diff --git a/servers/slapd/daemon.c b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
index 066c8529ff..ff0c569e36 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/daemon.c
+++ b/servers/slapd/daemon.c
@@ -3267,6 +3267,18 @@ slap_sig_wake( int sig )
 	errno = save_errno;
 }
 
+int
+slap_pause_server( void )
+{
+	return ldap_pvt_thread_pool_pause( &connection_pool );
+}
+
+int
+slap_unpause_server( void )
+{
+	return ldap_pvt_thread_pool_resume( &connection_pool );
+}
+
 
 void
 slapd_add_internal( ber_socket_t s, int isactive )
diff --git a/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h b/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h
index 84b9142675..230f4ab9ad 100644
--- a/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h
+++ b/servers/slapd/proto-slap.h
@@ -887,6 +887,9 @@ LDAP_SLAPD_F (void) slap_wake_listener LDAP_P((void));
 LDAP_SLAPD_F (void) slap_suspend_listeners LDAP_P((void));
 LDAP_SLAPD_F (void) slap_resume_listeners LDAP_P((void));
 
+LDAP_SLAPD_F (int) slap_pause_server LDAP_P((void));
+LDAP_SLAPD_F (int) slap_unpause_server LDAP_P((void));
+
 LDAP_SLAPD_F (void) slapd_set_write LDAP_P((ber_socket_t s, int wake));
 LDAP_SLAPD_F (void) slapd_clr_write LDAP_P((ber_socket_t s, int wake));
 LDAP_SLAPD_F (void) slapd_set_read LDAP_P((ber_socket_t s, int wake));