diff --git a/servers/slapd/daemon.c b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
index ff0c569e36..42bb931ca6 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/daemon.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
@@ -3270,13 +3270,46 @@ slap_sig_wake( int sig )
 int
 slap_pause_server( void )
 {
-	return ldap_pvt_thread_pool_pause( &connection_pool );
+	BackendInfo *bi;
+	int rc = LDAP_SUCCESS;
+
+	rc = ldap_pvt_thread_pool_pause( &connection_pool );
+
+	LDAP_STAILQ_FOREACH(bi, &backendInfo, bi_next) {
+		if ( bi->bi_pause ) {
+			rc = bi->bi_pause( bi );
+			if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "slap_pause_server: "
+						"bi_pause failed for backend %s\n",
+						bi->bi_type, 0, 0 );
+				return rc;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return rc;
 }
 
 int
 slap_unpause_server( void )
 {
-	return ldap_pvt_thread_pool_resume( &connection_pool );
+	BackendInfo *bi;
+	int rc = LDAP_SUCCESS;
+
+	LDAP_STAILQ_FOREACH(bi, &backendInfo, bi_next) {
+		if ( bi->bi_unpause ) {
+			rc = bi->bi_unpause( bi );
+			if ( rc != LDAP_SUCCESS ) {
+				Debug( LDAP_DEBUG_ANY, "slap_unpause_server: "
+						"bi_unpause failed for backend %s\n",
+						bi->bi_type, 0, 0 );
+				return rc;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	rc = ldap_pvt_thread_pool_resume( &connection_pool );
+	return rc;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/servers/slapd/slap.h b/servers/slapd/slap.h
index b51b5571b6..ef2d0b2af5 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/slap.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/slap.h
@@ -1992,6 +1992,8 @@ struct BackendDB {
 typedef int (BI_bi_func) LDAP_P((BackendInfo *bi));
 typedef BI_bi_func BI_init;
 typedef BI_bi_func BI_open;
+typedef BI_bi_func BI_pause;
+typedef BI_bi_func BI_unpause;
 typedef BI_bi_func BI_close;
 typedef BI_bi_func BI_destroy;
 typedef int (BI_config) LDAP_P((BackendInfo *bi,
@@ -2251,6 +2253,8 @@ struct BackendInfo {
 	BI_init	*bi_init;
 	BI_config	*bi_config;
 	BI_open *bi_open;
+	BI_pause	*bi_pause;
+	BI_unpause	*bi_unpause;
 	BI_close	*bi_close;
 	BI_destroy	*bi_destroy;