diff --git a/doc/v3/api_samples/os-admin-actions/admin-actions-pause.json b/doc/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/pause-server.json
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/v3/api_samples/os-admin-actions/admin-actions-pause.json
rename to doc/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/pause-server.json
diff --git a/doc/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-req.json b/doc/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-req.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..30851df41a56
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-req.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "server" : {
+        "name" : "new-server-test",
+        "image_ref" : "http://glance.openstack.example.com/images/70a599e0-31e7-49b7-b260-868f441e862b",
+        "flavor_ref" : "http://openstack.example.com/flavors/1",
+        "metadata" : {
+            "My Server Name" : "Apache1"
+        },
+        "personality" : [
+            {
+                "path" : "/etc/banner.txt",
+                "contents" : "ICAgICAgDQoiQSBjbG91ZCBkb2VzIG5vdCBrbm93IHdoeSBpdCBtb3ZlcyBpbiBqdXN0IHN1Y2ggYSBkaXJlY3Rpb24gYW5kIGF0IHN1Y2ggYSBzcGVlZC4uLkl0IGZlZWxzIGFuIGltcHVsc2lvbi4uLnRoaXMgaXMgdGhlIHBsYWNlIHRvIGdvIG5vdy4gQnV0IHRoZSBza3kga25vd3MgdGhlIHJlYXNvbnMgYW5kIHRoZSBwYXR0ZXJucyBiZWhpbmQgYWxsIGNsb3VkcywgYW5kIHlvdSB3aWxsIGtub3csIHRvbywgd2hlbiB5b3UgbGlmdCB5b3Vyc2VsZiBoaWdoIGVub3VnaCB0byBzZWUgYmV5b25kIGhvcml6b25zLiINCg0KLVJpY2hhcmQgQmFjaA=="
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/doc/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-resp.json b/doc/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-resp.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..270cb8463484
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-resp.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "server": {
+        "admin_password": "DM3QzjhGTzLB",
+        "id": "bebeec79-497e-4711-a311-d0d2e3dfc73b",
+        "links": [
+            {
+                "href": "http://openstack.example.com/v3/servers/bebeec79-497e-4711-a311-d0d2e3dfc73b",
+                "rel": "self"
+            },
+            {
+                "href": "http://openstack.example.com/servers/bebeec79-497e-4711-a311-d0d2e3dfc73b",
+                "rel": "bookmark"
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/doc/v3/api_samples/os-admin-actions/admin-actions-unpause.json b/doc/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/unpause-server.json
similarity index 100%
rename from doc/v3/api_samples/os-admin-actions/admin-actions-unpause.json
rename to doc/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/unpause-server.json
diff --git a/etc/nova/policy.json b/etc/nova/policy.json
index 4ada50c84d3b..0d24e1d360c5 100644
--- a/etc/nova/policy.json
+++ b/etc/nova/policy.json
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
     "compute_extension:admin_actions:migrate": "rule:admin_api",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions": "rule:admin_api",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:discoverable": "",
-    "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:pause": "rule:admin_or_owner",
-    "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:unpause": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:suspend": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:resume": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:reset_network": "rule:admin_api",
@@ -184,6 +182,9 @@
     "compute_extension:networks": "rule:admin_api",
     "compute_extension:networks:view": "",
     "compute_extension:networks_associate": "rule:admin_api",
+    "compute_extension:v3:os-pause-server:discoverable": "",
+    "compute_extension:v3:os-pause-server:pause": "rule:admin_or_owner",
+    "compute_extension:v3:os-pause-server:unpause": "rule:admin_or_owner",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-pci:pci_servers": "",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-pci:discoverable": "",
     "compute_extension:quotas:show": "",
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/admin_actions.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/admin_actions.py
index 24ea6eb429c4..2a5e2a548925 100644
--- a/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/admin_actions.py
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/admin_actions.py
@@ -44,42 +44,6 @@ class AdminActionsController(wsgi.Controller):
         super(AdminActionsController, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.compute_api = compute.API()
 
