diff --git a/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Respawn.cs b/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Respawn.cs
index 0f3449552..33d1130e8 100644
--- a/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Respawn.cs
+++ b/EXILED/Exiled.API/Features/Respawn.cs
@@ -388,10 +388,62 @@ public static void ForceWave(SpawnableWaveBase spawnableWaveBase)
             WaveManager.Spawn(spawnableWaveBase);
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Forcefully pauses or resumes the timer of a time-based respawn wave for the specified faction.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="spawnableFaction">The faction associated with the respawn wave.</param>
+        /// <param name="isForcePause">True to pause the wave timer, false to resume it.</param>
+        public static void ForcePauseWave(SpawnableFaction spawnableFaction, bool isForcePause = true)
+        {
+            if (TryGetWaveBase(spawnableFaction, out SpawnableWaveBase spawnableWaveBase))
+            {
+                if (spawnableWaveBase is TimeBasedWave timeBasedWave)
+                {
+                    timeBasedWave.Timer.IsForcefullyPaused = isForcePause;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Forcefully pauses or resumes all time-based respawn waves by controlling their timers.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="isForcePause">
+        /// If true, all time-based waves will be paused. If false, their timers will resume.
+        /// </param>
+        /// <remarks>
+        /// Unlike ClearWaves, this does not remove waves from the system, it only controls their timer state.
+        /// </remarks>
+        public static void ForcePauseWaves(bool isForcePause = true)
+        {
+            foreach (SpawnableWaveBase wave in WaveManager.Waves)
+            {
+                if (wave is TimeBasedWave timeBasedWave)
+                {
+                    timeBasedWave.Timer.IsForcefullyPaused = isForcePause;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Pauses the specified list of respawn waves by iterating through each wave
+        /// and pausing it using the <see cref="PauseWave(SpawnableFaction)"/> method.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="spawnableFactions">
+        /// A list of <see cref="SpawnableFaction"/> instances representing the waves to pause.
+        /// </param>
+        public static void ForcePauseWaves(List<SpawnableFaction> spawnableFactions)
+        {
+            foreach (SpawnableFaction spawnableFaction in spawnableFactions)
+            {
+                ForcePauseWave(spawnableFaction);
+            }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Pauses a specific respawn wave by removing it from the active wave list and adding it to the paused wave list.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="spawnableFaction">The <see cref="SpawnableFaction"/> representing the wave to pause.</param>
+        [Obsolete("Use ForcePauseWave instead. PauseWave breaks wave systems after game update.")]
         public static void PauseWave(SpawnableFaction spawnableFaction)
         {
             if (TryGetWaveBase(spawnableFaction, out SpawnableWaveBase spawnableWaveBase))
@@ -412,6 +464,7 @@ public static void PauseWave(SpawnableFaction spawnableFaction)
         /// Pauses respawn waves by removing them from <see cref="WaveManager.Waves">WaveManager.Waves</see> and storing them in <see cref="PausedWaves"/>.
         /// </summary>
         /// <!--Beryl said this should work fine but it requires testing-->
+        [Obsolete("Use ForcePauseWaves instead. PauseWaves breaks wave systems after game update.")]
         public static void PauseWaves()
         {
             PausedWaves.Clear();
@@ -426,6 +479,7 @@ public static void PauseWaves()
         /// <param name="spawnableFactions">
         /// A list of <see cref="SpawnableFaction"/> instances representing the waves to pause.
         /// </param>
+        [Obsolete("Use ForcePauseWaves instead. PauseWaves breaks wave systems after game update.")]
         public static void PauseWaves(List<SpawnableFaction> spawnableFactions)
         {
             foreach (SpawnableFaction spawnableFaction in spawnableFactions)