diff --git a/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/predicates/NodePredicates.java b/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/predicates/NodePredicates.java
index 65d2a3f0ef..70d1590d8e 100644
--- a/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/predicates/NodePredicates.java
+++ b/compute/src/main/java/org/jclouds/compute/predicates/NodePredicates.java
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ public class NodePredicates {
 
       @Override
       public String toString() {
-         return "RUNNING";
+         return Status.RUNNING.toString();
       }
    };
 
@@ -269,7 +269,22 @@ public class NodePredicates {
 
       @Override
       public String toString() {
-         return "TERMINATED";
+         return Status.TERMINATED.toString();
+      }
+   };
+
+   /**
+    * Match nodes with State == SUSPENDED
+    */
+   public static final Predicate<NodeMetadata> SUSPENDED = new Predicate<NodeMetadata>() {
+      @Override
+      public boolean apply(NodeMetadata nodeMetadata) {
+         return nodeMetadata.getStatus() == Status.SUSPENDED;
+      }
+
+      @Override
+      public String toString() {
+         return Status.SUSPENDED.toString();
       }
    };
 
diff --git a/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/predicates/AtomicNodePredicatesTest.java b/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/predicates/AtomicNodePredicatesTest.java
index f4e969d56b..2e056dcac7 100644
--- a/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/predicates/AtomicNodePredicatesTest.java
+++ b/compute/src/test/java/org/jclouds/compute/predicates/AtomicNodePredicatesTest.java
@@ -135,21 +135,31 @@ public class AtomicNodePredicatesTest {
    public void testNodeRunningReturnsTrueWhenRunning() {
       expect(node.getStatus()).andReturn(Status.RUNNING).atLeastOnce();
       expect(node.getBackendStatus()).andReturn(null).atLeastOnce();
-      replay(node);
-      replay(computeService);
+      replay(node, computeService);
 
       AtomicNodeRunning nodeRunning = new AtomicNodeRunning(computeService);
       AtomicReference<NodeMetadata> reference = Atomics.newReference(node);
       Assert.assertTrue(nodeRunning.apply(reference));
       Assert.assertEquals(reference.get(), node);
    }
+   
+   @Test
+   public void testNodeSuspendedReturnsTrueWhenSuspended() {
+      expect(node.getStatus()).andReturn(Status.SUSPENDED).atLeastOnce();
+      expect(node.getBackendStatus()).andReturn(null).atLeastOnce();
+      replay(node, computeService);
+
+      AtomicNodeSuspended nodeSuspended = new AtomicNodeSuspended(computeService);
+      AtomicReference<NodeMetadata> reference = Atomics.newReference(node);
+      Assert.assertTrue(nodeSuspended.apply(reference));
+      Assert.assertEquals(reference.get(), node);
+   }
 
    @Test(expectedExceptions = IllegalStateException.class)
    public void testNodeRunningFailsOnTerminated() {
       expect(node.getStatus()).andReturn(Status.TERMINATED).atLeastOnce();
       expect(node.getBackendStatus()).andReturn(null).atLeastOnce();
-      replay(node);
-      replay(computeService);
+      replay(node, computeService);
 
       AtomicNodeRunning nodeRunning = new AtomicNodeRunning(computeService);
       AtomicReference<NodeMetadata> reference = Atomics.newReference(node);
@@ -161,8 +171,7 @@ public class AtomicNodePredicatesTest {
    public void testNodeRunningFailsOnError() {
       expect(node.getStatus()).andReturn(Status.ERROR).atLeastOnce();
       expect(node.getBackendStatus()).andReturn(null).atLeastOnce();
-      replay(node);
-      replay(computeService);
+      replay(node, computeService);
 
       AtomicNodeRunning nodeRunning = new AtomicNodeRunning(computeService);
       AtomicReference<NodeMetadata> reference = Atomics.newReference(node);