-    @extensions.expected_errors((404, 409))
-    @wsgi.action('pause')
-    def _pause(self, req, id, body):
-        """Permit Admins to pause the server."""
-        ctxt = req.environ['nova.context']
-        authorize(ctxt, 'pause')
-        try:
-            server = self.compute_api.get(ctxt, id, want_objects=True)
-            self.compute_api.pause(ctxt, server)
-        except exception.InstanceIsLocked as e:
-            raise exc.HTTPConflict(explanation=e.format_message())
-        except exception.InstanceInvalidState as state_error:
-            common.raise_http_conflict_for_instance_invalid_state(state_error,
-                    'pause')
-        except exception.InstanceNotFound as e:
-            raise exc.HTTPNotFound(explanation=e.format_message())
-        return webob.Response(status_int=202)
-
-    @extensions.expected_errors((404, 409))
-    @wsgi.action('unpause')
-    def _unpause(self, req, id, body):
-        """Permit Admins to unpause the server."""
-        ctxt = req.environ['nova.context']
-        authorize(ctxt, 'unpause')
-        try:
-            server = self.compute_api.get(ctxt, id, want_objects=True)
-            self.compute_api.unpause(ctxt, server)
-        except exception.InstanceIsLocked as e:
-            raise exc.HTTPConflict(explanation=e.format_message())
-        except exception.InstanceInvalidState as state_error:
-            common.raise_http_conflict_for_instance_invalid_state(state_error,
-                    'unpause')
-        except exception.InstanceNotFound as e:
-            raise exc.HTTPNotFound(explanation=e.format_message())
-        return webob.Response(status_int=202)
-
     @extensions.expected_errors((404, 409))
     @wsgi.action('suspend')
     def _suspend(self, req, id, body):
diff --git a/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/pause_server.py b/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/pause_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3b01a1dc0d29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/pause_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+#
+#   Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#   not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#   a copy of the License at
+#
+#       http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#   Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#   distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#   WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#   License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#   under the License.
+
+import webob
+from webob import exc
+
+from nova.api.openstack import common
+from nova.api.openstack import extensions
+from nova.api.openstack import wsgi
+from nova import compute
+from nova import exception
+from nova.openstack.common import log as logging
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+ALIAS = "os-pause-server"
+
+
+def authorize(context, action_name):
+    action = 'v3:%s:%s' % (ALIAS, action_name)
+    extensions.extension_authorizer('compute', action)(context)
+
+
+class PauseServerController(wsgi.Controller):
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super(PauseServerController, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        self.compute_api = compute.API()
+
+    @extensions.expected_errors((404, 409))
+    @wsgi.action('pause')
+    def _pause(self, req, id, body):
+        """Permit Admins to pause the server."""
+        ctxt = req.environ['nova.context']
+        authorize(ctxt, 'pause')
+        try:
+            server = self.compute_api.get(ctxt, id, want_objects=True)
+            self.compute_api.pause(ctxt, server)
+        except exception.InstanceIsLocked as e:
+            raise exc.HTTPConflict(explanation=e.format_message())
+        except exception.InstanceInvalidState as state_error:
+            common.raise_http_conflict_for_instance_invalid_state(state_error,
+                    'pause')
+        except exception.InstanceNotFound as e:
+            raise exc.HTTPNotFound(explanation=e.format_message())
+        return webob.Response(status_int=202)
+
+    @extensions.expected_errors((404, 409))
+    @wsgi.action('unpause')
+    def _unpause(self, req, id, body):
+        """Permit Admins to unpause the server."""
+        ctxt = req.environ['nova.context']
+        authorize(ctxt, 'unpause')
+        try:
+            server = self.compute_api.get(ctxt, id, want_objects=True)
+            self.compute_api.unpause(ctxt, server)
+        except exception.InstanceIsLocked as e:
+            raise exc.HTTPConflict(explanation=e.format_message())
+        except exception.InstanceInvalidState as state_error:
+            common.raise_http_conflict_for_instance_invalid_state(state_error,
+                    'unpause')
+        except exception.InstanceNotFound as e:
+            raise exc.HTTPNotFound(explanation=e.format_message())
+        return webob.Response(status_int=202)
+
+
+class PauseServer(extensions.V3APIExtensionBase):
+    """Enable pause/unpause server actions."""
+
+    name = "PauseServer"
+    alias = ALIAS
+    namespace = "http://docs.openstack.org/compute/ext/%s/api/v3" % ALIAS
+    version = 1
+
+    def get_controller_extensions(self):
+        controller = PauseServerController()
+        extension = extensions.ControllerExtension(self, 'servers', controller)
+        return [extension]
+
+    def get_resources(self):
+        return []
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/admin_only_action_common.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/admin_only_action_common.py
index 7884dcf5f372..89601355d202 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/admin_only_action_common.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/admin_only_action_common.py
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ class CommonMixin(object):
 
         self.mox.ReplayAll()
 
