diff --git a/SnakeController/SnakeController.cpp b/SnakeController/SnakeController.cpp
index 6c2aa9f..20255b5 100644
--- a/SnakeController/SnakeController.cpp
+++ b/SnakeController/SnakeController.cpp
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ Controller::Controller(IPort& p_displayPort, IPort& p_foodPort, IPort& p_scorePo
 
 void Controller::handleTimePassed(const TimeoutInd&)
 {
+    if (bGamePause == true) {return;}
+
     Segment newHead = getNewHead();
 
     if(doesCollideWithSnake(newHead))
@@ -97,8 +99,12 @@ void Controller::handleTimePassed(const TimeoutInd&)
     cleanNotExistingSnakeSegments();
 }
 
+void Controller::handlePauseI(const PauseInd& pause) {  bGamePause = !bGamePause; }
+
 void Controller::handleDirectionChange(const DirectionInd& directionInd)
 {
+    if(bGamePause==true) {return;};
+
     auto direction = directionInd.direction;
 
     if ((m_currentDirection & 0b01) != (direction & 0b01)) {
@@ -221,6 +227,8 @@ void Controller::receive(std::unique_ptr<Event> e)
         case DirectionInd::MESSAGE_ID: return handleDirectionChange(*static_cast<EventT<DirectionInd> const&>(*e));
         case FoodInd::MESSAGE_ID: return handleFoodPositionChange(*static_cast<EventT<FoodInd> const&>(*e));
         case FoodResp::MESSAGE_ID: return handleNewFood(*static_cast<EventT<FoodResp> const&>(*e));
+        case PauseInd::MESSAGE_ID: return handlePauseI(*static_cast<EventT<PauseInd> const&>(*e));
+
         default: throw UnexpectedEventException();
     };
 }
diff --git a/SnakeController/SnakeController.hpp b/SnakeController/SnakeController.hpp
index 513b950..ae4c7e1 100644
--- a/SnakeController/SnakeController.hpp
+++ b/SnakeController/SnakeController.hpp
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@ class Controller : public IEventHandler
     void handleDirectionChange(const DirectionInd&);
     void handleFoodPositionChange(const FoodInd& receivedFood);
     void handleNewFood(const FoodResp& requestedFood);
-
+    void handlePauseI(const PauseInd& pause);
     struct Segment
     {
         int x;
         int y;
         int ttl;
     };
+    bool bGamePause = false;
 
     Segment getNewHead() const;
     bool doesCollideWithSnake(const Segment& newSegment) const;