diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7116c16..8dfc444 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ NOTE: This is a 3rd party gem and not an official product from Pingdom.
     check.last_response_time    #=> 200 (ms)
     check.status                #=> "up"
 
+    check.paused(true)
+    check.status                #=> "paused"
+
     result = check.results.first(:probes => [1,2,3], :status => [:up, :down])
                                 #=> #<Pingdom::Result>
     result.status               #=> :up
diff --git a/lib/pingdom/check.rb b/lib/pingdom/check.rb
index a787fd5..880f21e 100644
--- a/lib/pingdom/check.rb
+++ b/lib/pingdom/check.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ def results(options = {})
       @client.results(id, options)
     end
     
+    def paused(bool)
+      @client.paused(id, bool)
+    end
+
     def summary
       @client.summary(id)
     end
diff --git a/lib/pingdom/client.rb b/lib/pingdom/client.rb
index 2481d5e..3e6760b 100644
--- a/lib/pingdom/client.rb
+++ b/lib/pingdom/client.rb
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ def get(uri, params = {}, &block)
       response
     end
     
+    def put(uri, params = {}, data, &block)
+      response = @connection.put(@connection.build_url(uri, prepare_params(params)), data, "App-Key" => @options[:key], &block)
+      update_limits!(response.headers['req-limit-short'], response.headers['req-limit-long'])
+      response
+    end
+
     def update_limits!(short, long)
       @limit ||= {}
       @limit[:short]  = parse_limit(short)
@@ -63,6 +69,7 @@ def test!(options = {})
     def checks(options = {})
       Check.parse(self, get("checks", options))
     end
+
     def check(id)
       Check.parse(self, get("checks/#{id}")).first
     end
@@ -73,6 +80,10 @@ def results(id, options = {})
       Result.parse(self, get("results/#{id}", options))
     end
     
+    def paused(id, bool)
+      Check.parse(self, put("checks/#{id}", {'paused'=>bool.to_s}))
+    end
+
     def probes(options = {})
       Probe.parse(self, get("probes", options))
     end