diff --git a/src/plugins/Tus.js b/src/plugins/Tus.js
index 5b0e5b010..5379dc929 100644
--- a/src/plugins/Tus.js
+++ b/src/plugins/Tus.js
@@ -171,7 +171,11 @@ module.exports = class Tus extends Plugin {
       })
 
       this.onPause(file.id, (isPaused) => {
-        isPaused ? upload.abort() : upload.start()
+        if (isPaused) {
+          upload.abort()
+        } else {
+          upload.start()
+        }
       })
 
       this.onPauseAll(file.id, () => {
@@ -189,7 +193,10 @@ module.exports = class Tus extends Plugin {
         upload.start()
       })
 
-      upload.start()
+      if (!file.isPaused) {
+        upload.start()
+      }
+
       this.core.emit('core:upload-started', file.id, upload)
     })
   }
@@ -275,6 +282,10 @@ module.exports = class Tus extends Plugin {
       socket.send('resume', {})
     })
 
+    if (file.isPaused) {
+      socket.send('pause', {})
+    }
+
     socket.on('progress', (progressData) => emitSocketProgress(this, progressData, file))
 
     socket.on('success', (data) => {