diff --git a/main_menu.cpp b/main_menu.cpp
index c7e7ca2..9eeabab 100644
--- a/main_menu.cpp
+++ b/main_menu.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public:
 	MainMenu(Font *font, HelpBox *help) : Menu(font)
 	{
 		this->help = help;
+
+		this->updatePauseState();
 	}
 
 	virtual void selectCallback(int which)
@@ -46,15 +48,19 @@ public:
 		printf("entry %d selected: %s\n", which, this->pp_msgs[which]);
 		switch (which)
 		{
-		case 0: /* Insert disc */
+		case 0:
+			TheC64->IsPaused() ? TheC64->Resume() : TheC64->Pause();
+			this->updatePauseState();
+			break;
+		case 2: /* Insert disc */
 			if (this->p_submenus[0].sel == 0) {
 				Gui::gui->dv->setDirectory("discs");
 				Gui::gui->pushView(Gui::gui->dv);
 			}
 			break;
-		case 2: /* Load/save states */
+		case 4: /* Load/save states */
 			break;
-		case 4: /* Keyboard */
+		case 6: /* Keyboard */
 			switch(this->p_submenus[2].sel)
 			{
 			case 0:
@@ -70,19 +76,16 @@ public:
 				panic("Illegal selection\n");
 			}
 			break;
-		case 7: /* Reset the C64 */
+		case 9: /* Reset the C64 */
 			printf("Resetting the C64\n");
 			break;
-		case 8: /* Networking */
+		case 10: /* Networking */
 			Gui::gui->pushView(Gui::gui->nv);
 			break;
-		case 9: /* Options */
+		case 11: /* Options */
 			Gui::gui->pushView(Gui::gui->ov);
 			break;
-		case 10: /* Help */
-			break;
-
-		case 11: /* Exit */
+		case 12: /* Exit */
 			DialogueBox *exit_dialogue = new DialogueBox(exit_dialogue_messages);
 			exit_dialogue->registerListener(new ExitListener());
 			Gui::gui->pushDialogueBox(exit_dialogue);
@@ -101,6 +104,15 @@ public:
 	}
 
 private:
+	void updatePauseState()
+	{
+		if (TheC64->IsPaused())
+			main_menu_messages[0] = "Resume";
+		else
+			main_menu_messages[0] = "Pause";
+		this->setText(main_menu_messages);
+	}
+
 	HelpBox *help;
 };
 
@@ -112,7 +124,6 @@ public:
 	{
 		this->help = new HelpBox(NULL, main_menu_help);
 		this->menu = new MainMenu(NULL, this->help);
-		this->menu->setText(main_menu_messages);
 	}
 
 	~MainView()
diff --git a/menu_messages.cpp b/menu_messages.cpp
index d80624d..6346e10 100644
--- a/menu_messages.cpp
+++ b/menu_messages.cpp
@@ -60,22 +60,31 @@ const char **select_analogue_dlg = (const char*[]){
 
 
 const char **main_menu_messages = (const char*[]){
-	/*00*/          "File",
-	/*01*/          "^|Insert|Start",
-	/*02*/          "States",
-	/*03*/          "^|Load|Save|Delete",
-	/*04*/          "Keyboard",
-	/*05*/          "^|Type|Macro|Bind",
-	/*06*/          " ",
-	/*07*/          "Reset the C=64",
-	/*08*/          "Networking",
-	/*09*/          "Options",
-	/*10*/          "Help",
-	/*11*/          "Quit",
+	/*00*/          NULL, /* Setup dynamically */
+	/*01*/          " ",
+	/*02*/          "File",
+	/*03*/          "^|Insert|Start",
+	/*04*/          "States",
+	/*05*/          "^|Load|Save|Delete",
+	/*06*/          "Keyboard",
+	/*07*/          "^|Type|Macro|Bind",
+	/*08*/          " ",
+	/*09*/          "Reset the C=64",
+	/*10*/          "Networking",
+	/*11*/          "Options",
+	/*12*/          "Quit",
 	NULL
 };
 
 const char **main_menu_help[] = {
+		(const char*[]){
+				"Pause or resume the C64",
+				"emulation. Not available",
+				"when running in networked",
+				"mode.",
+				NULL,
+		},
+		NULL,
 		(const char*[]){
 				"Insert a disc/tape or",
 				"start it",
@@ -97,7 +106,6 @@ const char **main_menu_help[] = {
 		},
 		NULL,
 		NULL,
-		NULL,
 		(const char*[]){
 				"Network setup for playing",
 				"C64 games against other",
diff --git a/mocks/C64.h b/mocks/C64.h
index a16f67e..78a572c 100644
--- a/mocks/C64.h
+++ b/mocks/C64.h
@@ -13,7 +13,30 @@ enum
 class C64
 {
 public:
+	C64()
+	{
+		this->have_a_break = false;
+	}
+
+	void Pause()
+	{
+		this->have_a_break = true;
+	}
+
+	void Resume()
+	{
+		this->have_a_break = false;
+	}
+
+	bool IsPaused()
+	{
+		return this->have_a_break;
+	}
+
 	int network_connection_type;
+
+private:
+	bool have_a_break;
 };
 
 extern C64 *TheC64;