diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 4e2f8366066021e825059c0b6cd7366e77f7f874..2a08f62bb46aabb4e9c3f5a34a886715e59dd803 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,17 @@
       <key>Value</key>
       <integer>0</integer>
     </map>
+    <key>AgentPause</key>
+    <map>
+      <key>Comment</key>
+      <string>Ask the simulator to stop updating the agent while enabled</string>
+      <key>Persist</key>
+      <integer>0</integer>
+      <key>Type</key>
+      <string>Boolean</string>
+      <key>Value</key>
+      <integer>0</integer>
+    </map>
     <key>AlertedUnsupportedHardware</key>
     <map>
       <key>Comment</key>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewercontrol.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewercontrol.cpp
index 2c1707e49f61025847547e334c054324e2c5189c..be832ebe326b8e6c4ae17cc9ce77dfca6e008b7a 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewercontrol.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewercontrol.cpp
@@ -470,6 +470,19 @@ bool handleVelocityInterpolate(const LLSD& newvalue)
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool toggle_agent_pause(const LLSD& newvalue)
+{
+	if ( newvalue.asBoolean() )
+	{
+		send_agent_pause();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		send_agent_resume();
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
 void settings_setup_listeners()
@@ -601,6 +614,7 @@ void settings_setup_listeners()
 	gSavedSettings.getControl("VelocityInterpolate")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&handleVelocityInterpolate, _2));
 	gSavedSettings.getControl("QAMode")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&show_debug_menus));
 	gSavedSettings.getControl("UseDebugMenus")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&show_debug_menus));
+	gSavedSettings.getControl("AgentPause")->getSignal()->connect(boost::bind(&toggle_agent_pause, _2));
 }
 
 #if TEST_CACHED_CONTROL
diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
index 352ec79385fc1c11668286f9408b075ddc422148..ef9e22d9085dbf4b5806139ac4b358afe6d7c3a0 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en/menu_viewer.xml
@@ -2138,6 +2138,17 @@
          layout="topleft"
          name="Network"
          tear_off="true">
+            <menu_item_check
+             label="Pause Agent"
+             layout="topleft"
+             name="AgentPause">
+                <menu_item_check.on_check
+                 function="CheckControl"
+                 parameter="AgentPause" />
+                <menu_item_check.on_click
+                 function="ToggleControl"
+                 parameter="AgentPause" />
+            </menu_item_check>
             <menu_item_call
              label="Enable Message Log"
              layout="topleft"