diff --git a/src/app/examples/grid-formatter.component.html b/src/app/examples/grid-formatter.component.html
index 65cff8eb2..3cd441ada 100644
--- a/src/app/examples/grid-formatter.component.html
+++ b/src/app/examples/grid-formatter.component.html
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
     <h2>{{title}}</h2>
     <div class="subtitle" [innerHTML]="subTitle"></div>
 
+    <button class="btn btn-default btn-sm" (click)="togglePauseResizer()">
+      Pause auto-resize: <b>{{resizerPaused}}</b>
+    </button>
+
     <angular-slickgrid gridId="grid2"
               [columnDefinitions]="columnDefinitions"
               [gridOptions]="gridOptions"
diff --git a/src/app/examples/grid-formatter.component.ts b/src/app/examples/grid-formatter.component.ts
index dfb46ae6c..945189cd9 100644
--- a/src/app/examples/grid-formatter.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/examples/grid-formatter.component.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ export class GridFormatterComponent implements OnInit {
         Support Excel Copy Buffer (SlickGrid Copy Manager Plugin), you can use it by simply enabling "enableExcelCopyBuffer" flag.
         Note that it will only evaluate Formatter when the "exportWithFormatter" flag is enabled (through "ExportOptions" or the column definition)
       </li>
+      <li>This example also has auto-resize enabled, and we also demo how you can pause the resizer if you wish to</li>
     </ul>
   `;
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ export class GridFormatterComponent implements OnInit {
   gridOptions: GridOption;
   dataset: any[];
   angularGrid: AngularGridInstance;
+  resizerPaused = false;
 
   angularGridReady(angularGrid: AngularGridInstance) {
     this.angularGrid = angularGrid;
@@ -115,6 +117,11 @@ export class GridFormatterComponent implements OnInit {
     return phone;
   }
 
+  togglePauseResizer() {
+    this.resizerPaused = !this.resizerPaused;
+    this.angularGrid.resizerService.pauseResizer(this.resizerPaused);
+  }
+
   toggleCompletedProperty(item) {
     // toggle property
     if (typeof item === 'object') {
diff --git a/src/app/modules/angular-slickgrid/services/__tests__/resizer.service.spec.ts b/src/app/modules/angular-slickgrid/services/__tests__/resizer.service.spec.ts
index 9fde3f90e..c5d664e6d 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/angular-slickgrid/services/__tests__/resizer.service.spec.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/angular-slickgrid/services/__tests__/resizer.service.spec.ts
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('Resizer Service', () => {
     expect(window.innerHeight).not.toEqual(previousHeight);
     expect(serviceCalculateSpy).toReturnWith(dimensionResult);
     expect(lastDimensions).toEqual(dimensionResult);
-    expect(subjectBeforeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(true);
+    expect(subjectBeforeSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.any(Object));
     expect(subjectAfterSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(dimensionResult);
   });
 
@@ -187,4 +187,18 @@ describe('Resizer Service', () => {
     expect(serviceCalculateSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(gridAutosizeSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it('should stop resizing when user called "pauseResizer" with true', () => {
+    service.bindAutoResizeDataGrid();
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerHeight', { writable: true, configurable: true, value: 450 });
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'));
+
+    service.pauseResizer(true);
+    const spy = jest.spyOn(service, 'resizeGrid');
+
+    Object.defineProperty(window, 'innerHeight', { writable: true, configurable: true, value: 550 });
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'));
+
+    expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/app/modules/angular-slickgrid/services/resizer.service.ts b/src/app/modules/angular-slickgrid/services/resizer.service.ts
index 85e5facca..5bbaa8793 100644
--- a/src/app/modules/angular-slickgrid/services/resizer.service.ts
+++ b/src/app/modules/angular-slickgrid/services/resizer.service.ts
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ export class ResizerService {
   private _grid: any;
   private _lastDimensions: GridDimension;
   private _timer: any;
+  private _resizePaused = false;
   onGridAfterResize = new Subject<GridDimension>();
-  onGridBeforeResize = new Subject<boolean>();
+  onGridBeforeResize = new Subject<Event>();
 
   /** Getter for the Grid Options pulled through the Grid Object */
   private get _gridOptions(): GridOption {
@@ -59,9 +60,11 @@ export class ResizerService {
 
     // -- 2nd attach a trigger on the Window DOM element, so that it happens also when resizing after first load
     // -- attach auto-resize to Window object only if it exist
-    $(window).on(`resize.grid.${this._gridUid}`, () => {
-      this.onGridBeforeResize.next(true);
-      this.resizeGrid(0, newSizes);
+    $(window).on(`resize.grid.${this._gridUid}`, (event: Event) => {
+      this.onGridBeforeResize.next(event);
+      if (!this._resizePaused) {
+        this.resizeGrid(0, newSizes);
+      }
     });
   }
 
@@ -164,6 +167,11 @@ export class ResizerService {
     return this._lastDimensions;
   }
 
+  /** Provide the possibility to pause the resizer for some time, until user decides to re-enabled it later if he wish to. */
+  pauseResizer(isResizePaused: boolean) {
+    this._resizePaused = isResizePaused;
+  }
+
   /** Resize the datagrid to fit the browser height & width */
   resizeGrid(delay = 10, newSizes?: GridDimension): Promise<GridDimension> {
     if (!this._grid || !this._gridOptions) {