diff --git a/src/backends/web.rs b/src/backends/web.rs
index 095cbf9..4c6cee4 100644
--- a/src/backends/web.rs
+++ b/src/backends/web.rs
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ impl Backend for Web {
             voice: true,
             get_voice: true,
             utterance_callbacks: true,
+            pause_resume: true,
         }
     }
 
@@ -109,6 +110,22 @@ impl Backend for Web {
             mappings.retain(|v| v.1 != utterance_id);
         }) as Box<dyn Fn(_)>);
         utterance.set_onerror(Some(callback.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+        let callback = Closure::wrap(Box::new(move |evt: SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent| {
+            let mut callbacks = CALLBACKS.lock().unwrap();
+            let callback = callbacks.get_mut(&id).unwrap();
+            if let Some(f) = callback.utterance_pause.as_mut() {
+                f(utterance_id);
+            }
+        }) as Box<dyn Fn(_)>);
+        utterance.set_onpause(Some(callback.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
+        let callback = Closure::wrap(Box::new(move |evt: SpeechSynthesisErrorEvent| {
+            let mut callbacks = CALLBACKS.lock().unwrap();
+            let callback = callbacks.get_mut(&id).unwrap();
+            if let Some(f) = callback.utterance_resume.as_mut() {
+                f(utterance_id);
+            }
+        }) as Box<dyn Fn(_)>);
+        utterance.set_onresume(Some(callback.as_ref().unchecked_ref()));
         if interrupt {
             self.stop()?;
         }
@@ -130,6 +147,24 @@ impl Backend for Web {
         Ok(())
     }
 
+    fn pause(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        trace!("pause()");
+        if let Some(window) = web_sys::window() {
+            let speech_synthesis = window.speech_synthesis().unwrap();
+            speech_synthesis.pause();
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn resume(&mut self) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        trace!("resume()");
+        if let Some(window) = web_sys::window() {
+            let speech_synthesis = window.speech_synthesis().unwrap();
+            speech_synthesis.resume();
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     fn min_rate(&self) -> f32 {
         0.1
     }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 09143df..b771a29 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ pub struct Features {
     pub voice: bool,
     pub get_voice: bool,
     pub volume: bool,
+    pub pause_resume: bool,
 }
 
 impl fmt::Display for Features {
@@ -244,6 +245,8 @@ struct Callbacks {
     utterance_begin: Option<Box<dyn FnMut(UtteranceId)>>,
     utterance_end: Option<Box<dyn FnMut(UtteranceId)>>,
     utterance_stop: Option<Box<dyn FnMut(UtteranceId)>>,
+    utterance_pause: Option<Box<dyn FnMut(UtteranceId)>>,
+    utterance_resume: Option<Box<dyn FnMut(UtteranceId)>>,
 }
 
 unsafe impl Send for Callbacks {}
@@ -385,6 +388,28 @@ impl Tts {
         }
     }
 
+    /// Pauses current speech.
+    pub fn pause(&mut self) -> Result<&Self, Error> {
+        let Features { pause, .. } = self.supported_features();
+        if pause {
+            self.0.write().unwrap().pause()?;
+            Ok(self)
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::UnsupportedFeature)
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// Resumes current speech.
+    pub fn resume(&mut self) -> Result<&Self, Error> {
+        let Features { resume, .. } = self.supported_features();
+        if resume {
+            self.0.write().unwrap().resume()?;
+            Ok(self)
+        } else {
+            Err(Error::UnsupportedFeature)
+        }
+    }
+
     /// Returns the minimum rate for this speech synthesizer.
     pub fn min_rate(&self) -> f32 {
         self.0.read().unwrap().min_rate()