diff --git a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_advanced_cluster.go b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_advanced_cluster.go
index 718f8c5e3b..dd5acdb20d 100644
--- a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_advanced_cluster.go
+++ b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_advanced_cluster.go
@@ -718,6 +718,10 @@ func resourceMongoDBAtlasAdvancedClusterUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.Re
 		cluster.VersionReleaseSystem = d.Get("version_release_system").(string)
 	}
 
+	if d.HasChange("paused") && !d.Get("paused").(bool) {
+		cluster.Paused = pointy.Bool(d.Get("paused").(bool))
+	}
+
 	timeout := d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate)
 
 	// Has changes
diff --git a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_advanced_cluster_test.go b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_advanced_cluster_test.go
index db840537b9..fb387a293f 100644
--- a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_advanced_cluster_test.go
+++ b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_advanced_cluster_test.go
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ func TestAccClusterAdvancedCluster_multicloudSharded(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestAccClusterAdvancedCluster_Paused(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAccClusterAdvancedCluster_UnpausedToPaused(t *testing.T) {
 	SkipTest(t)
 	var (
 		cluster      matlas.AdvancedCluster
@@ -280,6 +280,56 @@ func TestAccClusterAdvancedCluster_Paused(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccClusterAdvancedCluster_PausedToUnpaused(t *testing.T) {
+	SkipTest(t)
+	var (
+		cluster      matlas.AdvancedCluster
+		resourceName = "mongodbatlas_advanced_cluster.test"
+		orgID        = os.Getenv("MONGODB_ATLAS_ORG_ID")
+		projectName  = acctest.RandomWithPrefix("test-acc")
+		rName        = acctest.RandomWithPrefix("test-acc")
+	)
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:          func() { testAccPreCheckBasic(t) },
+		ProviderFactories: testAccProviderFactories,
+		CheckDestroy:      testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasAdvancedClusterDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccMongoDBAtlasAdvancedClusterConfigSingleProviderPaused(orgID, projectName, rName, true),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasAdvancedClusterExists(resourceName, &cluster),
+					testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasAdvancedClusterAttributes(&cluster, rName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "project_id"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "name", rName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "replication_specs.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "replication_specs.0.region_configs.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "paused", "true"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccMongoDBAtlasAdvancedClusterConfigSingleProviderPaused(orgID, projectName, rName, false),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasAdvancedClusterExists(resourceName, &cluster),
+					testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasAdvancedClusterAttributes(&cluster, rName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "project_id"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "name", rName),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "replication_specs.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "replication_specs.0.region_configs.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "paused", "false"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				ResourceName:            resourceName,
+				ImportStateIdFunc:       testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasClusterImportStateIDFunc(resourceName),
+				ImportState:             true,
+				ImportStateVerify:       true,
+				ImportStateVerifyIgnore: []string{"replication_specs"},
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func TestAccClusterAdvancedCluster_advancedConf(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		cluster                matlas.AdvancedCluster
diff --git a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cluster.go b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cluster.go
index 428d8a0da7..9e20c66b89 100644
--- a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cluster.go
+++ b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cluster.go
@@ -932,6 +932,10 @@ func resourceMongoDBAtlasClusterUpdate(ctx context.Context, d *schema.ResourceDa
 		}
 	}
 
+	if d.HasChange("paused") && !d.Get("paused").(bool) {
+		cluster.Paused = pointy.Bool(d.Get("paused").(bool))
+	}
+
 	timeout := d.Timeout(schema.TimeoutUpdate)
 
 	if isUpgradeRequired(d) {
diff --git a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cluster_test.go b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cluster_test.go
index da7595ab09..53539bd510 100644
--- a/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cluster_test.go
+++ b/mongodbatlas/resource_mongodbatlas_cluster_test.go
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ func TestAccClusterRSCluster_RegionsConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
-func TestAccClusterRSCluster_basicAWS_paused(t *testing.T) {
+func TestAccClusterRSCluster_basicAWS_UnpauseToPaused(t *testing.T) {
 	var (
 		cluster      matlas.Cluster
 		resourceName = "mongodbatlas_cluster.test"
@@ -1224,6 +1224,52 @@ func TestAccClusterRSCluster_basicAWS_paused(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccClusterRSCluster_basicAWS_PausedToUnpaused(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		cluster      matlas.Cluster
+		resourceName = "mongodbatlas_cluster.test"
+		orgID        = os.Getenv("MONGODB_ATLAS_ORG_ID")
+		projectName  = acctest.RandomWithPrefix("test-acc")
+		name         = fmt.Sprintf("test-acc-%s", acctest.RandString(10))
+	)
+
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		PreCheck:          func() { testAccPreCheckBasic(t) },
+		ProviderFactories: testAccProviderFactories,
+		CheckDestroy:      testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasClusterDestroy,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				Config: testAccMongoDBAtlasClusterConfigAWSPaused(orgID, projectName, name, true, true),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasClusterExists(resourceName, &cluster),
+					testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasClusterAttributes(&cluster, name),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "project_id"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "name", name),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "disk_size_gb", "100"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "mongo_uri"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "replication_specs.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "replication_specs.0.regions_config.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "paused", "true"),
+				),
+			},
+			{
+				Config: testAccMongoDBAtlasClusterConfigAWSPaused(orgID, projectName, name, false, false),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasClusterExists(resourceName, &cluster),
+					testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasClusterAttributes(&cluster, name),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "project_id"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "name", name),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "disk_size_gb", "100"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "mongo_uri"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "replication_specs.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet(resourceName, "replication_specs.0.regions_config.#"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr(resourceName, "paused", "false"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckMongoDBAtlasClusterImportStateIDFunc(resourceName string) resource.ImportStateIdFunc {
 	return func(s *terraform.State) (string, error) {
 		rs, ok := s.RootModule().Resources[resourceName]