diff --git a/lib/incoming_form.js b/lib/incoming_form.js
index 8d96bfe1..1b2a4cbf 100644
--- a/lib/incoming_form.js
+++ b/lib/incoming_form.js
@@ -344,6 +344,13 @@ IncomingForm.prototype._initMultipart = function(boundary) {
     part.transferEncoding = 'binary';
     part.transferBuffer = '';
 
+    part.pause = function() {
+      self.pause();
+    };
+    part.resume = function() {
+      self.resume();
+    };
+
     headerField = '';
     headerValue = '';
   };