-        res = self._make_request('/servers/%s/action' % instance['uuid'],
+        res = self._make_request('/servers/%s/action' % instance.uuid,
                                  {action: None})
         self.assertEqual(202, res.status_int)
         # Do these here instead of tearDown because this method is called
@@ -86,6 +86,54 @@ class CommonMixin(object):
         self.mox.VerifyAll()
         self.mox.UnsetStubs()
 
+    def _test_invalid_state(self, action, method=None, body_map=None,
+                            compute_api_args_map=None):
+        if method is None:
+            method = action
+        if body_map is None:
+            body_map = {}
+        if compute_api_args_map is None:
+            compute_api_args_map = {}
+
+        instance = self._stub_instance_get()
+
+        args, kwargs = compute_api_args_map.get(action, ((), {}))
+
+        getattr(self.compute_api, method)(self.context, instance,
+                                          *args, **kwargs).AndRaise(
+                exception.InstanceInvalidState(
+                    attr='vm_state', instance_uuid=instance.uuid,
+                    state='foo', method=method))
+
+        self.mox.ReplayAll()
+
+        res = self._make_request('/servers/%s/action' % instance.uuid,
+                                 {action: body_map.get(action)})
+        self.assertEqual(409, res.status_int)
+        self.assertIn("Cannot \'%s\' while instance" % action, res.body)
+        # Do these here instead of tearDown because this method is called
+        # more than once for the same test case
+        self.mox.VerifyAll()
+        self.mox.UnsetStubs()
+
+    def _test_locked_instance(self, action, method=None):
+        if method is None:
+            method = action
+
+        instance = self._stub_instance_get()
+        getattr(self.compute_api, method)(self.context, instance).AndRaise(
+                exception.InstanceIsLocked(instance_uuid=instance.uuid))
+
+        self.mox.ReplayAll()
+
+        res = self._make_request('/servers/%s/action' % instance.uuid,
+                                 {action: None})
+        self.assertEqual(409, res.status_int)
+        # Do these here instead of tearDown because this method is called
+        # more than once for the same test case
+        self.mox.VerifyAll()
+        self.mox.UnsetStubs()
+
 
 class CommonTests(CommonMixin, test.NoDBTestCase):
     def _test_actions(self, actions, method_translations={}):
@@ -102,3 +150,23 @@ class CommonTests(CommonMixin, test.NoDBTestCase):
                                              body_map=body_map)
             # Re-mock this.
             self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.compute_api, 'get')
+
+    def _test_actions_raise_conflict_on_invalid_state(
+            self, actions, method_translations={}, body_map={}, args_map={}):
+        for action in actions:
+            method = method_translations.get(action)
+            self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.compute_api, method or action)
+            self._test_invalid_state(action, method=method,
+                                     body_map=body_map,
+                                     compute_api_args_map=args_map)
+            # Re-mock this.
+            self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.compute_api, 'get')
+
+    def _test_actions_with_locked_instance(self, actions,
+                                           method_translations={}):
+        for action in actions:
+            method = method_translations.get(action)
+            self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.compute_api, method or action)
+            self._test_locked_instance(action, method=method)
+            # Re-mock this.
+            self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.compute_api, 'get')
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/test_admin_actions.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/test_admin_actions.py
index 41606a9f4ac1..4be16d4c3a60 100644
--- a/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/test_admin_actions.py
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/test_admin_actions.py
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ class CommonMixin(object):
 
 class AdminActionsTest(CommonMixin, test.NoDBTestCase):
     def test_actions(self):
-        actions = ['pause', 'unpause', 'suspend', 'resume', 'migrate',
+        actions = ['suspend', 'resume', 'migrate',
                    'reset_network', 'inject_network_info']
         method_translations = {'migrate': 'resize'}
 
@@ -168,8 +168,7 @@ class AdminActionsTest(CommonMixin, test.NoDBTestCase):
             self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.compute_api, 'get')
 
     def test_actions_raise_conflict_on_invalid_state(self):
-        actions = ['pause', 'unpause', 'suspend', 'resume', 'migrate',
-                   'migrate_live']
+        actions = ['suspend', 'resume', 'migrate', 'migrate_live']
         method_translations = {'migrate': 'resize',
                                'migrate_live': 'live_migrate'}
 
