diff --git a/locked-asset/factory/Cargo.toml b/locked-asset/factory/Cargo.toml
index 6c8c075f6..e8661676b 100644
--- a/locked-asset/factory/Cargo.toml
+++ b/locked-asset/factory/Cargo.toml
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ path = "../../common/modules/token_merge"
 version = "=0.36.1"
 features = [ "esdt-token-payment-legacy-decode" ]
 
+[dependencies.elrond-wasm-modules]
+version = "=0.36.1"
+
 [dev-dependencies.elrond-wasm-debug]
 version = "=0.36.1"
 
diff --git a/locked-asset/factory/src/lib.rs b/locked-asset/factory/src/lib.rs
index 6295b241b..a758faa50 100644
--- a/locked-asset/factory/src/lib.rs
+++ b/locked-asset/factory/src/lib.rs
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@ pub trait LockedAssetFactory:
     + events::EventsModule
     + attr_ex_helper::AttrExHelper
     + migration::LockedTokenMigrationModule
+    + elrond_wasm_modules::pause::PauseModule
 {
     #[init]
-    fn init(&self) {}
+    fn init(&self) {
+        self.set_paused(true);
+    }
 
     #[only_owner]
     #[endpoint]
@@ -68,6 +71,8 @@ pub trait LockedAssetFactory:
         start_epoch: Epoch,
         unlock_period: UnlockPeriod<Self::Api>,
     ) -> OldEsdtTokenPayment<Self::Api> {
+        self.require_not_paused();
+
         let caller = self.blockchain().get_caller();
         require!(
             self.whitelisted_contracts().contains(&caller),
@@ -103,6 +108,8 @@ pub trait LockedAssetFactory:
         address: ManagedAddress,
         start_epoch: Epoch,
     ) -> OldEsdtTokenPayment<Self::Api> {
+        self.require_not_paused();
+
         let caller = self.blockchain().get_caller();
         require!(
             self.whitelisted_contracts().contains(&caller),
@@ -139,6 +146,8 @@ pub trait LockedAssetFactory:
     #[payable("*")]
     #[endpoint(unlockAssets)]
     fn unlock_assets(&self) {
+        self.require_not_paused();
+        
         let (token_id, token_nonce, amount) = self.call_value().single_esdt().into_tuple();
         let locked_token_id = self.locked_asset_token_id().get();
         require!(token_id == locked_token_id, "Bad payment token");
diff --git a/locked-asset/factory/wasm/Cargo.lock b/locked-asset/factory/wasm/Cargo.lock
index 9de6c8556..af5048f61 100644
--- a/locked-asset/factory/wasm/Cargo.lock
+++ b/locked-asset/factory/wasm/Cargo.lock
@@ -109,6 +109,15 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "elrond-wasm-modules"
+version = "0.36.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "868f3dd7ae064f23b626cb197c83caa3bdadadd9cbc58d5a8ceff99942d04a47"
+dependencies = [
+ "elrond-wasm",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "elrond-wasm-node"
 version = "0.36.1"
@@ -141,6 +150,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "common_errors",
  "common_structs",
  "elrond-wasm",
+ "elrond-wasm-modules",
  "token_merge",
 ]
 
diff --git a/locked-asset/factory/wasm/src/lib.rs b/locked-asset/factory/wasm/src/lib.rs
index 1ac075bf7..955c3b071 100644
--- a/locked-asset/factory/wasm/src/lib.rs
+++ b/locked-asset/factory/wasm/src/lib.rs
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ elrond_wasm_node::wasm_endpoints! {
         getLockedAssetTokenId
         getUnlockScheduleForSFTNonce
         getWhitelistedContracts
+        isPaused
+        pause
         removeWhitelist
         setBurnRoleForAddress
         setNewFactoryAddress
         setTransferRoleForAddress
         unlockAssets
+        unpause
         unsetTransferRoleForAddress
         whitelist
     )