diff --git a/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/ClientDelegate.kt b/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/ClientDelegate.kt
index 86d86846..e30260db 100644
--- a/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/ClientDelegate.kt
+++ b/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/ClientDelegate.kt
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ internal class ClientDelegate(private val client: Client, private val actual: An
         throw UnsupportedFeatureException(client, Feature.VERSION)
     }
 
+    override fun resume(torrent: Torrent): Single<Torrent> {
+        if (client.supports(Feature.RESUMING_PAUSING))
+            return (actual as Feature.ResumingPausing).resume(torrent)
+        throw UnsupportedFeatureException(client, Feature.RESUMING_PAUSING)
+    }
+
+    override fun pause(torrent: Torrent): Single<Torrent> {
+        if (client.supports(Feature.RESUMING_PAUSING))
+            return (actual as Feature.ResumingPausing).pause(torrent)
+        throw UnsupportedFeatureException(client, Feature.RESUMING_PAUSING)
+    }
+
     override fun start(torrent: Torrent): Single<Torrent> {
         if (client.supports(Feature.STARTING_STOPPING))
             return (actual as Feature.StartingStopping).start(torrent)
diff --git a/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/Feature.kt b/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/Feature.kt
index 16c530ac..964de2ad 100644
--- a/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/Feature.kt
+++ b/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/Feature.kt
@@ -41,7 +41,13 @@ enum class Feature constructor(val type: KClass<*>) {
 
     }
 
-    interface ResumingPausing
+    interface ResumingPausing {
+
+        fun resume(torrent: Torrent): Single<Torrent>
+
+        fun pause(torrent: Torrent): Single<Torrent>
+
+    }
 
     interface ForceStarting {
 
diff --git a/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/Rtorrent.kt b/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/Rtorrent.kt
index 8dc604f4..a883fef1 100644
--- a/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/Rtorrent.kt
+++ b/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/Rtorrent.kt
@@ -129,49 +129,59 @@ class Rtorrent(private val configuration: Configuration) :
     }
 
     override fun start(torrent: Torrent): Single<Torrent> {
-        return service.start(
-                configuration.endpoint,
-                torrent.uniqueId).toSingle { torrent.mimicStart() }
+        return service.open(configuration.endpoint, torrent.uniqueId)
+                .flatMap { service.start(configuration.endpoint, torrent.uniqueId) }
+                .map { torrent.mimicStart() }
     }
 
     override fun stop(torrent: Torrent): Single<Torrent> {
-        return service.stop(
-                configuration.endpoint,
-                torrent.uniqueId).toSingle { torrent.mimicStop() }
+        return service.stop(configuration.endpoint, torrent.uniqueId)
+                .flatMap { service.close(configuration.endpoint, torrent.uniqueId) }
+                .map { torrent.mimicStop() }
+    }
+
+    override fun resume(torrent: Torrent): Single<Torrent> {
+        return service.start(configuration.endpoint, torrent.uniqueId)
+                .map { torrent.mimicResume() }
+    }
+
+    override fun pause(torrent: Torrent): Single<Torrent> {
+        return service.stop(configuration.endpoint, torrent.uniqueId)
+                .map { torrent.mimicPause() }
     }
 
     override fun addByUrl(url: String): Completable {
-        return clientVersion().asVersionInt().flatMapCompletable { integer ->
+        return clientVersion().asVersionInt().flatMap { integer ->
             if (integer >= 904) {
                 service.loadStart(configuration.endpoint, "", url)
             } else {
                 service.loadStart(configuration.endpoint, url)
             }
-        }
+        }.toCompletable()
     }
 
     override fun addByMagnet(magnet: String): Completable {
-        return clientVersion().asVersionInt().flatMapCompletable { integer ->
+        return clientVersion().asVersionInt().flatMap { integer ->
             if (integer >= 904) {
                 service.loadStart(configuration.endpoint, "", magnet)
             } else {
                 service.loadStart(configuration.endpoint, magnet)
             }
-        }
+        }.toCompletable()
     }
 
     override fun addByFile(file: InputStream): Completable {
-        return clientVersion().asVersionInt().flatMapCompletable { integer ->
+        return clientVersion().asVersionInt().flatMap { integer ->
             val bytes = file.readBytes()
             val size = Math.max(bytes.size, xmlrpcSizeMinimum) + xmlrpcSizePadding
             if (integer >= 904) {
                 service.networkSizeLimitSet(configuration.endpoint, "", size)
-                        .flatMapCompletable { service.loadRawStart(configuration.endpoint, "", bytes) }
+                        .flatMap { service.loadRawStart(configuration.endpoint, "", bytes) }
             } else {
                 service.networkSizeLimitSet(configuration.endpoint, size)
-                        .flatMapCompletable { service.loadRawStart(configuration.endpoint, bytes) }
+                        .flatMap { service.loadRawStart(configuration.endpoint, bytes) }
             }
-        }
+        }.toCompletable()
     }
 
     private fun torrentStatus(state: Long, complete: Long, active: Long, checking: Long): TorrentStatus {
diff --git a/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/Service.kt b/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/Service.kt
index 8dc67d72..66674eec 100644
--- a/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/Service.kt
+++ b/connect/src/main/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/Service.kt
@@ -21,19 +21,27 @@ internal interface Service {
 
