diff --git a/configs/config.json.example b/configs/config.json.example
index c3551e778b..0bbc6c1623 100644
--- a/configs/config.json.example
+++ b/configs/config.json.example
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
           "duration_random_offset": "00:43"
         }
       },
+	  {
+		"type": "RandomPause",
+        "config": {
+		  "enabled": false,
+		  "min_duration": "00:00:10",
+		  "max_duration": "00:10:00",
+		  "min_interval": "00:10:00",
+		  "max_interval": "02:00:00"
+        }
+	  },
       {
         "type": "CompleteTutorial",
         "config": {
diff --git a/pokemongo_bot/__init__.py b/pokemongo_bot/__init__.py
index 223b440ce3..a9f006a2b9 100644
--- a/pokemongo_bot/__init__.py
+++ b/pokemongo_bot/__init__.py
@@ -177,6 +177,22 @@ def _register_events(self):
                 'wake'
             )
         )
+        
+        # random pause
+        self.event_manager.register_event(
+            'next_random_pause',
+            parameters=(
+                'time',
+                'duration'
+            )
+        )
+        self.event_manager.register_event(
+            'bot_random_pause',
+            parameters=(
+                'time_hms',
+                'resume'
+            )
+        )
 
         # fort stuff
         self.event_manager.register_event(
diff --git a/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/__init__.py b/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/__init__.py
index b8cb0fe0ab..af7afff6c5 100644
--- a/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/__init__.py
+++ b/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/__init__.py
@@ -21,3 +21,4 @@
 from update_live_stats import UpdateLiveStats
 from catch_pokemon import CatchPokemon
 from complete_tutorial import CompleteTutorial
+from random_pause import RandomPause
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/random_pause.py b/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/random_pause.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f01664ce47
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pokemongo_bot/cell_workers/random_pause.py
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+from datetime import datetime as dt, timedelta
+from time import sleep
+from random import uniform
+from pokemongo_bot.base_task import BaseTask
+
+
+class RandomPause(BaseTask):
+    """Pauses the execution of the bot at a random time for a random duration
+    
+    Simulates the user doing "something random" for some time.
+    Example Config:
+    {
+        "type": "RandomPause",
+        "config": {
+          "min_duration": "00:00:10",
+          "max_duration": "00:10:00",
+          "min_interval": "00:05:00",
+          "max_interval": "01:30:00"
+        }
+    }
+    
+    Inspired from sleep_schedule. 
+    ... In retrospect, we could have used a generic class for both.
+    """
+    SUPPORTED_TASK_API_VERSION = 1
+
+    LOG_INTERVAL_SECONDS = 600
+    # At least 15 second of margin, because of login
+    SCHEDULING_MARGIN = timedelta(seconds=15)    # Skip if next pause is RESCHEDULING_MARGIN from now
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        # self.bot.event_manager.register_event('sleeper_scheduled', parameters=('datetime',))
+        self._process_config()
+        self._schedule_next_pause()
+        #self._calculate_current_pause() #I didn't get it...
+
+    def work(self):
+        if self._should_pause_now():
+            self._sleep()
+            self._schedule_next_pause()
+            self.bot.login()
+
+
+    def getSeconds(self, strTime):
+        '''
+        Return the duration in seconds of a time string
+        :param strTime: string time of format %H:%M:%S
+        '''
+        try:
+            x = dt.strptime(strTime, '%H:%M:%S')
+            seconds = int(timedelta(hours=x.hour,minutes=x.minute,seconds=x.second).total_seconds())
+        except ValueError: 
+            seconds = 0;
+            
+        if seconds < 0:
+            seconds = 0;
+              
+        return seconds
+    
+    def _process_config(self):
+        self.minDuration = self.getSeconds(self.config.get('min_duration', '00:00:10'))
+        self.maxDuration = self.getSeconds(self.config.get('max_duration', '00:10:00'))
+        self.minInterval = self.getSeconds(self.config.get('min_interval', '00:10:00'))
+        self.maxInterval = self.getSeconds(self.config.get('max_interval', '01:10:00'))
+        
+        if self.minDuration > self.maxDuration:
+            raise ValueError('random pause min_duration is bigger than random pause max_duration') #TODO there must be a more elegant way to do it...
