diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxySelector.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxySelector.cs
index 8ba16c810..1012932e8 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxySelector.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxySelector.cs
@@ -26,8 +26,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
         Dictionary<string, QBittorrentLabel> GetLabels(QBittorrentSettings settings);
         void SetTorrentSeedingConfiguration(string hash, TorrentSeedConfiguration seedConfiguration, QBittorrentSettings settings);
         void MoveTorrentToTopInQueue(string hash, QBittorrentSettings settings);
-        void PauseTorrent(string hash, QBittorrentSettings settings);
-        void ResumeTorrent(string hash, QBittorrentSettings settings);
         void SetForceStart(string hash, bool enabled, QBittorrentSettings settings);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV1.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV1.cs
index b26e4929f..aeecf4473 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV1.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV1.cs
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
             {
                 request.AddFormParameter("paused", false);
             }
-            else if ((QBittorrentState)settings.InitialState == QBittorrentState.Pause)
+            else if ((QBittorrentState)settings.InitialState == QBittorrentState.Stop)
             {
                 request.AddFormParameter("paused", true);
             }
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
             {
                 request.AddFormParameter("paused", false);
             }
-            else if ((QBittorrentState)settings.InitialState == QBittorrentState.Pause)
+            else if ((QBittorrentState)settings.InitialState == QBittorrentState.Stop)
             {
                 request.AddFormParameter("paused", true);
             }
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
             catch (DownloadClientException ex)
             {
                 // if setCategory fails due to method not being found, then try older setLabel command for qBittorrent < v.3.3.5
-                if (ex.InnerException is HttpException && (ex.InnerException as HttpException).Response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
+                if (ex.InnerException is HttpException httpException && httpException.Response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
                 {
                     var setLabelRequest = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/command/setLabel")
                                                                 .Post()
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
             catch (DownloadClientException ex)
             {
                 // qBittorrent rejects all Prio commands with 403: Forbidden if Options -> BitTorrent -> Torrent Queueing is not enabled
-                if (ex.InnerException is HttpException && (ex.InnerException as HttpException).Response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Forbidden)
+                if (ex.InnerException is HttpException httpException && httpException.Response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Forbidden)
                 {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -266,22 +266,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
             }
         }
 
-        public void PauseTorrent(string hash, QBittorrentSettings settings)
-        {
-            var request = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/command/pause")
-                                                .Post()
-                                                .AddFormParameter("hash", hash);
-            ProcessRequest(request, settings);
-        }
-
-        public void ResumeTorrent(string hash, QBittorrentSettings settings)
-        {
-            var request = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/command/resume")
-                                                .Post()
-                                                .AddFormParameter("hash", hash);
-            ProcessRequest(request, settings);
-        }
-
         public void SetForceStart(string hash, bool enabled, QBittorrentSettings settings)
         {
             var request = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/command/setForceStart")
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs
index 5aca88f50..02e32011c 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentProxyV2.cs
@@ -246,14 +246,20 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
                 request.AddFormParameter("category", settings.MusicCategory);
             }
 
-            // Note: ForceStart is handled by separate api call
-            if ((QBittorrentState)settings.InitialState == QBittorrentState.Start)
+            // Avoid extraneous API version check if initial state is ForceStart
+            if ((QBittorrentState)settings.InitialState is QBittorrentState.Start or QBittorrentState.Stop)
             {
-                request.AddFormParameter("paused", false);
-            }
-            else if ((QBittorrentState)settings.InitialState == QBittorrentState.Pause)
-            {
-                request.AddFormParameter("paused", true);
+                var stoppedParameterName = GetApiVersion(settings) >= new Version(2, 11, 0) ? "stopped" : "paused";
+
+                // Note: ForceStart is handled by separate api call
+                if ((QBittorrentState)settings.InitialState == QBittorrentState.Start)
+                {
+                    request.AddFormParameter(stoppedParameterName, false);
+                }
+                else if ((QBittorrentState)settings.InitialState == QBittorrentState.Stop)
+                {
+                    request.AddFormParameter(stoppedParameterName, true);
+                }
             }
 
             if (settings.SequentialOrder)
@@ -291,7 +297,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
             catch (DownloadClientException ex)
             {
                 // setShareLimits was added in api v2.0.1 so catch it case of the unlikely event that someone has api v2.0
-                if (ex.InnerException is HttpException && (ex.InnerException as HttpException).Response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
+                if (ex.InnerException is HttpException httpException && httpException.Response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.NotFound)
                 {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -313,7 +319,7 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
             catch (DownloadClientException ex)
             {
                 // qBittorrent rejects all Prio commands with 409: Conflict if Options -> BitTorrent -> Torrent Queueing is not enabled
-                if (ex.InnerException is HttpException && (ex.InnerException as HttpException).Response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Conflict)
+                if (ex.InnerException is HttpException httpException && httpException.Response.StatusCode == HttpStatusCode.Conflict)
                 {
                     return;
                 }
@@ -322,22 +328,6 @@ namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
             }
         }
 
-        public void PauseTorrent(string hash, QBittorrentSettings settings)
-        {
-            var request = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/api/v2/torrents/pause")
-                                                .Post()
-                                                .AddFormParameter("hashes", hash);
-            ProcessRequest(request, settings);
-        }
-
-        public void ResumeTorrent(string hash, QBittorrentSettings settings)
-        {
-            var request = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/api/v2/torrents/resume")
-                                                .Post()
-                                                .AddFormParameter("hashes", hash);
-            ProcessRequest(request, settings);
-        }
-
         public void SetForceStart(string hash, bool enabled, QBittorrentSettings settings)
         {
             var request = BuildRequest(settings).Resource("/api/v2/torrents/setForceStart")
diff --git a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentState.cs b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentState.cs
index 56c5ddf1a..b8fddbc11 100644
--- a/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentState.cs
+++ b/src/NzbDrone.Core/Download/Clients/QBittorrent/QBittorrentState.cs
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
+using NzbDrone.Core.Annotations;
+
 namespace NzbDrone.Core.Download.Clients.QBittorrent
 {
     public enum QBittorrentState
     {
+        [FieldOption(Label = "Started")]
         Start = 0,
+
+        [FieldOption(Label = "Force Started")]
         ForceStart = 1,
-        Pause = 2
+
+        [FieldOption(Label = "Stopped")]
+        Stop = 2
     }
 }