diff --git a/services/postprocessing/pkg/postprocessing/postprocessing.go b/services/postprocessing/pkg/postprocessing/postprocessing.go
index bb4eaf512..29188e7dc 100644
--- a/services/postprocessing/pkg/postprocessing/postprocessing.go
+++ b/services/postprocessing/pkg/postprocessing/postprocessing.go
@@ -17,9 +17,16 @@ type Postprocessing struct {
 	Filesize   uint64
 	ResourceID *provider.ResourceId
 	Steps      []events.Postprocessingstep
+	Status     Status
 	PPDelay    time.Duration
 }
 
+// Status is helper struct to show current postprocessing status
+type Status struct {
+	CurrentStep events.Postprocessingstep
+	Outcome     events.PostprocessingOutcome
+}
+
 // New returns a new postprocessing instance
 func New(uploadID string, uploadURL string, user *user.User, filename string, filesize uint64, resourceID *provider.ResourceId, steps []events.Postprocessingstep, delay time.Duration) *Postprocessing {
 	return &Postprocessing{
@@ -40,7 +47,7 @@ func (pp *Postprocessing) Init(ev events.BytesReceived) interface{} {
 		return pp.finished(events.PPOutcomeContinue)
 	}
 
-	return pp.nextStep(pp.Steps[0])
+	return pp.step(pp.Steps[0])
 }
 
 // NextStep returns the next postprocessing step
@@ -54,6 +61,14 @@ func (pp *Postprocessing) NextStep(ev events.PostprocessingStepFinished) interfa
 	}
 }
 
+// CurrentStep returns the current postprocessing step
+func (pp *Postprocessing) CurrentStep() interface{} {
+	if pp.Status.Outcome != "" {
+		return pp.finished(pp.Status.Outcome)
+	}
+	return pp.step(pp.Status.CurrentStep)
+}
+
 // Delay will sleep the configured time then continue
 func (pp *Postprocessing) Delay(ev events.StartPostprocessingStep) interface{} {
 	time.Sleep(pp.PPDelay)
@@ -64,13 +79,14 @@ func (pp *Postprocessing) next(current events.Postprocessingstep) interface{} {
 	l := len(pp.Steps)
 	for i, s := range pp.Steps {
 		if s == current && i+1 < l {
-			return pp.nextStep(pp.Steps[i+1])
+			return pp.step(pp.Steps[i+1])
 		}
 	}
 	return pp.finished(events.PPOutcomeContinue)
 }
 
-func (pp *Postprocessing) nextStep(next events.Postprocessingstep) events.StartPostprocessingStep {
+func (pp *Postprocessing) step(next events.Postprocessingstep) events.StartPostprocessingStep {
+	pp.Status.CurrentStep = next
 	return events.StartPostprocessingStep{
 		UploadID:      pp.ID,
 		URL:           pp.URL,
@@ -83,6 +99,7 @@ func (pp *Postprocessing) nextStep(next events.Postprocessingstep) events.StartP
 }
 
 func (pp *Postprocessing) finished(outcome events.PostprocessingOutcome) events.PostprocessingFinished {
+	pp.Status.Outcome = outcome
 	return events.PostprocessingFinished{
 		UploadID:      pp.ID,
 		ExecutingUser: pp.User,
diff --git a/services/postprocessing/pkg/service/service.go b/services/postprocessing/pkg/service/service.go
index b6ce3fba5..b68f06e7c 100644
--- a/services/postprocessing/pkg/service/service.go
+++ b/services/postprocessing/pkg/service/service.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ func NewPostprocessingService(stream events.Stream, logger log.Logger, sto store
 		events.StartPostprocessingStep{},
 		events.UploadReady{},
 		events.PostprocessingStepFinished{},
+		events.ResumePostprocessing{},
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
@@ -46,10 +47,15 @@ func NewPostprocessingService(stream events.Stream, logger log.Logger, sto store
 // Run to fulfil Runner interface
 func (pps *PostprocessingService) Run() error {
 	for e := range pps.events {
-		var next interface{}
+		var (
+			next interface{}
+			pp   *postprocessing.Postprocessing
+			err  error
+		)
+
 		switch ev := e.Event.(type) {
 		case events.BytesReceived:
-			pp := postprocessing.New(ev.UploadID, ev.URL, ev.ExecutingUser, ev.Filename, ev.Filesize, ev.ResourceID, pps.steps, pps.c.Delayprocessing)
+			pp = postprocessing.New(ev.UploadID, ev.URL, ev.ExecutingUser, ev.Filename, ev.Filesize, ev.ResourceID, pps.steps, pps.c.Delayprocessing)
 			if err := storePP(pps.store, pp); err != nil {
 				pps.log.Error().Str("uploadID", ev.UploadID).Err(err).Msg("cannot store upload")
 				continue
@@ -61,7 +67,7 @@ func (pps *PostprocessingService) Run() error {
 				// no current upload - this was an on demand scan
 				continue
 			}
-			pp, err := getPP(pps.store, ev.UploadID)
+			pp, err = getPP(pps.store, ev.UploadID)
 			if err != nil {
 				pps.log.Error().Str("uploadID", ev.UploadID).Err(err).Msg("cannot get upload")
 				continue
@@ -71,7 +77,7 @@ func (pps *PostprocessingService) Run() error {
 			if ev.StepToStart != events.PPStepDelay {
 				continue
 			}
-			pp, err := getPP(pps.store, ev.UploadID)
+			pp, err = getPP(pps.store, ev.UploadID)
 			if err != nil {
 				pps.log.Error().Str("uploadID", ev.UploadID).Err(err).Msg("cannot get upload")
 				continue
@@ -83,8 +89,21 @@ func (pps *PostprocessingService) Run() error {
 				pps.log.Error().Str("uploadID", ev.UploadID).Err(err).Msg("cannot delete upload")
 				continue
 			}
+		case events.ResumePostprocessing:
+			pp, err = getPP(pps.store, ev.UploadID)
+			if err != nil {
+				pps.log.Error().Str("uploadID", ev.UploadID).Err(err).Msg("cannot get upload")
+				continue
+			}
+			next = pp.CurrentStep()
 		}
 
+		if pp != nil {
+			if err := storePP(pps.store, pp); err != nil {
+				pps.log.Error().Str("uploadID", pp.ID).Err(err).Msg("cannot store upload")
+				// TODO: should we continue here?
+			}
+		}
 		if next != nil {
 			if err := events.Publish(pps.pub, next); err != nil {
 				pps.log.Error().Err(err).Msg("unable to publish event")