diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/fallback/jobs.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/fallback/jobs.service.ts
index 978f3d3d03..594e806a8e 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/fallback/jobs.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/fallback/jobs.service.ts
@@ -48,4 +48,12 @@ export class JobsService {
 
     return job;
   }
+
+  async resumeQueue() {
+    await this.fallbackQueueService.queue.start();
+  }
+
+  async pauseQueue() {
+    await this.fallbackQueueService.queue.pause();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs.controller.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs.controller.ts
index f5a2cdeb4c..f036eba6cd 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs.controller.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/jobs.controller.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import {
 import { OnEvent } from '@nestjs/event-emitter';
 import { customAlphabet } from 'nanoid';
 import { ModuleRef } from '@nestjs/core';
+import { AuthGuard } from '@nestjs/passport';
 import { JobsRedisService } from './redis/jobs-redis.service';
 import type { OnModuleInit } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { JobStatus } from '~/interface/Jobs';
@@ -174,6 +175,28 @@ export class JobsController implements OnModuleInit {
     return res;
   }
 
+  // reference: https://github.com/OptimalBits/bull/blob/develop/REFERENCE.md#queueresume
+  @Post('/internal/workers/resume')
+  @UseGuards(MetaApiLimiterGuard, AuthGuard('basic'))
+  async resumeWorkers(@Body() body: { global?: boolean }) {
+    if (body.global === true) {
+      await this.jobsService.resumeQueue();
+    } else {
+      await this.jobsRedisService.publish('workers', 'resumeLocal');
+    }
+  }
+
+  // reference: https://github.com/OptimalBits/bull/blob/develop/REFERENCE.md#queuepause
+  @Post('/internal/workers/pause')
+  @UseGuards(MetaApiLimiterGuard, AuthGuard('basic'))
+  async pauseWorkers(@Body() body: { global?: boolean }) {
+    if (body.global === true) {
+      await this.jobsService.pauseQueue();
+    } else {
+      await this.jobsRedisService.publish('workers', 'pauseLocal');
+    }
+  }
+
   @OnEvent(JobEvents.STATUS)
   sendJobStatus(data: { id: string; status: JobStatus; data?: any }): void {
     let response;
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs-redis.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs-redis.service.ts
index 5d50947b9e..9dd92c0578 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs-redis.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs-redis.service.ts
@@ -7,9 +7,29 @@ export class JobsRedisService {
   private redisSubscriber: Redis;
   private unsubscribeCallbacks: { [key: string]: () => void } = {};
 
+  public workerCallbacks: { [key: string]: () => void } = {};
+  public instanceCallbacks: { [key: string]: () => void } = {};
+
   constructor() {
     this.redisClient = new Redis(process.env.NC_REDIS_JOB_URL);
     this.redisSubscriber = new Redis(process.env.NC_REDIS_JOB_URL);
+
+    if (process.env.NC_WORKER_CONTAINER === 'true') {
+      this.redisSubscriber.subscribe('workers');
+    } else {
+      this.redisSubscriber.subscribe('instances');
+    }
+
+    const onMessage = (channel, message) => {
+      console.log('onMessage', channel, message);
+      if (channel === 'workers') {
+        this.workerCallbacks[message] && this.workerCallbacks[message]();
+      } else if (channel === 'instances') {
+        this.instanceCallbacks[message] && this.instanceCallbacks[message]();
+      }
+    };
+
+    this.redisSubscriber.on('message', onMessage);
   }
 
   publish(channel: string, message: string | any) {
@@ -47,4 +67,20 @@ export class JobsRedisService {
       delete this.unsubscribeCallbacks[channel];
     }
   }
+
+  workerCount(): Promise<number> {
+    return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+      this.redisClient.publish(
+        'workers',
+        'count',
+        (error, numberOfSubscribers) => {
+          if (error) {
+            reject(0);
+          } else {
+            resolve(numberOfSubscribers);
+          }
+        },
+      );
+    });
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs.service.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs.service.ts
index 5e3dcb14a2..4202c6f8dc 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs.service.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/modules/jobs/redis/jobs.service.ts
@@ -3,30 +3,48 @@ import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { Queue } from 'bull';
 import type { OnModuleInit } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { JOBS_QUEUE, JobStatus } from '~/interface/Jobs';
+import { JobsRedisService } from '~/modules/jobs/redis/jobs-redis.service';
 
 @Injectable()
 export class JobsService implements OnModuleInit {
-  constructor(@InjectQueue(JOBS_QUEUE) protected readonly jobsQueue: Queue) {}
+  constructor(
+    @InjectQueue(JOBS_QUEUE) protected readonly jobsQueue: Queue,
+    protected readonly jobsRedisService: JobsRedisService,
+  ) {}
 
