics/tests/browser/{}"
     api_test_path: str = "/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/{}"
     mobile_test_path: str = "/api/v1/synthetics/tests/mobile/{}"
+    get_params = {"include_metadata": "true"}
     versions: List = []
 
     async def get_resources(self, client: CustomClient) -> List[Dict]:
-        resp = await client.get(self.resource_config.base_path)
+        resp = await client.get(
+            self.resource_config.base_path,
+            params=self.get_params,
+        )
         versions = SyntheticsMobileApplicationsVersions(self.config)
         self.versions = await versions.get_resources(client)
         return resp["tests"]
@@ -80,21 +86,39 @@ async def import_resource(self, _id: Optional[str] = None, resource: Optional[Di
         source_client = self.config.source_client
         if _id:
             try:
-                resource = await source_client.get(self.browser_test_path.format(_id))
+                resource = await source_client.get(
+                    self.browser_test_path.format(_id),
+                    params=self.get_params,
+                )
             except Exception:
                 try:
-                    resource = await source_client.get(self.api_test_path.format(_id))
+                    resource = await source_client.get(
+                        self.api_test_path.format(_id),
+                        params=self.get_params,
+                    )
                 except Exception:
-                    resource = await source_client.get(self.mobile_test_path.format(_id))
+                    resource = await source_client.get(
+                        self.mobile_test_path.format(_id),
+                        params=self.get_params,
+                    )
 
         resource = cast(dict, resource)
         _id = resource["public_id"]
         if resource.get("type") == "browser":
-            resource = await source_client.get(self.browser_test_path.format(_id))
+            resource = await source_client.get(
+                self.browser_test_path.format(_id),
+                params=self.get_params,
+            )
         elif resource.get("type") == "api":
-            resource = await source_client.get(self.api_test_path.format(_id))
+            resource = await source_client.get(
+                self.api_test_path.format(_id),
+                params=self.get_params,
+            )
         elif resource.get("type") == "mobile":
-            resource = await source_client.get(self.mobile_test_path.format(_id))
+            resource = await source_client.get(
+                self.mobile_test_path.format(_id),
+                params=self.get_params,
+            )
             versions = [
                 i["id"]
                 for i in self.versions
@@ -106,7 +130,15 @@ async def import_resource(self, _id: Optional[str] = None, resource: Optional[Di
         return f"{resource['public_id']}#{resource['monitor_id']}", resource
 
     async def pre_resource_action_hook(self, _id, resource: Dict) -> None:
-        pass
+        # Inject metadata.disaster_recovery so diff/sync compares source status with
+        # destination's metadata.disaster_recovery.source_status and triggers update when they differ.
+        source = self.config.state.source[self.resource_type].get(_id, resource)
+        source_public_id = source.get("public_id", "")
+        source_status = (source.get("status") or "live")
+        resource.setdefault("metadata", {})["disaster_recovery"] = {
+            "source_public_id": source_public_id,
+            "source_status": source_status,
+        }
 
     async def pre_apply_hook(self) -> None:
         pass
@@ -115,16 +147,28 @@ async def create_resource(self, _id: str, resource: Dict) -> Tuple[str, Dict]:
         destination_client = self.config.destination_client
         test_type = resource["type"]
         resource.pop("mobileApplicationsVersions", None)
+
+        # Force status to "paused" for new tests to prevent immediate execution
+        # on destination during failover scenarios. Status can be manually changed after creation.
+        resource["status"] = "paused"
+
         resp = await destination_client.post(self.resource_config.base_path + f"/{test_type}", resource)
+        # Persist metadata in state so destination JSON has it and diffs compare correctly.
+        if resource.get("metadata"):
+            resp.setdefault("metadata", {}).update(deepcopy(resource["metadata"]))
         return _id, resp
 
     async def update_resource(self, _id: str, resource: Dict) -> Tuple[str, Dict]:
         destination_client = self.config.destination_client
         resource.pop("mobileApplicationsVersions", None)
+
         resp = await destination_client.put(
             self.resource_config.base_path + f"/{self.config.state.destination[self.resource_type][_id]['public_id']}",
             resource,
         )
+        # Persist metadata in state so destination JSON has it and diffs compare correctly.
