diff --git a/speech_to_text/lib/speech_to_text.dart b/speech_to_text/lib/speech_to_text.dart
index f1d1f3de..13195dcc 100644
--- a/speech_to_text/lib/speech_to_text.dart
+++ b/speech_to_text/lib/speech_to_text.dart
@@ -435,9 +435,22 @@ class SpeechToText {
       throw ListenFailedException(e.message, e.details, e.stacktrace);
     }
   }
+  void changePauseFor(Duration pauseFor) {
+    //Setup new pauseFor only if listen is active and pauseFor is different
+    if(isNotListening) {
+      throw ListenNotStartedException();
+    }
+
+    if (_pauseFor == null || _pauseFor!.compareTo(pauseFor) != 0) {
+      _listenTimer?.cancel();
+      _listenTimer = null;
+      //Ignore elapsed pause for prevent immediately stop listen
+      _setupListenAndPause(pauseFor, _listenFor, ignoreElapsedPause: true);
+    }
+  }
 
   void _setupListenAndPause(
-      Duration? initialPauseFor, Duration? initialListenFor) {
+      Duration? initialPauseFor, Duration? initialListenFor, {bool ignoreElapsedPause = false}) {
     _pauseFor = null;
     _listenFor = null;
     if (null == initialPauseFor && null == initialListenFor) {
@@ -446,7 +459,7 @@ class SpeechToText {
     var pauseFor = initialPauseFor;
     var listenFor = initialListenFor;
     if (null != pauseFor) {
-      var remainingMillis = pauseFor.inMilliseconds - _elapsedSinceSpeechEvent;
+      var remainingMillis = pauseFor.inMilliseconds - (ignoreElapsedPause ? 0 : _elapsedSinceSpeechEvent);
       pauseFor = Duration(milliseconds: max(remainingMillis, 0));
     }
     if (null != listenFor) {
@@ -658,3 +671,5 @@ class ListenFailedException implements Exception {
   final String? stackTrace;
   ListenFailedException(this.message, [this.details, this.stackTrace]);
 }
+
+class ListenNotStartedException implements Exception {}
diff --git a/speech_to_text/test/speech_to_text_test.dart b/speech_to_text/test/speech_to_text_test.dart
index b2bf4698..eab576e8 100644
--- a/speech_to_text/test/speech_to_text_test.dart
+++ b/speech_to_text/test/speech_to_text_test.dart
@@ -187,6 +187,79 @@ void main() {
         expect(speech.isListening, isTrue);
       });
     });
+    test('trows on changePauseFor when not listening', () async {
+      fakeAsync((fa) {
+        speech.initialize();
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        testPlatform.onStatus!(SpeechToText.notListeningStatus);
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        expect(speech.isListening, isFalse);
+        try {
+          speech.changePauseFor(Duration(seconds: 5));
+          fail('Should have thrown');
+        } on ListenNotStartedException {
+          // This is a good result
+        } catch (wrongE) {
+          fail('Should have been ListenNotStartedException');
+        }
+      });
+    });
+    test('stops listen after late changePauseFor with no speech', () async {
+      fakeAsync((fa) {
+        speech.initialize();
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        speech.listen(pauseFor: Duration(seconds: 2));
+        testPlatform.onStatus!(SpeechToText.listeningStatus);
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        expect(speech.isListening, isTrue);
+        fa.elapse(Duration(seconds: 1));
+        speech.changePauseFor(Duration(seconds: 5));
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        fa.elapse(Duration(seconds: 3));
+        expect(speech.isListening, isTrue);
+        fa.elapse(Duration(seconds: 2));
+        expect(speech.isListening, isFalse);
+      });
+    });
+    test('keeps listening after late changePauseFor with speech event', () async {
+      fakeAsync((fa) {
+        speech.initialize();
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        speech.listen(pauseFor: Duration(seconds: 2));
+        testPlatform.onStatus!(SpeechToText.listeningStatus);
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        fa.elapse(Duration(seconds: 1));
+        expect(speech.isListening, isTrue);
+        speech.changePauseFor(Duration(seconds: 5));
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        fa.elapse(Duration(seconds: 3));
+        expect(speech.isListening, isTrue);
+        testPlatform
+            .onTextRecognition!(TestSpeechChannelHandler.firstRecognizedJson);
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        fa.elapse(Duration(seconds: 3));
+        expect(speech.isListening, isTrue);
+      });
+    });
+    test('Stop listen after late changePauseFor without initial pauseFor', () async {
+      fakeAsync((fa) {
+        speech.initialize();
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        speech.listen();
+        testPlatform.onStatus!(SpeechToText.listeningStatus);
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        fa.elapse(Duration(seconds: 5));
+        expect(speech.isListening, isTrue);
+        fa.elapse(Duration(seconds: 1));
+        speech.changePauseFor(Duration(seconds: 5));
+        fa.elapse(Duration(seconds: 3));
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        expect(speech.isListening, isTrue);
+        fa.elapse(Duration(seconds: 2));
+        fa.flushMicrotasks();
+        expect(speech.isListening, isFalse);
+      });
+    });
     test('creates finalResult true if none provided', () async {
       fakeAsync((fa) {
         speech.initialize(finalTimeout: Duration(milliseconds: 100));