diff --git a/src/app.constants.ts b/src/app.constants.ts
index 7f2ec77..ec3f2ab 100644
--- a/src/app.constants.ts
+++ b/src/app.constants.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ export const GRPC_SERVICE_NAME = 'AdService';
 export const AD_CREATED_ROUTING_KEY = 'ad.created';
 export const AD_UPDATED_ROUTING_KEY = 'ad.updated';
 export const AD_DELETED_ROUTING_KEY = 'ad.deleted';
+// messaging output
+export const AD_PAUSED_ROUTING_KEY = 'ad.paused';
 
 // messaging input
 export const MATCHER_AD_CREATED_MESSAGE_HANDLER = 'matcherAdCreated';
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/ad.mapper.ts b/src/modules/ad/ad.mapper.ts
index 839ced6..acdb6df 100644
--- a/src/modules/ad/ad.mapper.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ad/ad.mapper.ts
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export class AdMapper
       seatsRequested: copy.seatsRequested as number,
       strict: copy.strict as boolean,
       waypoints: this.toWaypointWriteModel(copy.waypoints, update),
+      pause: copy.pause,
       comment: copy.comment,
     };
     return record;
@@ -160,6 +161,7 @@ export class AdMapper
             },
           },
         })),
+        pause: record.pause,
         comment: record.comment,
       },
     });
@@ -227,6 +229,7 @@ export class AdMapper
       lon: waypoint.address.coordinates.lon,
       lat: waypoint.address.coordinates.lat,
     }));
+    response.pause = props.pause;
     response.comment = props.comment;
     return response;
   };
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/ad.module.ts b/src/modules/ad/ad.module.ts
index 286670a..df2694d 100644
--- a/src/modules/ad/ad.module.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ad/ad.module.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import {
 import { AdMapper } from './ad.mapper';
 import { CreateAdService } from './core/application/commands/create-ad/create-ad.service';
 import { DeleteAdService } from './core/application/commands/delete-ad/delete-ad.service';
+import { PauseAdService } from './core/application/commands/pause-ad/pause-ad.service';
 import { DeleteUserAdsService } from './core/application/commands/delete-user-ads/delete-user-ads.service';
 import { InvalidateAdService } from './core/application/commands/invalidate-ad/invalidate-ad.service';
 import { UpdateAdService } from './core/application/commands/update-ad/update-ad.service';
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ import { TimeConverter } from './infrastructure/time-converter';
 import { TimezoneFinder } from './infrastructure/timezone-finder';
 import { CreateAdGrpcController } from './interface/grpc-controllers/create-ad.grpc.controller';
 import { DeleteAdGrpcController } from './interface/grpc-controllers/delete-ad.grpc.controller';
+import { PauseAdGrpcController } from './interface/grpc-controllers/pause-ad.grpc.controller';
 import { FindAdByIdGrpcController } from './interface/grpc-controllers/find-ad-by-id.grpc.controller';
 import { FindAdsByIdsGrpcController } from './interface/grpc-controllers/find-ads-by-ids.grpc.controller';
 import { FindAdsByUserIdGrpcController } from './interface/grpc-controllers/find-ads-by-user-id.grpc.controller';
@@ -42,6 +44,7 @@ const grpcControllers = [
   CreateAdGrpcController,
   UpdateAdGrpcController,
   DeleteAdGrpcController,
+  PauseAdGrpcController,
   FindAdByIdGrpcController,
   FindAdsByIdsGrpcController,
   FindAdsByUserIdGrpcController,
@@ -63,6 +66,7 @@ const commandHandlers: Provider[] = [
   CreateAdService,
   UpdateAdService,
   DeleteAdService,
+  PauseAdService,
   DeleteUserAdsService,
   ValidateAdService,
   InvalidateAdService,
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/core/application/commands/create-ad/create-ad.command.ts b/src/modules/ad/core/application/commands/create-ad/create-ad.command.ts
index fefe004..96dc243 100644
--- a/src/modules/ad/core/application/commands/create-ad/create-ad.command.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ad/core/application/commands/create-ad/create-ad.command.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ export class CreateAdCommand extends Command {
   readonly seatsRequested?: number;
   readonly strict: boolean;
   readonly waypoints: Waypoint[];
+  readonly pause: boolean;
   readonly comment?: string;
 
