diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 34ca9aea..12421982 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ Changelog
   | [#700](https://github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-ruby/pull/700)
 * Add `Configuration#endpoints` for reading the notify and sessions endpoints and `Configuration#endpoints=` for setting them
   | [#701](https://github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-ruby/pull/701)
+* Allow pausing and resuming sessions, giving more control over stability score
+  | [#704](https://github.com/bugsnag/bugsnag-ruby/pull/704)
 
 ### Deprecated
 
diff --git a/lib/bugsnag.rb b/lib/bugsnag.rb
index a2786c97..4d94ce8c 100644
--- a/lib/bugsnag.rb
+++ b/lib/bugsnag.rb
@@ -197,13 +197,36 @@ def session_tracker
     end
 
     ##
-    # Starts a session.
+    # Starts a new session, which allows Bugsnag to track error rates across
+    # releases
     #
-    # Allows Bugsnag to track error rates across releases.
+    # @return [void]
     def start_session
       session_tracker.start_session
     end
 
+    ##
+    # Stop any events being attributed to the current session until it is
+    # resumed or a new session is started
+    #
+    # @see resume_session
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    def pause_session
+      session_tracker.pause_session
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Resume the current session if it was previously paused. If there is no
+    # current session, a new session will be started
+    #
+    # @see pause_session
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean] true if a paused session was resumed
+    def resume_session
+      session_tracker.resume_session
+    end
+
     ##
     # Allow access to "before notify" callbacks as an array.
     #
diff --git a/lib/bugsnag/middleware/session_data.rb b/lib/bugsnag/middleware/session_data.rb
index 4e7c029b..908e9852 100644
--- a/lib/bugsnag/middleware/session_data.rb
+++ b/lib/bugsnag/middleware/session_data.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ def initialize(bugsnag)
     def call(report)
       session = Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session
 
-      if session
+      if session && !session[:paused?]
         if report.unhandled
           session[:events][:unhandled] += 1
         else
diff --git a/lib/bugsnag/session_tracker.rb b/lib/bugsnag/session_tracker.rb
index 810816f0..3445ee24 100644
--- a/lib/bugsnag/session_tracker.rb
+++ b/lib/bugsnag/session_tracker.rb
@@ -34,17 +34,20 @@ def initialize
     # Starts a new session, storing it on the current thread.
     #
     # This allows Bugsnag to track error rates for a release.
+    #
+    # @return [void]
     def start_session
       return unless Bugsnag.configuration.enable_sessions && Bugsnag.configuration.should_notify_release_stage?
 
       start_delivery_thread
       start_time = Time.now().utc().strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:00')
       new_session = {
-        :id => SecureRandom.uuid,
-        :startedAt => start_time,
-        :events => {
-          :handled => 0,
-          :unhandled => 0
+        id: SecureRandom.uuid,
+        startedAt: start_time,
+        paused?: false,
+        events: {
+          handled: 0,
+          unhandled: 0
         }
       }
       SessionTracker.set_current_session(new_session)
@@ -53,6 +56,47 @@ def start_session
 
     alias_method :create_session, :start_session
 
+    ##
+    # Stop any events being attributed to the current session until it is
+    # resumed or a new session is started
+    #
+    # @see resume_session
+    #
+    # @return [void]
+    def pause_session
+      current_session = SessionTracker.get_current_session
+
+      return unless current_session
+
+      current_session[:paused?] = true
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Resume the current session if it was previously paused. If there is no
+    # current session, a new session will be started
+    #
+    # @see pause_session
+    #
+    # @return [Boolean] true if a paused session was resumed
+    def resume_session
+      current_session = SessionTracker.get_current_session
+
+      if current_session
+        # if the session is paused then resume it, otherwise we don't need to
+        # do anything
+        if current_session[:paused?]
+          current_session[:paused?] = false
+
+          return true
+        end
+      else
+        # if there's no current session, start a new one
+        start_session
+      end
+
+      false
+    end
+
     ##
     # Delivers the current session_counts lists to the session endpoint.
     def send_sessions
diff --git a/spec/bugsnag_spec.rb b/spec/bugsnag_spec.rb
index 1ab82baf..99cc0656 100644
--- a/spec/bugsnag_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/bugsnag_spec.rb
@@ -685,6 +685,65 @@ module Kernel
       })
     end
 
