diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_42_0_i2s_audio_idf51.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_42_0_i2s_audio_idf51.ino
index 3cefc554c..20b328d53 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_42_0_i2s_audio_idf51.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_42_0_i2s_audio_idf51.ino
@@ -98,8 +98,12 @@ struct AUDIO_I2S_MP3_t {
   bool mic_stop = false;
   bool use_stream = false;
   bool task_running = false;
+  bool file_play_pausing = false;
   bool task_has_ended = false;
+  bool file_has_paused = false;
   bool task_loop_mode = false;
+  uint8_t current_file_type = 0; // for resumed playback
+  uint32_t paused_position = 0; // position in the file for paused audio file
 
 // RECORD/STREAM/ENCODING
   uint32_t recdur;
@@ -119,6 +123,10 @@ struct AUDIO_I2S_MP3_t {
 
 } audio_i2s_mp3;
 
+struct AUDIO_I2S_WEBRADIO_t {
+  AudioFileSourceICYStream *ifile = NULL;
+} Audio_webradio;
+
 #define I2S_AUDIO_MODE_MIC 1
 #define I2S_AUDIO_MODE_SPK 2
 
@@ -148,7 +156,7 @@ void I2sWrShow(bool json) {
 const char kI2SAudio_Commands[] PROGMEM = "I2S|"
   "Gain|Rec|Stop|Config"
 #ifdef USE_I2S_MP3
-  "|Play|Loop"
+  "|Play|Loop|Pause"
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_I2S_DEBUG
   "|Mic"      // debug only
@@ -178,6 +186,7 @@ void (* const I2SAudio_Command[])(void) PROGMEM = {
 #ifdef USE_I2S_MP3
   &CmndI2SPlay,
   &CmndI2SLoop,
+  &CmndI2SPause,
 #endif
 #ifdef USE_I2S_DEBUG
   &CmndI2SMic,
@@ -678,10 +687,16 @@ int32_t I2SPrepareRx(void) {
 #if defined(USE_I2S_MP3) || defined(USE_I2S_WEBRADIO)
 void I2sMp3Task(void *arg) {
   audio_i2s_mp3.task_running = true;
+  audio_i2s_mp3.file_play_pausing = false;
   while (audio_i2s_mp3.decoder->isRunning() && audio_i2s_mp3.task_running) {
     if (!audio_i2s_mp3.decoder->loop()) {
       audio_i2s_mp3.task_running = false;
     }
+    if (audio_i2s_mp3.file_play_pausing == true) {
+      audio_i2s_mp3.paused_position = audio_i2s_mp3.file->getPos();
+      audio_i2s_mp3.decoder->stop();
+      audio_i2s_mp3.file_has_paused = true;
+    }
     vTaskDelay(pdMS_TO_TICKS(1));
   }
   audio_i2s.out->flush();
@@ -797,6 +812,7 @@ int32_t I2SPlayFile(const char *path, uint32_t decoder_type) {
 
   strncpy(audio_i2s_mp3.audio_title, fname, sizeof(audio_i2s_mp3.audio_title));
   audio_i2s_mp3.audio_title[sizeof(audio_i2s_mp3.audio_title)-1] = 0;
+  audio_i2s_mp3.current_file_type = decoder_type; //save for i2spause
 
   I2SAudioPower(true);
 
@@ -815,6 +831,7 @@ int32_t I2SPlayFile(const char *path, uint32_t decoder_type) {
 
   if(I2SinitDecoder(decoder_type)){
     audio_i2s_mp3.decoder->begin(audio_i2s_mp3.id3, audio_i2s.out);
+    audio_i2s_mp3.file->seek(audio_i2s_mp3.paused_position, 1); // seek to the position where we paused or have it set to 0, 1 = SEEK_CUR
   } else {
     return I2S_ERR_DECODER_FAILED_TO_INIT;
   }
@@ -835,8 +852,14 @@ void mp3_delete(void) {
   delete audio_i2s_mp3.id3;
   delete audio_i2s_mp3.decoder;
   audio_i2s_mp3.decoder = nullptr;
-
 }
+
+void i2s_clean_pause_data(void) {
+  audio_i2s_mp3.current_file_type = MP3_DECODER;
+  audio_i2s_mp3.paused_position = 0;
+  audio_i2s_mp3.file_play_pausing = false;
+}
+
 #endif // USE_I2S_MP3
 
 /*********************************************************************************************\
@@ -878,6 +901,7 @@ void CmndI2SStop(void) {
     return;
   }
   audio_i2s.out->setGain(0);
+  i2s_clean_pause_data();
   ResponseCmndDone();
 }
 
