diff --git a/gui/button.cpp b/gui/button.cpp
index c28ff8a3..1ba52a10 100644
--- a/gui/button.cpp
+++ b/gui/button.cpp
@@ -16,3 +16,8 @@ GtkWidget *make_play_button(GtkIconSize size)
 {
 	return make_button(GTK_STOCK_MEDIA_PLAY, size);
 }
+
+GtkWidget *make_pause_button(GtkIconSize size)
+{
+	return make_button(GTK_STOCK_MEDIA_PAUSE, size);
+}
diff --git a/gui/ocarina.cpp b/gui/ocarina.cpp
index 522b4b6e..27bd696b 100644
--- a/gui/ocarina.cpp
+++ b/gui/ocarina.cpp
@@ -5,11 +5,21 @@
 
 void ocarina_init(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-	GtkWidget *button;
+	GtkWidget *play;
+	GtkWidget *pause;
+	GtkWidget *hbox;
+
 	gtk_init(&argc, &argv);
 	window_init();
-	button = make_play_button(GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU);
-	window_add(button);
+
+	hbox  = gtk_hbox_new(FALSE, 0);
+	play  = make_play_button(GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU);
+	pause = make_pause_button(GTK_ICON_SIZE_MENU);
+
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), play,  FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+	gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(hbox), pause, FALSE, FALSE, 0);
+	gtk_widget_show(hbox);
+	window_add(hbox);
 	gtk_main();
 }
 
diff --git a/include/ocarina/button.h b/include/ocarina/button.h
index 8767b2a5..0fddec76 100644
--- a/include/ocarina/button.h
+++ b/include/ocarina/button.h
@@ -8,5 +8,6 @@ using namespace std;
 
 GtkWidget *make_button(const gchar *, GtkIconSize);
 GtkWidget *make_play_button(GtkIconSize);
+GtkWidget *make_pause_button(GtkIconSize);
 
 #endif /* OCARINA_BUTTON_H */