diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesList.js b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesList.js
index f44e7c2f6..352931d3d 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesList.js
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/casesList.js
@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@ function pauseCase(date){
                     buttons: [{
                         text: _('ID_OK'),
                         handler: function(){
+                            this.setDisabled(true);
                             if (Ext.getCmp('noteReason').getValue() != '') {
                                 var noteReasonTxt = _('ID_CASE_PAUSE_LABEL_NOTE') + ' ' + Ext.getCmp('noteReason').getValue();
                             } else {
diff --git a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/open.js b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/open.js
index 8b8feb00f..81af5a024 100644
--- a/workflow/engine/templates/cases/open.js
+++ b/workflow/engine/templates/cases/open.js
@@ -1358,6 +1358,7 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
 
   Actions.pauseCase = function()
   {
+	  Ext.getCmp('submitPauseCase').setDisabled(true);
 	  Ext.Ajax.request({
         url : 'ajaxListener' ,
         params : {action : 'verifySession'},
@@ -1389,6 +1390,7 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
               var paramsNote = '&NOTE_REASON=' + noteReasonTxt + '&NOTIFY_PAUSE=' + notifyReasonVal;
               var unpauseDate = Ext.getCmp('unpauseDate').getValue();
               if( unpauseDate == '') {
+                Ext.getCmp('submitPauseCase').setDisabled(false);
                 return;
               } else {
                 unpauseDate = unpauseDate.format('Y-m-d');
@@ -1419,6 +1421,7 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
                 },
                 failure: function ( res, req) {
                   PMExt.error(_('ID_ERROR'), req.result.msg);
+                  Ext.getCmp('submitPauseCase').setDisabled(false);
                 }
               });
             }
@@ -1427,6 +1430,7 @@ Ext.onReady(function(){
             if (typeof(result.responseText) != 'undefined') {
               Ext.MessageBox.alert( _('ID_FAILED'), result.responseText);
             }
+            Ext.getCmp('submitPauseCase').setDisabled(false);
         }
     });
   }