diff --git a/protos/route.proto b/protos/route.proto
index 046a63aca3..48db51e019 100644
--- a/protos/route.proto
+++ b/protos/route.proto
@@ -285,7 +285,9 @@ service FlowService {
   rpc ShutdownFlow(ShutdownRequest) returns (ShutdownResponse) {
     option (google.api.http) = { post: "/v1/mirrors/drop", body: "*" };
   }
-  rpc FlowStateChange(FlowStateChangeRequest) returns (FlowStateChangeResponse) {}
+  rpc FlowStateChange(FlowStateChangeRequest) returns (FlowStateChangeResponse) {
+    option (google.api.http) = { post: "/v1/mirrors/state_change", body: "*" };
+  }
   rpc MirrorStatus(MirrorStatusRequest) returns (MirrorStatusResponse) {
     option (google.api.http) = { get: "/v1/mirrors/{flow_job_name}" };
   }
diff --git a/ui/app/api/mirrors/drop/route.ts b/ui/app/api/mirrors/drop/route.ts
index e3be0f7c41..a52e4b078d 100644
--- a/ui/app/api/mirrors/drop/route.ts
+++ b/ui/app/api/mirrors/drop/route.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ export async function POST(request: Request) {
     destinationPeer,
     removeFlowEntry: true,
   };
-  console.log('/drop/mirror: req:', req);
+  console.log('/mirrors/drop: req:', req);
   try {
     const dropStatus: ShutdownResponse = await fetch(
       `${flowServiceAddr}/v1/mirrors/drop`,
diff --git a/ui/app/api/mirrors/state_change/route.ts b/ui/app/api/mirrors/state_change/route.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5113c44bd1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/app/api/mirrors/state_change/route.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { FlowStateChangeResponse } from "@/grpc_generated/route";
+import { GetFlowHttpAddressFromEnv } from "@/rpc/http";
+
+export async function POST(request: Request) {
+    const body = await request.json();
+    const flowServiceAddr = GetFlowHttpAddressFromEnv();
+    console.log('/mirrors/state_change: req:', body);
+    try {
+      const res: FlowStateChangeResponse = await fetch(
+        `${flowServiceAddr}/v1/mirrors/state_change`,
+        {
+          method: 'POST',
+          body: JSON.stringify(body),
+        }
+      ).then((res) => {
+        return res.json();
+      });
+
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify(res));
+    } catch (e) {
+      console.error(e);
+    }
+  }
diff --git a/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/cdc.tsx b/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/cdc.tsx
index e7f7ee0ca1..a45dfaecc6 100644
--- a/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/cdc.tsx
+++ b/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/cdc.tsx
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import TimeLabel from '@/components/TimeComponent';
 import {
   CDCMirrorStatus,
   CloneTableSummary,
+  MirrorStatusResponse,
   SnapshotStatus,
 } from '@/grpc_generated/route';
 import { Button } from '@/lib/Button';
@@ -230,13 +231,13 @@ export const SnapshotStatusTable = ({ status }: SnapshotStatusProps) => {
 };
 
 type CDCMirrorStatusProps = {
-  cdc: CDCMirrorStatus;
+  status: MirrorStatusResponse;
   rows: SyncStatusRow[];
   createdAt?: Date;
   syncStatusChild?: React.ReactNode;
 };
 export function CDCMirror({
-  cdc,
+  status,
   rows,
   createdAt,
   syncStatusChild,
@@ -249,8 +250,8 @@ export function CDCMirror({
   };
 
   let snapshot = <></>;
-  if (cdc.snapshotStatus) {
-    snapshot = <SnapshotStatusTable status={cdc.snapshotStatus} />;
+  if (status.cdcStatus?.snapshotStatus) {
+    snapshot = <SnapshotStatusTable status={status.cdcStatus?.snapshotStatus} />;
   }
   useEffect(() => {
     setMounted(true);
@@ -283,7 +284,8 @@ export function CDCMirror({
           <CdcDetails
             syncs={rows}
             createdAt={createdAt}
-            mirrorConfig={cdc.config}
+            mirrorConfig={status.cdcStatus?.config!}
+            mirrorStatus={status.currentFlowState}
           />
         </TabPanel>
         <TabPanel>{syncStatusChild}</TabPanel>
diff --git a/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/cdcDetails.tsx b/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/cdcDetails.tsx
index 24f4c2ac38..809289d10a 100644
--- a/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/cdcDetails.tsx
+++ b/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/cdcDetails.tsx
@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@ import { SyncStatusRow } from '@/app/dto/MirrorsDTO';
 import MirrorInfo from '@/components/MirrorInfo';
 import PeerButton from '@/components/PeerComponent';
 import TimeLabel from '@/components/TimeComponent';
-import { FlowConnectionConfigs } from '@/grpc_generated/flow';
+import { FlowConnectionConfigs, FlowStatus } from '@/grpc_generated/flow';
 import { dBTypeFromJSON } from '@/grpc_generated/peers';
+import { FlowStateChangeRequest } from '@/grpc_generated/route';
+import { Icon } from '@/lib/Icon';
 import { Label } from '@/lib/Label';
 import moment from 'moment';
 import Link from 'next/link';
@@ -13,10 +15,11 @@ import TablePairs from './tablePairs';
 
 type props = {
   syncs: SyncStatusRow[];
-  mirrorConfig: FlowConnectionConfigs | undefined;
+  mirrorConfig: FlowConnectionConfigs;
   createdAt?: Date;
+  mirrorStatus: FlowStatus;
 };
-function CdcDetails({ syncs, createdAt, mirrorConfig }: props) {
+function CdcDetails({ syncs, createdAt, mirrorConfig, mirrorStatus }: props) {
   let lastSyncedAt = moment(
     syncs.length > 1
       ? syncs[1]?.endTime
@@ -31,7 +34,7 @@ function CdcDetails({ syncs, createdAt, mirrorConfig }: props) {
     return acc;
   }, 0);
 