   constructor(props: CommandProps<CreateAdCommand>) {
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export class CreateAdCommand extends Command {
     this.seatsRequested = props.seatsRequested;
     this.strict = props.strict;
     this.waypoints = props.waypoints;
+    this.pause = props.pause;
     this.comment = props.comment;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/core/application/commands/pause-ad/pause-ad.command.ts b/src/modules/ad/core/application/commands/pause-ad/pause-ad.command.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c910b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/ad/core/application/commands/pause-ad/pause-ad.command.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { Command, CommandProps } from '@mobicoop/ddd-library';
+
+export class PauseAdCommand extends Command {
+  constructor(props: CommandProps<PauseAdCommand>) {
+    super(props);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/core/application/commands/pause-ad/pause-ad.service.ts b/src/modules/ad/core/application/commands/pause-ad/pause-ad.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fecfe01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/ad/core/application/commands/pause-ad/pause-ad.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { AD_REPOSITORY } from '@modules/ad/ad.di-tokens';
+import { Inject } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { CommandHandler, ICommandHandler } from '@nestjs/cqrs';
+import { AdRepositoryPort } from '../../ports/ad.repository.port';
+import { PauseAdCommand } from './pause-ad.command';
+
+@CommandHandler(PauseAdCommand)
+export class PauseAdService implements ICommandHandler {
+  constructor(
+    @Inject(AD_REPOSITORY)
+    private readonly adRepository: AdRepositoryPort,
+  ) {}
+
+  async execute(command: PauseAdCommand): Promise<void> {
+    const ad = await this.adRepository.findOneById(command.id);
+    ad.pause();
+    await this.adRepository.update(ad.id, ad);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/core/application/event-handlers/publish-message-when-ad-is-paused.domain-event-handler.ts b/src/modules/ad/core/application/event-handlers/publish-message-when-ad-is-paused.domain-event-handler.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..58193b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/ad/core/application/event-handlers/publish-message-when-ad-is-paused.domain-event-handler.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { MessagePublisherPort } from '@mobicoop/ddd-library';
+import { AD_MESSAGE_PUBLISHER } from '@modules/ad/ad.di-tokens';
+import { Inject, Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { OnEvent } from '@nestjs/event-emitter';
+import { AD_PAUSED_ROUTING_KEY } from '@src/app.constants';
+import { AdPausedDomainEvent } from '../../domain/events/ad-paused.domain-event';
+
+@Injectable()
+export class PublishMessageWhenAdIsPausedDomainEventHandler {
+  constructor(
+    @Inject(AD_MESSAGE_PUBLISHER)
+    private readonly messagePublisher: MessagePublisherPort,
+  ) {}
+
+  @OnEvent(AdPausedDomainEvent.name, { async: true, promisify: true })
+  async handle(event: AdPausedDomainEvent): Promise<void> {
+    this.messagePublisher.publish(AD_PAUSED_ROUTING_KEY, JSON.stringify(event));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/core/application/ports/ad.repository.port.ts b/src/modules/ad/core/application/ports/ad.repository.port.ts
index 5b9fe49..748c9cf 100644
--- a/src/modules/ad/core/application/ports/ad.repository.port.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ad/core/application/ports/ad.repository.port.ts
@@ -2,3 +2,8 @@ import { RepositoryPort } from '@mobicoop/ddd-library';
 import { AdEntity } from '../../domain/ad.entity';
 
 export type AdRepositoryPort = RepositoryPort<AdEntity>;
+/*
+    & {
+  pause(entity: AdEntity, identifier?: string): Promise<boolean>;
+};
+*/
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/core/domain/ad.entity.ts b/src/modules/ad/core/domain/ad.entity.ts
index 00ea1eb..60149f5 100644
--- a/src/modules/ad/core/domain/ad.entity.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ad/core/domain/ad.entity.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { v4 } from 'uuid';
 import { AdProps, CreateAdProps, Status } from './ad.types';
 import { AdCreatedDomainEvent } from './events/ad-created.domain-event';
 import { AdDeletedDomainEvent } from './events/ad-delete.domain-event';
+import { AdPausedDomainEvent } from './events/ad-paused.domain-event';
 import { AdInvalidatedDomainEvent } from './events/ad-invalidated.domain-event';
 import { AdSuspendedDomainEvent } from './events/ad-suspended.domain-event';
 import { AdValidatedDomainEvent } from './events/ad-validated.domain-event';
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@ export class AdEntity extends AggregateRoot<AdProps> {
           lon: waypoint.address.coordinates.lon,
           lat: waypoint.address.coordinates.lat,
         })),
+        pause: props.pause,
         comment: props.comment,
       }),
     );
@@ -114,6 +116,10 @@ export class AdEntity extends AggregateRoot<AdProps> {
     return this;
   };
 
+  validate(): void {
+    // entity business rules validation to protect it's invariant before saving entity to a database
+  }
+
   delete(): void {
     this.addEvent(
       new AdDeletedDomainEvent({
@@ -122,7 +128,17 @@ export class AdEntity extends AggregateRoot<AdProps> {
     );
   }
 
-  validate(): void {
-    // entity business rules validation to protect it's invariant before saving entity to a database
+  pause(): AdEntity {
+    this.props.pause = !this.props.pause;
+    this.addEvent(
+      new AdPausedDomainEvent({
+        metadata: {
+          correlationId: this.id,
+          timestamp: Date.now(),
+        },
+        aggregateId: this.id,
+      }),
+    );
+    return this;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/core/domain/ad.types.ts b/src/modules/ad/core/domain/ad.types.ts
index d42115a..83e3a1a 100644
--- a/src/modules/ad/core/domain/ad.types.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ad/core/domain/ad.types.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export interface CreateAdProps {
   seatsRequested: number;
   strict: boolean;
   waypoints: WaypointProps[];
+  pause: boolean;
   comment?: string;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/core/domain/events/ad-created.domain-event.ts b/src/modules/ad/core/domain/events/ad-created.domain-event.ts
index 12c45cf..2fe16d5 100644
--- a/src/modules/ad/core/domain/events/ad-created.domain-event.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ad/core/domain/events/ad-created.domain-event.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export class AdCreatedDomainEvent extends DomainEvent {
   readonly seatsRequested: number;
   readonly strict: boolean;
   readonly waypoints: Waypoint[];
+  readonly pause?: boolean;
   readonly comment?: string;
 
