diff --git a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/modals/vm-status-modal/index.ts b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/modals/vm-status-modal/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8484ed96e7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/modals/vm-status-modal/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export * from './vm-status-modal';
diff --git a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/modals/vm-status-modal/vm-status-modal.tsx b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/modals/vm-status-modal/vm-status-modal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..244ac36b280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/modals/vm-status-modal/vm-status-modal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+import * as React from 'react';
+import { Modal } from '@patternfly/react-core';
+import { HandlePromiseProps, withHandlePromise } from '@console/internal/components/utils';
+import { ModalComponentProps } from '@console/internal/components/factory';
+import { ModalFooter } from '../modal/modal-footer';
+import { PAUSED_VM_MODAL_MESSAGE } from '../../../constants/vm';
+import { VMIKind } from '../../../types';
+import { unpauseVMI } from '../../../k8s/requests/vmi/actions';
+
+const modalTitle = 'Edit pause state';
+
+const VMStatusModal = withHandlePromise<VMStatusModalProps>(
+  ({ vmi, isOpen, setOpen, title = modalTitle, handlePromise, inProgress, errorMessage }) => {
+    const [showPatchError, setPatchError] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
+
+    const onSubmit = async (event) => {
+      event.preventDefault();
+
+      const promise = unpauseVMI(vmi);
+      handlePromise(promise)
+        .then(() => setOpen(false))
+        .catch(() => setPatchError(true));
+    };
+
+    const footer = (
+      <ModalFooter
+        errorMessage={showPatchError && errorMessage}
+        inProgress={inProgress}
+        onSubmit={onSubmit}
+        onCancel={() => setOpen(false)}
+        submitButtonText="Unpause"
+      />
+    );
+
+    return (
+      <Modal
+        title={title}
+        isOpen={isOpen}
+        isSmall
+        onClose={() => setOpen(false)}
+        footer={footer}
+        isFooterLeftAligned
+      >
+        <div>{PAUSED_VM_MODAL_MESSAGE}</div>
+      </Modal>
+    );
+  },
+);
+
+export type VMStatusModalProps = HandlePromiseProps &
+  ModalComponentProps & {
+    vmi: VMIKind;
+    title?: string;
+    isOpen: boolean;
+    setOpen: (isOpen: boolean) => void;
+  };
+
+export default VMStatusModal;
diff --git a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vm-status/vm-status.tsx b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vm-status/vm-status.tsx
index 0f747043e87..84c6ae3bc06 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vm-status/vm-status.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vm-status/vm-status.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { PodKind, K8sResourceKind } from '@console/internal/module/k8s';
-import { OffIcon, UnknownIcon, SyncAltIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
+import { OffIcon, PausedIcon, SyncAltIcon, UnknownIcon } from '@patternfly/react-icons';
 import {
   PopoverStatus,
   StatusIconAndText,
@@ -10,12 +10,24 @@ import {
   ProgressStatus,
   PendingStatus,
 } from '@console/shared';
-import { Progress, ProgressVariant, ProgressSize } from '@patternfly/react-core';
+import {
+  Progress,
+  ProgressVariant,
+  ProgressSize,
+  Button,
+  ButtonVariant,
+} from '@patternfly/react-core';
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { resourcePath } from '@console/internal/components/utils';
 import { PodModel } from '@console/internal/models';
+import { unpauseVMI } from '../../k8s/requests/vmi/actions';
 import { VirtualMachineModel } from '../../models';
-import { VM_DETAIL_EVENTS_HREF, CDI_KUBEVIRT_IO, STORAGE_IMPORT_PVC_NAME } from '../../constants';
+import {
+  VM_DETAIL_EVENTS_HREF,
+  CDI_KUBEVIRT_IO,
+  STORAGE_IMPORT_PVC_NAME,
+  PAUSED_VM_MODAL_MESSAGE,
+} from '../../constants';
 import { getLabels } from '../../selectors/selectors';
 import { getVMStatus } from '../../statuses/vm/vm';
 import {
@@ -33,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   VM_STATUS_OFF,
   VM_STATUS_ERROR,
   VM_STATUS_IMPORT_PENDING,
+  VM_STATUS_PAUSED,
 } from '../../statuses/vm/constants';
 import { VMKind, VMIKind } from '../../types';
 
