diff --git a/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/rest/resources/streams/StreamResource.java b/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/rest/resources/streams/StreamResource.java
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/rest/resources/streams/StreamResource.java
+++ b/graylog2-server/src/main/java/org/graylog2/rest/resources/streams/StreamResource.java
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ public class StreamResource extends RestResource {
         streamData.put("created_at", new DateTime(DateTimeZone.UTC));
 
         StreamImpl stream = new StreamImpl(streamData, core);
+        stream.pause();
         String id;
         try {
             stream.save();
@@ -368,6 +369,7 @@ public class StreamResource extends RestResource {
         streamData.put("created_at", new DateTime(DateTimeZone.UTC));
 
         StreamImpl stream = new StreamImpl(streamData, core);
+        stream.pause();
         String id;
         try {
             stream.save();
Newly created (or cloned) streams are paused now

Fixes #<I>