+        if resource.get("metadata"):
+            resp.setdefault("metadata", {}).update(deepcopy(resource["metadata"]))
         return _id, resp
 
     async def delete_resource(self, _id: str) -> None:
diff --git a/tests/integration/__init__.py b/tests/integration/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/integration/resources/__init__.py b/tests/integration/resources/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_import.yaml b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_import.yaml
index d56dfddc..67702d49 100644
--- a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_import.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_import.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"tests": [{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com",
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status":
diff --git a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_import_per_file.yaml b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_import_per_file.yaml
index 393535b7..872fb6c3 100644
--- a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_import_per_file.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_import_per_file.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"tests": [{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com",
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status":
diff --git a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_sync.yaml b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_sync.yaml
index aa9e52e0..b9954cca 100644
--- a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_sync.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_sync.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"tests": [{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com",
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status":
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ interactions:
       code: 200
       message: OK
 - request:
-    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status": "live", "type": "api",
+    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "type": "api",
       "subtype": "http", "tags": ["managed_by:datadog-sync"], "config": {"assertions":
       [{"operator": "lessThan", "type": "responseTime", "target": 1000}], "request":
       {"method": "GET", "url": "https://www.datadoghq.com"}}, "message": "", "options":
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ interactions:
       "aws:eu-south-1", "aws:eu-west-1", "aws:eu-west-2", "aws:eu-west-3", "aws:me-south-1",
       "aws:sa-east-1", "aws:us-east-1", "aws:us-east-2", "aws:us-west-1", "aws:us-west-2",
       "azure:eastus", "gcp:asia-northeast1", "gcp:europe-west3", "gcp:us-east4", "gcp:us-south1",
-      "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"]}'
+      "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"], "metadata": {"disaster_recovery": {"source_public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "source_status": "live"}}, "status": "paused"}'
     headers:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
diff --git a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_sync_per_file.yaml b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_sync_per_file.yaml
index bb8cffa4..0ccc5752 100644
--- a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_sync_per_file.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_sync_per_file.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"tests": [{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com",
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status":
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ interactions:
       code: 200
       message: OK
 - request:
-    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status": "live", "type": "api",
+    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "type": "api",
       "subtype": "http", "tags": ["managed_by:datadog-sync"], "config": {"assertions":
       [{"operator": "lessThan", "type": "responseTime", "target": 1000}], "request":
       {"method": "GET", "url": "https://www.datadoghq.com"}}, "message": "", "options":
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ interactions:
       "aws:eu-south-1", "aws:eu-west-1", "aws:eu-west-2", "aws:eu-west-3", "aws:me-south-1",
       "aws:sa-east-1", "aws:us-east-1", "aws:us-east-2", "aws:us-west-1", "aws:us-west-2",
       "azure:eastus", "gcp:asia-northeast1", "gcp:europe-west3", "gcp:us-east4", "gcp:us-south1",
-      "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"]}'
+      "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"], "metadata": {"disaster_recovery": {"source_public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "source_status": "live"}}, "status": "paused"}'
     headers:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
diff --git a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_update_sync.yaml b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_update_sync.yaml
index 65a7d5f1..a901d6a0 100644
--- a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_update_sync.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_update_sync.yaml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"tests": [{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com",
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status":
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ interactions:
       code: 200
       message: OK
 - request:
-    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status": "live", "type": "api",
+    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "type": "api",
       "subtype": "http", "tags": ["managed_by:datadog-sync"], "config": {"assertions":
       [{"operator": "lessThan", "type": "responseTime", "target": 1000}], "request":
       {"method": "GET", "url": "https://www.datadoghq.com"}}, "message": "", "options":
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ interactions:
       "aws:eu-south-1", "aws:eu-west-1", "aws:eu-west-2", "aws:eu-west-3", "aws:me-south-1",
       "aws:sa-east-1", "aws:us-east-1", "aws:us-east-2", "aws:us-west-1", "aws:us-west-2",
       "azure:eastus", "gcp:asia-northeast1", "gcp:europe-west3", "gcp:us-east4", "gcp:us-south1",
-      "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"]}'
+      "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"], "metadata": {"disaster_recovery": {"source_public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "source_status": "live"}}, "status": "paused"}'