@@ -102,6 +115,11 @@ export const VMStatus: React.FC<VMStatusProps> = ({
   )}`; // to default tab
   const additionalText = verbose ? getAdditionalImportText(statusDetail.pod) : null;
 
+  const unpauseVM = async (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLButtonElement, MouseEvent>) => {
+    event.preventDefault();
+    await unpauseVMI(vmi);
+  };
+
   switch (statusDetail.status) {
     case VM_STATUS_V2V_CONVERSION_PENDING:
       return (
@@ -248,6 +266,16 @@ export const VMStatus: React.FC<VMStatusProps> = ({
           />
         </ProgressStatus>
       );
+    case VM_STATUS_PAUSED:
+      return (
+        <PopoverStatus title="Paused" icon={<PausedIcon />}>
+          <VMStatusPopoverContent message={PAUSED_VM_MODAL_MESSAGE}>
+            <Button variant={ButtonVariant.primary} onClick={unpauseVM} id="paused-popover-submit">
+              Unpause
+            </Button>
+          </VMStatusPopoverContent>
+        </PopoverStatus>
+      );
     case VM_STATUS_RUNNING:
       return <StatusIconAndText title="Running" icon={<SyncAltIcon />} />;
     case VM_STATUS_OFF:
diff --git a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vms/menu-actions.tsx b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vms/menu-actions.tsx
index 610932cd040..e36c95efe56 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vms/menu-actions.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vms/menu-actions.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import * as _ from 'lodash';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { asAccessReview, Kebab, KebabOption } from '@console/internal/components/utils';
-import { K8sKind, K8sResourceKind, PodKind } from '@console/internal/module/k8s';
+import { K8sKind, K8sResourceCommon, K8sResourceKind, PodKind } from '@console/internal/module/k8s';
 import { getName, getNamespace } from '@console/shared';
 import { confirmModal } from '@console/internal/components/modals';
 import { VMIKind, VMKind } from '../../types/vm';
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ import { cancelMigration } from '../../k8s/requests/vmim';
 import { cloneVMModal } from '../modals/clone-vm-modal';
 import { VMCDRomModal } from '../modals/cdrom-vm-modal';
 import { getVMStatus } from '../../statuses/vm/vm';
+import { isVMIPaused } from '../../selectors/vmi';
+import { unpauseVMI, VMIActionType } from '../../k8s/requests/vmi/actions';
 
 type ActionArgs = {
   migration?: K8sResourceKind;
@@ -22,10 +24,10 @@ type ActionArgs = {
   vmStatus?: VMMultiStatus;
 };
 
-const getVMActionMessage = (vm, action: VMActionType) => (
+const getActionMessage = (obj: K8sResourceCommon, action: VMActionType | VMIActionType) => (
   <>
-    Are you sure you want to {action} <strong>{getName(vm)}</strong> in namespace{' '}
-    <strong>{getNamespace(vm)}</strong>?
+    Are you sure you want to {action} <strong>{getName(obj)}</strong> in namespace{' '}
+    <strong>{getNamespace(obj)}</strong>?
   </>
 );
 
@@ -41,7 +43,7 @@ export const menuActionStart = (
     callback: () =>
       confirmModal({
         title,
-        message: getVMActionMessage(vm, VMActionType.Start),
+        message: getActionMessage(vm, VMActionType.Start),
         btnText: _.capitalize(VMActionType.Start),
         executeFn: () => startVM(vm),
       }),
@@ -57,7 +59,7 @@ const menuActionStop = (kindObj: K8sKind, vm: VMKind): KebabOption => {
     callback: () =>
       confirmModal({
         title,
-        message: getVMActionMessage(vm, VMActionType.Stop),
+        message: getActionMessage(vm, VMActionType.Stop),
         btnText: _.capitalize(VMActionType.Stop),
         executeFn: () => stopVM(vm),
       }),
@@ -77,7 +79,7 @@ const menuActionRestart = (
     callback: () =>
       confirmModal({
         title,
-        message: getVMActionMessage(vm, VMActionType.Restart),
+        message: getActionMessage(vm, VMActionType.Restart),
         btnText: _.capitalize(VMActionType.Restart),
         executeFn: () => restartVM(vm),
       }),
@@ -85,6 +87,21 @@ const menuActionRestart = (
   };
 };
 
