diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
index deed94a085..41638ce1b4 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Game.cs
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 					{
 						var isNetTick = LocalTick % NetTickScale == 0;
 
-						if (!isNetTick || orderManager.IsReadyForNextFrame)
+						if ((!isNetTick || orderManager.IsReadyForNextFrame) && !orderManager.GamePaused )
 						{
 							++orderManager.LocalFrameNumber;
 
@@ -188,6 +188,8 @@ namespace OpenRA
 						else
 							if (orderManager.NetFrameNumber == 0)
 								orderManager.LastTickTime = Environment.TickCount;
+					
+						viewport.Tick();
 					}
 				}
 		}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Network/Order.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Network/Order.cs
index b81a9f2731..7f2bb449b7 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Network/Order.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Network/Order.cs
@@ -199,7 +199,18 @@ namespace OpenRA
 		{
 			return new Order("HandshakeResponse", null, false) { IsImmediate = true, TargetString = text };
 		}
+		
+		public static Order PauseRequest()
+		{
+			return new Order("PauseRequest", null, false) { IsImmediate = true, TargetString="" }; //TODO: targetbool?
+		}
+                
+		public static Order PauseGame()
+		{
+			return new Order("PauseGame", null, false) { IsImmediate = true, TargetString=""}; //TODO: targetbool?
+		}
 
+		
 		public static Order Command(string text)
 		{
 			return new Order("Command", null, false) { IsImmediate = true, TargetString = text };
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Network/OrderManager.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Network/OrderManager.cs
index 708caf08fd..8d16467ad1 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Network/OrderManager.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Network/OrderManager.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace OpenRA.Network
 		public int LastTickTime = Environment.TickCount;
 
 		public bool GameStarted { get { return NetFrameNumber != 0; } }
+		public bool GamePaused {get; set;}
 		public IConnection Connection { get; private set; }
 
 		public readonly int SyncHeaderSize = 9;
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Network/UnitOrders.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Network/UnitOrders.cs
index 92f3fb3e93..a7e1d9c730 100755
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Network/UnitOrders.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Network/UnitOrders.cs
@@ -94,6 +94,19 @@ namespace OpenRA.Network
 						Game.StartGame(orderManager.LobbyInfo.GlobalSettings.Map, false);
 						break;
 					}
+				
+				case "PauseGame":
+					{	
+						var client = orderManager.LobbyInfo.ClientWithIndex(clientId);
+				
+						if(client != null)
+						{
+							orderManager.GamePaused = !orderManager.GamePaused;
+							var pausetext = "The game is {0} by {1}".F( orderManager.GamePaused ? "paused" : "un-paused", client.Name );
+							Game.AddChatLine(Color.White, "", pausetext);
+						}
+						break;
+					}
 
 				case "HandshakeRequest":
 					{
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
index cae7be0f56..6af0357e56 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Server/Server.cs
@@ -348,6 +348,9 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 
 		void InterpretServerOrder(Connection conn, ServerOrder so)
 		{
+			var fromClient = GetClient(conn);
+			var fromIndex = fromClient != null ? fromClient.Index : 0;
+			
 			switch (so.Name)
 			{
 				case "Command":
@@ -363,17 +366,23 @@ namespace OpenRA.Server
 					}
 
 					break;
+				
 				case "HandshakeResponse":
 					ValidateClient(conn, so.Data);
 					break;
+				
 				case "Chat":
 				case "TeamChat":
-					var fromClient = GetClient(conn);
-					var fromIndex = fromClient != null ? fromClient.Index : 0;
-
 					foreach (var c in conns.Except(conn).ToArray())
 						DispatchOrdersToClient(c, fromIndex, 0, so.Serialize());
-				break;
+					break;
+				
+				case "PauseRequest":
+					foreach (var c in conns.ToArray())
+					{  var x = Order.PauseGame();
+						DispatchOrdersToClient(c, fromIndex, 0, x.Serialize());
+					}
+					break;
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TimerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TimerWidget.cs
index 420352d896..b2f5bfb2ba 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TimerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/TimerWidget.cs
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 	{
 		public override void Draw()
 		{
-			var s = WidgetUtils.FormatTime(Game.LocalTick);
 			var font = Game.Renderer.Fonts["Title"];
 			var rb = RenderBounds;
+			
+			var s = WidgetUtils.FormatTime(Game.LocalTick) + (Game.orderManager.GamePaused?" (paused)":"");
 			var pos = new float2(rb.Left - font.Measure(s).X / 2, rb.Top);
-
 			font.DrawTextWithContrast(s, pos, Color.White, Color.Black, 1);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
index accef80e75..29721ccaa2 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/Widgets/WorldInteractionControllerWidget.cs
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ namespace OpenRA.Widgets
 					world.Selection.DoControlGroup(world, e.KeyName[0] - '0', e.Modifiers);
 					return true;
 				}
+				else if(e.KeyName == "pause" || e.KeyName == "f3")
+				{
+					world.IssueOrder(Order.PauseRequest());
+				}
 
 				bool handled = false;
 
diff --git a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
index e2ec53704c..e4c6dc4b50 100644
--- a/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
+++ b/OpenRA.Game/World.cs
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ namespace OpenRA
 
 			while (frameEndActions.Count != 0)
 				frameEndActions.Dequeue()(this);
-			Game.viewport.Tick();
+			
 		}
 
 		public IEnumerable<Actor> Actors { get { return actors; } }