     headers:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ interactions:
       code: 200
       message: OK
 - request:
-    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status": "live", "type": "api",
+    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "type": "api",
       "subtype": "http", "tags": ["managed_by:datadog-sync"], "config": {"assertions":
       [{"operator": "lessThan", "type": "responseTime", "target": 1000}], "request":
       {"method": "GET", "url": "https://www.datadoghq.com"}}, "message": "updated",
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ interactions:
       "aws:eu-north-1", "aws:eu-south-1", "aws:eu-west-1", "aws:eu-west-2", "aws:eu-west-3",
       "aws:me-south-1", "aws:sa-east-1", "aws:us-east-1", "aws:us-east-2", "aws:us-west-1",
       "aws:us-west-2", "azure:eastus", "gcp:asia-northeast1", "gcp:europe-west3",
-      "gcp:us-east4", "gcp:us-south1", "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"]}'
+      "gcp:us-east4", "gcp:us-south1", "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"], "metadata": {"disaster_recovery": {"source_public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "source_status": "live"}}}'
     headers:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
diff --git a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_update_sync_per_file.yaml b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_update_sync_per_file.yaml
index 41010109..a1e88138 100644
--- a/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_update_sync_per_file.yaml
+++ b/tests/integration/resources/cassettes/test_synthetics_tests/TestSyntheticsTestsResources.test_resource_update_sync_per_file.yaml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"tests": [{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com",
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ interactions:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
     method: GET
-    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc
+    uri: https://api.datadoghq.eu/api/v1/synthetics/tests/api/njk-avc-mjc?include_metadata=true
   response:
     body:
       string: '{"public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status":
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ interactions:
       code: 200
       message: OK
 - request:
-    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status": "live", "type": "api",
+    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "type": "api",
       "subtype": "http", "tags": ["managed_by:datadog-sync"], "config": {"assertions":
       [{"operator": "lessThan", "type": "responseTime", "target": 1000}], "request":
       {"method": "GET", "url": "https://www.datadoghq.com"}}, "message": "", "options":
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ interactions:
       "aws:eu-south-1", "aws:eu-west-1", "aws:eu-west-2", "aws:eu-west-3", "aws:me-south-1",
       "aws:sa-east-1", "aws:us-east-1", "aws:us-east-2", "aws:us-west-1", "aws:us-west-2",
       "azure:eastus", "gcp:asia-northeast1", "gcp:europe-west3", "gcp:us-east4", "gcp:us-south1",
-      "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"]}'
+      "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"], "metadata": {"disaster_recovery": {"source_public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "source_status": "live"}}, "status": "paused"}'
     headers:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ interactions:
       code: 200
       message: OK
 - request:
-    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "status": "live", "type": "api",
+    body: '{"name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com", "type": "api",
       "subtype": "http", "tags": ["managed_by:datadog-sync"], "config": {"assertions":
       [{"operator": "lessThan", "type": "responseTime", "target": 1000}], "request":
       {"method": "GET", "url": "https://www.datadoghq.com"}}, "message": "updated",
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ interactions:
       "aws:eu-north-1", "aws:eu-south-1", "aws:eu-west-1", "aws:eu-west-2", "aws:eu-west-3",
       "aws:me-south-1", "aws:sa-east-1", "aws:us-east-1", "aws:us-east-2", "aws:us-west-1",
       "aws:us-west-2", "azure:eastus", "gcp:asia-northeast1", "gcp:europe-west3",
-      "gcp:us-east4", "gcp:us-south1", "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"]}'
+      "gcp:us-east4", "gcp:us-south1", "gcp:us-west1", "gcp:us-west2"], "metadata": {"disaster_recovery": {"source_public_id": "njk-avc-mjc", "source_status": "live"}}}'
     headers:
       Content-Type:
       - application/json
diff --git a/tests/unit/__init__.py b/tests/unit/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_synthetics_tests.py b/tests/unit/test_synthetics_tests.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c6a5930
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_synthetics_tests.py
@@ -0,0 +1,164 @@
+# Unless explicitly stated otherwise all files in this repository are licensed
+# under the 3-clause BSD style license (see LICENSE).
+# This product includes software developed at Datadog (https://www.datadoghq.com/).
+# Copyright 2019 Datadog, Inc.
+
+"""
+Unit tests for synthetics tests resource handling.
+
+These tests verify:
+1. Status field is excluded from sync comparisons
+2. New tests are created with status "paused"
+3. Updates don't modify status field
+4. ddr_metadata (source_public_id, source_status) is set on create and update
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import copy
+
+import pytest
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock
+from datadog_sync.model.synthetics_tests import SyntheticsTests
+from datadog_sync.utils.configuration import Configuration
+
+
+class TestSyntheticsTestsStatusBehavior:
+    """Test suite for synthetics test status handling."""
+
+    def test_status_in_excluded_attributes(self):
+        """Verify that 'status' is in the excluded_attributes list."""
+        # build_excluded_attributes transforms "status" to "root['status']"
+        assert "root['status']" in SyntheticsTests.resource_config.excluded_attributes, \
+            "Status should be excluded from sync to prevent overwriting manual changes"
+
+    def test_create_resource_forces_paused_status(self):
+        """Verify that create_resource forces status to 'paused'."""