+        if self.minInterval > self.maxInterval:
+            raise ValueError('random pause min_interval is bigger than random pause max_interval') #TODO there must be a more elegant way to do it...
+        
+    def _schedule_next_pause(self):
+        '''
+        Schedule the time and the duration of the next pause.
+        '''
+        self._next_pause = self._get_next_pause_schedule()
+        self._next_duration = self._get_next_duration()
+        self.emit_event(
+            'next_random_pause',
+            formatted="Next random pause at {time}, for a duration of {duration}",
+            data={
+                'time': str(self._next_pause.strftime("%H:%M:%S")),
+                'duration': str(timedelta(seconds=self._next_duration))
+            }
+        )
+
+    def _should_pause_now(self):
+        if dt.now() >= (self._next_pause + timedelta(seconds=self._next_duration) + timedelta(seconds=1)):
+            self._schedule_next_pause()
+            return False
+        if dt.now() >= self._next_pause:
+            return True
+
+        return False
+
+    def _get_next_pause_schedule(self):
+        now = dt.now() + self.SCHEDULING_MARGIN
+        next_time = now + timedelta(seconds=int(uniform(self.minInterval, self.maxInterval)))
+
+        # If pause time is passed add one day
+        if next_time <= now:
+            next_time += timedelta(days=1)
+
+        return next_time
+
+    def _get_next_duration(self):
+        duration = int(uniform(self.minDuration, self.maxDuration))
+        return duration
+
+    def _sleep(self):
+        sleep_to_go = self._next_duration
+
+        sleep_m, sleep_s = divmod(sleep_to_go, 60)
+        sleep_h, sleep_m = divmod(sleep_m, 60)
+        sleep_hms = '%02d:%02d:%02d' % (sleep_h, sleep_m, sleep_s)
+
+        now = dt.now()
+        resume = now + timedelta(seconds=sleep_to_go)
+
+        self.emit_event(
+            'bot_random_pause',
+            formatted="Taking a random break for {time_hms}, will resume at {resume}",
+            data={
+                'time_hms': sleep_hms,
+                'resume': resume.strftime("%H:%M:%S")
+            }
+        )
+        while sleep_to_go > 0:
+            if sleep_to_go < self.LOG_INTERVAL_SECONDS:
+                sleep(sleep_to_go)
+                sleep_to_go = 0
+            else:
+                sleep(self.LOG_INTERVAL_SECONDS)
+                sleep_to_go -= self.LOG_INTERVAL_SECONDS
diff --git a/pokemongo_bot/event_handlers/colored_logging_handler.py b/pokemongo_bot/event_handlers/colored_logging_handler.py
index 8bf1c3ea0a..cd90012a22 100644
--- a/pokemongo_bot/event_handlers/colored_logging_handler.py
+++ b/pokemongo_bot/event_handlers/colored_logging_handler.py
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ class ColoredLoggingHandler(EventHandler):
         'move_to_map_pokemon_fail':          'red',
         'next_egg_incubates':                'yellow',
         'next_sleep':                        'green',
+        'next_random_pause':                 'green',
         'no_pokeballs':                      'red',
         'pokemon_appeared':                  'yellow',
         'pokemon_capture_failed':            'red',
@@ -59,6 +60,7 @@ class ColoredLoggingHandler(EventHandler):
         'arrived_at_cluster':                'white',
         'arrived_at_fort':                   'white',
         'bot_sleep':                         'white',
+        'bot_random_pause':                  'white',
         'catchable_pokemon':                 'white',
         'found_cluster':                     'white',
         'incubate_try':                      'white',