diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
index 9f97f4f..304a512 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/servers/test_server_actions.py
@@ -253,6 +253,24 @@
         lines = len(output.split('\n'))
         self.assertEqual(lines, 10)
 
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_pause_unpause_server(self):
+        resp, server = self.client.pause_server(self.server_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'PAUSED')
+        resp, server = self.client.unpause_server(self.server_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'ACTIVE')
+
+    @attr(type='gate')
+    def test_suspend_resume_server(self):
+        resp, server = self.client.suspend_server(self.server_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'SUSPENDED')
+        resp, server = self.client.resume_server(self.server_id)
+        self.assertEqual(202, resp.status)
+        self.client.wait_for_server_status(self.server_id, 'ACTIVE')
+
     @classmethod
     def rebuild_servers(cls):
         # Destroy any existing server and creates a new one
diff --git a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
index 1ec4df0..f2cca72 100644
--- a/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/compute/xml/servers_client.py
@@ -163,6 +163,22 @@
         server = self._parse_server(etree.fromstring(body))
         return resp, server
 
+    def suspend_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
+        """Suspends the provided server."""
+        return self.action(server_id, 'suspend', None, **kwargs)
+
+    def resume_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
+        """Un-suspends the provided server."""
+        return self.action(server_id, 'resume', None, **kwargs)
+
+    def pause_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
+        """Pauses the provided server."""
+        return self.action(server_id, 'pause', None, **kwargs)
+
+    def unpause_server(self, server_id, **kwargs):
+        """Un-pauses the provided server."""
+        return self.action(server_id, 'unpause', None, **kwargs)
+
     def delete_server(self, server_id):
         """Deletes the given server."""
         return self.delete("servers/%s" % str(server_id))