diff --git a/Library/Measure.cpp b/Library/Measure.cpp
index 53e41b4c..c114943e 100644
--- a/Library/Measure.cpp
+++ b/Library/Measure.cpp
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ void Measure::ReadOptions(ConfigParser& parser, const WCHAR* section)
 	m_Invert = 0!=parser.ReadInt(section, L"InvertMeasure", 0);
 
 	m_Disabled = 0!=parser.ReadInt(section, L"Disabled", 0);
+	m_Paused = 0!=parser.ReadInt(section, L"Paused", 0);
 
 	m_MinValue = parser.ReadFloat(section, L"MinValue", m_MinValue);
 	m_MaxValue = parser.ReadFloat(section, L"MaxValue", m_MaxValue);
@@ -188,6 +189,22 @@ void Measure::Enable()
 	m_MeterWindow->GetParser().SetValue(m_Name, L"Disabled", L"0");
 }
 
+void Measure::Pause()
+{
+	m_Paused = true;
+
+	// Change the option as well to avoid reset in ReadOptions().
+	m_MeterWindow->GetParser().SetValue(m_Name, L"Paused", L"1");
+}
+
+void Measure::Unpause()
+{
+	m_Paused = false;
+
+	// Change the option as well to avoid reset in ReadOptions().
+	m_MeterWindow->GetParser().SetValue(m_Name, L"Paused", L"0");
+}
+
 /*
 ** Substitues text using a straight find and replace method
 */
diff --git a/Library/Measure.h b/Library/Measure.h
index 1ac06179..de7843c5 100644
--- a/Library/Measure.h
+++ b/Library/Measure.h
@@ -66,8 +66,8 @@ public:
 	void Enable();
 	bool IsDisabled() { return m_Disabled; }
 
-	void Pause() { m_Paused = true; }
-	void Unpause() { m_Paused = false; }
+	void Pause();
+	void Unpause();
 	bool IsPaused() { return m_Paused; }
 
 	virtual void Command(const std::wstring& command);