diff --git a/openapi/openapiv2.json b/openapi/openapiv2.json
index 2e047a214..60881a37a 100644
--- a/openapi/openapiv2.json
+++ b/openapi/openapiv2.json
@@ -10904,6 +10904,18 @@
         "rule": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/PauseInfoRule",
           "title": "activity was paused by the rule"
+        },
+        "pausePolicy": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/PendingActivityInfoPauseInfoPausePolicy"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "PendingActivityInfoPauseInfoPausePolicy": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "maxPauseDurationAttempts": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "format": "int32"
         }
       }
     },
@@ -12173,6 +12185,10 @@
         "startDelay": {
           "type": "string",
           "description": "Time to wait before dispatching the first activity task. This delay is not applied to retry attempts."
+        },
+        "pausePolicy": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/commonV1PausePolicy",
+          "description": "Policy for pausing the activity execution under specific conditions."
         }
       }
     },
@@ -13144,6 +13160,15 @@
       },
       "description": "When StartWorkflowExecution uses the conflict policy WORKFLOW_ID_CONFLICT_POLICY_USE_EXISTING and\nthere is already an existing running workflow, OnConflictOptions defines actions to be taken on\nthe existing running workflow. In this case, it will create a WorkflowExecutionOptionsUpdatedEvent\nhistory event in the running workflow with the changes requested in this object."
     },
+    "commonV1PausePolicy": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "maxAttempts": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "format": "int32"
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "protobufAny": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
@@ -13663,6 +13688,9 @@
         "priority": {
           "$ref": "#/definitions/v1Priority",
           "description": "Priority metadata. If this message is not present, or any fields are not\npresent, they inherit the values from the workflow."
+        },
+        "pausePolicy": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/commonV1PausePolicy"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/openapi/openapiv3.yaml b/openapi/openapiv3.yaml
index bc79eb4fc..9d69fe1d2 100644
--- a/openapi/openapiv3.yaml
+++ b/openapi/openapiv3.yaml
@@ -10065,6 +10065,8 @@ components:
           description: |-
             Priority metadata. If this message is not present, or any fields are not
              present, they inherit the values from the workflow.
+        pausePolicy:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PausePolicy'
     ActivityTaskStartedEventAttributes:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -13697,6 +13699,12 @@ components:
         reason:
           type: string
           description: Reason for pausing the activity.
+    PauseInfo_PausePolicy:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        maxPauseDurationAttempts:
+          type: integer
+          format: int32
     PauseInfo_Rule:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -13709,6 +13717,12 @@ components:
         reason:
           type: string
           description: Reason why rule was created. Populated from rule description.
+    PausePolicy:
+      type: object
+      properties:
+        maxAttempts:
+          type: integer
+          format: int32
     PauseWorkflowExecutionRequest:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -13875,6 +13889,8 @@ components:
           allOf:
             - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PauseInfo_Rule'
           description: activity was paused by the rule
+        pausePolicy:
+          $ref: '#/components/schemas/PauseInfo_PausePolicy'
     PendingChildExecutionInfo:
       type: object
       properties:
@@ -16383,6 +16399,10 @@ components:
           pattern: ^-?(?:0|[1-9][0-9]{0,11})(?:\.[0-9]{1,9})?s$
           type: string
           description: Time to wait before dispatching the first activity task. This delay is not applied to retry attempts.
+        pausePolicy:
+          allOf:
+            - $ref: '#/components/schemas/PausePolicy'
+          description: Policy for pausing the activity execution under specific conditions.
     StartActivityExecutionResponse:
       type: object
       properties:
diff --git a/temporal/api/command/v1/message.proto b/temporal/api/command/v1/message.proto
index 597f9c94d..cca833bca 100644
--- a/temporal/api/command/v1/message.proto
+++ b/temporal/api/command/v1/message.proto
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ message ScheduleActivityTaskCommandAttributes {
     // Priority metadata. If this message is not present, or any fields are not
     // present, they inherit the values from the workflow.
     temporal.api.common.v1.Priority priority = 14;
+    temporal.api.common.v1.PausePolicy pause_policy = 15;
 }
 
 message RequestCancelActivityTaskCommandAttributes {
diff --git a/temporal/api/common/v1/message.proto b/temporal/api/common/v1/message.proto
index 98908cf89..20818e441 100644
--- a/temporal/api/common/v1/message.proto
+++ b/temporal/api/common/v1/message.proto
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ message RetryPolicy {
     repeated string non_retryable_error_types = 5;
 }
 
+message PausePolicy {
+    int32 max_attempts = 1;
+}
+
 // Metadata relevant for metering purposes
 message MeteringMetadata {
     // Count of local activities which have begun an execution attempt during this workflow task,
diff --git a/temporal/api/history/v1/message.proto b/temporal/api/history/v1/message.proto
index 96a06ab85..0bc7752a6 100644
--- a/temporal/api/history/v1/message.proto
+++ b/temporal/api/history/v1/message.proto
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ message ActivityTaskScheduledEventAttributes {
     // Priority metadata. If this message is not present, or any fields are not
     // present, they inherit the values from the workflow.
     temporal.api.common.v1.Priority priority = 14;
+    temporal.api.common.v1.PausePolicy pause_policy = 15;
 }
 
 message ActivityTaskStartedEventAttributes {
diff --git a/temporal/api/workflow/v1/message.proto b/temporal/api/workflow/v1/message.proto
index fdca1df4d..d98cbf6cb 100644
--- a/temporal/api/workflow/v1/message.proto
+++ b/temporal/api/workflow/v1/message.proto
@@ -358,6 +358,10 @@ message PendingActivityInfo {
             string reason = 3;
         }
 
+        message PausePolicy {
+            int32 max_pause_duration_attempts = 1;
+        }
+
         oneof paused_by {
             // activity was paused by the manual intervention
             Manual manual = 2;
@@ -365,6 +369,8 @@ message PendingActivityInfo {
 
             // activity was paused by the rule
             Rule rule = 4;
+
+            PausePolicy pause_policy = 5;
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/temporal/api/workflowservice/v1/request_response.proto b/temporal/api/workflowservice/v1/request_response.proto
index a4098d9b1..35cef750c 100644
--- a/temporal/api/workflowservice/v1/request_response.proto
+++ b/temporal/api/workflowservice/v1/request_response.proto
@@ -3169,6 +3169,8 @@ message StartActivityExecutionRequest {
     temporal.api.common.v1.OnConflictOptions on_conflict_options = 21;
     // Time to wait before dispatching the first activity task. This delay is not applied to retry attempts.
     google.protobuf.Duration start_delay = 22;
+    // Policy for pausing the activity execution under specific conditions.
+    temporal.api.common.v1.PausePolicy pause_policy = 23;
 }
 
 message StartActivityExecutionResponse {