diff --git a/src/app/course/course.ts b/src/app/course/course.ts
index 3c053256..2f16330a 100644
--- a/src/app/course/course.ts
+++ b/src/app/course/course.ts
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@ export class Course {
   // These are Scenario IDs
   scenarios: string[];
   keep_vm: boolean;
+  pauseable: boolean;
   virtualmachines: Map<string, string>[];
 }
diff --git a/src/app/scenario/step.component.html b/src/app/scenario/step.component.html
index 41d6d2af..86eda6e3 100644
--- a/src/app/scenario/step.component.html
+++ b/src/app/scenario/step.component.html
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ <h3 id="scenario-name" class="grid-container">
               Finish
             </button>
 
-            <ng-container *ngIf="scenario.pauseable && !isContentOnly">
+            <ng-container *ngIf="isPauseable()">
               <button class="btn btn-pause" (click)="pause()">
                 <cds-icon shape="pause" solid></cds-icon> Pause
               </button>
diff --git a/src/app/scenario/step.component.ts b/src/app/scenario/step.component.ts
index 0ed96133..628ad72a 100644
--- a/src/app/scenario/step.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/scenario/step.component.ts
@@ -586,6 +586,14 @@ export class StepComponent implements OnInit, AfterViewInit, OnDestroy {
     return exists;
   }
 
+  isPauseable(): boolean {
+    if (this.isContentOnly !== '' && this.isContentOnly) return false;
+    if (this.course) {
+      return this.course.pauseable;
+    }
+    return this.scenario.pauseable;
+  }
+
   getBrawlLanguages() {
     return this.languageCommandService.getLanguageNames();
   }