diff --git a/qemu/tests/block_copy.py b/qemu/tests/block_copy.py
index 1fb665fdd4a9d6ee55ef8eed150a85a9989c89c4..3aa77d4c6c0c9194d4c1e063cbbe7a989dd51d53 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/block_copy.py
+++ b/qemu/tests/block_copy.py
@@ -136,6 +136,40 @@ class BlockCopy(object):
         if self.vm.monitor.protocol == "qmp":
             self.vm.monitor.clear_event("BLOCK_JOB_CANCELLED")
 
+    def is_paused(self):
+        """
+        Return block job paused status.
+        """
+        paused = self.get_status().get("paused")
+        offset_p = self.get_status().get("offset")
+        time.sleep(random.uniform(1, 3))
+        offset_l = self.get_status().get("offset")
+        paused &= offset_p == offset_l
+        return paused
+
+    def pause_job(self):
+        """
+        pause active job;
+        """
+        if self.is_paused():
+            raise error.TestError("Job has been already paused.")
+        logging.info("Pause block job.")
+        self.vm.pause_block_job(self.device)
+        time.sleep(random.uniform(1, 3))
+        if not self.is_paused():
+            raise error.TestFail("Pause block job failed.")
+
+    def resume_job(self):
+        """
+        resume a paused job.
+        """
+        if not self.is_paused():
+            raise error.TestError("Job is not paused, can't be resume.")
+        logging.info("Resume block job.")
+        self.vm.resume_block_job(self.device)
+        if self.is_paused():
+            raise error.TestFail("Resume block job failed.")
+
     @error.context_aware
     def set_speed(self):
         """
diff --git a/qemu/tests/cfg/drive_mirror.cfg b/qemu/tests/cfg/drive_mirror.cfg
index d94463c551dde47378ab5d60ce2cf1d82f9afbb4..b66f9f0424118f09ec9d2f0e92cae7d777ea6441 100644
--- a/qemu/tests/cfg/drive_mirror.cfg
+++ b/qemu/tests/cfg/drive_mirror.cfg
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@
                     before_steady = "query_status"
                     default_speed_image1 = 3M
                     max_speed_image1 = 10M
+                - pause_resume_job:
+                    before_steady = "pause_job resume_job"
                 - job_complete:
                     type = drive_mirror_complete
                     boot_target_image = no