diff --git a/horizon/horizon/dashboards/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/tables.py b/horizon/horizon/dashboards/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/tables.py
index 5d95cfe..57796db 100644
--- a/horizon/horizon/dashboards/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/tables.py
+++ b/horizon/horizon/dashboards/nova/instances_and_volumes/instances/tables.py
@@ -70,50 +70,66 @@ class RebootInstance(tables.BatchAction):
         api.server_reboot(request, obj_id)
 
 
-class TogglePause(tables.BatchAction):
+class TogglePause(tables.ToggleBatchAction):
     name = "pause"
     action_present = _("Pause")
+    action_present_toggle = _("Unpause")
     action_past = _("Paused")
+    action_past_toggle = _("Unpaused")
     data_type_singular = _("Instance")
     data_type_plural = _("Instances")
 
+    def update(self, request, instance):
+        if getattr(self, 'paused', False):
+            #toggle action button name
+            self._toggle_verbose('present')
+
     def allowed(self, request, instance=None):
+        self.paused = False
         if not instance:
-            return True
+            return False
         self.paused = instance.status == "PAUSED"
-        if self.paused:
-            self.action_present = _("Unpause")
-            self.action_past = _("Unpaused")
-        return instance.status in ACTIVE_STATES
+
+        return instance.status in ACTIVE_STATES or self.paused
 
     def action(self, request, obj_id):
-        if getattr(self, 'paused', False):
-            api.server_pause(request, obj_id)
-        else:
+        if self.paused:
             api.server_unpause(request, obj_id)
+            #toggle action result name
+            self._toggle_verbose('past')
+        else:
+            api.server_pause(request, obj_id)
 
 
-class ToggleSuspend(tables.BatchAction):
+class ToggleSuspend(tables.ToggleBatchAction):
     name = "suspend"
     action_present = _("Suspend")
+    action_present_toggle = _("Resume")
     action_past = _("Suspended")
+    action_past_toggle = _("Resumed")
     data_type_singular = _("Instance")
     data_type_plural = _("Instances")
 
+    def update(self, request, instance):
+        if getattr(self, 'suspended', False):
+            #toggle action button name
+            self._toggle_verbose('present')
+
     def allowed(self, request, instance=None):
+        self.suspended = False
         if not instance:
-            return True
+            return False
         self.suspended = instance.status == "SUSPENDED"
-        if self.suspended:
-            self.action_present = _("Resume")
-            self.action_past = _("Resumed")
-        return instance.status in ACTIVE_STATES
+
+        return instance.status in ACTIVE_STATES or self.suspended
 
     def action(self, request, obj_id):
-        if getattr(self, 'suspended', False):
-            api.server_suspend(request, obj_id)
-        else:
+        if self.suspended:
             api.server_resume(request, obj_id)
+            #toggle action result name
+            self._toggle_verbose('past')
+        else:
+            api.server_suspend(request, obj_id)
 
 
 class LaunchLink(tables.LinkAction):
diff --git a/horizon/horizon/tables/__init__.py b/horizon/horizon/tables/__init__.py
index 24bb51b..ba0f018 100644
--- a/horizon/horizon/tables/__init__.py
+++ b/horizon/horizon/tables/__init__.py
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
 
 # Convenience imports for public API components.
 from .actions import (Action, BatchAction, DeleteAction,
-                      LinkAction, FilterAction)
+                      LinkAction, FilterAction, ToggleBatchAction)
 from .base import DataTable, Column
 from .views import DataTableView, MultiTableView
diff --git a/horizon/horizon/tables/actions.py b/horizon/horizon/tables/actions.py
index 64c08d6..d2dcd6f 100644
--- a/horizon/horizon/tables/actions.py
+++ b/horizon/horizon/tables/actions.py
@@ -428,3 +428,16 @@ class DeleteAction(BatchAction):
 
     def delete(self, request, obj_id):
         raise NotImplementedError("DeleteAction must define a delete method.")
+
+
+class ToggleBatchAction(BatchAction):
+    """
+    Toggles verbose options when switching behavior
+    """
+    def _toggle_verbose(self, what='present'):
+        if what == 'present':
+            self.action_present = self.action_present_toggle
+        else:
+            self.action_past = self.action_past_toggle
+        self.verbose_name = self._conjugate()
+        self.verbose_name_plural = self._conjugate('plural')