   // pause primary instance queue
   async onModuleInit() {
     if (process.env.NC_WORKER_CONTAINER !== 'true') {
-      // await this.jobsQueue.pause(true);
+      await this.jobsQueue.pause(true);
+      this.jobsRedisService.publish('workers', 'pause');
+    } else {
+      this.jobsRedisService.workerCallbacks['resumeLocal'] = async () => {
+        await this.jobsQueue.resume(true);
+      };
+      this.jobsRedisService.workerCallbacks['pauseLocal'] = async () => {
+        await this.jobsQueue.pause(true);
+      };
+      this.jobsRedisService.workerCallbacks['resume'] = async () => {
+        await this.jobsQueue.resume();
+      };
+      this.jobsRedisService.workerCallbacks['pause'] = async () => {
+        await this.jobsQueue.pause();
+      };
     }
   }
 
   async add(name: string, data: any) {
     // resume primary instance queue if there is no worker
-    /* const workerCount = (await this.jobsQueue.getWorkers()).length;
+    const workerCount = await this.jobsRedisService.workerCount();
     const localWorkerPaused = await this.jobsQueue.isPaused(true);
 
     // if there is no worker and primary instance queue is paused, resume it
     // if there is any worker and primary instance queue is not paused, pause it
-    if (workerCount === 1 && localWorkerPaused) {
+    if (workerCount === 0 && localWorkerPaused) {
       await this.jobsQueue.resume(true);
-    } else if (workerCount > 1 && !localWorkerPaused) {
+    } else if (workerCount > 0 && !localWorkerPaused) {
       await this.jobsQueue.pause(true);
-    } */
+    }
 
     const job = await this.jobsQueue.add(name, data);
 
@@ -72,4 +90,12 @@ export class JobsService implements OnModuleInit {
 
     return job;
   }
+
+  async resumeQueue() {
+    await this.jobsQueue.resume();
+  }
+
+  async pauseQueue() {
+    await this.jobsQueue.pause();
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nocodb/src/run/testDocker.ts b/packages/nocodb/src/run/testDocker.ts
index 6391c75dec..68c3f78817 100644
--- a/packages/nocodb/src/run/testDocker.ts
+++ b/packages/nocodb/src/run/testDocker.ts
@@ -26,57 +26,63 @@ process.env[`DEBUG`] = 'xc*';
 process.env[`NC_ALLOW_LOCAL_HOOKS`] = 'true';
 
 (async () => {
-  const httpServer = server.listen(process.env.PORT || 8080, async () => {
-    server.use(await Noco.init({}, httpServer, server));
+  if (process.env.NC_WORKER_CONTAINER === 'true') {
+    await await Noco.init({}, null, null);
+  } else {
+    const httpServer = server.listen(process.env.PORT || 8080, async () => {
+      server.use(await Noco.init({}, httpServer, server));
 
-    let admin_response;
-    if (!(await User.getByEmail('user@nocodb.com'))) {
-      admin_response = await axios.post(
-        `http://localhost:${process.env.PORT || 8080}/api/v1/auth/user/signup`,
-        {
-          email: 'user@nocodb.com',
-          password: 'Password123.',
-        },
-      );
-      console.log(admin_response.data);
-    }
-
-    for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
-      if (!(await User.getByEmail(`user-${i}@nocodb.com`))) {
-        const response = await axios.post(
+      let admin_response;
+      if (!(await User.getByEmail('user@nocodb.com'))) {
+        admin_response = await axios.post(
           `http://localhost:${
             process.env.PORT || 8080
           }/api/v1/auth/user/signup`,
           {
-            email: `user-${i}@nocodb.com`,
+            email: 'user@nocodb.com',
             password: 'Password123.',
           },
         );
-        console.log(response.data);
+        console.log(admin_response.data);
+      }
 
-        const user = await axios.get(
-          `http://localhost:${process.env.PORT || 8080}/api/v1/auth/user/me`,
-          {
-            headers: {
-              'xc-auth': response.data.token,
+      for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
+        if (!(await User.getByEmail(`user-${i}@nocodb.com`))) {
+          const response = await axios.post(
+            `http://localhost:${
+              process.env.PORT || 8080
+            }/api/v1/auth/user/signup`,
+            {
+              email: `user-${i}@nocodb.com`,
+              password: 'Password123.',
             },
-          },
-        );
+          );
+          console.log(response.data);
 
-        const response2 = await axios.patch(
-          `http://localhost:${process.env.PORT || 8080}/api/v1/users/${
-            user.data.id
-          }`,
-          { roles: 'org-level-creator' },
-          {
-            headers: {
-              'xc-auth': admin_response.data.token,
+          const user = await axios.get(
+            `http://localhost:${process.env.PORT || 8080}/api/v1/auth/user/me`,
+            {
+              headers: {
+                'xc-auth': response.data.token,
+              },
             },
-          },
-        );
+          );
+
+          const response2 = await axios.patch(
+            `http://localhost:${process.env.PORT || 8080}/api/v1/users/${
+              user.data.id
+            }`,
+            { roles: 'org-level-creator' },
+            {
+              headers: {
+                'xc-auth': admin_response.data.token,
+              },
+            },
+          );
 
-        console.log(response2.data);
+          console.log(response2.data);
+        }
       }
-    }
-  });
+    });
+  }
 })().catch((e) => console.log(e));