diff --git a/src/dawn/display/frame.c b/src/dawn/display/frame.c
index 75d0339e..7a1f0429 100644
--- a/src/dawn/display/frame.c
+++ b/src/dawn/display/frame.c
@@ -25,7 +25,23 @@ void frameUpdate() {
   if(map == NULL) return;
 
   // Draw the map area.
-  frameMapDraw();
+  if(GAME.state == GAME_STATE_PAUSED) {
+    framePausedDraw();
+  } else {
+    frameMapDraw();
+  }
+}
+
+void framePausedDraw() {
+  char_t *test = "Paused";
+  uint16_t x = (FRAME_WIDTH - strlen(test)) / 2;
+  uint16_t y = (FRAME_HEIGHT - FRAME_BOTTOM_UI_HEIGHT) / 2;
+  uint16_t j;
+  for(uint16_t i = 0; i < strlen(test); i++) {
+    j = (y * FRAME_WIDTH) + x + i;
+    FRAME_BUFFER[j] = test[i];
+    FRAME_COLOR[j] = COLOR_WHITE;
+  }
 }
 
 void frameUIReset() {
diff --git a/src/dawn/display/frame.h b/src/dawn/display/frame.h
index ca100eb2..54c43189 100644
--- a/src/dawn/display/frame.h
+++ b/src/dawn/display/frame.h
@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ void frameInit();
  */
 void frameUpdate();
 
+/**
+ * Draws the paused screen.
+ */
+void framePausedDraw();
+
 /**
  * Resets the UI area of the frame.
  */
diff --git a/src/dawn/game.c b/src/dawn/game.c
index 0f282219..21aed3a6 100644
--- a/src/dawn/game.c
+++ b/src/dawn/game.c
@@ -31,15 +31,24 @@ uint8_t gameUpdate(const float_t delta) {
   timeUpdate(delta);
   inputUpdate();
 
-  textboxUpdate();
+  switch(GAME.state) {
+    case GAME_STATE_RUNNING:
+      textboxUpdate();
+      if(GAME.currentMap) mapUpdate(GAME.currentMap);
+      if(inputWasPressed(INPUT_BIND_PAUSE)) GAME.state = GAME_STATE_PAUSED;
+      break;
+    
+    case GAME_STATE_PAUSED:
+      if(inputWasPressed(INPUT_BIND_PAUSE)) GAME.state = GAME_STATE_RUNNING;
+      break;
 
-  if(GAME.currentMap) {
-    mapUpdate(GAME.currentMap);
+    default:
+      assertUnreachable("Invalid game state.");
   }
 
   displayUpdate();
 
-  if(inputIsDown(INPUT_BIND_CANCEL)) return GAME_UPDATE_RESULT_EXIT;
+  if(GAME.shouldExit) return GAME_UPDATE_RESULT_EXIT;
   return GAME_UPDATE_RESULT_CONTINUE;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/dawn/game.h b/src/dawn/game.h
index 44ca640e..9db5912f 100644
--- a/src/dawn/game.h
+++ b/src/dawn/game.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 typedef struct {
   map_t *currentMap;
   uint8_t state;
+  bool_t shouldExit;
 } game_t;
 
 extern game_t GAME;
diff --git a/src/dawn/input.h b/src/dawn/input.h
index 69b350f3..516f2b53 100644
--- a/src/dawn/input.h
+++ b/src/dawn/input.h
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ typedef bool_t inputstate_t;
 #define INPUT_BIND_RIGHT 0x03
 #define INPUT_BIND_ACCEPT 0x04
 #define INPUT_BIND_CANCEL 0x05
+#define INPUT_BIND_PAUSE 0x06
 
-#define INPUT_BIND_COUNT (INPUT_BIND_CANCEL + 1)
+#define INPUT_BIND_COUNT (INPUT_BIND_PAUSE + 1)
 
 typedef struct {
   inputstate_t currentState[INPUT_BIND_COUNT];
diff --git a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/player.c b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/player.c
index 5e87f9f3..75fae9bb 100644
--- a/src/dawn/rpg/entity/player.c
+++ b/src/dawn/rpg/entity/player.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 #include "input.h"
 #include "assert/assert.h"
 #include "ui/textbox.h"
+#include "game.h"
 
 void playerInit(entity_t *entity) {
   assertTrue(entity->type == ENTITY_TYPE_PLAYER, "Entity is not a player.");
diff --git a/src/dawnglfw/dawnglfw.c b/src/dawnglfw/dawnglfw.c
index 861c84d3..26d49abe 100644
--- a/src/dawnglfw/dawnglfw.c
+++ b/src/dawnglfw/dawnglfw.c
@@ -84,7 +84,8 @@ int32_t dawnGlfwStart() {
   dawnGlfwInputBind(INPUT_BIND_ACCEPT, GLFW_KEY_ENTER);
   dawnGlfwInputBind(INPUT_BIND_ACCEPT, GLFW_KEY_SPACE);
   dawnGlfwInputBind(INPUT_BIND_ACCEPT, GLFW_KEY_E);
-  dawnGlfwInputBind(INPUT_BIND_CANCEL, GLFW_KEY_ESCAPE);
+  dawnGlfwInputBind(INPUT_BIND_PAUSE, GLFW_KEY_ESCAPE);
+  dawnGlfwInputBind(INPUT_BIND_PAUSE, GLFW_KEY_P);
   dawnGlfwInputBind(INPUT_BIND_CANCEL, GLFW_KEY_Q);
   dawnGlfwInputBind(INPUT_BIND_CANCEL, GLFW_KEY_BACKSPACE);