diff --git a/plugins/in_http/http.c b/plugins/in_http/http.c
index ff9687ed04c..4503c588f8c 100644
--- a/plugins/in_http/http.c
+++ b/plugins/in_http/http.c
@@ -49,6 +49,13 @@ static int in_http_collect(struct flb_input_instance *ins,
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (ctx->is_paused) {
+        flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins, "TCP connection will be closed FD=%i",
+                      connection->fd);
+        flb_downstream_conn_release(connection);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins, "new TCP connection arrived FD=%i",
                   connection->fd);
 
@@ -79,6 +86,7 @@ static int in_http_init(struct flb_input_instance *ins,
     }
 
     ctx->collector_id = -1;
+    ctx->is_paused = FLB_FALSE;
 
     /* Populate context with config map defaults and incoming properties */
     ret = flb_input_config_map_set(ins, (void *) ctx);
@@ -199,6 +207,27 @@ static int in_http_exit(void *data, struct flb_config *config)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void in_http_pause(void *data, struct flb_config *config)
+{
+    struct flb_http *ctx = data;
+
+    if (config->is_running == FLB_TRUE) {
+        flb_input_collector_pause(ctx->collector_id, ctx->ins);
+        http_conn_release_all(ctx);
+        ctx->is_paused = FLB_TRUE;
+    }
+}
+
+static void in_http_resume(void *data, struct flb_config *config)
+{
+    struct flb_http *ctx = data;
+
+    if (config->is_running == FLB_TRUE) {
+        flb_input_collector_resume(ctx->collector_id, ctx->ins);
+        ctx->is_paused = FLB_FALSE;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Configuration properties map */
 static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
     {
@@ -249,8 +278,8 @@ struct flb_input_plugin in_http_plugin = {
     .cb_pre_run   = NULL,
     .cb_collect   = in_http_collect,
     .cb_flush_buf = NULL,
-    .cb_pause     = NULL,
-    .cb_resume    = NULL,
+    .cb_pause     = in_http_pause,
+    .cb_resume    = in_http_resume,
     .cb_exit      = in_http_exit,
     .config_map   = config_map,
     .flags        = FLB_INPUT_NET_SERVER | FLB_IO_OPT_TLS
diff --git a/plugins/in_http/http.h b/plugins/in_http/http.h
index 4298a370c9c..71ba0f5653a 100644
--- a/plugins/in_http/http.h
+++ b/plugins/in_http/http.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct flb_http {
     struct mk_server *server;
 
     int collector_id;
+    int is_paused;                     /* Plugin is paused */
 };
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.c b/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.c
index 3b02f210629..5f4d9d817fc 100644
--- a/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.c
+++ b/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.c
@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ static int in_opentelemetry_collect(struct flb_input_instance *ins,
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (ctx->is_paused) {
+        flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins, "TCP connection will be closed FD=%i",
+                      connection->fd);
+        flb_downstream_conn_release(connection);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins, "new TCP connection arrived FD=%i", connection->fd);
 
     conn = opentelemetry_conn_add(connection, ctx);
@@ -76,6 +83,7 @@ static int in_opentelemetry_init(struct flb_input_instance *ins,
         return -1;
     }
     ctx->collector_id = -1;
+    ctx->is_paused = FLB_FALSE;
 
     /* Populate context with config map defaults and incoming properties */
     ret = flb_input_config_map_set(ins, (void *) ctx);
@@ -195,6 +203,27 @@ static int in_opentelemetry_exit(void *data, struct flb_config *config)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void in_opentelemetry_pause(void *data, struct flb_config *config)
+{
+    struct flb_opentelemetry *ctx = data;
+
+    if (config->is_running == FLB_TRUE) {
+        flb_input_collector_pause(ctx->collector_id, ctx->ins);
+        opentelemetry_conn_release_all(ctx);
+        ctx->is_paused = FLB_TRUE;
+    }
+}
+
+static void in_opentelemetry_resume(void *data, struct flb_config *config)
+{
+    struct flb_opentelemetry *ctx = data;
+
+    if (config->is_running == FLB_TRUE) {
+        flb_input_collector_resume(ctx->collector_id, ctx->ins);
+        ctx->is_paused = FLB_FALSE;
+    }
+}
+
 /* Configuration properties map */
 static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
     {
@@ -272,8 +301,8 @@ struct flb_input_plugin in_opentelemetry_plugin = {
     .cb_pre_run   = NULL,
     .cb_collect   = in_opentelemetry_collect,
     .cb_flush_buf = NULL,
-    .cb_pause     = NULL,
-    .cb_resume    = NULL,
+    .cb_pause     = in_opentelemetry_pause,
+    .cb_resume    = in_opentelemetry_resume,
     .cb_exit      = in_opentelemetry_exit,
     .config_map   = config_map,
     .flags        = FLB_INPUT_NET_SERVER | FLB_IO_OPT_TLS
diff --git a/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.h b/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.h
index c7d8fd43467..23fb51d2c18 100644
--- a/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.h
+++ b/plugins/in_opentelemetry/opentelemetry.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ struct flb_opentelemetry {
     struct mk_list connections;        /* linked list of connections */
 
