diff --git a/Assistant/DaemonStatus.hs b/Assistant/DaemonStatus.hs
index fae51ea610..aa990df34d 100644
--- a/Assistant/DaemonStatus.hs
+++ b/Assistant/DaemonStatus.hs
@@ -183,17 +183,19 @@ adjustTransfersSTM dstatus a = do
 	s <- takeTMVar dstatus
 	putTMVar dstatus $ s { currentTransfers = a (currentTransfers s) }
 
-{- Updates a transfer's info. Preserves any transferTid value, which is not
- - written to disk. -}
+{- Updates a transfer's info.
+ - Preserves the transferTid and transferPaused values,
+ - which are not written to disk. -}
 updateTransferInfo :: DaemonStatusHandle -> Transfer -> TransferInfo -> IO ()
 updateTransferInfo dstatus t info =
 	notifyTransfer dstatus `after` modifyDaemonStatus_ dstatus go
 	where
 		go s = s { currentTransfers = update (currentTransfers s) }
 		update m = M.insertWith' merge t info m
-		merge new old = case transferTid old of
-			Nothing -> new
-			Just _ -> new { transferTid = transferTid old }
+		merge new old = new
+			{ transferTid = maybe (transferTid new) Just (transferTid old)
+			, transferPaused = transferPaused new || transferPaused old
+			}
 
 {- Removes a transfer from the map, and returns its info. -}
 removeTransfer :: DaemonStatusHandle -> Transfer -> IO (Maybe TransferInfo)
diff --git a/Assistant/TransferQueue.hs b/Assistant/TransferQueue.hs
index 24987bfa6c..aa61925278 100644
--- a/Assistant/TransferQueue.hs
+++ b/Assistant/TransferQueue.hs
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ stubInfo f r = TransferInfo
 	, transferRemote = Just r
 	, bytesComplete = Nothing
 	, associatedFile = f
+	, transferPaused = False
 	}
 
 {- Adds transfers to queue for some of the known remotes. -}
diff --git a/Assistant/TransferSlots.hs b/Assistant/TransferSlots.hs
index c394dc30d2..81eb6500fa 100644
--- a/Assistant/TransferSlots.hs
+++ b/Assistant/TransferSlots.hs
@@ -5,15 +5,26 @@
  - Licensed under the GNU GPL version 3 or higher.
  -}
 
+{-# LANGUAGE DeriveDataTypeable #-}
+
 module Assistant.TransferSlots where
 
-import Control.Exception
+import qualified Control.Exception as E
 import Control.Concurrent
+import Data.Typeable
 
 import Common.Annex
+import Utility.ThreadScheduler
 
 type TransferSlots = QSemN
 
+{- A special exception that can be thrown to pause or resume a transfer, while
+ - keeping its slot in use. -}
+data TransferException = PauseTransfer | ResumeTransfer
+	deriving (Show, Eq, Typeable)
+
+instance E.Exception TransferException
+
 {- Number of concurrent transfers allowed to be run from the assistant.
  -
  - Transfers launched by other means, including by remote assistants,
@@ -26,15 +37,26 @@ newTransferSlots :: IO TransferSlots
 newTransferSlots = newQSemN numSlots
 
