diff --git a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
index 121a7b82e8..09954c49d2 100644
--- a/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
+++ b/openstackclient/compute/v2/server.py
@@ -3130,12 +3130,13 @@ class PauseServer(command.Command):
         return parser
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
-        compute_client = self.app.client_manager.compute
+        compute_client = self.app.client_manager.sdk_connection.compute
         for server in parsed_args.server:
-            utils.find_resource(
-                compute_client.servers,
-                server
-            ).pause()
+            server_id = compute_client.find_server(
+                server,
+                ignore_missing=False,
+            ).id
+            compute_client.pause_server(server_id)
 
 
 class RebootServer(command.Command):
@@ -4674,7 +4675,6 @@ class UnlockServer(command.Command):
         return parser
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
-
         compute_client = self.app.client_manager.compute
         for server in parsed_args.server:
             utils.find_resource(
@@ -4697,13 +4697,13 @@ class UnpauseServer(command.Command):
         return parser
 
     def take_action(self, parsed_args):
-
-        compute_client = self.app.client_manager.compute
+        compute_client = self.app.client_manager.sdk_connection.compute
         for server in parsed_args.server:
-            utils.find_resource(
-                compute_client.servers,
+            server_id = compute_client.find_server(
                 server,
-            ).unpause()
+                ignore_missing=False,
+            ).id
+            compute_client.unpause_server(server_id)
 
 
 class UnrescueServer(command.Command):
diff --git a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
index 10ea07adb3..435ddb4778 100644
--- a/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
+++ b/openstackclient/tests/unit/compute/v2/test_server.py
@@ -192,6 +192,22 @@ class TestServer(compute_fakes.TestComputev2):
                 method.assert_called_with()
         self.assertIsNone(result)
 
+    def run_method_with_sdk_servers(self, method_name, server_count):
+        servers = self.setup_sdk_servers_mock(count=server_count)
+
+        arglist = [s.id for s in servers]
+        verifylist = [
+            ('server', arglist),
+        ]
+        parsed_args = self.check_parser(self.cmd, arglist, verifylist)
+
+        result = self.cmd.take_action(parsed_args)
+
+        calls = [call(s.id) for s in servers]
+        method = getattr(self.sdk_client, method_name)
+        method.assert_has_calls(calls)
+        self.assertIsNone(result)
+
 
 class TestServerAddFixedIP(TestServer):
 
@@ -6062,10 +6078,10 @@ class TestServerPause(TestServer):
         }
 
     def test_server_pause_one_server(self):
-        self.run_method_with_servers('pause', 1)
+        self.run_method_with_sdk_servers('pause_server', 1)
 
     def test_server_pause_multi_servers(self):
-        self.run_method_with_servers('pause', 3)
+        self.run_method_with_sdk_servers('pause_server', 3)
 
 
 class TestServerRebuild(TestServer):
@@ -8308,10 +8324,10 @@ class TestServerUnpause(TestServer):
         }
 
     def test_server_unpause_one_server(self):
-        self.run_method_with_servers('unpause', 1)
+        self.run_method_with_sdk_servers('unpause_server', 1)
 
     def test_server_unpause_multi_servers(self):
-        self.run_method_with_servers('unpause', 3)
+        self.run_method_with_sdk_servers('unpause_server', 3)
 
 
 class TestServerUnset(TestServer):
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/migrate-server-pause-unpause-to-sdk-d74ec8536b764af6.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/migrate-server-pause-unpause-to-sdk-d74ec8536b764af6.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2d4003489
--- /dev/null
+++ b/releasenotes/notes/migrate-server-pause-unpause-to-sdk-d74ec8536b764af6.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+features:
+  - |
+    Migrate ``server pause`` and ``server unpause`` commands from novaclient
+    to sdk.