@@ -188,7 +187,7 @@ class AdminActionsTest(CommonMixin, test.NoDBTestCase):
             self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.compute_api, 'get')
 
     def test_actions_with_non_existed_instance(self):
-        actions = ['pause', 'unpause', 'suspend', 'resume', 'migrate',
+        actions = ['suspend', 'resume', 'migrate',
                    'reset_network', 'inject_network_info',
                    'reset_state', 'migrate_live']
         body_map = {'reset_state': {'state': 'active'},
@@ -202,7 +201,7 @@ class AdminActionsTest(CommonMixin, test.NoDBTestCase):
             self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.compute_api, 'get')
 
     def test_actions_with_locked_instance(self):
-        actions = ['pause', 'unpause', 'suspend', 'resume', 'migrate',
+        actions = ['suspend', 'resume', 'migrate',
                    'reset_network', 'inject_network_info']
         method_translations = {'migrate': 'resize'}
 
diff --git a/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/test_pause_server.py b/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/test_pause_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0f279295061b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/tests/api/openstack/compute/plugins/v3/test_pause_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from nova.api.openstack.compute.plugins.v3 import pause_server
+from nova.tests.api.openstack.compute.plugins.v3 import \
+     admin_only_action_common
+from nova.tests.api.openstack import fakes
+
+
+class PauseServerTests(admin_only_action_common.CommonTests):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(PauseServerTests, self).setUp()
+        self.controller = pause_server.PauseServerController()
+        self.compute_api = self.controller.compute_api
+
+        def _fake_controller(*args, **kwargs):
+            return self.controller
+
+        self.stubs.Set(pause_server, 'PauseServerController',
+                       _fake_controller)
+        self.app = fakes.wsgi_app_v3(init_only=('servers',
+                                                'os-pause-server'),
+                                     fake_auth_context=self.context)
+        self.mox.StubOutWithMock(self.compute_api, 'get')
+
+    def test_pause_unpause(self):
+        self._test_actions(['pause', 'unpause'])
+
+    def test_pause_unpause_with_non_existed_instance(self):
+        self._test_actions_with_non_existed_instance(['pause', 'unpause'])
+
+    def test_pause_unpause_raise_conflict_on_invalid_state(self):
+        self._test_actions_raise_conflict_on_invalid_state(['pause',
+                                                            'unpause'])
+
+    def test_actions_with_locked_instance(self):
+        self._test_actions_with_locked_instance(['pause', 'unpause'])
diff --git a/nova/tests/fake_policy.py b/nova/tests/fake_policy.py
index ef9d71147a71..99ad94bcfe32 100644
--- a/nova/tests/fake_policy.py
+++ b/nova/tests/fake_policy.py
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ policy_data = """
     "compute_extension:admin_actions:migrateLive": "",
     "compute_extension:admin_actions:resetState": "",
     "compute_extension:admin_actions:migrate": "",
-    "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:pause": "",
-    "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:unpause": "",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:suspend": "",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:resume": "",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-admin-actions:reset_network": "",
@@ -240,6 +238,8 @@ policy_data = """
     "compute_extension:networks:view": "",
     "compute_extension:networks_associate": "",
     "compute_extension:os-tenant-networks": "",
+    "compute_extension:v3:os-pause-server:pause": "",
+    "compute_extension:v3:os-pause-server:unpause": "",
     "compute_extension:v3:os-pci:pci_servers": "",
     "compute_extension:quotas:show": "",
     "compute_extension:quotas:update": "",
diff --git a/nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-admin-actions/admin-actions-pause.json.tpl b/nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/pause-server.json.tpl
similarity index 100%
rename from nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-admin-actions/admin-actions-pause.json.tpl
rename to nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/pause-server.json.tpl
diff --git a/nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-req.json.tpl b/nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-req.json.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e6c046ceb4e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-req.json.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "server" : {
+        "name" : "new-server-test",
+        "image_ref" : "%(glance_host)s/images/%(image_id)s",
+        "flavor_ref" : "%(host)s/flavors/1",
+        "metadata" : {
+            "My Server Name" : "Apache1"
+        },
+        "personality" : [
+            {
+                "path" : "/etc/banner.txt",
+                "contents" : "ICAgICAgDQoiQSBjbG91ZCBkb2VzIG5vdCBrbm93IHdoeSBpdCBtb3ZlcyBpbiBqdXN0IHN1Y2ggYSBkaXJlY3Rpb24gYW5kIGF0IHN1Y2ggYSBzcGVlZC4uLkl0IGZlZWxzIGFuIGltcHVsc2lvbi4uLnRoaXMgaXMgdGhlIHBsYWNlIHRvIGdvIG5vdy4gQnV0IHRoZSBza3kga25vd3MgdGhlIHJlYXNvbnMgYW5kIHRoZSBwYXR0ZXJucyBiZWhpbmQgYWxsIGNsb3VkcywgYW5kIHlvdSB3aWxsIGtub3csIHRvbywgd2hlbiB5b3UgbGlmdCB5b3Vyc2VsZiBoaWdoIGVub3VnaCB0byBzZWUgYmV5b25kIGhvcml6b25zLiINCg0KLVJpY2hhcmQgQmFjaA=="
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-resp.json.tpl b/nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-resp.json.tpl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb3f76ebe6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/server-post-resp.json.tpl
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+    "server": {
+        "admin_password": "%(password)s",
+        "id": "%(id)s",
+        "links": [
+            {
+                "href": "%(host)s/v3/servers/%(uuid)s",
+                "rel": "self"
+            },
+            {
+                "href": "%(host)s/servers/%(uuid)s",
+                "rel": "bookmark"
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-admin-actions/admin-actions-unpause.json.tpl b/nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/unpause-server.json.tpl
similarity index 100%
rename from nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-admin-actions/admin-actions-unpause.json.tpl
rename to nova/tests/integrated/v3/api_samples/os-pause-server/unpause-server.json.tpl
diff --git a/nova/tests/integrated/v3/test_admin_actions.py b/nova/tests/integrated/v3/test_admin_actions.py
index 34571637b7a2..2b03d80d69f4 100644
--- a/nova/tests/integrated/v3/test_admin_actions.py
+++ b/nova/tests/integrated/v3/test_admin_actions.py
@@ -31,19 +31,6 @@ class AdminActionsSamplesJsonTest(test_servers.ServersSampleBase):
         super(AdminActionsSamplesJsonTest, self).setUp()
         self.uuid = self._post_server()
 
