diff --git a/modules/wave_survival/player_input.cpp b/modules/wave_survival/player_input.cpp
index e6f279d1..647eb6aa 100644
--- a/modules/wave_survival/player_input.cpp
+++ b/modules/wave_survival/player_input.cpp
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #include "player_input.h"
+#include "scene/main/scene_tree.h"
 
 String PlayerInput::sig_movement_input{ "movement_input" };
 String PlayerInput::sig_look_input{ "look_input" };
@@ -20,13 +21,33 @@ void PlayerInput::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo(sig_crouch, PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "is_crouching")));
 }
 
+void PlayerInput::normalize_input() {
+	emit_signal(sig_movement_input, Vector2());
+	emit_signal(sig_look_input, Vector2());
+	emit_signal(sig_primary_fire, false);
+	emit_signal(sig_alt_mode, false);
+	emit_signal(sig_run, false);
+	emit_signal(sig_crouch, false);
+}
+
 void PlayerInput::_notification(int what) {
 	if (Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint()) {
 		return;
 	}
-	if (what == NOTIFICATION_READY) {
-		set_process_unhandled_input(true);
-		Input::get_singleton()->set_mouse_mode(Input::MouseMode::MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED);
+	switch (what) {
+		case NOTIFICATION_READY:
+			set_process(true);
+			set_process_unhandled_input(true);
+			Input::get_singleton()->set_mouse_mode(Input::MouseMode::MOUSE_MODE_CAPTURED);
+			return;
+		case NOTIFICATION_PROCESS: {
+			bool const is_paused{ get_tree()->is_paused() };
+			if (is_paused != this->was_paused) {
+				this->was_paused = is_paused;
+				callable_mp(this, &self_type::normalize_input).call_deferred();
+			}
+			return;
+		}
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/wave_survival/player_input.h b/modules/wave_survival/player_input.h
index 240db670..7ebe65c7 100644
--- a/modules/wave_survival/player_input.h
+++ b/modules/wave_survival/player_input.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 class PlayerInput : public Node {
 	GDCLASS(PlayerInput, Node);
 	static void _bind_methods();
+	void normalize_input();
 	void _notification(int what);
 	virtual void unhandled_input(Ref<InputEvent> const &event) override;
 
@@ -18,6 +19,9 @@ public:
 	static String sig_run;
 	static String sig_jump;
 	static String sig_crouch;
+
+private:
+	bool was_paused{ false };
 };
 
 #endif // !PLAYER_INPUT_H