diff --git a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/CHANGELOG.md b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/CHANGELOG.md
index 40a3e8a0d5624..ae996caa02aa1 100644
--- a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## 1.1.0-beta.1 (Unreleased)
 
 ### Features Added
+- StartRecording now accepts PauseOnStart.
 
 ### Breaking Changes
 
diff --git a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/api/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation.netstandard2.0.cs b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/api/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation.netstandard2.0.cs
index d1a78f11e0472..7ae2185d60bce 100644
--- a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/api/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation.netstandard2.0.cs
+++ b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/api/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation.netstandard2.0.cs
@@ -1317,6 +1317,7 @@ public StartRecordingOptions(Azure.Communication.CallAutomation.CallLocator call
         public System.Collections.Generic.IList<Azure.Communication.CommunicationIdentifier> AudioChannelParticipantOrdering { get { throw null; } }
         public System.Collections.Generic.IList<Azure.Communication.CallAutomation.ChannelAffinity> ChannelAffinity { get { throw null; } set { } }
         public Azure.Communication.CallAutomation.ExternalStorage ExternalStorage { get { throw null; } set { } }
+        public bool PauseOnStart { get { throw null; } set { } }
         public Azure.Communication.CallAutomation.RecordingChannel RecordingChannel { get { throw null; } set { } }
         public Azure.Communication.CallAutomation.RecordingContent RecordingContent { get { throw null; } set { } }
         public Azure.Communication.CallAutomation.RecordingFormat RecordingFormat { get { throw null; } set { } }
diff --git a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/CallRecording.cs b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/CallRecording.cs
index b75ace67fe1a2..0bc3dde7c40d6 100644
--- a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/CallRecording.cs
+++ b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/CallRecording.cs
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ public virtual Response<RecordingStateResult> Start(StartRecordingOptions option
                     RecordingChannelType = options.RecordingChannel,
                     RecordingContentType = options.RecordingContent,
                     RecordingFormatType = options.RecordingFormat,
+                    PauseOnStart = options.PauseOnStart,
                 };
 
                 if (options.AudioChannelParticipantOrdering != null && options.AudioChannelParticipantOrdering.Any())
@@ -119,6 +120,7 @@ public virtual async Task<Response<RecordingStateResult>> StartAsync(StartRecord
                     RecordingChannelType = options.RecordingChannel,
                     RecordingContentType = options.RecordingContent,
                     RecordingFormatType = options.RecordingFormat,
+                    PauseOnStart = options.PauseOnStart,
                 };
 
                 if (options.AudioChannelParticipantOrdering != null && options.AudioChannelParticipantOrdering.Any())
diff --git a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/Models/StartRecordingOptions.cs b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/Models/StartRecordingOptions.cs
index a2b92901a3850..f5f26ea926920 100644
--- a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/Models/StartRecordingOptions.cs
+++ b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/Models/StartRecordingOptions.cs
@@ -45,6 +45,11 @@ public StartRecordingOptions(CallLocator callLocator)
         /// </summary>
         public RecordingFormat RecordingFormat { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// The pause on start option.
+        /// </summary>
+        public bool PauseOnStart { get; set; }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// The sequential order in which audio channels are assigned to participants in the unmixed recording.
         /// When 'recordingChannelType' is set to 'unmixed' and `audioChannelParticipantOrdering is not specified,
diff --git a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/autorest.md b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/autorest.md
index 0a91b6ad80030..d1ad64ab63603 100644
--- a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/autorest.md
+++ b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/src/autorest.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ tag: package-2023-01-15-preview
 require:
     - https://github.com/williamzhao87/azure-rest-api-specs/blob/e31fe487ab3f775d659edf3945b9239ac910314a/specification/communication/data-plane/CallAutomation/readme.md
 
+
 title: Azure Communication Services
 
 generation1-convenience-client: true
diff --git a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/tests/CallRecordings/CallRecordingTests.cs b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/tests/CallRecordings/CallRecordingTests.cs
index d0d20d894be01..e8f90df0f85fd 100644
--- a/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/tests/CallRecordings/CallRecordingTests.cs
+++ b/sdk/communication/Azure.Communication.CallAutomation/tests/CallRecordings/CallRecordingTests.cs
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ private CallRecording getMockCallRecording(int statusCode, string? responseConte
                         RecordingChannel = RecordingChannel.Mixed,
                         RecordingFormat = RecordingFormat.Mp4,
                         AudioChannelParticipantOrdering = { new CommunicationUserIdentifier("test") },
-                        ChannelAffinity = testChannelAffinities
+                        ChannelAffinity = testChannelAffinities,
+                        PauseOnStart = false,
                     })
                 },
                 new Func<CallRecording, TestDelegate>?[]
@@ -236,6 +237,7 @@ private CallRecording getMockCallRecording(int statusCode, string? responseConte
                        RecordingChannel = RecordingChannel.Mixed,
                        RecordingFormat = RecordingFormat.Mp4,
                        ChannelAffinity = testChannelAffinities,
+                       PauseOnStart = false,
                        AudioChannelParticipantOrdering = { new CommunicationUserIdentifier("test"),}
                    }).ConfigureAwait(false),
                 },