diff --git a/src/EventListener.cpp b/src/EventListener.cpp
index 11b321b..a985125 100644
--- a/src/EventListener.cpp
+++ b/src/EventListener.cpp
@@ -167,6 +167,9 @@ auto EventListener::ProcessEvent(
 					item->ActivateRef(RE::PlayerCharacter::GetSingleton(), 0, nullptr, item->extraList.GetCount(), false);
 				}
 			});
+			if (RE::UI::GetSingleton()->GameIsPaused()) {
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 
 		// Without this delay, the event listener is reactivated before the last activation event fires, creating a chain of events.