diff --git a/java/src/com/tightvnc/rfbplayer/PARfbSender.java b/java/src/com/tightvnc/rfbplayer/PARfbSender.java
index 1f620cf..c73fe25 100644
--- a/java/src/com/tightvnc/rfbplayer/PARfbSender.java
+++ b/java/src/com/tightvnc/rfbplayer/PARfbSender.java
@@ -9,9 +9,18 @@
     Applet receiver = null;
     receiver = RfbSharedStatic.refApplet;
     long time = Long.valueOf(getParameter("time")).longValue();
+    boolean pause = (Integer.parseInt(getParameter("pause")) != 0);
+    boolean unpause = (Integer.parseInt(getParameter("unpause")) != 0);
 
     if (receiver != null) {
-      ((RfbPlayer)receiver).jumpTo(time);
+
+      if (pause) {
+        ((RfbPlayer)receiver).setPaused(true);
+      } else if (unpause) {
+        ((RfbPlayer)receiver).setPaused(false);
+      } else {
+        ((RfbPlayer)receiver).jumpTo(time);
+      }
     } else
       System.out.println("Couldn't jump to time: " + time + " in RfbPlayer.");
   }
diff --git a/java/src/com/tightvnc/rfbplayer/RfbPlayer.java b/java/src/com/tightvnc/rfbplayer/RfbPlayer.java
index 1d53674..be081a0 100644
--- a/java/src/com/tightvnc/rfbplayer/RfbPlayer.java
+++ b/java/src/com/tightvnc/rfbplayer/RfbPlayer.java
@@ -209,6 +209,22 @@
 
   }
 
+  public void setPausedInt(String paused) {
+    // default to true (pause)
+    int pause = 1;
+
+    try {
+      pause = Integer.parseInt(paused);
+    } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
+    }
+
+    if (pause == 0) {
+      setPaused(false);
+    } else {
+      setPaused(true);
+    }
+  }
+
   public void setPaused(boolean paused) {
     if (showControls)
       buttonPanel.setPaused(paused);