-  const tablesSynced = mirrorConfig?.tableMappings;
+  const tablesSynced = mirrorConfig.tableMappings;
   return (
     <>
       <div className='mt-10'>
@@ -49,11 +52,14 @@ function CdcDetails({ syncs, createdAt, mirrorConfig }: props) {
                 borderRadius: '1rem',
                 border: '1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0.1)',
                 cursor: 'pointer',
+                display: 'flex',
+                alignItems: 'center',
               }}
             >
-              <Link href={`/mirrors/errors/${mirrorConfig?.flowJobName}`}>
-                <Label> Active </Label>
+              <Link href={`/mirrors/errors/${mirrorConfig.flowJobName}`}>
+                <Label>{formatStatus(mirrorStatus)}</Label>
               </Link>
+              {statusChangeHandle(mirrorConfig, mirrorStatus)}
             </div>
           </div>
           <div className='basis-1/4 md:basis-1/3'>
@@ -140,4 +146,78 @@ export function numberWithCommas(x: any): string {
   return x.toString().replace(/\B(?=(\d{3})+(?!\d))/g, ',');
 }
 
+function statusChangeHandle(
+  mirrorConfig: FlowConnectionConfigs,
+  mirrorStatus: FlowStatus
+) {
+  // hopefully there's a better way to do this cast
+  if (mirrorStatus.toString() === FlowStatus[FlowStatus.STATUS_RUNNING]) {
+    return (
+      <button
+        className='IconButton'
+        aria-label='Pause'
+        onClick={async () => {
+          const req: FlowStateChangeRequest = {
+            flowJobName: mirrorConfig.flowJobName,
+            sourcePeer: mirrorConfig.source,
+            destinationPeer: mirrorConfig.destination,
+            requestedFlowState: FlowStatus.STATUS_PAUSED,
+          };
+          await fetch(`/api/mirrors/state_change`, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: JSON.stringify(req),
+          });
+          window.location.reload();
+        }}
+      >
+        <Icon name='pause' />
+      </button>
+    );
+  } else if (mirrorStatus.toString() === FlowStatus[FlowStatus.STATUS_PAUSED]) {
+    return (
+      <button
+        className='IconButton'
+        aria-label='Play'
+        onClick={async () => {
+          const req: FlowStateChangeRequest = {
+            flowJobName: mirrorConfig.flowJobName,
+            sourcePeer: mirrorConfig.source,
+            destinationPeer: mirrorConfig.destination,
+            requestedFlowState: FlowStatus.STATUS_RUNNING,
+          };
+          await fetch(`/api/mirrors/state_change`, {
+            method: 'POST',
+            body: JSON.stringify(req),
+          });
+          window.location.reload();
+        }}
+      >
+        <Icon name='play_circle' />
+      </button>
+    );
+  } else {
+    return (
+      <button
+        className='IconButton'
+        aria-label='Pause (disabled)'
+        disabled={true}
+        style={{opacity:'50%'}}
+      >
+        <Icon name='pause' />
+      </button>
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+function formatStatus(mirrorStatus: FlowStatus) {
+  const mirrorStatusLower = mirrorStatus
+    .toString()
+    .split('_')
+    .at(-1)
+    ?.toLocaleLowerCase()!;
+  return (
+    mirrorStatusLower.at(0)?.toLocaleUpperCase() + mirrorStatusLower.slice(1)
+  );
+}
+
 export default CdcDetails;
diff --git a/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/page.tsx b/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/page.tsx
index d472b849e7..259fbc8e7f 100644
--- a/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/app/mirrors/edit/[mirrorId]/page.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { redirect } from 'next/navigation';
 import { CDCMirror } from './cdc';
 import NoMirror from './nomirror';
 import SyncStatus from './syncStatus';
+import { Icon } from '@/lib/Icon';
 
 type EditMirrorProps = {
   params: { mirrorId: string };
@@ -33,9 +34,10 @@ export default async function EditMirror({
     return <div>No mirror status found!</div>;
   }
 
-  let createdAt = await prisma.flows.findFirst({
+  let mirrorInfo = await prisma.flows.findFirst({
     select: {
       created_at: true,
+      workflow_id: true
     },
     where: {
       name: mirrorId,
@@ -86,9 +88,9 @@ export default async function EditMirror({
       <Header variant='title2'>{mirrorId}</Header>
       <CDCMirror
         rows={rows}
-        createdAt={createdAt?.created_at}
+        createdAt={mirrorInfo?.created_at}
         syncStatusChild={syncStatusChild}
-        cdc={mirrorStatus.cdcStatus}
+        status={mirrorStatus}
       />
     </LayoutMain>
   );