   constructor(props: DomainEventProps<AdCreatedDomainEvent>) {
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ export class AdCreatedDomainEvent extends DomainEvent {
     this.seatsRequested = props.seatsRequested;
     this.strict = props.strict;
     this.waypoints = props.waypoints;
+    this.pause = props.pause;
     this.comment = props.comment;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/core/domain/events/ad-paused.domain-event.ts b/src/modules/ad/core/domain/events/ad-paused.domain-event.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7737564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/ad/core/domain/events/ad-paused.domain-event.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { DomainEvent, DomainEventProps } from '@mobicoop/ddd-library';
+
+export class AdPausedDomainEvent extends DomainEvent {
+  constructor(props: DomainEventProps<AdPausedDomainEvent>) {
+    super(props);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/infrastructure/ad.repository.ts b/src/modules/ad/infrastructure/ad.repository.ts
index fa06d0a..ecc63cb 100644
--- a/src/modules/ad/infrastructure/ad.repository.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ad/infrastructure/ad.repository.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ export type AdBaseModel = {
   seatsProposed: number;
   seatsRequested: number;
   strict: boolean;
+  pause: boolean;
   comment?: string;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/interface/dtos/ad.response.dto.ts b/src/modules/ad/interface/dtos/ad.response.dto.ts
index 60a301f..c6b0a41 100644
--- a/src/modules/ad/interface/dtos/ad.response.dto.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ad/interface/dtos/ad.response.dto.ts
@@ -28,5 +28,6 @@ export class AdResponseDto extends ResponseBase {
     lon: number;
     lat: number;
   }[];
+  pause: boolean;
   comment?: string;
 }
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/interface/grpc-controllers/dtos/create-ad.request.dto.ts b/src/modules/ad/interface/grpc-controllers/dtos/create-ad.request.dto.ts
index 14122d0..aa08e32 100644
--- a/src/modules/ad/interface/grpc-controllers/dtos/create-ad.request.dto.ts
+++ b/src/modules/ad/interface/grpc-controllers/dtos/create-ad.request.dto.ts
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ export class CreateAdRequestDto {
   @ValidateNested({ each: true })
   waypoints: WaypointDto[];
 
+  @IsBoolean()
+  @IsOptional()
+  pause: boolean;
+
   @Length(0, 2000)
   @IsString()
   @IsOptional()
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/interface/grpc-controllers/dtos/pause-ad.request.dto.ts b/src/modules/ad/interface/grpc-controllers/dtos/pause-ad.request.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e6726d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/ad/interface/grpc-controllers/dtos/pause-ad.request.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { IsNotEmpty, IsString } from 'class-validator';
+
+export class PauseAdRequestDto {
+  @IsString()
+  @IsNotEmpty()
+  id: string;
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/ad/interface/grpc-controllers/pause-ad.grpc.controller.ts b/src/modules/ad/interface/grpc-controllers/pause-ad.grpc.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..78cd230
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/modules/ad/interface/grpc-controllers/pause-ad.grpc.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import {
+  DatabaseErrorException,
+  NotFoundException,
+  RpcExceptionCode,
+  RpcValidationPipe,
+} from '@mobicoop/ddd-library';
+import { PauseAdCommand } from '@modules/ad/core/application/commands/pause-ad/pause-ad.command';
+import { Controller, UsePipes } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { CommandBus } from '@nestjs/cqrs';
+import { GrpcMethod, RpcException } from '@nestjs/microservices';
+import { GRPC_SERVICE_NAME } from '@src/app.constants';
+import { PauseAdRequestDto } from './dtos/pause-ad.request.dto';
+
+@UsePipes(
+  new RpcValidationPipe({
+    whitelist: false,
+    forbidUnknownValues: false,
+  }),
+)
+@Controller()
+export class PauseAdGrpcController {
+  constructor(private readonly commandBus: CommandBus) {}
+
+  @GrpcMethod(GRPC_SERVICE_NAME, 'Pause')
+  async pause(data: PauseAdRequestDto): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      await this.commandBus.execute(new PauseAdCommand(data));
+    } catch (error: any) {
+      if (error instanceof NotFoundException)
+        throw new RpcException({
+          code: RpcExceptionCode.NOT_FOUND,
+          message: error.message,
+        });
+      if (error instanceof DatabaseErrorException)
+        throw new RpcException({
+          code: RpcExceptionCode.INTERNAL,
+          message: error.message,
+        });
+      throw new RpcException({
+        code: RpcExceptionCode.UNKNOWN,
+        message: error.message,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+}