--- command.c.orig	2007-10-07 14:49:33.000000000 -0500
+++ command.c	2008-06-09 02:16:05.000000000 -0500
@@ -398,6 +398,45 @@
     return M_PROPERTY_NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
 }
 
+/// Pause (RW)
+static int mp_property_pause(m_option_t * prop, int action, void *arg,
+			    MPContext * mpctx)
+{
+    switch (action) {
+    case M_PROPERTY_STEP_UP:
+    case M_PROPERTY_STEP_DOWN:
+	mpctx->was_paused = !mpctx->was_paused;
+	return M_PROPERTY_OK;
+    case M_PROPERTY_PRINT:
+	if (!arg)
+	    return M_PROPERTY_ERROR;
+	if (mpctx->was_paused) {
+	    *(char **) arg = strdup(MSGTR_Enabled);
+	    return M_PROPERTY_OK;
+	}
+	else {
+	    *(char **) arg = strdup(MSGTR_Disabled);
+	    return M_PROPERTY_OK;
+	}
+    case M_PROPERTY_SET:
+	if (!arg)
+	    return M_PROPERTY_ERROR;
+	else {
+		if (mpctx->was_paused) {
+			mpctx->was_paused = 0;
+		}
+		else {
+			pause_loop();
+			mpctx->was_paused = 1;
+		}
+		return M_PROPERTY_OK;
+	}
+    default:
+	return m_property_flag(prop, action, arg, &mpctx->was_paused);
+
+    }
+}
+
 
 ///@}
 
@@ -1630,6 +1669,8 @@
      M_OPT_MIN, 0, 0, NULL },
     { "metadata", mp_property_metadata, CONF_TYPE_STRING_LIST,
      0, 0, 0, NULL },
+    { "pause", mp_property_pause, CONF_TYPE_FLAG,
+     M_OPT_RANGE, 0, 1, NULL },
 
     // Audio
     { "volume", mp_property_volume, CONF_TYPE_FLOAT,