diff --git a/ios/RiveReactNativeView.swift b/ios/RiveReactNativeView.swift
index b2406b6..98256c5 100644
--- a/ios/RiveReactNativeView.swift
+++ b/ios/RiveReactNativeView.swift
@@ -178,8 +178,12 @@ class RiveReactNativeView: UIView, PlayDelegate, PauseDelegate, StopDelegate, Lo
         
     }
     
-    @objc func pause() {
-        riveView.pause()
+    func pause(animationNames: [String], areStateMachines: Bool) {
+        if animationNames.isEmpty {
+            riveView.pause()
+        } else {
+            riveView.pause(animationNames: animationNames, isStateMachine: areStateMachines)
+        }
     }
     
     //    func updateArtboard(_ artboard: RiveArtboard) {
diff --git a/ios/RiveReactNativeViewManager.swift b/ios/RiveReactNativeViewManager.swift
index b051ea6..4599c0a 100644
--- a/ios/RiveReactNativeViewManager.swift
+++ b/ios/RiveReactNativeViewManager.swift
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ class RiveReactNativeViewManager: RCTViewManager {
     @objc func pause(_ node: NSNumber, animationNames: [String], areStateMachines: Bool) {
         DispatchQueue.main.async {
             let component = self.bridge.uiManager.view(forReactTag: node) as! RiveReactNativeView
-            component.pause()
+            component.pause(animationNames: animationNames, areStateMachines: areStateMachines)
         }
     }