diff --git a/cmd/pause.go b/cmd/pause.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..31bc57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/pause.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/bitfield/uptimerobot/pkg"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var pauseCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "pause",
+	Short: "pause a monitor",
+	Long:  `Pause the monitor with the specified ID`,
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		ID, err := strconv.ParseInt(args[0], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		m := uptimerobot.Monitor{
+			ID: ID,
+		}
+		new, err := client.PauseMonitor(m)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Monitor ID %d paused\n", new.ID)
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(pauseCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/start.go b/cmd/start.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee4637b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/start.go
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+package cmd
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"strconv"
+
+	"github.com/bitfield/uptimerobot/pkg"
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "start",
+	Short: "start a monitor",
+	Long:  `Start (unpause) the monitor with the specified ID`,
+	Args:  cobra.ExactArgs(1),
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		ID, err := strconv.ParseInt(args[0], 10, 64)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		m := uptimerobot.Monitor{
+			ID: ID,
+		}
+		new, err := client.StartMonitor(m)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Monitor ID %d started\n", new.ID)
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	RootCmd.AddCommand(startCmd)
+}
diff --git a/cmd/version.go b/cmd/version.go
index 51f1fb0..8ee0ec5 100644
--- a/cmd/version.go
+++ b/cmd/version.go
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-var version = "0.8.0"
+var version = "0.9.0"
 
 var versionCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "version",
diff --git a/pkg/uptimerobot.go b/pkg/uptimerobot.go
index 3376a13..d884969 100644
--- a/pkg/uptimerobot.go
+++ b/pkg/uptimerobot.go
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ var MonitorSubTypes = map[float64]string{
 	99: "Custom Port",
 }
 
+// StatusPause is the status value which sets a monitor to paused status when calling EditMonitor.
+var StatusPause = "0"
+
+// StatusResume is the status value which sets a monitor to resumed (unpaused) status when calling EditMonitor.
+var StatusResume = "1"
+
 // HTTPClient represents an http.Client, or a mock equivalent.
 type HTTPClient interface {
 	Do(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error)
@@ -258,6 +264,37 @@ func (c *Client) EnsureMonitor(m Monitor) (Monitor, error) {
 	return monitors[0], nil
 }
 
+// PauseMonitor takes a Monitor with the ID field set, and attempts to set the
+// monitor status to paused via the API. It returns a Monitor with the ID field
+// set to the ID of the monitor, or an error if the operation failed.
+func (c *Client) PauseMonitor(m Monitor) (Monitor, error) {
+	r := Response{}
+	p := Params{
+		"id":     strconv.FormatInt(m.ID, 10),
+		"status": StatusPause,
+	}
+	if err := c.MakeAPICall("editMonitor", &r, p); err != nil {
+		return Monitor{}, err
+	}
+	return r.Monitor, nil
+}
+
+// StartMonitor takes a Monitor with the ID field set, and attempts to set the
+// monitor status to resumed (unpaused) via the API. It returns a Monitor with
+// the ID field set to the ID of the monitor, or an error if the operation
+// failed.
+func (c *Client) StartMonitor(m Monitor) (Monitor, error) {
+	r := Response{}
+	p := Params{
+		"id":     strconv.FormatInt(m.ID, 10),
+		"status": StatusResume,
+	}
+	if err := c.MakeAPICall("editMonitor", &r, p); err != nil {
+		return Monitor{}, err
+	}
+	return r.Monitor, nil
+}
+
 // DeleteMonitor takes a Monitor with the ID field set, and deletes the
 // corresponding monitor. It returns a Monitor with the ID field set to the ID
 // of the deleted monitor, or an error if the operation failed.
diff --git a/pkg/uptimerobot_test.go b/pkg/uptimerobot_test.go
index 5cc19a1..90b0dee 100644
--- a/pkg/uptimerobot_test.go
+++ b/pkg/uptimerobot_test.go
@@ -222,6 +222,56 @@ func TestNewMonitor(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func fakePauseMonitorHandler(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
+	return &http.Response{
+		StatusCode: http.StatusOK,
+		Body: ioutil.NopCloser(bytes.NewBufferString(`{
+			"stat": "ok",
+			"monitor": {
+				"id": 677810870
+			}
+		      }`)),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+func TestPauseMonitor(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New("dummy")
+	mockClient := MockHTTPClient{
+		DoFunc: fakePauseMonitorHandler,
+	}
+	c.http = &mockClient
+	mon := Monitor{
+		ID: 677810870,
+	}
+	got, err := c.PauseMonitor(mon)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if got.ID != mon.ID {
+		t.Errorf("PauseMonitor() => ID %d, want %d", got.ID, mon.ID)
+	}
+
+}
+
+func TestStartMonitor(t *testing.T) {
+	c := New("dummy")
+	mockClient := MockHTTPClient{
+		DoFunc: fakePauseMonitorHandler,
+	}
+	c.http = &mockClient
+	mon := Monitor{
+		ID: 677810870,
+	}
+	got, err := c.StartMonitor(mon)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+	if got.ID != mon.ID {
+		t.Errorf("StartMonitor() => ID %d, want %d", got.ID, mon.ID)
+	}
+
+}
+
 func TestEnsureMonitor(t *testing.T) {
 	c := New("dummy")
 	mockClient := MockHTTPClient{