     struct mk_server *server;
+    int is_paused;                     /* Plugin is paused */
 };
 
 
diff --git a/plugins/in_tcp/tcp.c b/plugins/in_tcp/tcp.c
index 9720279e104..7c53bb132c2 100644
--- a/plugins/in_tcp/tcp.c
+++ b/plugins/in_tcp/tcp.c
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ static int in_tcp_collect(struct flb_input_instance *in,
         return -1;
     }
 
+    if (ctx->is_paused) {
+        flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins, "TCP connection will be closed FD=%i",
+                      connection->fd);
+        flb_downstream_conn_release(connection);
+        return -1;
+    }
+
     flb_plg_trace(ctx->ins, "new TCP connection arrived FD=%i", connection->fd);
 
     conn = tcp_conn_add(connection, ctx);
@@ -80,6 +87,7 @@ static int in_tcp_init(struct flb_input_instance *in,
     ctx->collector_id = -1;
     ctx->ins = in;
     mk_list_init(&ctx->connections);
+    ctx->is_paused = FLB_FALSE;
 
     /* Set the context */
     flb_input_set_context(in, ctx);
@@ -145,6 +153,27 @@ static int in_tcp_exit(void *data, struct flb_config *config)
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void in_tcp_pause(void *data, struct flb_config *config)
+{
+    struct flb_in_tcp_config *ctx = data;
+
+    if (config->is_running == FLB_TRUE) {
+        flb_input_collector_pause(ctx->collector_id, ctx->ins);
+        tcp_conn_release_all(ctx);
+        ctx->is_paused = FLB_TRUE;
+    }
+}
+
+static void in_tcp_resume(void *data, struct flb_config *config)
+{
+    struct flb_in_tcp_config *ctx = data;
+
+    if (config->is_running == FLB_TRUE) {
+        flb_input_collector_resume(ctx->collector_id, ctx->ins);
+        ctx->is_paused = FLB_FALSE;
+    }
+}
+
 static struct flb_config_map config_map[] = {
     {
      FLB_CONFIG_MAP_STR, "format", (char *)NULL,
@@ -183,6 +212,8 @@ struct flb_input_plugin in_tcp_plugin = {
     .cb_pre_run   = NULL,
     .cb_collect   = in_tcp_collect,
     .cb_flush_buf = NULL,
+    .cb_pause     = in_tcp_pause,
+    .cb_resume    = in_tcp_resume,
     .cb_exit      = in_tcp_exit,
     .config_map   = config_map,
     .flags        = FLB_INPUT_NET_SERVER | FLB_IO_OPT_TLS
diff --git a/plugins/in_tcp/tcp.h b/plugins/in_tcp/tcp.h
index 8c039a6a079..ee6f2ce30d4 100644
--- a/plugins/in_tcp/tcp.h
+++ b/plugins/in_tcp/tcp.h
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ struct flb_in_tcp_config {
     struct mk_list connections;        /* List of active connections  */
     struct flb_input_instance *ins;    /* Input plugin instace        */
     struct flb_log_event_encoder *log_encoder;
+    int is_paused;                     /* Plugin is paused            */
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.c b/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.c
index 4157f59638a..2991e719b57 100644
--- a/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.c
+++ b/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.c
@@ -458,3 +458,15 @@ int tcp_conn_del(struct tcp_conn *conn)
 
     return 0;
 }
+
+void tcp_conn_release_all(struct flb_in_tcp_config *ctx)
+{
+    struct mk_list *tmp;
+    struct mk_list *head;
+    struct tcp_conn *conn;
+
+    mk_list_foreach_safe(head, tmp, &ctx->connections) {
+        conn = mk_list_entry(head, struct tcp_conn, _head);
+        tcp_conn_del(conn);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.h b/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.h
index 25580c60bc6..da257bd0734 100644
--- a/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.h
+++ b/plugins/in_tcp/tcp_conn.h
@@ -55,5 +55,6 @@ struct tcp_conn {
 
 struct tcp_conn *tcp_conn_add(struct flb_connection *connection, struct flb_in_tcp_config *ctx);
 int tcp_conn_del(struct tcp_conn *conn);
+void tcp_conn_release_all(struct flb_in_tcp_config *ctx);
 
 #endif