 {- Waits until a transfer slot becomes available, and runs a transfer
- - action in the slot, in its own thread. Note that this thread is
- - subject to being killed when the transfer is canceled. -}
+ - action in the slot, in its own thread. 
+ -
+ - Note that the action is subject to being killed when the transfer
+ - is canceled or paused.
+ -
+ - A PauseTransfer exception is handled by letting the action be killed,
+ - then pausing the thread until a ResumeTransfer exception is raised,
+ - then rerunning the action.
+ -}
 inTransferSlot :: TransferSlots -> IO () -> IO ThreadId
-inTransferSlot s a = do
+inTransferSlot s transfer = do
 	waitQSemN s 1
-	forkIO $ bracket_ noop done a
+	forkIO $ E.bracket_ noop (signalQSemN s 1) go
 	where
-		done = transferComplete s
-
-{- Call when a transfer is complete. -}
-transferComplete :: TransferSlots -> IO ()
-transferComplete s = signalQSemN s 1
+		go = catchPauseResume transfer
+		pause = catchPauseResume $ runEvery (Seconds 86400) noop
+		catchPauseResume a = E.catch a handlePauseResume
+		handlePauseResume PauseTransfer = do
+			putStrLn "pause"
+			pause
+		handlePauseResume ResumeTransfer = do
+			putStrLn "resume"
+			go
diff --git a/Assistant/WebApp/DashBoard.hs b/Assistant/WebApp/DashBoard.hs
index 6268449eda..6e71e9cc64 100644
--- a/Assistant/WebApp/DashBoard.hs
+++ b/Assistant/WebApp/DashBoard.hs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import Assistant.WebApp.Notifications
 import Assistant.WebApp.Configurators
 import Assistant.DaemonStatus
 import Assistant.TransferQueue
+import Assistant.TransferSlots
 import Utility.NotificationBroadcaster
 import Utility.Yesod
 import Logs.Transfer
@@ -147,18 +148,18 @@ getStartTransferR t = startTransfer t >> redirectBack
 postStartTransferR :: Transfer -> Handler ()
 postStartTransferR t = startTransfer t
 getCancelTransferR :: Transfer -> Handler ()
-getCancelTransferR t = cancelTransfer t >> redirectBack
+getCancelTransferR t = cancelTransfer False t >> redirectBack
 postCancelTransferR :: Transfer -> Handler ()
-postCancelTransferR t = cancelTransfer t
-
-pauseTransfer :: Transfer -> Handler ()
-pauseTransfer t = liftIO $ putStrLn "pause"
+postCancelTransferR t = cancelTransfer False t
 
 startTransfer :: Transfer -> Handler ()
 startTransfer t = liftIO $ putStrLn "start"
 
-cancelTransfer :: Transfer -> Handler ()
-cancelTransfer t = do
+pauseTransfer :: Transfer -> Handler ()
+pauseTransfer = cancelTransfer True
+
+cancelTransfer :: Bool -> Transfer-> Handler ()
+cancelTransfer pause t = do
 	webapp <- getYesod
 	let dstatus = daemonStatus webapp
 	liftIO $ do
@@ -169,15 +170,22 @@ cancelTransfer t = do
 	where
 		running dstatus = M.lookup t . currentTransfers
 			<$> getDaemonStatus dstatus
-		stop dstatus info = void $ do
-			putStrLn $ "stopping transfer " ++ show info
+		stop dstatus info = do
 			{- When there's a thread associated with the
 			 - transfer, it's killed first, to avoid it
 			 - displaying any alert about the transfer having
 			 - failed when the transfer process is killed. -}
-			maybe noop killThread $ transferTid info
+			maybe noop signalthread $ transferTid info
 			maybe noop killproc $ transferPid info
-			removeTransfer dstatus t
+			if pause
+				then void $
+					updateTransferInfo dstatus t $ info
+						{ transferPaused = True }
+				else void $
+					removeTransfer dstatus t
+		signalthread tid
+			| pause = throwTo tid PauseTransfer
+			| otherwise = killThread tid
 		{- In order to stop helper processes like rsync,
 		 - kill the whole process group of the process running the 
 		 - transfer. -}
diff --git a/Logs/Transfer.hs b/Logs/Transfer.hs
index eb5ab14fe9..590e736648 100644
--- a/Logs/Transfer.hs
+++ b/Logs/Transfer.hs
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ data TransferInfo = TransferInfo
 	, transferRemote :: Maybe Remote
 	, bytesComplete :: Maybe Integer
 	, associatedFile :: Maybe FilePath
+	, transferPaused :: Bool
 	}
 	deriving (Show, Eq, Ord)
 
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ runTransfer t file a = do
 		<*> pure Nothing -- not 0; transfer may be resuming
 		<*> pure Nothing
 		<*> pure file
+		<*> pure False
 	bracketIO (prep tfile mode info) (cleanup tfile) a
 	where
 		prep tfile mode info = do
@@ -185,6 +187,7 @@ readTransferInfo pid s =
 			<*> pure Nothing
 			<*> pure Nothing
 			<*> pure (if null filename then Nothing else Just filename)
+			<*> pure False
 		_ -> Nothing
 	where
 		(bits, filebits) = splitAt 1 $ lines s