diff --git a/src/AsyncSocket.h b/src/AsyncSocket.h
index c1fddd919..26534ddae 100644
--- a/src/AsyncSocket.h
+++ b/src/AsyncSocket.h
@@ -77,6 +77,26 @@ struct AsyncSocket {
         us_socket_shutdown(SSL, (us_socket_t *) this);
     }
 
+    /* Experimental pause (todo: move to uSockets as us_socket_pause) */
+    us_socket_t *uv_pause() {
+        struct us_poll_t *p = (struct us_poll_t *) this;
+        struct us_loop_t *loop = us_socket_context_loop(SSL, us_socket_context(SSL, (us_socket_t *) this));
+        //int events = us_poll_events(p);
+        us_poll_change(p, loop, 0);
+        return (us_socket_t *) this;
+    }
+
+    /* Experimental resume (kind of needs to know the size of write buffer) */
+    us_socket_t *uv_resume() {
+        struct us_poll_t *p = (struct us_poll_t *) this;
+        struct us_loop_t *loop = us_socket_context_loop(SSL, us_socket_context(SSL, (us_socket_t *) this));
+        // only valid for libuv
+        int events = getBufferedAmount() ? 1 | 2 : 1;
+
+        us_poll_change(p, loop, events);
+        return (us_socket_t *) this;
+    }
+
     /* Immediately close socket */
     us_socket_t *close() {
         return us_socket_close(SSL, (us_socket_t *) this, 0, nullptr);
diff --git a/src/HttpResponse.h b/src/HttpResponse.h
index 71111f3db..3af8903e4 100644
--- a/src/HttpResponse.h
+++ b/src/HttpResponse.h
@@ -330,6 +330,16 @@ struct HttpResponse : public AsyncSocket<SSL> {
     using Super::getRemoteAddressAsText;
     using Super::getNativeHandle;
 
+    HttpResponse *pause() {
+        Super::uv_pause();
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    HttpResponse *resume() {
+        Super::uv_resume();
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /* Note: Headers are not checked in regards to timeout.
      * We only check when you actively push data or end the request */