diff --git a/cli/pause.go b/cli/pause.go
index 92366d6e5..b44fbe305 100644
--- a/cli/pause.go
+++ b/cli/pause.go
@@ -31,12 +31,6 @@ func (p *PauseCommand) Init(c *Cli) {
 		},
 		Example: pauseExample(),
 	}
-	p.addFlags()
-}
-
-// addFlags adds flags for specific command.
-func (p *PauseCommand) addFlags() {
-	// TODO: add flags here
 }
 
 // runPause is the entry of pause command.
diff --git a/test/cli_pause_test.go b/test/cli_pause_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c98f255aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/cli_pause_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/test/command"
+	"github.com/alibaba/pouch/test/environment"
+
+	"github.com/go-check/check"
+	"github.com/gotestyourself/gotestyourself/icmd"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// PouchPauseSuite is the test suite for pause CLI.
+type PouchPauseSuite struct{}
+
+func init() {
+	check.Suite(PouchPauseSuite{})
+}
+
+// SetUpSuite does common setup in the beginning of each test suite.
+func (suite *PouchPauseSuite) SetUpSuite(c *check.C) {
+	SkipIfFalse(c, environment.IsLinux)
+
+	environment.PruneAllContainers(apiClient)
+
+	PullImage(c, busyboxImage)
+}
+
+// TearDownTest does cleanup work in the end of each test.
+func (suite *PouchPauseSuite) TearDownTest(c *check.C) {
+}
+
+// TestPauseWorks tests "pouch pause" work.
+func (suite *PouchPauseSuite) TestPauseWorks(c *check.C) {
+	name := "pause-normal"
+	res := command.PouchRun("create", "--name", name, busyboxImage, "top")
+	defer DelContainerForceMultyTime(c, name)
+	res.Assert(c, icmd.Success)
+
+	command.PouchRun("start", name).Assert(c, icmd.Success)
+
+	command.PouchRun("pause", name).Assert(c, icmd.Success)
+}
+
+// TestPauseInWrongWay tests run pause command in wrong way.
+// TestPauseInWrongWay tests in four ways,
+// pause with the container name missing
+// pause a nonexistent container,
+// pause with a nonexistent container name,
+// and pause with an unwanted flag, respectively.
+func (suite *PouchPauseSuite) TestPauseInWrongWay(c *check.C) {
+	// generate a stopped container to test
+	stoppedContainerName := "not running"
+	res := command.PouchRun("create", "--name", stoppedContainerName, busyboxImage, "top")
+	defer DelContainerForceMultyTime(c, stoppedContainerName)
+	res.Assert(c, icmd.Success)
+	command.PouchRun("start", stoppedContainerName).Assert(c, icmd.Success)
+	command.PouchRun("stop", stoppedContainerName).Assert(c, icmd.Success)
+
+	for _, tc := range []struct {
+		name          string
+		args          string
+		exepctedError string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:          "missing container name",
+			args:          "",
+			exepctedError: "accepts at least 1 arg(s), received 0",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "nonexistent container name",
+			args:          "non-existent",
+			exepctedError: "not found",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "not running container name",
+			args:          stoppedContainerName,
+			exepctedError: "container's status is not running",
+		},
+		{
+			name:          "unwanted flag",
+			args:          "-m",
+			exepctedError: "unknown shorthand flag",
+		},
+	} {
+		res := command.PouchRun("pause", tc.args)
+		c.Assert(res.Error, check.IsNil, check.Commentf(tc.name))
+
+		if out := res.Combined(); !strings.Contains(out, tc.exepctedError) {
+			c.Fatalf("unexpected output %s expected %s", res.Stderr(), tc.exepctedError)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/test/cli_unpause_test.go b/test/cli_unpause_test.go
index 6f7f5c8fc..f50c5304c 100644
--- a/test/cli_unpause_test.go
+++ b/test/cli_unpause_test.go
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ func init() {
 func (suite *PouchUnpauseSuite) SetUpSuite(c *check.C) {
 	SkipIfFalse(c, environment.IsLinux)
 
+	environment.PruneAllContainers(apiClient)
+
 	PullImage(c, busyboxImage)
 }