diff --git a/include/fluent-bit/flb_input.h b/include/fluent-bit/flb_input.h
index 1b4dff82254..62d5851e8ab 100644
--- a/include/fluent-bit/flb_input.h
+++ b/include/fluent-bit/flb_input.h
@@ -326,6 +326,9 @@ struct flb_input_instance {
     /* is the input instance overlimit ?: 1 or 0 */
     struct cmt_gauge   *cmt_storage_overlimit;
 
+    /* is the input instance paused or not ?: 1 or 0 */
+    struct cmt_gauge   *cmt_ingestion_paused;
+
     /* memory bytes used by chunks */
     struct cmt_gauge   *cmt_storage_memory_bytes;
 
diff --git a/src/flb_input.c b/src/flb_input.c
index 1c4faad4d3f..a3ae1d75bbd 100644
--- a/src/flb_input.c
+++ b/src/flb_input.c
@@ -970,6 +970,15 @@ int flb_input_instance_init(struct flb_input_instance *ins,
                            1, (char *[]) {"name"});
     cmt_counter_set(ins->cmt_records, ts, 0, 1, (char *[]) {name});
 
+    /* fluentbit_input_ingestion_paused */
+    ins->cmt_ingestion_paused = \
+            cmt_gauge_create(ins->cmt,
+                             "fluentbit", "input",
+                             "ingestion_paused",
+                             "Is the input paused or not?",
+                             1, (char *[]) {"name"});
+    cmt_gauge_set(ins->cmt_ingestion_paused, ts, 0, 1, (char *[]) {name});
+
     /* Storage Metrics */
     if (ctx->storage_metrics == FLB_TRUE) {
         /* fluentbit_input_storage_overlimit */
@@ -1670,6 +1679,24 @@ int flb_input_test_pause_resume(struct flb_input_instance *ins, int sleep_second
     return 0;
 }
 
+static void flb_input_ingestion_paused(struct flb_input_instance *ins)
+{
+    if (ins->cmt_ingestion_paused != NULL) {
+        /* cmetrics */
+        cmt_gauge_set(ins->cmt_ingestion_paused, cfl_time_now(), 1,
+                      1, (char *[]) {flb_input_name(ins)});
+    }
+}
+
+static void flb_input_ingestion_resumed(struct flb_input_instance *ins)
+{
+    if (ins->cmt_ingestion_paused != NULL) {
+        /* cmetrics */
+        cmt_gauge_set(ins->cmt_ingestion_paused, cfl_time_now(), 0,
+                      1, (char *[]) {flb_input_name(ins)});
+    }
+}
+
 int flb_input_pause(struct flb_input_instance *ins)
 {
     /* if the instance is already paused, just return */
@@ -1689,6 +1716,8 @@ int flb_input_pause(struct flb_input_instance *ins)
         }
     }
 
+    flb_input_ingestion_paused(ins);
+
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1704,6 +1733,8 @@ int flb_input_resume(struct flb_input_instance *ins)
         }
     }
 
+    flb_input_ingestion_resumed(ins);
+
     return 0;
 }