diff --git a/backends/gstreamer/src/player.rs b/backends/gstreamer/src/player.rs
index 43655e22..7665c9e6 100644
--- a/backends/gstreamer/src/player.rs
+++ b/backends/gstreamer/src/player.rs
@@ -360,6 +360,10 @@ impl Player for GStreamerPlayer {
         self.inner.lock().unwrap().play();
     }
 
+    fn pause(&self) {
+        self.inner.lock().unwrap().pause();
+    }
+
     fn stop(&self) {
         self.inner.lock().unwrap().stop();
     }
diff --git a/player/src/lib.rs b/player/src/lib.rs
index 2e8b0e7f..212ae6ea 100644
--- a/player/src/lib.rs
+++ b/player/src/lib.rs
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ pub trait Player: Send {
 
     fn setup(&self) -> Result<(), ()>;
     fn play(&self);
+    fn pause(&self);
     fn stop(&self);
 
     fn set_input_size(&self, size: u64);
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ impl Player for DummyPlayer {
         Err(())
     }
     fn play(&self) {}
+    fn pause(&self) {}
     fn stop(&self) {}
 
     fn set_input_size(&self, _: u64) {}