diff --git a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/statemachine/impl/BaseStateMachine.java b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/statemachine/impl/BaseStateMachine.java
index 3f18ee538b..51ffecae13 100644
--- a/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/statemachine/impl/BaseStateMachine.java
+++ b/ratis-server/src/main/java/org/apache/ratis/statemachine/impl/BaseStateMachine.java
@@ -101,10 +101,14 @@ public SnapshotInfo getLatestSnapshot() {
 
   @Override
   public void pause() {
+    lifeCycle.transitionIfValid(LifeCycle.State.PAUSING);
+    lifeCycle.transitionIfValid(LifeCycle.State.PAUSED);
   }
 
   @Override
   public void reinitialize() throws IOException {
+    lifeCycle.transitionIfValid(LifeCycle.State.STARTING);
+    lifeCycle.transitionIfValid(LifeCycle.State.RUNNING);
   }
 
   @Override
diff --git a/ratis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/ratis/statemachine/impl/TestBaseStateMachine.java b/ratis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/ratis/statemachine/impl/TestBaseStateMachine.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6610a02062
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ratis-server/src/test/java/org/apache/ratis/statemachine/impl/TestBaseStateMachine.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.apache.ratis.statemachine.impl;
+
+import org.apache.ratis.util.LifeCycle;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class TestBaseStateMachine {
+  @Test
+  public void testPauseAndReinitializeUpdateLifecycle() throws Exception {
+    final BaseStateMachine stateMachine = new BaseStateMachine();
+    stateMachine.getLifeCycle().transition(LifeCycle.State.STARTING);
+    stateMachine.getLifeCycle().transition(LifeCycle.State.RUNNING);
+
+    stateMachine.pause();
+    Assertions.assertEquals(LifeCycle.State.PAUSED, stateMachine.getLifeCycleState());
+
+    stateMachine.reinitialize();
+    Assertions.assertEquals(LifeCycle.State.RUNNING, stateMachine.getLifeCycleState());
+  }
+}