diff --git a/gui/default/index.html b/gui/default/index.html
index ba628417a..16a726bfb 100644
--- a/gui/default/index.html
+++ b/gui/default/index.html
@@ -437,6 +437,12 @@
           </div>
         </div>
         <span class="pull-right">
+          <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" ng-click="setAllFoldersPause(true)" ng-if="isAtleastOneFolderPausedStateSetTo(false)">
+            <span class="fa fa-refresh"></span>&nbsp;<span translate>Pause All Folders</span>
+          </button>
+          <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" ng-click="setAllFoldersPause(false)" ng-if="isAtleastOneFolderPausedStateSetTo(true)">
+            <span class="fa fa-refresh"></span>&nbsp;<span translate>Resume All Folders</span>
+          </button>
           <button type="button" class="btn btn-sm btn-default" ng-click="rescanAllFolders()">
             <span class="fa fa-refresh"></span>&nbsp;<span translate>Rescan All</span>
           </button>
diff --git a/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js b/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js
index 3626cb9c7..4f7de0ff6 100755
--- a/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js
+++ b/gui/default/syncthing/core/syncthingController.js
@@ -1661,6 +1661,29 @@ angular.module('syncthing.core')
             $http.post(urlbase + "/db/scan?folder=" + encodeURIComponent(folder));
         };
 
+        $scope.setAllFoldersPause = function(pause) {
+            var folderListCache = $scope.folderList();
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < folderListCache.length; i++) {
+                folderListCache[i].paused = pause;
+            }
+
+            $scope.config.folders = folderList(folderListCache);
+            $scope.saveConfig();
+        };
+
+        $scope.isAtleastOneFolderPausedStateSetTo = function(pause) {
+            var folderListCache = $scope.folderList();
+
+            for (var i = 0; i < folderListCache.length; i++) {
+                if (folderListCache[i].paused == pause) {
+                    return true;
+                }
+            }
+
+            return false;
+        };
+
         $scope.bumpFile = function (folder, file) {
             var url = urlbase + "/db/prio?folder=" + encodeURIComponent(folder) + "&file=" + encodeURIComponent(file);
             // In order to get the right view of data in the response.