diff --git a/Marlin/Configuration_adv.h b/Marlin/Configuration_adv.h
index 9347e6c5b1..e953fd4e22 100644
--- a/Marlin/Configuration_adv.h
+++ b/Marlin/Configuration_adv.h
@@ -1430,6 +1430,14 @@
  */
 //#define ACTION_ON_KILL "poweroff"
 
+/**
+ * Specify an action command to send to the host on pause and resume.
+ * Will be sent in the form '//action:ACTION_ON_PAUSE', e.g. '//action:pause'.
+ * The host must be configured to handle the action command.
+ */
+//#define ACTION_ON_PAUSE "pause"
+//#define ACTION_ON_RESUME "resume"
+
 //===========================================================================
 //====================== I2C Position Encoder Settings ======================
 //===========================================================================
diff --git a/Marlin/src/feature/pause.cpp b/Marlin/src/feature/pause.cpp
index 6322b8958a..f41e346ef5 100644
--- a/Marlin/src/feature/pause.cpp
+++ b/Marlin/src/feature/pause.cpp
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ bool pause_print(const float &retract, const point_t &park_point, const float &u
 ) {
   if (move_away_flag) return false; // already paused
 
+  #ifdef ACTION_ON_PAUSE
+    SERIAL_ECHOLNPGM("//action:" ACTION_ON_PAUSE);
+  #endif
+
   if (!DEBUGGING(DRYRUN) && unload_length != 0) {
     #if ENABLED(PREVENT_COLD_EXTRUSION)
       if (!thermalManager.allow_cold_extrude &&
@@ -342,6 +346,10 @@ void resume_print(const float &load_length/*=0*/, const float &initial_extrude_l
     lcd_advanced_pause_show_message(ADVANCED_PAUSE_MESSAGE_STATUS);
   #endif
 
+  #ifdef ACTION_ON_RESUME
+    SERIAL_ECHOLNPGM("//action:" ACTION_ON_RESUME);
+  #endif
+
   #if ENABLED(SDSUPPORT)
     if (sd_print_paused) {
       card.startFileprint();