diff --git a/src/main/menu.js b/src/main/menu.js
index 1b7fd479..8268cf10 100644
--- a/src/main/menu.js
+++ b/src/main/menu.js
@@ -278,6 +278,22 @@ function getMenuTemplate () {
         }
       ]
     },
+    {
+      label: 'Transfers',
+      submenu: [
+        {
+          label: 'Pause All',
+          click: () => windows.main.dispatch('pauseAllTorrents')
+        },
+        {
+          type: 'separator'
+        },
+        {
+          label: 'Resume All',
+          click: () => windows.main.dispatch('resumeAllTorrents')
+        }
+      ]
+    },
     {
       label: 'Help',
       role: 'help',
diff --git a/src/renderer/controllers/torrent-list-controller.js b/src/renderer/controllers/torrent-list-controller.js
index d9bbb045..567df8f0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/controllers/torrent-list-controller.js
+++ b/src/renderer/controllers/torrent-list-controller.js
@@ -128,6 +128,26 @@ module.exports = class TorrentListController {
     }
   }
 
+  pauseAllTorrents () {
+    this.state.saved.torrents.forEach((torrentSummary) => {
+      if (torrentSummary.status === 'downloading') {
+        torrentSummary.status = 'paused'
+        ipcRenderer.send('wt-stop-torrenting', torrentSummary.infoHash)
+        sound.play('DISABLE')
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  resumeAllTorrents () {
+    this.state.saved.torrents.forEach((torrentSummary) => {
+      if (torrentSummary.status === 'paused') {
+        torrentSummary.status = 'downloading'
+        this.startTorrentingSummary(torrentSummary.torrentKey)
+        sound.play('ENABLE')
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
   toggleTorrentFile (infoHash, index) {
     const torrentSummary = TorrentSummary.getByKey(this.state, infoHash)
     torrentSummary.selections[index] = !torrentSummary.selections[index]
diff --git a/src/renderer/main.js b/src/renderer/main.js
index 26611d5c..8afe2ef6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/main.js
+++ b/src/renderer/main.js
@@ -225,6 +225,8 @@ const dispatchHandlers = {
   'showCreateTorrent': (paths) => controllers.torrentList().showCreateTorrent(paths),
   'createTorrent': (options) => controllers.torrentList().createTorrent(options),
   'toggleTorrent': (infoHash) => controllers.torrentList().toggleTorrent(infoHash),
+  'pauseAllTorrents': () => controllers.torrentList().pauseAllTorrents(),
+  'resumeAllTorrents': () => controllers.torrentList().resumeAllTorrents(),
   'toggleTorrentFile': (infoHash, index) =>
     controllers.torrentList().toggleTorrentFile(infoHash, index),
   'confirmDeleteTorrent': (infoHash, deleteData) =>