     @XmlRpc("d.start")
     @POST("{endpoint}")
-    fun start(@Path("endpoint") endpoint: String?, @Body hash: String): Completable
+    fun start(@Path("endpoint") endpoint: String?, @Body hash: String): Single<Int>
 
     @XmlRpc("d.stop")
     @POST("{endpoint}")
-    fun stop(@Path("endpoint") endpoint: String?, @Body hash: String): Completable
+    fun stop(@Path("endpoint") endpoint: String?, @Body hash: String): Single<Int>
+
+    @XmlRpc("d.open")
+    @POST("{endpoint}")
+    fun open(@Path("endpoint") endpoint: String?, @Body hash: String): Single<Int>
+
+    @XmlRpc("d.close")
+    @POST("{endpoint}")
+    fun close(@Path("endpoint") endpoint: String?, @Body hash: String): Single<Int>
 
     @XmlRpc("load.start")
     @POST("{endpoint}")
-    fun loadStart(@Path("endpoint") endpoint: String?, @Body vararg args: String): Completable
+    fun loadStart(@Path("endpoint") endpoint: String?, @Body vararg args: String): Single<Int>
 
     @XmlRpc("load.raw_start")
     @POST("{endpoint}")
-    fun loadRawStart(@Path("endpoint") endpoint: String?, @Body vararg args: Any): Completable
+    fun loadRawStart(@Path("endpoint") endpoint: String?, @Body vararg args: Any): Single<Int>
 
     @XmlRpc("network.xmlrpc.size_limit.set")
     @POST("{endpoint}")
diff --git a/connect/src/test/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/RtorrentLiveTest.kt b/connect/src/test/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/RtorrentLiveTest.kt
index 21799148..b622e17f 100644
--- a/connect/src/test/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/RtorrentLiveTest.kt
+++ b/connect/src/test/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/RtorrentLiveTest.kt
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.transdroid.connect.clients.rtorrent
 
+import com.burgstaller.okhttp.digest.Credentials
 import com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat
 import org.junit.Before
 import org.junit.Test
@@ -85,6 +86,20 @@ class RtorrentLiveTest {
                 .assertValue({ it.canStart })
     }
 
+    @Test
+    fun resume() {
+        rtorrent.resume(firstLiveTorrent())
+                .test()
+                .assertValue({ it.canPause })
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun pause() {
+        rtorrent.pause(firstLiveTorrent())
+                .test()
+                .assertValue({ it.canResume })
+    }
+
     @Test(expected = UnsupportedFeatureException::class)
     fun forceStart() {
         rtorrent.forceStart(firstLiveTorrent())
diff --git a/connect/src/test/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/RtorrentMockTest.kt b/connect/src/test/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/RtorrentMockTest.kt
index 33a0111d..002a6520 100644
--- a/connect/src/test/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/RtorrentMockTest.kt
+++ b/connect/src/test/java/org/transdroid/connect/clients/rtorrent/RtorrentMockTest.kt
@@ -64,28 +64,52 @@ class RtorrentMockTest {
     fun addByFile() {
         server.enqueue(mock("<string>0.9.6</string>"))
         server.enqueue(mock("<i4>0</i4>"))
+        server.enqueue(mock("<i4>0</i4>"))
         rtorrent.addByFile(MockTorrent.torrentFile)
                 .test()
                 .assertNoErrors()
         server.takeRequest()
         server.takeRequest()
+        server.takeRequest()
     }
 
     @Test
     fun start() {
+        server.enqueue(mock("<i4>0</i4>"))
         server.enqueue(mock("<i4>0</i4>"))
         rtorrent.start(MockTorrent.downloading)
                 .test()
                 .assertValue { it.canStop }
-        server.takeRequest()
+        //server.takeRequest()
+        //server.takeRequest()
     }
 
     @Test
     fun stop() {
+        server.enqueue(mock("<i4>0</i4>"))
         server.enqueue(mock("<i4>0</i4>"))
         rtorrent.stop(MockTorrent.seeding)
                 .test()
                 .assertValue { it.canStart }
+        //server.takeRequest()
+        //server.takeRequest()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun resume() {
+        server.enqueue(mock("<i4>0</i4>"))
+        rtorrent.resume(MockTorrent.downloading)
+                .test()
+                .assertValue { it.canPause }
+        server.takeRequest()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun pause() {
+        server.enqueue(mock("<i4>0</i4>"))
+        rtorrent.pause(MockTorrent.seeding)
+                .test()
+                .assertValue { it.canResume }
         server.takeRequest()
     }