```suggestion
        description = "If null and no timeout, a manual approval is needed, if not, the delay before continuing the execution"
``` ```suggestion
        description = "If null and no delay, a manual approval is needed, else a manual approval is needed before the timeout or the task will fail"
```
Enable setting a timeout for the Pause task
### Feature description

The [Pause](https://kestra.io/plugins/core/tasks/flows/io.kestra.core.tasks.flows.Pause.html) task should be able to fail when being paused past given time interval. This feature could be used to notify operators about executions having their required resume action due.

This can be achieved by adding the `timeout` property for the task.
core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutionDelay.java core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutorService.java core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/Pause.java jdbc/src/main/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcExecutor.java runner-memory/src/main/java/io/kestra/runner/memory/MemoryExecutor.java
core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutionDelay.java core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutorService.java core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/Pause.java jdbc/src/main/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcExecutor.java runner-memory/src/main/java/io/kestra/runner/memory/MemoryExecutor.java
core/src/test/java/io/kestra/core/Helpers.java core/src/test/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/PauseTest.java core/src/test/resources/flows/valids/pause-timeout.yaml jdbc/src/test/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcRunnerTest.java webserver/src/test/java/io/kestra/webserver/controllers/FlowControllerTest.java
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutionDelay.java b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutionDelay.java
index 6b43d82e80..7d3f17dc5b 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutionDelay.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutionDelay.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package io.kestra.core.runners;
 
+import io.kestra.core.models.flows.State;
 import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
 import lombok.Builder;
 import lombok.Value;
@@ -19,4 +20,6 @@ public class ExecutionDelay {
 
     @NotNull
     Instant date;
+
+    @NotNull State.Type state;
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutorService.java b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutorService.java
index 09dc341ecf..0fb6023b6f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutorService.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/runners/ExecutorService.java
@@ -386,11 +386,12 @@ private Executor handlePausedDelay(Executor executor, List<WorkerTaskResult> wor
                 if (task instanceof Pause) {
                     Pause pauseTask = (Pause) task;
 
-                    if (pauseTask.getDelay() != null) {
+                    if (pauseTask.getDelay() != null || pauseTask.getTimeout() != null) {
                         return ExecutionDelay.builder()
                             .taskRunId(workerTaskResult.getTaskRun().getId())
                             .executionId(executor.getExecution().getId())
-                            .date(workerTaskResult.getTaskRun().getState().maxDate().plus(pauseTask.getDelay()))
+                            .date(workerTaskResult.getTaskRun().getState().maxDate().plus(pauseTask.getDelay() != null ? pauseTask.getDelay() : pauseTask.getTimeout()))
+                            .state(pauseTask.getDelay() != null ? State.Type.RUNNING : State.Type.FAILED)
                             .build();
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/Pause.java b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/Pause.java
index 7c68e2ac27..49846d4677 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/Pause.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/Pause.java
@@ -58,11 +58,18 @@
 public class Pause extends Sequential implements FlowableTask<VoidOutput> {
     @Schema(
         title = "Duration of the pause.",
-        description = "If null, a manual approval is need, if not, the delay before automatically continue the execution"
+        description = "If null and no timeout, a manual approval is needed, if not, the delay before continuing the execution"
     )
     @PluginProperty
     private Duration delay;
 
+    @Schema(
+        title = "Timeout of the pause.",
+        description = "If null and no delay, a manual approval is needed, else a manual approval is needed before the timeout or the task will fail"
+    )
+    @PluginProperty
+    private Duration timeout;
+
     @Override
     public List<NextTaskRun> resolveNexts(RunContext runContext, Execution execution, TaskRun parentTaskRun) throws IllegalVariableEvaluationException {
         if (this.needPause(parentTaskRun) || parentTaskRun.getState().getCurrent() == State.Type.PAUSED) {
diff --git a/jdbc/src/main/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcExecutor.java b/jdbc/src/main/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcExecutor.java
index dbc3236ae1..89328c8ea9 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/main/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcExecutor.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/main/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcExecutor.java
@@ -443,13 +443,16 @@ private void executionDelaySend() {
                 Executor executor = new Executor(pair.getLeft(), null);
 
                 try {
-                    Execution markAsExecution = executionService.markAs(
-                        pair.getKey(),
-                        executionDelay.getTaskRunId(),
-                        State.Type.RUNNING
-                    );
+                    if (executor.getExecution().findTaskRunByTaskRunId(executionDelay.getTaskRunId()).getState().getCurrent() == State.Type.PAUSED) {
+
+                        Execution markAsExecution = executionService.markAs(
+                            pair.getKey(),
+                            executionDelay.getTaskRunId(),
+                            executionDelay.getState()
+                        );
 
-                    executor = executor.withExecution(markAsExecution, "pausedRestart");
+                        executor = executor.withExecution(markAsExecution, "pausedRestart");
+                    }
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     executor = handleFailedExecutionFromExecutor(executor, e);
                 }
diff --git a/runner-memory/src/main/java/io/kestra/runner/memory/MemoryExecutor.java b/runner-memory/src/main/java/io/kestra/runner/memory/MemoryExecutor.java
