diff --git a/hikaricp-common/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariDataSource.java b/hikaricp-common/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariDataSource.java
index 0c86fa55..956719f4 100644
--- a/hikaricp-common/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariDataSource.java
+++ b/hikaricp-common/src/main/java/com/zaxxer/hikari/HikariDataSource.java
@@ -231,6 +231,27 @@ public class HikariDataSource extends HikariConfig implements DataSource, Closea
       }
    }
 
+   /**
+    * Suspend allocation of connections from the pool.  All callers to <code>getConnection()</code>
+    * will block indefinitely until <code>resumePool()</code> is called.
+    */
+   public void suspendPool()
+   {
+      if (!isShutdown && pool != null) {
+         pool.suspendPool();
+      }
+   }
+
+   /**
+    * Resume allocation of connections from the pool.
+    */
+   public void resumePool()
+   {
+      if (!isShutdown && pool != null) {
+         pool.resumePool();
+      }
+   }
+
    /**
     * <code>close()</code> and <code>shutdown()</code> are synonymous.
     */