diff --git a/apps/plugins/brickmania.c b/apps/plugins/brickmania.c
index 2bd01e74ed..6eb21fe4f8 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/brickmania.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/brickmania.c
@@ -1740,6 +1740,12 @@ int game_loop(void)
             int move_button,button;
             int button_right,button_left;
             button=rb->button_get(false);
+
+#ifdef HAS_BUTTON_HOLD
+            if (rb->button_hold())
+            button = QUIT;
+#endif
+
             move_button=rb->button_status();
 
             button_right=((move_button & RIGHT) || (SCROLL_FWD(button)));
diff --git a/apps/plugins/bubbles.c b/apps/plugins/bubbles.c
index f2676f7ff1..11e415867e 100755
--- a/apps/plugins/bubbles.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/bubbles.c
@@ -2368,6 +2368,12 @@ static int bubbles_handlebuttons(struct game_context* bb, bool animblock,
     long start;
 
     button = rb->button_get_w_tmo(timeout);
+
+#ifdef HAS_BUTTON_HOLD
+        if (rb->button_hold())
+        button = BUBBLES_START;
+#endif
+
     switch(button){
         case (BUBBLES_LEFT|BUTTON_REPEAT):
             if(bb->angle > MIN_ANGLE) bb->angle -= 4;
diff --git a/apps/plugins/pacbox/pacbox.c b/apps/plugins/pacbox/pacbox.c
index 7b524a7ee5..d66c6377b9 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/pacbox/pacbox.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/pacbox/pacbox.c
@@ -283,6 +283,11 @@ static int gameProc( void )
         /* Check the button status */
         status = rb->button_status();
 
+#ifdef HAS_BUTTON_HOLD
+        if (rb->button_hold())
+        status = PACMAN_MENU;
+#endif
+
         if ((status & PACMAN_MENU) == PACMAN_MENU
 #ifdef PACMAN_RC_MENU
             || status == PACMAN_RC_MENU
diff --git a/apps/plugins/snake.c b/apps/plugins/snake.c
index 55b3cbf18a..ab8e5f327e 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/snake.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/snake.c
@@ -267,6 +267,12 @@ void game (void) {
         rb->sleep(HZ/level);
 
         button=rb->button_get(false);
+        
+#ifdef HAS_BUTTON_HOLD
+        if (rb->button_hold())
+        button = SNAKE_PLAYPAUSE;
+#endif
+
         switch (button) {
              case SNAKE_UP:
                  if (dir!=2) dir=0;
diff --git a/apps/plugins/snake2.c b/apps/plugins/snake2.c
index f3dc4bed94..bb89d86cf5 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/snake2.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/snake2.c
@@ -1113,6 +1113,12 @@ void game (void)
         rb->sleep(HZ/speed);
 
         button = rb->button_get(false);
+
+#ifdef HAS_BUTTON_HOLD
+        if (rb->button_hold())
+        button = SNAKE2_PLAYPAUSE;
+#endif
+
         switch (button)
         {
              case SNAKE2_UP:
diff --git a/apps/plugins/spacerocks.c b/apps/plugins/spacerocks.c
index 32ab4bdcda..2cc3db9161 100755
--- a/apps/plugins/spacerocks.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/spacerocks.c
@@ -1525,6 +1525,12 @@ enum plugin_status start_game(void)
             
             rb->lcd_update();
             button = rb->button_get(false);
+
+#ifdef HAS_BUTTON_HOLD
+        if (rb->button_hold())
+        game_state = PAUSE_MODE;
+#endif
+
             switch(button)
             {
             case(AST_PAUSE):
diff --git a/apps/plugins/wormlet.c b/apps/plugins/wormlet.c
index 1da772dbbc..7dc0ecdf90 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/wormlet.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/wormlet.c
@@ -1479,6 +1479,11 @@ static int run(void)
         int i;
         long cycle_duration=0;
 
+#ifdef HAS_BUTTON_HOLD
+        if (rb->button_hold())
+        paused = true;
+#endif
+
         switch (button) {
             case BTN_STARTPAUSE:
                 paused = !paused;
diff --git a/apps/plugins/xobox.c b/apps/plugins/xobox.c
index 3ae9e22c1e..bf2d96e743 100644
--- a/apps/plugins/xobox.c
+++ b/apps/plugins/xobox.c
@@ -766,6 +766,14 @@ static int xobox_loop (void)
 
     while (!quit) {
         end = *rb->current_tick + (CYCLETIME * HZ) / 1000;
+
+#ifdef HAS_BUTTON_HOLD
+        if (rb->button_hold()) {
+        pause = true;
+        rb->splash (HZ, true, "PAUSED");
+        }
+#endif
+
         button = rb->button_get_w_tmo (true);
         switch (button) {
             case UP:
diff --git a/docs/CREDITS b/docs/CREDITS
index e71ae8ca11..269c558c30 100644
--- a/docs/CREDITS
+++ b/docs/CREDITS
@@ -217,3 +217,4 @@ Paul Louden
 Rainer Sinsch
 Plácido Revilla
 Michael Sevakis
+Lukas Sabota