+    it "does not attach session information when the session is paused" do
+      Bugsnag.configure do |config|
+        config.auto_capture_sessions = true
+      end
+
+      Bugsnag.start_session
+      Bugsnag.pause_session
+
+      Bugsnag.notify(BugsnagTestException.new("It crashed"), true)
+
+      expect(Bugsnag).to(have_sent_notification { |payload, headers|
+        expect(payload["events"][0]["session"]).to be(nil)
+
+        expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:events]).to eq({
+          handled: 0,
+          unhandled: 0,
+        })
+      })
+    end
+
+    it "attaches session information when the session is resumed" do
+      Bugsnag.configure do |config|
+        config.auto_capture_sessions = true
+      end
+
+      Bugsnag.start_session
+
+      Bugsnag.notify(BugsnagTestException.new("one handled"))
+
+      Bugsnag.pause_session
+
+      Bugsnag.notify(BugsnagTestException.new("this unhandled error is not counted"), true)
+      Bugsnag.notify(BugsnagTestException.new("this handled error is not counted"))
+
+      # reset WebMock's stored requests so we only assert against the last one
+      # as "have_sent_notification" doesn't support finding a specific request
+      WebMock::RequestRegistry.instance.reset!
+
+      Bugsnag.resume_session
+
+      Bugsnag.notify(BugsnagTestException.new("one unhandled"), true)
+
+      expect(Bugsnag).to(have_sent_notification { |payload, headers|
+        session = payload["events"][0]["session"]
+
+        expect(session["id"]).to match(session_id_regex)
+        expect(session["startedAt"]).to match(session_timestamp_regex)
+        expect(session["events"]).to eq({
+          "handled" => 1,
+          "unhandled" => 1,
+        })
+
+        expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:events]).to eq({
+          handled: 1,
+          unhandled: 1,
+        })
+      })
+    end
+
     it "allows changing an event from handled to unhandled" do
       Bugsnag.configure do |config|
         config.auto_capture_sessions = true
diff --git a/spec/session_tracker_spec.rb b/spec/session_tracker_spec.rb
index 23f1557d..81bcb657 100644
--- a/spec/session_tracker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/session_tracker_spec.rb
@@ -151,4 +151,77 @@
     expect(device["hostname"]).to eq(Bugsnag.configuration.hostname)
     expect(device["runtimeVersions"]["ruby"]).to eq(Bugsnag.configuration.runtime_versions["ruby"])
   end
+
+  context "#pause_session" do
+    it "does nothing if there is no current session" do
+      Bugsnag.pause_session
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session).to be(nil)
+    end
+
+    it "marks the current session as paused if one exists" do
+      Bugsnag.start_session
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:paused?]).to be(false)
+
+      Bugsnag.pause_session
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:paused?]).to be(true)
+    end
+
+    it "does nothing if the current session is already paused" do
+      Bugsnag.start_session
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:paused?]).to be(false)
+
+      Bugsnag.pause_session
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:paused?]).to be(true)
+
+      Bugsnag.pause_session
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:paused?]).to be(true)
+    end
+  end
+
+  context "#resume_session" do
+    it "returns false and does nothing when there is a current session" do
+      Bugsnag.start_session
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:paused?]).to be(false)
+
+      expect(Bugsnag.resume_session).to be(false)
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:paused?]).to be(false)
+    end
+
+    it "returns false and does nothing when a session is started after one has been paused" do
+      Bugsnag.start_session
+      Bugsnag.pause_session
+      Bugsnag.start_session
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:paused?]).to be(false)
+
+      expect(Bugsnag.resume_session).to be(false)
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:paused?]).to be(false)
+    end
+
+    it "returns false and starts a new session when there is no current or paused session" do
+      expect(Bugsnag.resume_session).to be(false)
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session).not_to be(nil)
+    end
+
+    it "returns true and makes the paused session the active session when there is no current session" do
+      Bugsnag.start_session
+      Bugsnag.pause_session
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session[:paused?]).to be(true)
+
+      expect(Bugsnag.resume_session).to be(true)
+
+      expect(Bugsnag::SessionTracker.get_current_session).not_to be(nil)
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/spec_helper.rb b/spec/spec_helper.rb
index e754d3d5..2575a46d 100644
--- a/spec/spec_helper.rb
+++ b/spec/spec_helper.rb
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ def ruby_version_greater_equal?(target_version)
     Bugsnag.instance_variable_set(:@session_tracker, Bugsnag::SessionTracker.new)
     Bugsnag.instance_variable_set(:@cleaner, Bugsnag::Cleaner.new(Bugsnag.configuration))
 
+    Thread.current[Bugsnag::SessionTracker::THREAD_SESSION] = nil
+
     Bugsnag.configure do |bugsnag|
       bugsnag.api_key = "c9d60ae4c7e70c4b6c4ebd3e8056d2b8"
       bugsnag.release_stage = "production"