diff --git a/resources/texts/_contentManager.html b/resources/texts/_contentManager.html
index 03bfb42..16b987a 100644
--- a/resources/texts/_contentManager.html
+++ b/resources/texts/_contentManager.html
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ function getDownloadInfo(id) {
     d = createDict(DOWNLOAD_KEYS, values);
     if (d.status == "completed") {
       clearInterval(downloadUpdaters[id]);
+      Vue.delete(app.downloads, id);
+      return;
     }
     Vue.set(app.downloads, id, createDict(DOWNLOAD_KEYS, values));
   });
@@ -87,6 +89,12 @@ function init() {
         eraseBook : function(book) {
             contentManager.eraseBook(book.id);
         },
+        pauseBook : function(book) {
+          contentManager.pauseBook(book.id);
+        },
+        resumeBook : function(book) {
+          contentManager.resumeBook(book.id);
+        },
         displayedBooks : function(books, nb) {
             var a = books.slice(0, nb);
             return a;
@@ -364,8 +372,10 @@ details:hover {
                 {{ niceBytes(downloads[book.id].completedLength) }} / {{ niceBytes(downloads[book.id].totalLength) }}
               </span>
             </template>
-            <button v-else-if="book.path" v-on:click="openBook(book)">Open</button>
-            <button v-else v-on:click="downloadBook(book)">Download</button>
+            <button v-if="book.path" v-on:click="openBook(book)">Open</button>
+            <button v-if="!book.path && !downloads[book.id]" v-on:click="downloadBook(book)">Download</button>
+            <button v-if="downloads[book.id] && downloads[book.id].status == 'active'" v-on:click="pauseBook(book)">Pause</button>
+            <button v-if="downloads[book.id] && downloads[book.id].status == 'paused'" v-on:click="resumeBook(book)">Resume</button>
           </span>
         </summary>
         <p class="content">
diff --git a/src/contentmanager.cpp b/src/contentmanager.cpp
index ab11cb5..e3f7a2a 100644
--- a/src/contentmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/contentmanager.cpp
@@ -203,6 +203,22 @@ void ContentManager::eraseBook(const QString& id)
     emit(mp_library->booksChanged());
 }
 
+void ContentManager::pauseBook(const QString& id)
+{
+    auto& b = mp_library->getBookById(id);
+    auto download = mp_downloader->getDownload(b.getDownloadId());
+    if (download->getStatus() == kiwix::Download::K_ACTIVE)
+        download->pauseDownload();
+}
+
+void ContentManager::resumeBook(const QString& id)
+{
+    auto& b = mp_library->getBookById(id);
+    auto download = mp_downloader->getDownload(b.getDownloadId());
+    if (download->getStatus() == kiwix::Download::K_PAUSED)
+        download->resumeDownload();
+}
+
 QStringList ContentManager::getDownloadIds()
 {
     QStringList list;
diff --git a/src/contentmanager.h b/src/contentmanager.h
index a4f8944..ad047a1 100644
--- a/src/contentmanager.h
+++ b/src/contentmanager.h
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ public slots:
     void setSearch(const QString& search);
     void eraseBook(const QString& id);
     void updateRemoteLibrary(const QString& content);
+    void pauseBook(const QString& id);
+    void resumeBook(const QString& id);
 };
 
 #endif // CONTENTMANAGER_H