diff --git a/yt/python/yt/cli/yt_binary.py b/yt/python/yt/cli/yt_binary.py
index bc942b9d1..552fe280e 100755
--- a/yt/python/yt/cli/yt_binary.py
+++ b/yt/python/yt/cli/yt_binary.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 from yt.wrapper.default_config import get_default_config, RemotePatchableValueBase
 from yt.wrapper.admin_commands import add_switch_leader_parser
 from yt.wrapper.dirtable_commands import add_dirtable_parsers
-from yt.wrapper.flow_commands import get_controller_logs
+from yt.wrapper.flow_commands import get_controller_logs, wait_pipeline_state
 from yt.wrapper.spec_builders import (
     MapSpecBuilder, ReduceSpecBuilder, MapReduceSpecBuilder, EraseSpecBuilder,
     MergeSpecBuilder, SortSpecBuilder, JoinReduceSpecBuilder, RemoteCopySpecBuilder,
@@ -2453,22 +2453,41 @@ def add_flow_parser(root_subparsers):
     add_flow_show_logs_parser(add_flow_subparser)
 
 
+def wait_pipeline_change(operation, state):
+    @copy_docstring_from(get_controller_logs)
+    def wrapper(**kwargs):
+        sync = kwargs.pop("sync")
+
+        operation(**kwargs)
+
+        if sync:
+            wait_pipeline_state(target_state=state, **kwargs)
+
+    return wrapper
+
+
 def add_flow_start_pipeline_parser(add_parser):
-    parser = add_parser("start-pipeline", yt.start_pipeline,
+    parser = add_parser("start-pipeline", wait_pipeline_change(yt.start_pipeline, "working"),
                         help="Start YT Flow pipeline")
     add_ypath_argument(parser, "pipeline_path", hybrid=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--sync", action="store_true",
+                        help="Wait for the pipeline to start")
 
 
 def add_flow_stop_pipeline_parser(add_parser):
-    parser = add_parser("stop-pipeline", yt.stop_pipeline,
+    parser = add_parser("stop-pipeline", wait_pipeline_change(yt.stop_pipeline, "stopped"),
                         help="Stop YT Flow pipeline")
     add_ypath_argument(parser, "pipeline_path", hybrid=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--sync", action="store_true",
+                        help="Wait for the pipeline to stop")
 
 
 def add_flow_pause_pipeline_parser(add_parser):
-    parser = add_parser("pause-pipeline", yt.pause_pipeline,
+    parser = add_parser("pause-pipeline", wait_pipeline_change(yt.pause_pipeline, "paused"),
                         help="Pause YT Flow pipeline")
     add_ypath_argument(parser, "pipeline_path", hybrid=True)
+    parser.add_argument("--sync", action="store_true",
+                        help="Wait for the pipeline to pause")
 
 
 def add_flow_get_pipeline_spec_parser(add_parser):
diff --git a/yt/python/yt/wrapper/flow_commands.py b/yt/python/yt/wrapper/flow_commands.py
index 3e5504b08..22c9800be 100644
--- a/yt/python/yt/wrapper/flow_commands.py
+++ b/yt/python/yt/wrapper/flow_commands.py
@@ -3,6 +3,15 @@
 from .dynamic_table_commands import select_rows
 from .ypath import YPath
 
+from yt.wrapper.common import YtError
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+
+import yt.logger as logger
+
+import enum
+import time
+
 
 def start_pipeline(pipeline_path, client=None):
     """Start YT Flow pipeline.
@@ -183,6 +192,61 @@ def get_pipeline_state(pipeline_path, client=None):
         client=client)
 
 
+class PipelineState(str, enum.Enum):
+    Unknown = "unknown"
+    Stopped = "stopped"
+    Paused = "paused"
+    Working = "working"
+    Draining = "draining"
+    Pausing = "pausing"
+    Completed = "completed"
+
+
+def wait_pipeline_state(target_state, pipeline_path, client=None, timeout=600):
+    if target_state == PipelineState.Completed:
+        target_states = {PipelineState.Completed, }
+    elif target_state == PipelineState.Working:
+        target_states = {PipelineState.Completed, PipelineState.Working}
+    elif target_state == PipelineState.Stopped:
+        target_states = {PipelineState.Completed, PipelineState.Stopped}
+    elif target_state == PipelineState.Draining:
+        target_states = {PipelineState.Completed, PipelineState.Stopped, PipelineState.Draining}
+    elif target_state == PipelineState.Paused:
+        target_states = {PipelineState.Completed, PipelineState.Stopped, PipelineState.Paused}
+    elif target_state == PipelineState.Pausing:
+        target_states = {PipelineState.Completed, PipelineState.Stopped, PipelineState.Paused, PipelineState.Pausing}
+    else:
+        logger.warning("Unknown pipeline state %s", target_state)
+        return
+
+    invalid_state_transitions = {
+        PipelineState.Stopped: {PipelineState.Paused, },
+    }
+
+    deadline = datetime.now() + timedelta(seconds=timeout)
+
+    while True:
+        if datetime.now() > deadline:
+            raise YtError("Wait time out", attributes={"timeout": timeout})
+
+        current_state = get_pipeline_state(pipeline_path=pipeline_path, client=client)
+
+        if current_state in target_states:
+            logger.info("Waiting finished (current state: %s, target state: %s)",
+                        current_state, target_state)
+            return
+
+        if current_state in invalid_state_transitions.get(target_state, []):
+            raise YtError("Invalid state transition", attributes={
+                "current_state": current_state,
+                "target_state": target_state})
+
+        logger.info("Still waiting (current state: %s, target state: %s)",
+                    current_state, target_state)
+
+        time.sleep(1)
+
+
 def get_flow_view(pipeline_path, view_path=None, format=None, client=None):
     """Get YT Flow flow view