diff --git a/assets/icons/pause.png b/assets/icons/pause.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3504889
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diff --git a/assets/icons/sand-clock.png b/assets/icons/sand-clock.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bdfd009
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diff --git a/src/element/image.py b/src/element/image.py
index 858ac14..c491779 100644
--- a/src/element/image.py
+++ b/src/element/image.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ class ImagePlaceholder:
         self.is_break = False
         self.current_image = None
         self.current_original_image = None
+        self.paused_original_image = None
         self.image_window = image_window
         self.images = images.copy()
 
@@ -61,3 +62,16 @@ class ImagePlaceholder:
         self.image_label.configure(bg="#e8d4bc" if self.is_break else "#FFFFFF")
         self.image_label.configure(image=image_to_display)
         self.image_label.image = image_to_display
+
+    def pause(self, pause=True, cheat=False):
+        if pause:
+            self.paused_original_image = self.current_original_image
+            if not cheat:
+                image_path = 'assets/images/break.jpg'
+                self.current_original_image = Image.open(image_path)
+        else:
+            self.current_original_image = self.paused_original_image
+            self.paused_original_image = None
+
+        self.current_image = copy.deepcopy(self.current_original_image)
+        self.apply_options()
diff --git a/src/element/toolbar.py b/src/element/toolbar.py
index 61e3334..3c9f6fa 100644
--- a/src/element/toolbar.py
+++ b/src/element/toolbar.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import subprocess
 import sys
 from tkinter import *
 from tkinter.ttk import Progressbar, Style
+from tkinter.messagebox import *
 
 import customtkinter
 from CTkToolTip import *
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ from src.util import Util
 class Toolbar:
     def __init__(self, image_window, timer):
         self.timers = []
+        self.is_paused = False
         self.current_image = None
         self.current_original_image = None
         self.image_window = image_window
@@ -29,6 +31,11 @@ class Toolbar:
         next_button.pack(side=LEFT, padx=0, pady=0)
         CTkToolTip(next_button, delay=0.1, message="Next", y_offset=-40, x_offset=-40)
 
+        pause_button = customtkinter.CTkButton(toolbar, image=ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open("assets/icons/pause.png")),
+                                              text="", command=self.pause)
+        pause_button.pack(side=LEFT, padx=0, pady=0)
+        CTkToolTip(pause_button, delay=0.1, message="Next", y_offset=-40, x_offset=-40)
+
         self.bw_button = customtkinter.CTkButton(toolbar, image=ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open("assets/icons/black-and"
                                                                                               "-white.png")),
                                                  text="", command=self.toggle_black_white)
@@ -58,7 +65,7 @@ class Toolbar:
         CTkToolTip(self.fullscreen_button, delay=0.1, message="Fullscreen", y_offset=-40, x_offset=-40)
 
         timer_button = customtkinter.CTkButton(toolbar, command=self.toggle_timer, text="",
-                                               image=ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open("assets/icons/timer.png")))
+                                               image=ImageTk.PhotoImage(Image.open("assets/icons/sand-clock.png")))
         timer_button.pack(side=LEFT, padx=0, pady=0)
         CTkToolTip(timer_button, delay=0.1, message="Toggle timer", y_offset=-40, x_offset=-40)
 
@@ -147,3 +154,23 @@ class Toolbar:
             "fullscreen"] else Util.get_default_button_color())
 
         self.image_window.window.attributes("-fullscreen", self.image_window.option["fullscreen"])
+
+    def pause(self):
+        cheating = False
+
+        if not self.is_paused:
+            cheating = askyesno("Pause", "Laisser l'image affichée ?")
+            self.is_paused = True
+        else:
+            self.is_paused = False
+
+        # timer is paused whatever happened
+        if self.timer_check is not None:
+            self.image_window.window.after_cancel(self.timer_check)
+            self.timer_check = None
+        else:
+            self.timer_check = self.image_window.window.after(
+                1000, self.update_timer, int((100-self.progressbar['value'])*self.timer/100)
+            )
+
+        self.image_window.image.pause(pause=self.is_paused, cheat=cheating)