diff --git a/pkg/harvester/components/HarvesterUpgradeProgressBarList.vue b/pkg/harvester/components/HarvesterUpgradeProgressBarList.vue
index d5ef71ca..3f6e19b2 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/components/HarvesterUpgradeProgressBarList.vue
+++ b/pkg/harvester/components/HarvesterUpgradeProgressBarList.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <script>
 import Collapse from '@shell/components/Collapse';
 import PercentageBar from '@shell/components/PercentageBar';
+import { HCI } from '../types';
+import { HCI as HCI_ANNOTATIONS } from '@pkg/harvester/config/labels-annotations';
 
 export default {
   name:       'HarvesterUpgradeProgressList',
@@ -25,13 +27,45 @@ export default {
     }
   },
 
+  async fetch() {
+    await this.$store.dispatch('harvester/findAll', { type: HCI.UPGRADE });
+  },
+
   data() {
     return { open: true };
   },
 
+  computed: {
+    showResumeButton() {
+      return this.title === 'Upgrading Node';
+    },
+    latestUpgradeCR() {
+      return this.$store.getters['harvester/all'](HCI.UPGRADE).find( (U) => U.isLatestUpgrade);
+    },
+    resumeUpgradePausedNodeEnabled() {
+      return this.$store.getters['harvester-common/getFeatureEnabled']('resumeUpgradePausedNode');
+    },
+  },
   methods: {
     handleSwitch() {
       this.open = !this.open;
+    },
+    async resumeNodeUpgrade(nodeName) {
+      if (!this.latestUpgradeCR || !nodeName) return;
+
+      try {
+        const upgradePauseMapString = this.latestUpgradeCR.metadata.annotations[HCI_ANNOTATIONS.NODE_UPGRADE_PAUSE_MAP] || '{}';
+        const upgradePauseMap = JSON.parse(upgradePauseMapString);
+
+        // update the upgrade CR annotation harvesterhci.io/node-upgrade-pause-map to unpause the node upgrade process
+        upgradePauseMap[`${ nodeName }`] = 'unpause';
+        this.latestUpgradeCR.setAnnotation(HCI_ANNOTATIONS.NODE_UPGRADE_PAUSE_MAP, JSON.stringify(upgradePauseMap));
+        await this.latestUpgradeCR.save();
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error(`unable to update harvester upgrade CR annotations: ${ this.latestUpgradeCR.id }.`, e); // eslint-disable-line no-console
+
+        return false;
+      }
     }
   }
 };
@@ -63,12 +97,28 @@ export default {
               v-for="(item, i) in list"
               :key="i"
             >
-              <p>
-                {{ item.name }} <span
-                  class="status"
-                  :class="{ [item.state]: true }"
-                >{{ item.state }}</span>
-              </p>
+              <div class="upgrade-node-header">
+                <div class="upgrade-node-title">
+                  <p>
+                    {{ item.name }}
+                  </p>
+                  <span
+                    class="status"
+                    :class="{ [item.state]: true }"
+                  >
+                    {{ item.state }}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+                <button
+                  v-if="showResumeButton && resumeUpgradePausedNodeEnabled && item.state === 'Node-upgrade paused'"
+                  type="button"
+                  class="btn bg-info btn-sm"
+                  data-testid="add-item"
+                  @click="resumeNodeUpgrade(item.name)"
+                >
+                  {{ t('action.resume') }}
+                </button>
+              </div>
               <PercentageBar
                 :model-value="item.percent"
                 preferred-direction="MORE"
@@ -102,10 +152,21 @@ export default {
     }
   }
   .custom-content {
-    margin-bottom: 14px;
-    p {
+    .upgrade-node-title {
+      flex: 1 0 80%;
+      margin-right: 10px;
+      display: flex;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+    }
+    .upgrade-node-header {
+      display:flex;
+      justify-content: space-between;
+      align-items: center;
       margin-bottom: 4px;
     }
+
+    margin-bottom: 14px;
+
     .status {
       float: right;
     }
@@ -117,6 +178,8 @@ export default {
     }
     .warning {
       color: var(--error);
+      margin-bottom: 8px;
+      margin-top: 4px;
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/components/settings/upgrade-config.vue b/pkg/harvester/components/settings/upgrade-config.vue
index 301e7cdb..f8980edf 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/components/settings/upgrade-config.vue
+++ b/pkg/harvester/components/settings/upgrade-config.vue
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import { LabeledInput } from '@components/Form/LabeledInput';
 import LabeledSelect from '@shell/components/form/LabeledSelect';
 import { RadioGroup } from '@components/Form/Radio';
 import { mapGetters } from 'vuex';
+import { allHash } from '@shell/utils/promise';
+import { NODE } from '@shell/config/types';
 
 export default {
   name: 'HarvesterUpgradeConfig',
@@ -15,6 +17,13 @@ export default {
   },
   mixins: [CreateEditView],
 
+  async fetch() {
+    const inStore = this.$store.getters['currentProduct'].inStore;
+    const hash = { nodes: this.$store.dispatch(`${ inStore }/findAll`, { type: NODE }) };
+
+    await allHash(hash);
+  },
+
   data() {
     let parseDefaultValue = {};
 