+const menuActionUnpause = (kindObj: K8sKind, vm: VMKind, { vmi }: ActionArgs): KebabOption => {
+  const title = 'Unpause Virtual Machine';
+  return {
+    hidden: !isVMIPaused(vmi),
+    label: title,
+    callback: () =>
+      confirmModal({
+        title,
+        message: getActionMessage(vmi, VMIActionType.Unpause),
+        btnText: _.capitalize(VMIActionType.Unpause),
+        executeFn: () => unpauseVMI(vmi),
+      }),
+  };
+};
+
 const menuActionMigrate = (
   kindObj: K8sKind,
   vm: VMKind,
@@ -156,6 +173,7 @@ export const vmMenuActions = [
   menuActionStart,
   menuActionStop,
   menuActionRestart,
+  menuActionUnpause,
   menuActionMigrate,
   menuActionCancelMigration,
   menuActionClone,
diff --git a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vms/vm-resource.tsx b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vms/vm-resource.tsx
index 8c20642afc0..1d2d5d25631 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vms/vm-resource.tsx
+++ b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/components/vms/vm-resource.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { vmDescriptionModal, vmFlavorModal } from '../modals';
 import { VMCDRomModal } from '../modals/cdrom-vm-modal';
 import { DedicatedResourcesModal } from '../modals/dedicated-resources-modal/dedicated-resources-modal';
 import { BootOrderModal } from '../modals/boot-order-modal/boot-order-modal';
+import VMStatusModal from '../modals/vm-status-modal/vm-status-modal';
 import { getDescription } from '../../selectors/selectors';
 import { getCDRoms, isDedicatedCPUPlacement } from '../../selectors/vm/selectors';
 import { getVMTemplateNamespacedName } from '../../selectors/vm-template/selectors';
@@ -32,8 +33,8 @@ import {
   getWorkloadProfile,
   getDevices,
 } from '../../selectors/vm';
-
 import './vm-resource.scss';
+import { isVMIPaused } from '../../selectors/vmi';
 
 export const VMDetailsItem: React.FC<VMDetailsItemProps> = ({
   title,
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ export const VMDetailsList: React.FC<VMResourceListProps> = ({
   const [isDedicatedResourcesModalOpen, setDedicatedResourcesModalOpen] = React.useState<boolean>(
     false,
   );
+  const [isStatusModalOpen, setStatusModalOpen] = React.useState<boolean>(false);
 
   const id = getBasicID(vm);
   const vmStatus = getVMStatus({ vm, vmi, pods, migrations });
@@ -117,7 +119,14 @@ export const VMDetailsList: React.FC<VMResourceListProps> = ({
 
   return (
     <dl className="co-m-pane__details">
-      <VMDetailsItem title="Status" idValue={prefixedID(id, 'vm-statuses')}>
+      <VMDetailsItem
+        title="Status"
+        canEdit={isVMIPaused(vmi)}
+        editButtonId={prefixedID(id, 'status-edit')}
+        onEditClick={() => setStatusModalOpen(true)}
+        idValue={prefixedID(id, 'vm-statuses')}
+      >
+        <VMStatusModal isOpen={isStatusModalOpen} setOpen={setStatusModalOpen} vmi={vmi} />
         <VMStatuses vm={vm} vmi={vmi} pods={pods} migrations={migrations} />
       </VMDetailsItem>
 
diff --git a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/constants/vm/constants.ts b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/constants/vm/constants.ts
index 5b26c42b246..d799a9bb425 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/constants/vm/constants.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/constants/vm/constants.ts
@@ -42,3 +42,6 @@ export enum DeviceType {
 }
 
 export const VM_DETAIL_EVENTS_HREF = 'events';
+
+export const PAUSED_VM_MODAL_MESSAGE =
+  'This VM has been paused. If you wish to unpause it, please click the Unpause button below. For further details, please check with your system administrator.';
diff --git a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/k8s/requests/vmi/actions.ts b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/k8s/requests/vmi/actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1a165f19be4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/k8s/requests/vmi/actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import { coFetch } from '@console/internal/co-fetch';
+import { resourceURL } from '@console/internal/module/k8s';
+import { getName, getNamespace } from '@console/shared';
+import { VirtualMachineInstanceModel } from '../../../models';
+import { VMIKind } from '../../../types/vm';
+
+export enum VMIActionType {
+  Unpause = 'unpause',
+}
+
+const VMIActionRequest = async (vmi: VMIKind, action: VMIActionType) => {
+  const method = 'PUT';
+  let url = resourceURL(
+    {
+      ...VirtualMachineInstanceModel,
+      apiGroup: `subresources.${VirtualMachineInstanceModel.apiGroup}`,
+    },
+    {
+      ns: getNamespace(vmi),
+      name: getName(vmi),
+    },
+  );
+
+  url = `${url}/${action}`;
+
+  const response = await coFetch(url, { method });
+  const text = await response.text();
+
+  return text;
+};
+
+export const unpauseVMI = async (vmi: VMIKind) => VMIActionRequest(vmi, VMIActionType.Unpause);
diff --git a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/selectors/vmi/basic.ts b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/selectors/vmi/basic.ts
index a27fcf33b0e..07dbb7ec138 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/selectors/vmi/basic.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/selectors/vmi/basic.ts
@@ -26,3 +26,6 @@ export const getVMIInterfaces = (vmi: VMIKind) =>
   (vmi && vmi.status && vmi.status.interfaces) || [];
 
 export const getVMINodeName = (vmi: VMIKind) => vmi && vmi.status && vmi.status.nodeName;
+
+export const isVMIPaused = (vmi: VMIKind): boolean =>
+  getVMIConditionsByType(vmi, 'Paused').length > 0;
diff --git a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/statuses/vm/constants.ts b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/statuses/vm/constants.ts
index 4b850a41e0a..a9b628647a9 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/statuses/vm/constants.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/statuses/vm/constants.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ export const VM_STATUS_STARTING = 'VM_STATUS_STARTING';
 export const VM_STATUS_VMI_WAITING = 'VM_STATUS_VMI_WAITING';
 export const VM_STATUS_IMPORTING = 'VM_STATUS_IMPORTING';
 export const VM_STATUS_STOPPING = 'VM_STATUS_STOPPING';
+export const VM_STATUS_PAUSED = 'VM_STATUS_PAUSED';
 
 export const VM_STATUS_V2V_CONVERSION_IN_PROGRESS = 'VM_STATUS_CONVERSION_IN_PROGRESS';
 export const VM_STATUS_V2V_CONVERSION_PENDING = 'VM_STATUS_CONVERSION_PENDING';
diff --git a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/statuses/vm/vm.ts b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/statuses/vm/vm.ts
index 563b093b918..0c3750eb952 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/statuses/vm/vm.ts
+++ b/frontend/packages/kubevirt-plugin/src/statuses/vm/vm.ts
@@ -46,8 +46,10 @@ import {
   VM_STATUS_V2V_CONVERSION_PENDING,
   CONVERSION_PROGRESS_ANNOTATION,
   VM_STATUS_IMPORT_PENDING,
+  VM_STATUS_PAUSED,
 } from './constants';
 import { Status } from '..';
+import { isVMIPaused } from '../../selectors/vmi/basic';
 
 const isBeingMigrated = (vm: VMKind, migrations?: K8sResourceKind[]): VMStatus => {
   const migration = findVMIMigration(vm, migrations);
@@ -96,6 +98,9 @@ const isReady = (vmi: VMIKind, launcherPod: PodKind): VMStatus => {
   return NOT_HANDLED;
 };
 
+const isPaused = (vmi: VMIKind): VMStatus =>
+  isVMIPaused(vmi) ? { status: VM_STATUS_PAUSED } : NOT_HANDLED;
+
 const isVMError = (vm: VMKind): VMStatus => {
   // is an issue with the VM definition?
   const condition = getVMStatusConditions(vm)[0];
@@ -237,6 +242,7 @@ export const getVMStatus = ({
 }): VMStatus => {
   const launcherPod = findVMPod(vm, pods);
   return (
+    isPaused(vmi) ||
     isV2VConversion(vm, pods) || // these statuses must precede isRunning() because they do not rely on ready vms
     isBeingMigrated(vm, migrations) || //  -||-
     isBeingImported(vm, pods) || //  -||-