diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 39185eb0..89cda846 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ inputs:
       Specify here which mode you want to use:
         - 'start' - to start a new runner;
         - 'stop' - to stop the previously created runner.
+        - 'resume' - to start an existing instance.
+        - 'pause' - to stop the previously created runner.
     required: true
   github-token:
     description: >-
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index c213fdae..2513b939 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -62856,6 +62856,38 @@ async function startEc2Instance(label, githubRegistrationToken) {
   }
 }
 
+async function resumeEc2Instance(ec2InstanceId) {
+   const ec2 = new AWS.EC2();
+
+   try {
+     const result = await ec2.startInstances({InstanceIds: [ec2InstanceId]}).promise();
+     core.info(`AWS EC2 instance ${ec2InstanceId} is started`);
+     return ec2InstanceId;
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.error('AWS EC2 instance starting error');
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+}
+
+async function stopEc2Instance() {
+  const ec2 = new AWS.EC2();
+
+  const params = {
+    InstanceIds: [config.input.ec2InstanceId],
+  };
+
+  try {
+    core.info(`AWS EC2 instance ${config.input.ec2InstanceId} stopping`);
+    await ec2.stopInstances(params).promise();
+    core.info(`AWS EC2 instance ${config.input.ec2InstanceId} is stopped`);
+    return;
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.error(`AWS EC2 instance ${config.input.ec2InstanceId} stop error`);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
 async function terminateEc2Instance() {
   const ec2 = new AWS.EC2();
 
@@ -62890,10 +62922,51 @@ async function waitForInstanceRunning(ec2InstanceId) {
   }
 }
 
+async function waitForInstanceStopped(ec2InstanceId) {
+  const ec2 = new AWS.EC2();
+
+  const params = {
+    InstanceIds: [ec2InstanceId],
+  };
+
+  try {
+    await ec2.waitFor('instanceStopped', params).promise();
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.error(`AWS EC2 instance ${ec2InstanceId} stopped error`);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+async function startRunner(ec2InstanceId) {
+  const ssm = new AWS.SSM();
+
+  const commands = [
+    'cd ~/actions-runner/',
+    './run.sh',
+  ];
+
+  const params = {
+    DocumentName: 'AWS-RunShellScript',
+    Targets: [{'Key':'InstanceIds', 'Values':[ec2InstanceId]}],
+    Parameters: {'commands': [commands]},
+  }
+
+  try {
+    core.info('Sending command to start GitHub runner')
+    ssm.sendCommand(params);
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.error('Could not send command to instance');
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   startEc2Instance,
+  resumeEc2Instance,
+  stopEc2Instance,
   terminateEc2Instance,
   waitForInstanceRunning,
+  waitForInstanceStopped,
+  startRunner,
 };
 
 
@@ -62954,6 +63027,14 @@ class Config {
       if (!this.input.label || !this.input.ec2InstanceId) {
         throw new Error(`Not all the required inputs are provided for the 'stop' mode`);
       }
+    } else if (this.input.mode === 'resume') {
+      if (!this.input.ec2InstanceId || !this.input.label || !this.input.githubToken) {
+        throw new Error(`Not all the required inputs are provided for the 'resume' mode`);
+      }
+    } else if (this.input.mode === 'pause') {
+      if (!this.input.label || !this.input.ec2InstanceId) {
+        throw new Error(`Not all the required inputs are provided for the 'pause' mode`);
+      }
     } else {
       throw new Error('Wrong mode. Allowed values: start, stop.');
     }
@@ -63098,9 +63179,32 @@ async function stop() {
   await gh.removeRunner();
 }
 
+async function resume() {
+  const label = config.input.label;
+  const githubRegistrationToken = await gh.getRegistrationToken();
+  const ec2InstanceId = config.input.ec2InstanceId;
+  await aws.waitForInstanceStopped(ec2InstanceId);
+  await aws.resumeEc2Instance(ec2InstanceId);
+  setOutput(label, ec2InstanceId);
+  await aws.waitForInstanceRunning(ec2InstanceId);
+  await gh.waitForRunnerRegistered(label);
+}
+
+async function pause() {
+  await aws.stopEc2Instance();
+}
+
 (async function () {
   try {
-    config.input.mode === 'start' ? await start() : await stop();
+    if (config.input.mode === 'start') {
+      await start();
+    } else if (config.input.mode === 'stop') {
+      await stop();
+    } else if (config.input.mode === 'resume') {
+      await resume();
+    } else if (config.input.mode === 'pause') {
+      await pause();
+    }
   } catch (error) {
     core.error(error);
     core.setFailed(error.message);
diff --git a/src/aws.js b/src/aws.js
index c6bd8c9d..c65ca40d 100644
--- a/src/aws.js
+++ b/src/aws.js
@@ -56,6 +56,38 @@ async function startEc2Instance(label, githubRegistrationToken) {
   }
 }
 
