@@ -523,8 +523,18 @@ func (clnt *client) Restore(containerID string, attachStdio StdioCallback, optio

 	if err := clnt.Signal(containerID, int(syscall.SIGTERM)); err != nil {

 		logrus.Errorf("libcontainerd: error sending sigterm to %v: %v", containerID, err)

 	}

+

 	// Let the main loop handle the exit event

 	clnt.remote.Unlock()

+

+	if ev != nil && ev.Type == StatePause {

+		// resume container, it depends on the main loop, so we do it after Unlock()

+		logrus.Debugf("libcontainerd: %s was paused, resuming it so it can die", containerID)

+		if err := clnt.Resume(containerID); err != nil {

+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to resume container: %v", err)

+		}

+	}

+

 	select {

 	case <-time.After(10 * time.Second):

 		if err := clnt.Signal(containerID, int(syscall.SIGKILL)); err != nil {