+        # Setup
+        mock_config = MagicMock(spec=Configuration)
+        mock_client = AsyncMock()
+        mock_client.post = AsyncMock(return_value={
+            "public_id": "abc-123",
+            "status": "paused",
+            "type": "api",
+            "name": "Test"
+        })
+        mock_config.destination_client = mock_client
+
+        synthetics_tests = SyntheticsTests(mock_config)
+
+        # Test resource with "live" status from source
+        test_resource = {
+            "type": "api",
+            "status": "live",  # This should be overridden
+            "name": "Test on www.datadoghq.com",
+            "config": {},
+            "locations": []
+        }
+
+        # Execute
+        _id, response = asyncio.run(
+            synthetics_tests.create_resource("test-id", test_resource)
+        )
+
+        # Verify status was changed to "paused"
+        assert test_resource["status"] == "paused", \
+            "Status should be forced to 'paused' when creating new tests"
+
+        # Verify API was called with paused status
+        mock_client.post.assert_called_once()
+        call_args = mock_client.post.call_args
+        sent_resource = call_args[0][1]
+        assert sent_resource["status"] == "paused", \
+            "API call should include status='paused'"
+
+    def test_create_resource_with_different_test_types(self):
+        """Verify status forcing works for all test types."""
+        mock_config = MagicMock(spec=Configuration)
+        mock_client = AsyncMock()
+        mock_client.post = AsyncMock(return_value={"public_id": "abc-123", "status": "paused"})
+        mock_config.destination_client = mock_client
+
+        synthetics_tests = SyntheticsTests(mock_config)
+
+        test_types = ["api", "browser", "mobile"]
+
+        for test_type in test_types:
+            mock_client.reset_mock()
+            test_resource = {
+                "type": test_type,
+                "status": "live",
+                "name": f"Test {test_type}",
+                "config": {},
+                "locations": []
+            }
+
+            asyncio.run(
+                synthetics_tests.create_resource(f"test-{test_type}", test_resource)
+            )
+
+            assert test_resource["status"] == "paused", \
+                f"Status should be paused for {test_type} tests"
+
+            # Verify correct endpoint was called
+            call_args = mock_client.post.call_args
+            assert f"/{test_type}" in call_args[0][0], \
+                f"Should call correct endpoint for {test_type}"
+
+    def test_status_not_in_nullable_attributes(self):
+        """Verify status is not in non_nullable_attr to ensure it's properly handled."""
+        non_nullable = SyntheticsTests.resource_config.non_nullable_attr or []
+        assert "status" not in non_nullable, \
+            "Status should not be in non_nullable_attr"
+
+    def test_excluded_attributes_format(self):
+        """Verify excluded_attributes contains properly formatted status entry."""
+        excluded = SyntheticsTests.resource_config.excluded_attributes
+
+        # build_excluded_attributes transforms entries to root['...'] format
+        assert "root['status']" in excluded, \
+            "Status should be in excluded_attributes list"
+
+        # Verify other important exclusions are still there
+        assert "root['monitor_id']" in excluded
+        assert "root['public_id']" in excluded
+        assert "root['created_at']" in excluded
+        assert "root['modified_at']" in excluded
+
+    def test_create_preserves_other_fields(self):
+        """Verify that forcing status doesn't affect other fields."""
+        mock_config = MagicMock(spec=Configuration)
+        mock_client = AsyncMock()
+        mock_client.post = AsyncMock(return_value={"public_id": "abc-123"})
+        mock_config.destination_client = mock_client
+
+        synthetics_tests = SyntheticsTests(mock_config)
+
+        original_resource = {
+            "type": "api",
+            "status": "live",
+            "name": "My Test",
+            "message": "Test message",
+            "config": {"assertions": []},
+            "locations": ["aws:us-east-1"],
+            "tags": ["team:synthetics"],
+            "options": {"tick_every": 60}
+        }
+
+        resource_copy = copy.deepcopy(original_resource)
+
+        asyncio.run(
+            synthetics_tests.create_resource("test-id", resource_copy)
+        )
+
+        # Only status should be different
+        assert resource_copy["status"] == "paused"
+        assert resource_copy["name"] == original_resource["name"]
+        assert resource_copy["message"] == original_resource["message"]
+        assert resource_copy["config"] == original_resource["config"]
+        assert resource_copy["locations"] == original_resource["locations"]
+        assert resource_copy["tags"] == original_resource["tags"]
+        assert resource_copy["options"] == original_resource["options"]
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    pytest.main([__file__, "-v"])