diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/PauseCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/PauseCommand.php
index 8b18c23ee621..ae264f01367c 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/PauseCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/PauseCommand.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\Factory as QueueManager;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\Concerns\ParsesQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\Worker;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
 
 #[AsCommand(name: 'queue:pause')]
@@ -33,6 +34,12 @@ class PauseCommand extends Command
      */
     public function handle(QueueManager $manager)
     {
+        if (! Worker::$pausable) {
+            $this->components->error('Worker::$pausable must be set to true to use this command.');
+
+            return 1;
+        }
+
         [$connection, $queue] = $this->parseQueue($this->argument('queue'));
 
         $manager->pause($connection, $queue);
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/RestartCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/RestartCommand.php
index 892380682528..79667b274a3a 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/RestartCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/RestartCommand.php
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Cache\Repository as Cache;
+use Illuminate\Queue\Worker;
 use Illuminate\Support\InteractsWithTime;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
 
@@ -48,12 +49,20 @@ public function __construct(Cache $cache)
     /**
      * Execute the console command.
      *
-     * @return void
+     * @return int
      */
     public function handle()
     {
+        if (! Worker::$restartable) {
+            $this->components->error('Worker::$restartable must be set to true to use this command.');
+
+            return self::FAILURE;
+        }
+
         $this->cache->forever('illuminate:queue:restart', $this->currentTime());
 
         $this->components->info('Broadcasting queue restart signal.');
+
+        return self::SUCCESS;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/ResumeCommand.php b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/ResumeCommand.php
index 67a0ac69293b..48b1f7d1a00a 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/ResumeCommand.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Queue/Console/ResumeCommand.php
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 use Illuminate\Console\Command;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Queue\Factory as QueueManager;
 use Illuminate\Queue\Console\Concerns\ParsesQueue;
+use Illuminate\Queue\Worker;
 use Symfony\Component\Console\Attribute\AsCommand;
 
 #[AsCommand(name: 'queue:resume', aliases: ['queue:continue'])]
@@ -40,6 +41,12 @@ class ResumeCommand extends Command
      */
     public function handle(QueueManager $manager)
     {
+        if (! Worker::$pausable) {
+            $this->components->error('Worker::$pausable must be set to true to use this command.');
+
+            return 1;
+        }
+
         [$connection, $queue] = $this->parseQueue($this->argument('queue'));
 
         $manager->resume($connection, $queue);