Index: src/game/g_local.h
===================================================================
--- src/game/g_local.h	(revision 2074)
+++ src/game/g_local.h	(working copy)
@@ -649,6 +649,7 @@ typedef struct
   qboolean          uncondHumanWin;
   qboolean          alienTeamLocked;
   qboolean          humanTeamLocked;
+  int               pausedTime;
 
   int unlaggedIndex;
   int unlaggedTimes[ MAX_UNLAGGED_MARKERS ];
Index: src/game/g_buildable.c
===================================================================
--- src/game/g_buildable.c	(revision 2073)
+++ src/game/g_buildable.c	(working copy)
@@ -2660,7 +2660,7 @@ void G_BuildableThink( gentity_t *ent, int msec )
   int buildTime = BG_Buildable( ent->s.modelindex )->buildTime;
 
   //toggle spawned flag for buildables
-  if( !ent->spawned && ent->health > 0 )
+  if( !ent->spawned && ent->health > 0 && !level.pausedTime )
   {
     if( ent->buildTime + buildTime < level.time )
     {
Index: src/game/g_main.c
===================================================================
--- src/game/g_main.c	(revision 2074)
+++ src/game/g_main.c	(working copy)
@@ -2283,6 +2283,22 @@ void G_RunFrame( int levelTime )
   if( level.restarted )
     return;
 
+  if( level.pausedTime ) 
+  {
+    level.pausedTime = levelTime - level.time;
+    if( ( level.pausedTime % 3000 ) == 0 ) 
+      trap_SendServerCommand( -1, "cp \"The game has been paused. Please wait.\"" );
+    
+    // Prevents clients from getting lagged-out messages
+    for( i = 0; i < level.maxclients; i++ )
+    {
+      if( level.clients[ i ].pers.connected == CON_CONNECTED )
+        level.clients[ i ].ps.commandTime = levelTime;
+    }
+
+    return;
+  }
+
   level.framenum++;
   level.previousTime = level.time;
   level.time = levelTime;
Index: src/game/g_admin.c
===================================================================
--- src/game/g_admin.c	(revision 2073)
+++ src/game/g_admin.c	(working copy)
@@ -144,6 +144,11 @@ g_admin_cmd_t g_admin_cmds[ ] =
       "pass a vote currently taking place",
       "(^5a|h^7)"
     },
+    
+    {"pause", G_admin_pause, "pause",
+      "Pause (or unpause) the game.",
+      ""
+    },
 
     {"putteam", G_admin_putteam, "putteam",
       "move a player to a specified team",
@@ -2913,6 +2918,34 @@ qboolean G_admin_builder( gentity_t *ent )
   return qtrue;
 }
 
+qboolean G_admin_pause( gentity_t *ent )
+{
+  if( !level.pausedTime ) 
+  {
+    AP( va( "print \"^3!pause: ^7%s^7 paused the game.\n\"", 
+          ( ent ) ? ent->client->pers.netname : "console" ) );
+    level.pausedTime = 1;
+    trap_SendServerCommand( -1, "cp \"The game has been paused. Please wait.\"" );
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    // Prevent accidental pause->unpause race conditions by two admins
+    if( level.pausedTime < 1000 )
+    {
+      ADMP( "^3pause: ^7Unpausing so soon assumed accidental and ignored.\n" );
+      return qfalse;
+    }
+
+    AP( va( "print \"^3!pause: ^7%s^7 unpaused the game (Paused for %d msec) \n\"",
+          ( ent ) ? ent->client->pers.netname : "console",level.pausedTime ) );
+          trap_SendServerCommand( -1, "cp \"The game has been unpaused!\"" );
+
+    level.pausedTime = 0;
+  }
+
+  return qtrue;
+}
+
 static char *fates[] =
 {
   "^2built^7",
Index: src/game/g_admin.h
===================================================================
--- src/game/g_admin.h	(revision 2073)
+++ src/game/g_admin.h	(working copy)
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ qboolean G_admin_restart( gentity_t *ent );
 qboolean G_admin_nextmap( gentity_t *ent );
 qboolean G_admin_namelog( gentity_t *ent );
 qboolean G_admin_lock( gentity_t *ent );
+qboolean G_admin_pause( gentity_t *ent );
 qboolean G_admin_builder( gentity_t *ent );
 qboolean G_admin_buildlog( gentity_t *ent );
 qboolean G_admin_revert( gentity_t *ent );
Index: src/game/g_cmds.c
===================================================================
--- src/game/g_cmds.c	(revision 2073)
+++ src/game/g_cmds.c	(working copy)
@@ -3089,7 +3089,8 @@ void ClientCommand( int clientNum )
 
   // do tests here to reduce the amount of repeated code
 
-  if( !( command->cmdFlags & CMD_INTERMISSION ) && level.intermissiontime )
+  if( !( command->cmdFlags & CMD_INTERMISSION ) && 
+      ( level.intermissiontime || level.pausedTime ) )
     return;
 
   if( command->cmdFlags & CMD_CHEAT && !g_cheats.integer )