diff --git a/c_examples/pause.c b/c_examples/pause.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36b4cb72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/c_examples/pause.c
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include "libmicrovmi.h"
+
+void pause(MicrovmiContext* driver) {
+    if (microvmi_pause(driver) == MicrovmiSuccess) {
+        printf("Paused.\n");
+    } else {
+        printf("Unable to pause VM.\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    if (microvmi_resume(driver) == MicrovmiSuccess) {
+            printf("Resumed.\n");
+    } else {
+        printf("Unable to resume VM.\n");
+    }
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
+    if (argc < 2) {
+        printf("No domain name given.\n");
+        return 1;
+    }
+    MicrovmiContext* driver = microvmi_init(argv[1], Xen);
+    pause(driver);
+    microvmi_destroy(driver);
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/c_examples/regs-dump.c b/c_examples/regs-dump.c
index 02cc030b..3b8c5bcc 100644
--- a/c_examples/regs-dump.c
+++ b/c_examples/regs-dump.c
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
     read_registers(driver, argv[1]);
     microvmi_destroy(driver);
     return 0;
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}