diff --git a/libs/sysaudio/soundio/InStream.zig b/libs/sysaudio/soundio/InStream.zig
index bc5dfa52..1f464f25 100644
--- a/libs/sysaudio/soundio/InStream.zig
+++ b/libs/sysaudio/soundio/InStream.zig
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ pub fn start(self: InStream) Error!void {
     try intToError(c.soundio_instream_start(self.handle));
 }
 
-pub fn pause(self: InStream) Error!void {
-    try intToError(c.soundio_instream_pause(self.handle));
+pub fn pause(self: InStream, pause_state: bool) Error!void {
+    try intToError(c.soundio_instream_pause(self.handle, pause_state));
 }
 
 pub fn beginWrite(self: InStream, areas: [*]?[*]c.SoundIoChannelArea, frame_count: *i32) Error!void {
diff --git a/libs/sysaudio/soundio/OutStream.zig b/libs/sysaudio/soundio/OutStream.zig
index 4b55ec5e..bac78e5e 100644
--- a/libs/sysaudio/soundio/OutStream.zig
+++ b/libs/sysaudio/soundio/OutStream.zig
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ pub fn start(self: OutStream) Error!void {
     try intToError(c.soundio_outstream_start(self.handle));
 }
 
-pub fn pause(self: OutStream) Error!void {
-    try intToError(c.soundio_outstream_pause(self.handle));
+pub fn pause(self: OutStream, pause_state: bool) Error!void {
+    try intToError(c.soundio_outstream_pause(self.handle, pause_state));
 }
 
 pub fn beginWrite(self: OutStream, areas: [*]?[*]c.SoundIoChannelArea, frame_count: *i32) Error!void {
diff --git a/libs/sysaudio/src/soundio.zig b/libs/sysaudio/src/soundio.zig
index a409c872..c61fea6d 100644
--- a/libs/sysaudio/src/soundio.zig
+++ b/libs/sysaudio/src/soundio.zig
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ pub const Device = struct {
 
     pub fn pause(device: *Device) Error!void {
         return (switch (device.handle) {
-            .input => |d| d.pause(),
-            .output => |d| d.pause(),
+            .input => |d| d.pause(true),
+            .output => |d| d.pause(true),
         }) catch |err| {
             return switch (err) {
                 error.OutOfMemory => error.OutOfMemory,
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ pub const Device = struct {
     }
 
     pub fn start(device: *Device) Error!void {
+        // TODO(sysaudio): after pause, may need to call d.pause(false) instead of d.start()?
         return (switch (device.handle) {
             .input => |d| d.start(),
             .output => |d| d.start(),