diff --git a/cocotbext/axi/axis.py b/cocotbext/axi/axis.py
index 124e72e..1199581 100644
--- a/cocotbext/axi/axis.py
+++ b/cocotbext/axi/axis.py
@@ -223,6 +223,10 @@ class AxiStreamSource(object):
         self.active = False
         self.queue = deque()
 
+        self.pause = False
+        self._pause_generator = None
+        self._pause_cr = None
+
         self.queue_occupancy_bytes = 0
         self.queue_occupancy_frames = 0
 
@@ -273,6 +277,19 @@ class AxiStreamSource(object):
         while not self.idle():
             await RisingEdge(self.clock)
 
+    def set_pause_generator(self, generator=None):
+        if self._pause_cr is not None:
+            self._pause_cr.kill()
+            self._pause_cr = None
+
+        self._pause_generator = generator
+
+        if self._pause_generator is not None:
+            self._pause_cr = cocotb.fork(self._run_pause())
+
+    def clear_pause_generator(self):
+        self.set_pause_generator(None)
+
     async def _run(self):
         frame = None
         self.active = False
@@ -314,7 +331,7 @@ class AxiStreamSource(object):
             await RisingEdge(self.clock)
 
             if (tready_sample and tvalid_sample) or not tvalid_sample:
-                if frame: # and not pause
+                if frame and not self.pause:
                     tdata_val = 0
                     tlast_val = 0
                     tkeep_val = 0
@@ -356,6 +373,11 @@ class AxiStreamSource(object):
                         self.bus.tlast <= 0
                     self.active = bool(frame)
 
+    async def _run_pause(self):
+        for val in self._pause_generator:
+            self.pause = val
+            await RisingEdge(self.clock)
+
 
 class AxiStreamSink(object):
 
@@ -376,6 +398,10 @@ class AxiStreamSink(object):
         self.sync = Event()
         self.read_queue = []
 
+        self.pause = False
+        self._pause_generator = None
+        self._pause_cr = None
+
         self.queue_occupancy_bytes = 0
         self.queue_occupancy_frames = 0
         self.queue_occupancy_limit_bytes = None
@@ -436,6 +462,19 @@ class AxiStreamSink(object):
         else:
             await self.sync.wait()
 
+    def set_pause_generator(self, generator=None):
+        if self._pause_cr is not None:
+            self._pause_cr.kill()
+            self._pause_cr = None
+
+        self._pause_generator = generator
+
+        if self._pause_generator is not None:
+            self._pause_cr = cocotb.fork(self._run_pause())
+
+    def clear_pause_generator(self):
+        self.set_pause_generator(None)
+
     async def _run(self):
         frame = AxiStreamFrame()
         frame.tdata = []
@@ -504,5 +543,10 @@ class AxiStreamSink(object):
             elif self.queue_occupancy_limit_frames and self.queue_occupancy_frames > self.queue_occupancy_limit_frames:
                 self.bus.tready <= 0
             else:
-                self.bus.tready <= 1 # not pause
+                self.bus.tready <= (not self.pause)
+
+    async def _run_pause(self):
+        for val in self._pause_generator:
+            self.pause = val
+            await RisingEdge(self.clock)
 
diff --git a/cocotbext/axi/stream.py b/cocotbext/axi/stream.py
index 6d7e8dc..2221135 100644
--- a/cocotbext/axi/stream.py
+++ b/cocotbext/axi/stream.py
@@ -93,7 +93,10 @@ class StreamSource(object):
                     getattr(self.bus, sig).setimmediatevalue(v)
 
         self.active = False
+
         self.pause = False
+        self._pause_generator = None
+        self._pause_cr = None
 
         cocotb.fork(self._run_source())
         cocotb.fork(self._run())
@@ -127,6 +130,19 @@ class StreamSource(object):
         self.drive_obj = None
         self.drive_sync.set()
 
+    def set_pause_generator(self, generator=None):
+        if self._pause_cr is not None:
+            self._pause_cr.kill()
+            self._pause_cr = None
+
+        self._pause_generator = generator
+
+        if self._pause_generator is not None:
+            self._pause_cr = cocotb.fork(self._run_pause())
+
+    def clear_pause_generator(self):
+        self.set_pause_generator(None)
+
     async def _run_source(self):
         while True:
             await ReadOnly()
@@ -166,6 +182,11 @@ class StreamSource(object):
 
             await self.drive(self.queue.popleft())
 
+    async def _run_pause(self):
+        for val in self._pause_generator:
+            self.pause = val
+            await RisingEdge(self.clock)
+
 
 class StreamSink(object):
 
@@ -207,6 +228,8 @@ class StreamSink(object):
         self.queue_sync = Event()
 
         self.pause = False
+        self._pause_generator = None
+        self._pause_cr = None
 
         cocotb.fork(self._run_sink())
 
@@ -237,6 +260,19 @@ class StreamSink(object):
         self.queue.append(obj)
         self.queue_sync.set()
 
+    def set_pause_generator(self, generator=None):
+        if self._pause_cr is not None:
+            self._pause_cr.kill()
+            self._pause_cr = None
+
+        self._pause_generator = generator
+
+        if self._pause_generator is not None:
+            self._pause_cr = cocotb.fork(self._run_pause())
+
+    def clear_pause_generator(self):
+        self.set_pause_generator(None)
+
     async def _run_sink(self):
         while True:
             await ReadOnly()
@@ -261,6 +297,11 @@ class StreamSink(object):
             if self.ready is not None:
                 self.ready <= (not self.pause)
 
+    async def _run_pause(self):
+        for val in self._pause_generator:
+            self.pause = val
+            await RisingEdge(self.clock)
+
 
 class StreamMonitor(object):