@@ -887,8 +911,25 @@ void CmndI2SLoop(void) {
     CmndI2SPlay();
 }
 
+void CmndI2SPause(void) {
+  if(audio_i2s_mp3.task_running 
+#ifdef MP3_MIC_STREAM
+    && !audio_i2s_mp3.stream_active
+#endif //MP3_MIC_STREAM
+#ifdef USE_I2S_WEBRADIO
+    && Audio_webradio.ifile == nullptr
+#endif // USE_I2S_WEBRADIO
+  ){
+    audio_i2s_mp3.file_play_pausing = true;
+    ResponseCmndChar("Player Paused");
+  } else {
+    ResponseCmndChar("Player not running"); // or webradio is using decoder
+  }
+}
+
 void CmndI2SPlay(void) {
   if (XdrvMailbox.data_len > 0) {
+    i2s_clean_pause_data(); // clean up any previous pause data, set start to 0
     int32_t err = I2SPlayFile(XdrvMailbox.data, XdrvMailbox.index);
     // display return message
     switch (err) {
@@ -915,7 +956,13 @@ void CmndI2SPlay(void) {
         break;
     }
   } else {
-    ResponseCmndChar("Missing filename");
+    if(audio_i2s_mp3.file_play_pausing == true){
+      int32_t err = I2SPlayFile((const char *)audio_i2s_mp3.audio_title, (uint32_t)audio_i2s_mp3.current_file_type); // the line above should rule out basically any error, but we'll see ...
+      AddLog(LOG_LEVEL_DEBUG, "I2S: Resume: %s, type: %i at %i , err: %i", audio_i2s_mp3.audio_title, audio_i2s_mp3.current_file_type, audio_i2s_mp3.paused_position, err);
+      ResponseCmndChar("Player resumed");
+    } else {
+      ResponseCmndChar("Missing filename");
+    }
   }
 }
 #endif // USE_I2S_MP3
@@ -993,8 +1040,17 @@ void CmndI2SMicRec(void) {
 }
 
 void I2sEventHandler(){
+  if(audio_i2s_mp3.file_has_paused == true){
+    audio_i2s_mp3.task_has_ended = false; //do not send ended event
+    audio_i2s_mp3.file_has_paused = false;
+    audio_i2s_mp3.task_running = false;
+    MqttPublishPayloadPrefixTopicRulesProcess_P(RESULT_OR_STAT,PSTR(""),PSTR("{\"Event\":{\"I2SPlay\":\"Paused\"}}"));
+    // Rule1 ON event#i2splay=paused DO <something> ENDON
+    I2SAudioPower(false);
+  }
   if(audio_i2s_mp3.task_has_ended == true){
     audio_i2s_mp3.task_has_ended = false;
+      audio_i2s_mp3.task_running = false;
     MqttPublishPayloadPrefixTopicRulesProcess_P(RESULT_OR_STAT,PSTR(""),PSTR("{\"Event\":{\"I2SPlay\":\"Ended\"}}"));
     // Rule1 ON event#i2splay=ended DO <something> ENDON
     I2SAudioPower(false);
diff --git a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_42_7_i2s_webradio_idf51.ino b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_42_7_i2s_webradio_idf51.ino
index 3654ca465..bddb7d12f 100644
--- a/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_42_7_i2s_webradio_idf51.ino
+++ b/tasmota/tasmota_xdrv_driver/xdrv_42_7_i2s_webradio_idf51.ino
@@ -20,10 +20,6 @@
 #if defined(ESP32) && ESP_IDF_VERSION_MAJOR >= 5
 #if defined(USE_I2S_AUDIO) && defined(USE_I2S_WEBRADIO)
 
-struct AUDIO_I2S_WEBRADIO_t {
-  AudioFileSourceICYStream *ifile = NULL;
-} Audio_webradio;
-
 void I2sMDCallback(void *cbData, const char *type, bool isUnicode, const char *str) {
   const char *ptr = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(cbData);
   (void) isUnicode; // Punt this ball for now
@@ -43,7 +39,7 @@ void I2SWrStatusCB(void *cbData, int code, const char *str){
 bool I2SWebradio(const char *url, uint32_t decoder_type) {
 
   size_t wr_tasksize = 8000; // suitable for ACC and MP3
-  if(decoder_type == 2){ // opus needs a ton of stack
+  if(decoder_type == OPUS_DECODER){ // opus needs a ton of stack
     wr_tasksize = 26000;
   }