diff --git a/src/AudacityApp.h b/src/AudacityApp.h
index 60ba23038..9f3906478 100644
--- a/src/AudacityApp.h
+++ b/src/AudacityApp.h
@@ -92,10 +92,10 @@ enum CommandFlag : unsigned long long
    IsRealtimeNotActiveFlag= 0x10000000,  //lll
    CaptureNotBusyFlag     = 0x20000000,
    CanStopAudioStreamFlag = 0x40000000,
-   AudioStreamNotScrubbingFlag
-                          = 0x80000000ULL, // prl
    RulerHasFocus
-                         = 0x100000000ULL, // prl
+                          = 0x80000000ULL, // prl
+//   nextOneHas33BitsWow
+//                        = 0x100000000ULL, // prl
 
    NoFlagsSpecifed        = ~0ULL
 };
diff --git a/src/Menus.cpp b/src/Menus.cpp
index a7110fe45..57c7e3af0 100644
--- a/src/Menus.cpp
+++ b/src/Menus.cpp
@@ -754,9 +754,7 @@ void AudacityProject::CreateMenusAndCommands()
       // Scrubbing sub-menu
       GetScrubber().AddMenuItems();
 
-      c->AddItem(wxT("Pause"), _("&Pause"), FN(OnPause), wxT("P"),
-                 c->GetDefaultFlags() | AudioStreamNotScrubbingFlag,
-                 c->GetDefaultMask()  | AudioStreamNotScrubbingFlag);
+      c->AddItem(wxT("Pause"), _("&Pause"), FN(OnPause), wxT("P"));
       c->AddItem(wxT("SkipStart"), _("S&kip to Start"), FN(OnSkipStart), wxT("Home"),
                  AudioIONotBusyFlag, AudioIONotBusyFlag);
       c->AddItem(wxT("SkipEnd"), _("Skip to E&nd"), FN(OnSkipEnd), wxT("End"),
@@ -1776,9 +1774,6 @@ CommandFlag AudacityProject::GetUpdateFlags()
    if (bar->ControlToolBar::CanStopAudioStream())
       flags |= CanStopAudioStreamFlag;
 
-   if(!GetScrubber().HasStartedScrubbing())
-      flags |= AudioStreamNotScrubbingFlag;
-
    return flags;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
index 042c3de14..764cb757f 100644
--- a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
+++ b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.cpp
@@ -431,9 +431,7 @@ void ControlToolBar::EnableDisableButtons()
    mFF->SetEnabled(tracks && !playing && !recording);
 
    auto pProject = GetActiveProject();
-   mPause->SetEnabled(CanStopAudioStream() &&
-                      !(pProject &&
-                        pProject->GetScrubber().HasStartedScrubbing()));
+   mPause->SetEnabled(CanStopAudioStream());
 }
 
 void ControlToolBar::SetPlay(bool down, PlayAppearance appearance)
@@ -479,7 +477,12 @@ void ControlToolBar::SetRecord(bool down, bool append)
    EnableDisableButtons();
 }
 
-bool ControlToolBar::IsRecordDown()
+bool ControlToolBar::IsPauseDown() const
+{
+   return mPause->IsDown();
+}
+
+bool ControlToolBar::IsRecordDown() const
 {
    return mRecord->IsDown();
 }
@@ -1090,12 +1093,6 @@ void ControlToolBar::OnPause(wxCommandEvent & WXUNUSED(evt))
       return;
    }
 
-#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_SCRUBBING_SUPPORT
-   if (gAudioIO->IsScrubbing())
-      // Pausing does not make sense.  Force the button
-      // to pop up below.
-      mPaused = true;
-#endif
 
    if(mPaused)
    {
@@ -1108,7 +1105,15 @@ void ControlToolBar::OnPause(wxCommandEvent & WXUNUSED(evt))
       mPaused=true;
    }
 
-   gAudioIO->SetPaused(mPaused);
+#ifdef EXPERIMENTAL_SCRUBBING_SUPPORT
+   if (gAudioIO->IsScrubbing())
+      GetActiveProject()->GetScrubber().Pause(mPaused);
+   else
+#endif
+   {
+      gAudioIO->SetPaused(mPaused);
+   }
+
    UpdateStatusBar(GetActiveProject());
 }
 
@@ -1190,22 +1195,22 @@ int ControlToolBar::WidthForStatusBar(wxStatusBar* const sb)
    int xMax = 0;
    const auto pauseString = wxT(" ") + wxGetTranslation(mStatePause);
 
-   auto update = [&] (const wxString &state, bool pauseToo) {
+   auto update = [&] (const wxString &state) {
       int x, y;
       sb->GetTextExtent(
-         wxGetTranslation(state) + ( pauseToo ? pauseString : wxString{} ) + wxT("."),
+         wxGetTranslation(state) + pauseString + wxT("."),
          &x, &y
       );
       xMax = std::max(x, xMax);
    };
 
-   update(mStatePlay, true);
-   update(mStateStop, true);
-   update(mStateRecord, true);
+   update(mStatePlay);
+   update(mStateStop);
+   update(mStateRecord);
 
    // Note that Scrubbing + Paused is not allowed.
    for(const auto &state : Scrubber::GetAllUntranslatedStatusStrings())
-      update(state, false);
+      update(state);
 
    return xMax + 30;    // added constant needed because xMax isn't large enough for some reason, plus some space.
 }
diff --git a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.h b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.h
index c4244e0f5..989e3a168 100644
--- a/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.h
+++ b/src/toolbars/ControlToolBar.h
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ class ControlToolBar final : public ToolBar {
    void SetStop(bool down);
    void SetRecord(bool down, bool append=false);
 
-   bool IsRecordDown();
+   bool IsPauseDown() const;
+   bool IsRecordDown() const;
 
    // A project is only allowed to stop an audio stream that it owns.
    bool CanStopAudioStream ();
diff --git a/src/tracks/ui/Scrubbing.cpp b/src/tracks/ui/Scrubbing.cpp
index 00893bbaa..b096fd967 100644
--- a/src/tracks/ui/Scrubbing.cpp
+++ b/src/tracks/ui/Scrubbing.cpp
@@ -210,9 +210,6 @@ void Scrubber::MarkScrubStart(
 
    ctb->SetPlay(true, ControlToolBar::PlayAppearance::Scrub);
 
-   // This disables the pause button.
-   ctb->EnableDisableButtons();
-
    ctb->UpdateStatusBar(mProject);
 
    mScrubStartPosition = xx;
@@ -469,12 +466,17 @@ void Scrubber::HandleScrollWheel(int steps)
    }
 }
 
+void Scrubber::Pause( bool paused )
+{
+   mScrubHasFocus = !paused;
+}
+
 void Scrubber::OnActivateOrDeactivateApp(wxActivateEvent &event)
 {
    if (event.GetActive())
-      mScrubHasFocus = IsScrubbing();
+      Pause(!IsScrubbing() || mProject->GetControlToolBar()->IsPauseDown());
    else
-      mScrubHasFocus = false;
+      Pause(true);
 
    event.Skip();
 }
diff --git a/src/tracks/ui/Scrubbing.h b/src/tracks/ui/Scrubbing.h
index 9a1a6d797..92e631929 100644
--- a/src/tracks/ui/Scrubbing.h
+++ b/src/tracks/ui/Scrubbing.h
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ public:
    // All possible status strings.
    static std::vector<wxString> GetAllUntranslatedStatusStrings();
 
+   void Pause(bool paused);
+
 private:
    void DoScrub(bool scroll, bool seek);
    void OnActivateOrDeactivateApp(wxActivateEvent & event);