diff --git a/scene/main/node.cpp b/scene/main/node.cpp
index 2f23c117481e..a92e8864253a 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/node.cpp
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void Node::_notification(int p_notification) {
 		} break;
 		case NOTIFICATION_ENTER_TREE: {
 
-			if (data.pause_mode == PAUSE_MODE_INHERIT) {
+			if (data.pause_mode == PAUSE_MODE_INHERIT || data.pause_mode == PAUSE_MODE_SELF_PROCESS) {
 
 				if (data.parent)
 					data.pause_owner = data.parent->data.pause_owner;
@@ -448,7 +448,7 @@ void Node::set_pause_mode(PauseMode p_mode) {
 
 	Node *owner = NULL;
 
-	if (data.pause_mode == PAUSE_MODE_INHERIT) {
+	if (data.pause_mode == PAUSE_MODE_INHERIT || data.pause_mode == PAUSE_MODE_SELF_PROCESS) {
 
 		if (data.parent)
 			owner = data.parent->data.pause_owner;
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ Node::PauseMode Node::get_pause_mode() const {
 
 void Node::_propagate_pause_owner(Node *p_owner) {
 
-	if (this != p_owner && data.pause_mode != PAUSE_MODE_INHERIT)
+	if (this != p_owner && data.pause_mode != PAUSE_MODE_INHERIT && data.pause_mode != PAUSE_MODE_SELF_PROCESS)
 		return;
 	data.pause_owner = p_owner;
 	for (int i = 0; i < data.children.size(); i++) {
@@ -763,6 +763,8 @@ bool Node::can_process() const {
 			return false;
 		if (data.pause_mode == PAUSE_MODE_PROCESS)
 			return true;
+		if (data.pause_mode == PAUSE_MODE_SELF_PROCESS)
+			return true;
 		if (data.pause_mode == PAUSE_MODE_INHERIT) {
 
 			if (!data.pause_owner)
@@ -773,6 +775,8 @@ bool Node::can_process() const {
 
 			if (data.pause_owner->data.pause_mode == PAUSE_MODE_STOP)
 				return false;
+
+			ERR_FAIL_V(false);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2872,6 +2876,7 @@ void Node::_bind_methods() {
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(PAUSE_MODE_INHERIT);
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(PAUSE_MODE_STOP);
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(PAUSE_MODE_PROCESS);
+	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(PAUSE_MODE_SELF_PROCESS);
 
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(DUPLICATE_SIGNALS);
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(DUPLICATE_GROUPS);
@@ -2889,7 +2894,7 @@ void Node::_bind_methods() {
 	//ADD_PROPERTY( PropertyInfo( Variant::BOOL, "process/input" ), "set_process_input","is_processing_input" ) ;
 	//ADD_PROPERTY( PropertyInfo( Variant::BOOL, "process/unhandled_input" ), "set_process_unhandled_input","is_processing_unhandled_input" ) ;
 	ADD_GROUP("Pause", "pause_");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "pause_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Inherit,Stop,Process"), "set_pause_mode", "get_pause_mode");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "pause_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Inherit,Stop,Process,Self Process"), "set_pause_mode", "get_pause_mode");
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_DEPRECATED
 	//no longer exists, but remains for compatibility (keep previous scenes folded
diff --git a/scene/main/node.h b/scene/main/node.h
index 9b9ca0645547..b6f731c2588b 100644
--- a/scene/main/node.h
+++ b/scene/main/node.h
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ class Node : public Object {
 
 		PAUSE_MODE_INHERIT,
 		PAUSE_MODE_STOP,
-		PAUSE_MODE_PROCESS
+		PAUSE_MODE_PROCESS,
+		PAUSE_MODE_SELF_PROCESS,
 	};
 
 	enum DuplicateFlags {
diff --git a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
index 65cda73a231b..84d5a1520860 100644
--- a/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/scene_tree.cpp
@@ -1998,6 +1998,7 @@ SceneTree::SceneTree() {
 	//create with mainloop
 
 	root = memnew(Viewport);
+	root->set_pause_mode(Node::PAUSE_MODE_SELF_PROCESS);
 	root->set_name("root");
 	root->set_handle_input_locally(false);
 	if (!root->get_world().is_valid())
diff --git a/scene/main/viewport.cpp b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
index c02873cdeba7..9f746dec1fb7 100644
--- a/scene/main/viewport.cpp
+++ b/scene/main/viewport.cpp
@@ -366,6 +366,10 @@ void Viewport::_notification(int p_what) {
 		} break;
 		case NOTIFICATION_INTERNAL_PHYSICS_PROCESS: {
 
+			if (get_tree()->is_paused()) {
+				break;
+			}
+
 			if (get_tree()->is_debugging_collisions_hint() && contact_2d_debug.is_valid()) {
 
 				VisualServer::get_singleton()->canvas_item_clear(contact_2d_debug);