-    def test_post_pause(self):
-        # Get api samples to pause server request.
-        response = self._do_post('servers/%s/action' % self.uuid,
-                                 'admin-actions-pause', {})
-        self.assertEqual(response.status, 202)
-
-    def test_post_unpause(self):
-        # Get api samples to unpause server request.
-        self.test_post_pause()
-        response = self._do_post('servers/%s/action' % self.uuid,
-                                 'admin-actions-unpause', {})
-        self.assertEqual(response.status, 202)
-
     def test_post_suspend(self):
         # Get api samples to suspend server request.
         response = self._do_post('servers/%s/action' % self.uuid,
diff --git a/nova/tests/integrated/v3/test_pause_server.py b/nova/tests/integrated/v3/test_pause_server.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..16ef351dcaa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nova/tests/integrated/v3/test_pause_server.py
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# Copyright 2013 IBM Corp.
+#
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from nova.tests.integrated.v3 import test_servers
+
+
+class PauseServerSamplesJsonTest(test_servers.ServersSampleBase):
+    extension_name = "os-pause-server"
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        """setUp Method for PauseServer api samples extension
+
+        This method creates the server that will be used in each test
+        """
+        super(PauseServerSamplesJsonTest, self).setUp()
+        self.uuid = self._post_server()
+
+    def test_post_pause(self):
+        # Get api samples to pause server request.
+        response = self._do_post('servers/%s/action' % self.uuid,
+                                 'pause-server', {})
+        self.assertEqual(response.status, 202)
+
+    def test_post_unpause(self):
+        # Get api samples to unpause server request.
+        self.test_post_pause()
+        response = self._do_post('servers/%s/action' % self.uuid,
+                                 'unpause-server', {})
+        self.assertEqual(response.status, 202)
diff --git a/setup.cfg b/setup.cfg
index 729158a24c72..ebab19188a4e 100644
--- a/setup.cfg
+++ b/setup.cfg
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ nova.api.v3.extensions =
     migrations = nova.api.openstack.compute.plugins.v3.migrations:Migrations
     multinic = nova.api.openstack.compute.plugins.v3.multinic:Multinic
     multiple_create = nova.api.openstack.compute.plugins.v3.multiple_create:MultipleCreate
+    pause_server = nova.api.openstack.compute.plugins.v3.pause_server:PauseServer
     pci = nova.api.openstack.compute.plugins.v3.pci:Pci
     quota_classes = nova.api.openstack.compute.plugins.v3.quota_classes:QuotaClasses
     quota_sets = nova.api.openstack.compute.plugins.v3.quota_sets:QuotaSets