diff --git a/src/client.ts b/src/client.ts
index ffb6441..0e44973 100644
--- a/src/client.ts
+++ b/src/client.ts
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   type RunCommandResponse,
   type SubscribeResponse,
 } from './types';
+import { PausedResponse } from './types/responses/paused-response';
 
 export interface WmClientOptions {
   /**
@@ -152,6 +153,15 @@ export class WmClient {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Gets the current paused state.
+   *
+   * @throws If connection to IPC server fails.
+   */
+  async queryPaused(): Promise<PausedResponse> {
+    return this._sendAndWaitReply<PausedResponse>('query paused');
+  }
+
   /**
    * Invokes a WM command (e.g. `"focus --workspace 1"`).
    *
diff --git a/src/types/events/index.ts b/src/types/events/index.ts
index 5136499..708bd25 100644
--- a/src/types/events/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/events/index.ts
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ export * from './window-unmanaged-event';
 export * from './workspace-activated-event';
 export * from './workspace-deactivated-event';
 export * from './workspace-updated-event';
+export * from './pause-changed-event';
diff --git a/src/types/events/pause-changed-event.ts b/src/types/events/pause-changed-event.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d6a3ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/events/pause-changed-event.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { WmEventType } from '../wm-events';
+
+export interface PauseChangedEvent {
+  eventType: WmEventType.PAUSE_CHANGED;
+  paused: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/src/types/responses/paused-response.ts b/src/types/responses/paused-response.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5dee601
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/types/responses/paused-response.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+export interface PausedResponse {
+  paused: boolean;
+}
diff --git a/src/types/wm-events.ts b/src/types/wm-events.ts
index 72c49a6..269a439 100644
--- a/src/types/wm-events.ts
+++ b/src/types/wm-events.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type {
   MonitorAddedEvent,
   MonitorRemovedEvent,
   MonitorUpdatedEvent,
+  PauseChangedEvent,
   TilingDirectionChangedEvent,
   UserConfigChangedEvent,
   WindowManagedEvent,
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ export enum WmEventType {
   WORKSPACE_ACTIVATED = 'workspace_activated',
   WORKSPACE_DEACTIVATED = 'workspace_deactivated',
   WORKSPACE_UPDATED = 'workspace_updated',
+  PAUSE_CHANGED = 'pause_changed',
 }
 
 /**
@@ -53,7 +55,8 @@ export type WmEvent =
   | WindowUnmanagedEvent
   | WorkspaceActivatedEvent
   | WorkspaceDeactivatedEvent
-  | WorkspaceUpdatedEvent;
+  | WorkspaceUpdatedEvent
+  | PauseChangedEvent;
 
 /**
  * Utility type for getting event interface for given {@link WmEventType}.
@@ -79,4 +82,5 @@ export type WmEventData<T extends WmEventType = WmEventType.ALL> = {
   [WmEventType.WORKSPACE_ACTIVATED]: WorkspaceActivatedEvent;
   [WmEventType.WORKSPACE_DEACTIVATED]: WorkspaceDeactivatedEvent;
   [WmEventType.WORKSPACE_UPDATED]: WorkspaceUpdatedEvent;
+  [WmEventType.PAUSE_CHANGED]: PauseChangedEvent;
 }[T];