diff --git a/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Models/Vms/PveVm.cs b/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Models/Vms/PveVm.cs
index 88d1f32..dd8df0e 100644
--- a/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Models/Vms/PveVm.cs
+++ b/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Models/Vms/PveVm.cs
@@ -24,7 +24,10 @@ public class PveVm
     public string? Name { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// The current runtime status of the VM (e.g., "running", "stopped").
+    /// The runtime status from the VM list endpoint (e.g., "running", "stopped").
+    /// Note: reports "running" for both running AND paused VMs. For accurate pause
+    /// detection, use <see cref="EffectiveStatus"/> or <see cref="QmpStatus"/>,
+    /// which are populated when using Get-PveVm -Detailed.
     /// </summary>
     [JsonPropertyName("status")]
     [JsonProperty("status")]
@@ -94,12 +97,21 @@ public class PveVm
     public int? Pid { get; set; }
 
     /// <summary>
-    /// The QMP (QEMU Machine Protocol) status string.
+    /// The QMP (QEMU Machine Protocol) status string (e.g., "running", "paused", "stopped").
+    /// Only populated from the status/current endpoint (Get-PveVm -Detailed), not the list endpoint.
     /// </summary>
     [JsonPropertyName("qmpstatus")]
     [JsonProperty("qmpstatus")]
     public string? QmpStatus { get; set; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// The effective runtime status, preferring QmpStatus over Status for accurate
+    /// pause detection. Returns QmpStatus when available (from -Detailed), otherwise Status.
+    /// </summary>
+    [System.Text.Json.Serialization.JsonIgnore]
+    [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonIgnore]
+    public string? EffectiveStatus => QmpStatus ?? Status;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Indicates whether the QEMU guest agent is running (non-zero) inside the VM.
     /// </summary>
@@ -115,7 +127,7 @@ public class PveVm
         var uptimeStr = Uptime.HasValue ? TimeSpan.FromSeconds(Uptime.Value).ToString(@"d\.hh\:mm\:ss") : "N/A";
         var templateStr = Template is 1 ? " [template]" : string.Empty;
         return $"VM {VmId}{templateStr}: {Name ?? "(unnamed)"} | Node: {Node ?? "N/A"} | "
-             + $"Status: {Status ?? "N/A"} | CPUs: {CpuCount?.ToString() ?? "N/A"} | "
+             + $"Status: {EffectiveStatus ?? "N/A"} | CPUs: {CpuCount?.ToString() ?? "N/A"} | "
              + $"Mem: {maxMemMb} | Disk: {maxDiskGb} | Uptime: {uptimeStr}";
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Services/VmService.cs b/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Services/VmService.cs
index 66734e3..39c8e0c 100644
--- a/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Services/VmService.cs
+++ b/src/PSProxmoxVE.Core/Services/VmService.cs
@@ -80,6 +80,34 @@ namespace PSProxmoxVE.Core.Services
             return vm;
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Enriches a VM object with detailed status from the status/current endpoint,
+        /// populating QmpStatus and other fields not available from the list endpoint.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="session">The authenticated PVE session.</param>
+        /// <param name="node">The cluster node name.</param>
+        /// <param name="vm">The VM to enrich.</param>
+        public void EnrichVmStatus(PveSession session, string node, PveVm vm)
+        {
+            if (session == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(session));
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(node)) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(node));
+            if (vm == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(vm));
+
+            using var client = new PveHttpClient(session);
+            var response = client.GetAsync($"nodes/{node}/qemu/{vm.VmId}/status/current")
+                .GetAwaiter().GetResult();
+            var data = JObject.Parse(response)["data"];
+            if (data == null) return;
+
+            vm.QmpStatus = data["qmpstatus"]?.ToString();
+            vm.Status = data["status"]?.ToString() ?? vm.Status;
+            vm.Pid = data["pid"]?.ToObject<int?>();
+            vm.Uptime = data["uptime"]?.ToObject<long?>();
+            vm.CpuCount = data["cpus"]?.ToObject<int?>() ?? vm.CpuCount;
+            vm.MaxMem = data["maxmem"]?.ToObject<long?>() ?? vm.MaxMem;
+            vm.MaxDisk = data["maxdisk"]?.ToObject<long?>() ?? vm.MaxDisk;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Returns the full configuration of a VM.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/PSProxmoxVE/Cmdlets/Vms/GetPveVmCmdlet.cs b/src/PSProxmoxVE/Cmdlets/Vms/GetPveVmCmdlet.cs
index b6ecf0d..2cefabb 100644
--- a/src/PSProxmoxVE/Cmdlets/Vms/GetPveVmCmdlet.cs
+++ b/src/PSProxmoxVE/Cmdlets/Vms/GetPveVmCmdlet.cs
@@ -58,6 +58,16 @@ namespace PSProxmoxVE.Cmdlets.Vms
         [Parameter(Mandatory = false, HelpMessage = "Return only VMs marked as templates.")]
         public SwitchParameter TemplatesOnly { get; set; }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// <para type="description">
+        /// When specified, queries the status/current endpoint for each VM to populate
+        /// QmpStatus and EffectiveStatus. This provides accurate pause detection but
+        /// requires one additional API call per VM.
+        /// </para>
+        /// </summary>
+        [Parameter(Mandatory = false, HelpMessage = "Include detailed status (QmpStatus) via per-VM API call.")]
+        public SwitchParameter Detailed { get; set; }
+
         protected override void ProcessRecord()
         {
             var session = GetSession();
@@ -84,7 +94,26 @@ namespace PSProxmoxVE.Cmdlets.Vms
             if (TemplatesOnly.IsPresent)
                 vms = vms.Where(v => v.Template == 1);
 
