diff --git a/api/core/workflow_copilot/runner.py b/api/core/workflow_copilot/runner.py
index 3b1bc12d2e0..fa1d284075e 100644
--- a/api/core/workflow_copilot/runner.py
+++ b/api/core/workflow_copilot/runner.py
@@ -95,6 +95,12 @@ class Runner:
                 f"copilot: stale base_version {turn.action.base_version} for session {session_id} (current {s.version})"
             )
 
+        action_kind = turn.action.kind if turn.action is not None else ""
+        if action_kind in ("stop", "resume"):
+            fc.paused = action_kind == "stop"
+            s.version = self._env.repo.compare_and_advance(s.id, s.version, s.current_state, fc, [])
+            return s
+
         first = True
         while True:
             if is_waiting(s.current_state) and first and turn.action is None:
diff --git a/api/services/workflow_copilot/service.py b/api/services/workflow_copilot/service.py
index fe356fb1bfb..eee21d8b48e 100644
--- a/api/services/workflow_copilot/service.py
+++ b/api/services/workflow_copilot/service.py
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ def resolve_action_kind(raw: str) -> str:
     return _ACTION_ID_TO_KIND.get(raw, raw)
 
 
-def _run_status(state: PcState) -> RunStatus:
+def _run_status(state: PcState, paused: bool = False) -> RunStatus:
     """Port of Go ``runStatusFor``, widened to the ``RunStatus`` enum (spec
     §2). Deliberate wire-value change from the old string: ``waiting-input``
     (hyphen) -> ``RunStatus.WAITING_INPUT`` = ``"waiting_input"``
@@ -251,11 +251,17 @@ def _run_status(state: PcState) -> RunStatus:
     complete``) but are not in ``_WORKING``/``_WAITING`` and are not
     ``SUCCESS``/``FAILED`` -- without this ordering they'd wrongly fall
     through to EXECUTING.
+
+    ``paused`` (Task 7, ``fc.paused``) only applies at a waiting state -- the
+    canvas stays editable while paused -- and never overrides a terminal
+    outcome (FAILED/COMPLETE win regardless of the flag).
     """
     if state == PcState.FAILED:
         return RunStatus.FAILED
     if is_terminal(state):  # SUCCESS, BUILD_COMPLETE, EDIT_PUBLISH
         return RunStatus.COMPLETE
+    if paused and is_waiting(state):
+        return RunStatus.PAUSED
     if is_waiting(state):
         return RunStatus.WAITING_INPUT
     if is_working(state):
@@ -385,7 +391,7 @@ class WorkflowCopilotService:
             version=s.version,
             state=str(st),
             canvas_read_only=canvas_read_only(st),
-            run_status=_run_status(st),
+            run_status=_run_status(st, paused=fc.paused),
             interrupted=is_working(st) and not self._session_lock.exists(session_id),
             conversation=items,
             entry_mode=s.entry_mode,
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow_copilot/test_lifecycle.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow_copilot/test_lifecycle.py
index 5ee9bbb16a9..fc8589fd65f 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow_copilot/test_lifecycle.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow_copilot/test_lifecycle.py
@@ -223,3 +223,42 @@ def test_edit_apply_changes_undo_restores_pre_edit_graph():
     assert dify.read_graph("app", _actor())[0] == pre_edit  # config edit undone
     assert res.context.checkpoint_id == ""
     assert {"event": "revert_checkpoint"} in events
+
+
+def test_runner_stop_sets_paused_same_state_and_bumps_version():
+    from datetime import datetime
+
+    from core.workflow_copilot.models import Action, ConversationItem, CopilotContext, EntryMode, Session, Turn
+    from core.workflow_copilot.placeholder_agent import PlaceholderAgent
+    from core.workflow_copilot.runner import Env, Runner
+    from core.workflow_copilot.state import PcState
+    from tests.unit_tests.core.workflow_copilot.fakes import FakeDifyPort, InMemoryRepository
+
+    repo = InMemoryRepository()
+    env = Env(dify=FakeDifyPort(), agent=PlaceholderAgent(), repo=repo, now=lambda: datetime.min)
+    s = Session(app_id="app", tenant_id="t", owner_account_id="a",
+                entry_mode=EntryMode.BUILD, current_state=PcState.BUILD_REVIEW)
+    repo.create_session(s, CopilotContext(), [ConversationItem(kind="user", seq=0)])
+    runner = Runner(env, {})  # empty registry: stop must not need a handler
+
+    out = runner.advance(s.id, Turn(action=Action(kind="stop", base_version=1), actor=_actor()))
+    assert out.current_state == PcState.BUILD_REVIEW  # unchanged
+    assert out.version == 2                            # committed
+    _s, fc = repo.get_session(s.id)
+    assert fc.paused is True
+
+    out = runner.advance(s.id, Turn(action=Action(kind="resume", base_version=2), actor=_actor()))
+    assert out.current_state == PcState.BUILD_REVIEW
+    _s, fc = repo.get_session(s.id)
+    assert fc.paused is False
+
+
+def test_run_status_paused_when_flag_set():
+    from core.workflow_copilot.contract import RunStatus
+    from core.workflow_copilot.state import PcState
+    from services.workflow_copilot.service import _run_status
+
+    assert _run_status(PcState.BUILD_REVIEW, paused=True) == RunStatus.PAUSED
+    assert _run_status(PcState.BUILD_REVIEW, paused=False) == RunStatus.WAITING_INPUT
+    # paused never overrides terminal/failed
+    assert _run_status(PcState.BUILD_COMPLETE, paused=True) == RunStatus.COMPLETE
diff --git a/api/tests/unit_tests/services/workflow_copilot/test_service.py b/api/tests/unit_tests/services/workflow_copilot/test_service.py
index 144af843d21..2e3459b7a6f 100644
--- a/api/tests/unit_tests/services/workflow_copilot/test_service.py
+++ b/api/tests/unit_tests/services/workflow_copilot/test_service.py
@@ -633,3 +633,14 @@ def test_get_session_view_no_checkpoint_when_unset(
     repo.create_session(s, CopilotContext(), [ConversationItem(kind="user", seq=0)])
     view = service.get_session_view(s.id, _actor())
     assert view.checkpoint is None
+
+
+def test_get_session_view_run_status_paused(
+    service: WorkflowCopilotService, repo: SqlCopilotRepository
+) -> None:
+    s = Session(app_id=APP_ID, tenant_id=TENANT_ID, owner_account_id=ACCOUNT_ID,
+                entry_mode=EntryMode.EDIT, current_state=PcState.EDIT_REVIEW)
+    repo.create_session(s, CopilotContext(paused=True), [ConversationItem(kind="user", seq=0)])
+    view = service.get_session_view(s.id, _actor())
+    assert view.run_status == "paused"
+    assert view.canvas_read_only is False  # editable while paused