+async function resumeEc2Instance(ec2InstanceId) {
+   const ec2 = new AWS.EC2();
+
+   try {
+     const result = await ec2.startInstances({InstanceIds: [ec2InstanceId]}).promise();
+     core.info(`AWS EC2 instance ${ec2InstanceId} is started`);
+     return ec2InstanceId;
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.error('AWS EC2 instance starting error');
+    throw error;
+  }
+
+}
+
+async function stopEc2Instance() {
+  const ec2 = new AWS.EC2();
+
+  const params = {
+    InstanceIds: [config.input.ec2InstanceId],
+  };
+
+  try {
+    core.info(`AWS EC2 instance ${config.input.ec2InstanceId} stopping`);
+    await ec2.stopInstances(params).promise();
+    core.info(`AWS EC2 instance ${config.input.ec2InstanceId} is stopped`);
+    return;
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.error(`AWS EC2 instance ${config.input.ec2InstanceId} stop error`);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
 async function terminateEc2Instance() {
   const ec2 = new AWS.EC2();
 
@@ -90,8 +122,49 @@ async function waitForInstanceRunning(ec2InstanceId) {
   }
 }
 
+async function waitForInstanceStopped(ec2InstanceId) {
+  const ec2 = new AWS.EC2();
+
+  const params = {
+    InstanceIds: [ec2InstanceId],
+  };
+
+  try {
+    await ec2.waitFor('instanceStopped', params).promise();
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.error(`AWS EC2 instance ${ec2InstanceId} stopped error`);
+    throw error;
+  }
+}
+
+async function startRunner(ec2InstanceId) {
+  const ssm = new AWS.SSM();
+
+  const commands = [
+    'cd ~/actions-runner/',
+    './run.sh',
+  ];
+
+  const params = {
+    DocumentName: 'AWS-RunShellScript',
+    Targets: [{'Key':'InstanceIds', 'Values':[ec2InstanceId]}],
+    Parameters: {'commands': [commands]},
+  }
+
+  try {
+    core.info('Sending command to start GitHub runner')
+    ssm.sendCommand(params);
+  } catch (error) {
+    core.error('Could not send command to instance');
+  }
+}
+
 module.exports = {
   startEc2Instance,
+  resumeEc2Instance,
+  stopEc2Instance,
   terminateEc2Instance,
   waitForInstanceRunning,
+  waitForInstanceStopped,
+  startRunner,
 };
diff --git a/src/config.js b/src/config.js
index 13bf86a1..3b26ec90 100644
--- a/src/config.js
+++ b/src/config.js
@@ -50,6 +50,14 @@ class Config {
       if (!this.input.label || !this.input.ec2InstanceId) {
         throw new Error(`Not all the required inputs are provided for the 'stop' mode`);
       }
+    } else if (this.input.mode === 'resume') {
+      if (!this.input.ec2InstanceId || !this.input.label || !this.input.githubToken) {
+        throw new Error(`Not all the required inputs are provided for the 'resume' mode`);
+      }
+    } else if (this.input.mode === 'pause') {
+      if (!this.input.label || !this.input.ec2InstanceId) {
+        throw new Error(`Not all the required inputs are provided for the 'pause' mode`);
+      }
     } else {
       throw new Error('Wrong mode. Allowed values: start, stop.');
     }
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 00bc5152..c6653d76 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -22,9 +22,32 @@ async function stop() {
   await gh.removeRunner();
 }
 
+async function resume() {
+  const label = config.input.label;
+  const githubRegistrationToken = await gh.getRegistrationToken();
+  const ec2InstanceId = config.input.ec2InstanceId;
+  await aws.waitForInstanceStopped(ec2InstanceId);
+  await aws.resumeEc2Instance(ec2InstanceId);
+  setOutput(label, ec2InstanceId);
+  await aws.waitForInstanceRunning(ec2InstanceId);
+  await gh.waitForRunnerRegistered(label);
+}
+
+async function pause() {
+  await aws.stopEc2Instance();
+}
+
 (async function () {
   try {
-    config.input.mode === 'start' ? await start() : await stop();
+    if (config.input.mode === 'start') {
+      await start();
+    } else if (config.input.mode === 'stop') {
+      await stop();
+    } else if (config.input.mode === 'resume') {
+      await resume();
+    } else if (config.input.mode === 'pause') {
+      await pause();
+    }
   } catch (error) {
     core.error(error);
     core.setFailed(error.message);