diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_monitor_link.h b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_monitor_link.h
index 757c997d0cdc..3d67eb9d7b42 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_monitor_link.h
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_monitor_link.h
@@ -735,7 +735,8 @@ struct ErtsMonitorSuspend__ {
     erts_atomic64_t state;
 };
 #define ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_FLG_ACTIVE ((erts_aint64_t) (((Uint64) 1) << 63))
-#define ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_COUNTER_MASK (~ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_FLG_ACTIVE)
+#define ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_FLG_PAUSE_TIMER ((erts_aint64_t) (((Uint64) 1) << 62))
+#define ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_COUNTER_MASK (((erts_aint64_t) (((Uint64) 1) << 62)) - 1)
 
 /* 
  * --- Monitor tree operations ---
diff --git a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_proc_sig_queue.c b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_proc_sig_queue.c
index 628d2a11dbdb..eeca97b1453b 100644
--- a/erts/emulator/beam/erl_proc_sig_queue.c
+++ b/erts/emulator/beam/erl_proc_sig_queue.c
@@ -4992,6 +4992,19 @@ handle_process_info(Process *c_p, ErtsSigRecvTracing *tracing,
     return ((int) reds)*4 + 8;
 }
 
+static void
+activate_suspend_monitor(Process *c_p, ErtsMonitorSuspend *msp)
+{
+    erts_aint64_t mstate;
+    int pause_proc_timer = 0;
+
+    mstate = erts_atomic64_read_bor_acqb(&msp->state,
+                                         ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_FLG_ACTIVE);
+    ASSERT(!(mstate & ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_FLG_ACTIVE));
+    pause_proc_timer = !!(mstate & ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_FLG_PAUSE_TIMER);
+    erts_suspend(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN, NULL, pause_proc_timer);
+}
+
 static void
 handle_suspend(Process *c_p, ErtsMonitor *mon, int *yieldp)
 {
@@ -5000,14 +5013,8 @@ handle_suspend(Process *c_p, ErtsMonitor *mon, int *yieldp)
     ASSERT(mon->type == ERTS_MON_TYPE_SUSPEND);
 
     if (!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_DIRTY_RUNNING)) {
-        ErtsMonitorSuspend *msp;
-        erts_aint64_t mstate;
-
-        msp = (ErtsMonitorSuspend *) erts_monitor_to_data(mon);
-        mstate = erts_atomic64_read_bor_acqb(&msp->state,
-                                             ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_FLG_ACTIVE);
-        ASSERT(!(mstate & ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_FLG_ACTIVE)); (void) mstate;
-        erts_suspend(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN, NULL, 0);
+        ErtsMonitorSuspend *msp = (ErtsMonitorSuspend *) erts_monitor_to_data(mon);
+        activate_suspend_monitor(c_p, msp);
         *yieldp = !0;
     }
     else {
@@ -5207,18 +5214,13 @@ erts_proc_sig_handle_pending_suspend(Process *c_p)
     psusp = (ErtsProcSigPendingSuspend *) ERTS_PROC_GET_PENDING_SUSPEND(c_p);
 
     msp = psusp->mon;
-    
+
     while (msp) {
         ErtsMonitorSuspend *next_msp = msp->next;
         msp->next = NULL;
         if (!(state & ERTS_PSFLG_EXITING)
             && erts_monitor_is_in_table(&msp->md.u.target)) {
-            erts_aint64_t mstate;
-
-            mstate = erts_atomic64_read_bor_acqb(&msp->state,
-                                                 ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_FLG_ACTIVE);
-            ASSERT(!(mstate & ERTS_MSUSPEND_STATE_FLG_ACTIVE)); (void) mstate;
-            erts_suspend(c_p, ERTS_PROC_LOCK_MAIN, NULL, 0);
+            activate_suspend_monitor(c_p, msp);
         }
 
         erts_monitor_release(&msp->md.u.target);