diff --git a/tests/index.ts b/tests/index.ts
index 8ad9d4ee..87351525 100644
--- a/tests/index.ts
+++ b/tests/index.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import './specs/adapter.append-prepend.spec';
 import './specs/adapter.check.spec';
 import './specs/adapter.clip.spec';
 import './specs/adapter.insert.spec';
+import './specs/adapter.pause.spec';
 import './specs/adapter.prepend.spec';
 import './specs/adapter.reload.spec';
 import './specs/adapter.remove.spec';
diff --git a/tests/specs/adapter.pause.spec.ts b/tests/specs/adapter.pause.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3df94146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/specs/adapter.pause.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import { Misc } from 'miscellaneous/misc';
+import { makeTest } from '../scaffolding/runner';
+
+const checkCanNotScroll = async (misc: Misc, value: number) => {
+  const scrollElt = misc.getScrollableElement();
+  scrollElt.scrollTop = value;
+  await misc.delay(50);
+  expect(misc.adapter.isLoading).toBe(false);
+};
+
+const checkCanNotCallAdapter = async (misc: Misc, method: string) => {
+  const result = await misc.adapter[method]();
+  expect(result.success).toBe(true);
+  expect(result.immediate).toBe(true);
+  expect(result.details).toBe('Scroller is paused');
+  await misc.delay(50);
+  expect(misc.adapter.isLoading).toBe(false);
+};
+
+describe('Adapter Pause/Resume Spec', () => {
+  makeTest({
+    title: 'should pause & resume',
+    config: { datasourceSettings: { adapter: true } },
+    it: misc => async done => {
+      let paused;
+      const { adapter, workflow } = misc;
+      adapter.paused$.subscribe(v => (paused = v));
+
+      await misc.relaxNext();
+      expect(workflow.cyclesDone).toBe(1);
+      const lastVisibleIndexInit = adapter.lastVisible.$index;
+      const minIndexInit = adapter.bufferInfo.maxIndex;
+      expect(adapter.paused).toBe(false);
+      expect(paused).toBeFalsy();
+
+      // pause should work immediately
+      const pauseResult = await adapter.pause();
+      expect(pauseResult.success).toBe(true);
+      expect(pauseResult.immediate).toBe(true);
+      expect(paused).toBe(true);
+      expect(adapter.paused).toBe(true);
+
+      // relax does nothing but resolve immediately
+      const relaxResult = await adapter.relax();
+      expect(relaxResult.success).toBe(true);
+      expect(relaxResult.immediate).toBe(true);
+
+      // scroll & adapter methods don't work (except resume and reset)
+      await checkCanNotScroll(misc, 0);
+      await checkCanNotScroll(misc, 9999);
+      await checkCanNotCallAdapter(misc, 'reload');
+      await checkCanNotCallAdapter(misc, 'clip');
+      await checkCanNotCallAdapter(misc, 'fix');
+      await checkCanNotCallAdapter(misc, 'pause');
+
+      expect(workflow.cyclesDone).toBe(1);
+      expect(adapter.lastVisible.$index).toBe(lastVisibleIndexInit);
+      expect(adapter.bufferInfo.maxIndex).toBe(minIndexInit);
+
+      // resume runs the workflow
+      const resumeResult = await adapter.resume();
+      expect(resumeResult.success).toBe(true);
+      expect(resumeResult.immediate).toBe(false);
+      expect(paused).toBe(false);
+      expect(adapter.paused).toBe(false);
+
+      expect(workflow.cyclesDone).toBe(2);
+      expect(adapter.lastVisible.$index).toBe(minIndexInit);
+      expect(adapter.bufferInfo.maxIndex).toBeGreaterThan(minIndexInit);
+
+      // scroll & adapter methods start working after resume
+      await misc.scrollMaxRelax();
+      expect(workflow.cyclesDone).toBe(3);
+      await adapter.reload();
+      expect(workflow.cyclesDone).toBe(4);
+
+      done();
+    }
+  });
+
+  makeTest({
+    title: 'should allow only "reset" when paused',
+    config: { datasourceSettings: { adapter: true } },
+    it: misc => async done => {
+      await misc.relaxNext();
+      expect(misc.workflow.cyclesDone).toBe(1);
+      expect(misc.adapter.paused).toBe(false);
+      await misc.adapter.pause();
+      await checkCanNotCallAdapter(misc, 'reload');
+      expect(misc.workflow.cyclesDone).toBe(1);
+      expect(misc.adapter.paused).toBe(true);
+      await misc.adapter.reset();
+      expect(misc.workflow.cyclesDone).toBe(2);
+      expect(misc.adapter.paused).toBe(false);
+      // scroll & adapter work as usual after reset
+      await misc.scrollMaxRelax();
+      expect(misc.workflow.cyclesDone).toBe(3);
+      await misc.adapter.reload();
+      expect(misc.workflow.cyclesDone).toBe(4);
+      done();
+    }
+  });
+});