@@ -39,7 +48,25 @@ export default {
         { value: 'skip', label: 'skip' },
         { value: 'parallel', label: 'parallel' }
       ];
-    }
+    },
+    nodeUpgradeOptions() {
+      return [
+        { value: 'auto', label: 'auto' },
+        { value: 'manual', label: 'manual' }
+      ];
+    },
+    nodesOptions() {
+      const inStore = this.$store.getters['currentProduct'].inStore;
+      const nodes = this.$store.getters[`${ inStore }/all`](NODE);
+
+      return nodes.map((node) => ({ value: node.id, label: node.name }));
+    },
+    showPauseNodes() {
+      return this.parseDefaultValue.nodeUpgradeOption?.strategy?.mode === 'manual';
+    },
+    resumeUpgradePausedNodeEnabled() {
+      return this.$store.getters['harvester-common/getFeatureEnabled']('resumeUpgradePausedNode');
+    },
   },
 
   created() {
@@ -48,6 +75,18 @@ export default {
 
   methods: {
     normalizeValue(obj) {
+      // handle nodeUpgradeOption.strategy
+      if (obj?.nodeUpgradeOption?.strategy?.mode === 'auto') {
+        delete obj.nodeUpgradeOption.strategy.pauseNodes;
+      }
+
+      if (obj?.nodeUpgradeOption?.strategy?.mode === 'manual') {
+        if (!Array.isArray(obj.nodeUpgradeOption.strategy.pauseNodes)) {
+          obj.nodeUpgradeOption.strategy.pauseNodes = this.nodesOptions.map((node) => node.value);
+        }
+      }
+
+      // handle imagePreloadOption.strategy
       if (!obj.imagePreloadOption) {
         obj.imagePreloadOption = { strategy: { type: 'sequential' } };
       }
@@ -105,8 +144,8 @@ export default {
         this.update();
       },
       deep: true
-    }
-  }
+    },
+  },
 };
 </script>
 
@@ -144,6 +183,28 @@ export default {
           :labels="[t('generic.enabled'), t('generic.disabled')]"
           @update:value="update"
         />
+        <div v-if="resumeUpgradePausedNodeEnabled">
+          <label class="mb-5"><b>{{ t('harvester.setting.upgrade.nodeUpgradeOption') }}</b></label>
+          <LabeledSelect
+            v-model:value="parseDefaultValue.nodeUpgradeOption.strategy.mode"
+            class="mb-20 label-select"
+            :mode="mode"
+            :label="t('harvester.setting.upgrade.strategy')"
+            :options="nodeUpgradeOptions"
+            @update:value="update"
+          />
+          <LabeledSelect
+            v-if="showPauseNodes"
+            v-model:value="parseDefaultValue.nodeUpgradeOption.strategy.pauseNodes"
+            class="mb-20 label-select"
+            :clearable="true"
+            :multiple="true"
+            :mode="mode"
+            :label="t('harvester.setting.upgrade.pauseNodes')"
+            :options="nodesOptions"
+            @update:value="update"
+          />
+        </div>
         <div
           v-if="errors.length"
           class="error"
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/config/feature-flags.js b/pkg/harvester/config/feature-flags.js
index e50033ad..fb0bdfe4 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/config/feature-flags.js
+++ b/pkg/harvester/config/feature-flags.js
@@ -54,8 +54,11 @@ const FEATURE_FLAGS = {
     'lhV2VolExpansion',
     'l2VlanTrunkMode',
     'kubevirtMigration',
-    'hotplugNic'
-  ]
+    'hotplugNic',
+    'resumeUpgradePausedNode',
+  ],
+  'v1.7.1': [],
+  'v1.8.0': []
 };
 
 const generateFeatureFlags = () => {
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/config/labels-annotations.js b/pkg/harvester/config/labels-annotations.js
index 541c7b69..a04d5e0d 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/config/labels-annotations.js
+++ b/pkg/harvester/config/labels-annotations.js
@@ -78,4 +78,5 @@ export const HCI = {
   VOLUME_MODE_ACCESS_MODES:         'cdi.harvesterhci.io/storageProfileVolumeModeAccessModes',
   VOLUME_SNAPSHOT_CLASS:            'cdi.harvesterhci.io/storageProfileVolumeSnapshotClass',
   MAC_ADDRESS:                      'harvesterhci.io/mac-address',
+  NODE_UPGRADE_PAUSE_MAP:           'harvesterhci.io/node-upgrade-pause-map',
 };
diff --git a/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml b/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml
index bd8db38d..6d527f74 100644
--- a/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml
+++ b/pkg/harvester/l10n/en-us.yaml
@@ -1295,7 +1295,10 @@ harvester:
       deleteImage: Please select an image to delete.
       deleteSuccess: "{name} deleted successfully."
       imagePreloadStrategy: Image Preload Strategy
+      nodeUpgradeOption: Node Upgrade Option
       restoreVM: Restore VM
+      strategy: Strategy
+      pauseNodes: Pause Nodes
       strategyType: Strategy Type
       concurrency: Concurrency
     harvesterMonitoring: