diff --git a/bt/actions/bt_pause_animation.cpp b/bt/actions/bt_pause_animation.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee1b142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bt/actions/bt_pause_animation.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+/**
+ * bt_pause_animation.cpp
+ * =============================================================================
+ * Copyright 2021-2023 Serhii Snitsaruk
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
+ * license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
+ * =============================================================================
+ */
+
+#include "bt_pause_animation.h"
+
+//**** Setters / Getters
+
+void BTPauseAnimation::set_animation_player(Ref<BBNode> p_animation_player) {
+	animation_player_param = p_animation_player;
+	emit_changed();
+	if (Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint() && animation_player_param.is_valid()) {
+		animation_player_param->connect(SNAME("changed"), Callable(this, SNAME("emit_changed")));
+	}
+}
+
+//**** Task Implementation
+
+String BTPauseAnimation::get_configuration_warning() const {
+	String warning = BTAction::get_configuration_warning();
+	if (!warning.is_empty()) {
+		warning += "\n";
+	}
+
+	if (animation_player_param.is_null()) {
+		warning += "Animation Player parameter is not set.\n";
+	} else {
+		if (animation_player_param->get_value_source() == BBParam::SAVED_VALUE && animation_player_param->get_saved_value().is_zero()) {
+			warning += "Path to AnimationPlayer node is not set.\n";
+		} else if (animation_player_param->get_value_source() == BBParam::BLACKBOARD_VAR && animation_player_param->get_variable().is_empty()) {
+			warning += "AnimationPlayer blackboard variable is not set.\n";
+		}
+	}
+
+	return warning;
+}
+
+String BTPauseAnimation::_generate_name() const {
+	return "PauseAnimation";
+}
+
+void BTPauseAnimation::_setup() {
+	setup_failed = true;
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(animation_player_param.is_null(), "BTPauseAnimation: AnimationPlayer parameter is not set.");
+	animation_player = Object::cast_to<AnimationPlayer>(animation_player_param->get_value(get_agent(), get_blackboard()));
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_MSG(animation_player == nullptr, "BTPauseAnimation: Failed to get AnimationPlayer.");
+	setup_failed = false;
+}
+
+int BTPauseAnimation::_tick(double p_delta) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V_MSG(setup_failed == true, FAILURE, "BTPauseAnimation: _setup() failed - returning FAILURE.");
+	animation_player->pause();
+	return SUCCESS;
+}
+
+//**** Godot
+
+void BTPauseAnimation::_bind_methods() {
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_animation_player", "p_anim_player"), &BTPauseAnimation::set_animation_player);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_animation_player"), &BTPauseAnimation::get_animation_player);
+
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "animation_player", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "BBNode"), "set_animation_player", "get_animation_player");
+}
diff --git a/bt/actions/bt_pause_animation.h b/bt/actions/bt_pause_animation.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a54a436
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bt/actions/bt_pause_animation.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+/**
+ * bt_pause_animation.h
+ * =============================================================================
+ * Copyright 2021-2023 Serhii Snitsaruk
+ *
+ * Use of this source code is governed by an MIT-style
+ * license that can be found in the LICENSE file or at
+ * https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT.
+ * =============================================================================
+ */
+
+#ifndef BT_PAUSE_ANIMATION_H
+#define BT_PAUSE_ANIMATION_H
+
+#include "bt_action.h"
+
+#include "modules/limboai/blackboard/bb_param/bb_node.h"
+
+#include "scene/animation/animation_player.h"
+
+class BTPauseAnimation : public BTAction {
+	GDCLASS(BTPauseAnimation, BTAction);
+
+private:
+	Ref<BBNode> animation_player_param;
+
+	AnimationPlayer *animation_player = nullptr;
+	bool setup_failed = false;
+
+protected:
+	static void _bind_methods();
+
+	virtual String _generate_name() const override;
+	virtual void _setup() override;
+	virtual int _tick(double p_delta) override;
+
+public:
+	void set_animation_player(Ref<BBNode> p_animation_player);
+	Ref<BBNode> get_animation_player() const { return animation_player_param; }
+
+	virtual String get_configuration_warning() const override;
+};
+
+#endif // BT_PAUSE_ANIMATION
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index f4db882..b94b37a 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ def get_doc_classes():
         "BTInvert",
         "BTNewScope",
         "BTParallel",
+        "BTPauseAnimation",
         "BTPlayAnimation",
         "BTPlayer",
         "BTProbability",
diff --git a/register_types.cpp b/register_types.cpp
index 3b8b8fe..25d36cc 100644
--- a/register_types.cpp
+++ b/register_types.cpp
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 #include "bt/actions/bt_action.h"
 #include "bt/actions/bt_console_print.h"
 #include "bt/actions/bt_fail.h"
+#include "bt/actions/bt_pause_animation.h"
 #include "bt/actions/bt_play_animation.h"
 #include "bt/actions/bt_random_wait.h"
 #include "bt/actions/bt_set_agent_property.h"
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ void initialize_limboai_module(ModuleInitializationLevel p_level) {
 		GDREGISTER_CLASS(BTConsolePrint);
 		GDREGISTER_CLASS(BTFail);
 		GDREGISTER_CLASS(BTNewScope);
+		GDREGISTER_CLASS(BTPauseAnimation);
 		GDREGISTER_CLASS(BTPlayAnimation);
 		GDREGISTER_CLASS(BTRandomWait);
 		GDREGISTER_CLASS(BTSetAgentProperty);