diff --git a/app/controllers/projects/runners_controller.rb b/app/controllers/projects/runners_controller.rb
index 9f9773575a5..c950d0f7001 100644
--- a/app/controllers/projects/runners_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/projects/runners_controller.rb
@@ -29,17 +29,17 @@ class Projects::RunnersController < Projects::ApplicationController
 
   def resume
     if Ci::UpdateRunnerService.new(@runner).update(active: true)
-      redirect_to runner_path(@runner), notice: 'Runner was successfully updated.'
+      redirect_to runners_path(@project), notice: 'Runner was successfully updated.'
     else
-      redirect_to runner_path(@runner), alert: 'Runner was not updated.'
+      redirect_to runners_path(@project), alert: 'Runner was not updated.'
     end
   end
 
   def pause
     if Ci::UpdateRunnerService.new(@runner).update(active: false)
-      redirect_to runner_path(@runner), notice: 'Runner was successfully updated.'
+      redirect_to runners_path(@project), notice: 'Runner was successfully updated.'
     else
-      redirect_to runner_path(@runner), alert: 'Runner was not updated.'
+      redirect_to runners_path(@project), alert: 'Runner was not updated.'
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/app/views/projects/runners/_runner.html.haml b/app/views/projects/runners/_runner.html.haml
index 25d862ab4de..6376496ee1a 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/runners/_runner.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/runners/_runner.html.haml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 
     .pull-right
       - if @project_runners.include?(runner)
+        - if runner.active?
+          = link_to 'Pause', pause_project_runner_path(@project, runner), method: :post, class: 'btn btn-sm btn-danger', data: { confirm: "Are you sure?" }
+        - else
+          = link_to 'Resume', resume_project_runner_path(@project, runner), method: :post, class: 'btn btn-success btn-sm'
         - if runner.belongs_to_one_project?
           = link_to 'Remove Runner', runner_path(runner), data: { confirm: "Are you sure?" }, method: :delete, class: 'btn btn-danger btn-sm'
         - else
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/20035-pause-resume-runners.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/20035-pause-resume-runners.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..98757e60683
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/20035-pause-resume-runners.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Add pause/resume button to project runners
+merge_request: 16032
+author: Mario de la Ossa
+type: added
diff --git a/config/routes/project.rb b/config/routes/project.rb
index 239b5480321..c3ad53a387f 100644
--- a/config/routes/project.rb
+++ b/config/routes/project.rb
@@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ constraints(ProjectUrlConstrainer.new) do
 
       resources :runners, only: [:index, :edit, :update, :destroy, :show] do
         member do
-          get :resume
-          get :pause
+          post :resume
+          post :pause
         end
 
         collection do
diff --git a/spec/features/runners_spec.rb b/spec/features/runners_spec.rb
index c7f0e342809..aec9de6c7ca 100644
--- a/spec/features/runners_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/runners_spec.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@ feature 'Runners' do
         expect(page).to have_content(specific_runner.platform)
       end
 
+      scenario 'user can pause and resume the specific runner' do
+        visit runners_path(project)
+
+        within '.activated-specific-runners' do
+          expect(page).to have_content('Pause')
+        end
+
+        click_on 'Pause'
+
+        within '.activated-specific-runners' do
+          expect(page).to have_content('Resume')
+        end
+
+        click_on 'Resume'
+
+        within '.activated-specific-runners' do
+          expect(page).to have_content('Pause')
+        end
+      end
+
       scenario 'user removes an activated specific runner if this is last project for that runners' do
         visit runners_path(project)