index 092e344d4e..3b533802e2 100644
--- a/runner-memory/src/main/java/io/kestra/runner/memory/MemoryExecutor.java
+++ b/runner-memory/src/main/java/io/kestra/runner/memory/MemoryExecutor.java
@@ -184,13 +184,15 @@ private void handleExecution(ExecutionState state) {
                                 try {
                                     ExecutionState executionState = EXECUTIONS.get(workerTaskResultDelay.getExecutionId());
 
-                                    Execution markAsExecution = executionService.markAs(
-                                        executionState.execution,
-                                        workerTaskResultDelay.getTaskRunId(),
-                                        State.Type.RUNNING
-                                    );
-
-                                    executionQueue.emit(markAsExecution);
+                                    if (executionState.execution.findTaskRunByTaskRunId(workerTaskResultDelay.getTaskRunId()).getState().getCurrent() == State.Type.PAUSED) {
+                                        Execution markAsExecution = executionService.markAs(
+                                            executionState.execution,
+                                            workerTaskResultDelay.getTaskRunId(),
+                                            workerTaskResultDelay.getState()
+                                        );
+
+                                        executionQueue.emit(markAsExecution);
+                                    }
                                 } catch (Exception e) {
                                     throw new RuntimeException(e);
                                 }

diff --git a/core/src/test/java/io/kestra/core/Helpers.java b/core/src/test/java/io/kestra/core/Helpers.java
index 0e606b9489..82d12159cd 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/io/kestra/core/Helpers.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/io/kestra/core/Helpers.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
 public class Helpers {
-    public static long FLOWS_COUNT = 52;
+    public static long FLOWS_COUNT = 53;
 
     public static ApplicationContext applicationContext() throws URISyntaxException {
         return applicationContext(
diff --git a/core/src/test/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/PauseTest.java b/core/src/test/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/PauseTest.java
index d61455e50d..44c419ff4b 100644
--- a/core/src/test/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/PauseTest.java
+++ b/core/src/test/java/io/kestra/core/tasks/flows/PauseTest.java
@@ -31,10 +31,15 @@ void run() throws Exception {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void failed() throws Exception {
+    void delay() throws Exception {
         suite.runDelay(runnerUtils);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void timeout() throws Exception {
+        suite.runTimeout(runnerUtils);
+    }
+
     @Singleton
     public static class Suite {
         @Inject
@@ -87,6 +92,25 @@ public void runDelay(RunnerUtils runnerUtils) throws Exception {
             assertThat(execution.getTaskRunList().get(0).getState().getHistories().stream().filter(history -> history.getState() == State.Type.RUNNING).count(), is(2L));
             assertThat(execution.getTaskRunList(), hasSize(3));
         }
-    }
 
+
+        public void runTimeout(RunnerUtils runnerUtils) throws Exception {
+            Execution execution = runnerUtils.runOne("io.kestra.tests", "pause-timeout");
+
+            assertThat(execution.getState().getCurrent(), is(State.Type.PAUSED));
+            assertThat(execution.getTaskRunList().get(0).getState().getCurrent(), is(State.Type.PAUSED));
+            assertThat(execution.getTaskRunList(), hasSize(1));
+
+            execution = runnerUtils.awaitExecution(
+                e -> e.getState().getCurrent() == State.Type.FAILED,
+                () -> {},
+                Duration.ofSeconds(30)
+            );
+
+            assertThat(execution.getTaskRunList().get(0).getState().getHistories().stream().filter(history -> history.getState() == State.Type.PAUSED).count(), is(1L));
+            assertThat(execution.getTaskRunList().get(0).getState().getHistories().stream().filter(history -> history.getState() == State.Type.RUNNING).count(), is(1L));
+            assertThat(execution.getTaskRunList().get(0).getState().getHistories().stream().filter(history -> history.getState() == State.Type.FAILED).count(), is(1L));
+            assertThat(execution.getTaskRunList(), hasSize(1));
+        }
+    }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/test/resources/flows/valids/pause-timeout.yaml b/core/src/test/resources/flows/valids/pause-timeout.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4afe6d08e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/src/test/resources/flows/valids/pause-timeout.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+id: pause-timeout
+namespace: io.kestra.tests
+
+tasks:
+  - id: pause
+    type: io.kestra.core.tasks.flows.Pause
+    timeout: PT1S
+    tasks:
+      - id: ko
+        type: io.kestra.core.tasks.scripts.Bash
+        commands:
+          - echo "trigger 1 seconds pause"
+  - id: last
+    type: io.kestra.core.tasks.debugs.Return
+    format: "{{task.id}} > {{taskrun.startDate}}"
diff --git a/jdbc/src/test/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcRunnerTest.java b/jdbc/src/test/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcRunnerTest.java
index 0b34d04d02..7447ad4a1d 100644
--- a/jdbc/src/test/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcRunnerTest.java
+++ b/jdbc/src/test/java/io/kestra/jdbc/runner/JdbcRunnerTest.java
@@ -227,4 +227,9 @@ public void pauseRun() throws Exception {
     public void pauseRunDelay() throws Exception {
         pauseTest.runDelay(runnerUtils);
     }
+
+    @Test
+    public void pauseRunTimeout() throws Exception {
+        pauseTest.runTimeout(runnerUtils);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/webserver/src/test/java/io/kestra/webserver/controllers/FlowControllerTest.java b/webserver/src/test/java/io/kestra/webserver/controllers/FlowControllerTest.java
index 49d4269550..eb5c3f952c 100644
--- a/webserver/src/test/java/io/kestra/webserver/controllers/FlowControllerTest.java
+++ b/webserver/src/test/java/io/kestra/webserver/controllers/FlowControllerTest.java
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ void exportByQuery() throws IOException {
         Files.write(file.toPath(), zip);
 
         try (ZipFile zipFile = new ZipFile(file)) {
-            assertThat(zipFile.stream().count(), is(52L));
+            assertThat(zipFile.stream().count(), is(Helpers.FLOWS_COUNT));
         }
 
         file.delete();
