diff --git a/modules/database/main.tf b/modules/database/main.tf
index 2d2be4a..55df133 100644
--- a/modules/database/main.tf
+++ b/modules/database/main.tf
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ resource "azurerm_mssql_database" "this" {
   max_size_gb                    = var.max_size_gb
   sku_name                       = var.elastic_pool_id == null ? var.sku_name : "ElasticPool"
   storage_account_type           = var.storage_account_type
+  auto_pause_delay_in_minutes    = var.auto_pause_delay_in_minutes
 
   # Should be managed by owner of existing license, usually platform team.
   license_type = null
diff --git a/modules/database/variables.tf b/modules/database/variables.tf
index e54998a..233b7c4 100644
--- a/modules/database/variables.tf
+++ b/modules/database/variables.tf
@@ -139,3 +139,9 @@ variable "tags" {
   type        = map(string)
   default     = {}
 }
+
+variable "auto_pause_delay_in_minutes" {
+  description = "Time in minutes after which this SQL database is automatically paused. Value must be greater than 0 if using a SKU in the serverless compute tier."
+  type        = number
+  default     = 0
+}