-            foreach (var vm in vms)
+            // Materialize before enrichment to avoid multiple enumeration
+            var vmList = vms.ToList();
+
+            if (Detailed.IsPresent)
+            {
+                WriteVerbose($"Enriching {vmList.Count} VM(s) with detailed status...");
+                foreach (var vm in vmList)
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        service.EnrichVmStatus(session, vm.Node ?? Node ?? string.Empty, vm);
+                    }
+                    catch
+                    {
+                        // Skip enrichment for inaccessible VMs (e.g. locked, migrating)
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            foreach (var vm in vmList)
                 WriteObject(vm);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/PSProxmoxVE/PSProxmoxVE.format.ps1xml b/src/PSProxmoxVE/PSProxmoxVE.format.ps1xml
index 6535d44..90e7cf9 100644
--- a/src/PSProxmoxVE/PSProxmoxVE.format.ps1xml
+++ b/src/PSProxmoxVE/PSProxmoxVE.format.ps1xml
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
                 <PropertyName>Name</PropertyName>
               </TableColumnItem>
               <TableColumnItem>
-                <PropertyName>Status</PropertyName>
+                <PropertyName>EffectiveStatus</PropertyName>
               </TableColumnItem>
               <TableColumnItem>
                 <PropertyName>Node</PropertyName>
diff --git a/tests/PSProxmoxVE.Tests/Integration/Integration.Tests.ps1 b/tests/PSProxmoxVE.Tests/Integration/Integration.Tests.ps1
index 14abe90..76c9ea2 100644
--- a/tests/PSProxmoxVE.Tests/Integration/Integration.Tests.ps1
+++ b/tests/PSProxmoxVE.Tests/Integration/Integration.Tests.ps1
@@ -1153,14 +1153,19 @@ Describe 'Integration Tests' -Tag 'Integration' {
             if (Skip-IfNoLinuxVm) { return }
 
             # Suspend — -Wait -Timeout polls qmpstatus until 'paused'
-            # Note: PVE list endpoint reports Status=running for paused VMs;
-            # the -Wait polling uses the status/current endpoint which has qmpstatus.
             $suspendTask = Suspend-PveVm -Node $script:Node -VmId $script:LinuxVmId -Wait -Timeout 30
             $suspendTask | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
 
+            # Verify with -Detailed (fetches qmpstatus from status/current endpoint)
+            $vm = Get-PveVm -Node $script:Node -VmId $script:LinuxVmId -Detailed
+            $vm.EffectiveStatus | Should -Be 'paused'
+
             # Resume — -Wait -Timeout polls qmpstatus until 'running'
             $resumeTask = Resume-PveVm -Node $script:Node -VmId $script:LinuxVmId -Wait -Timeout 30
             $resumeTask | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
+
+            $vm = Get-PveVm -Node $script:Node -VmId $script:LinuxVmId -Detailed
+            $vm.EffectiveStatus | Should -Be 'running'
         }
 
         It 'Should gracefully restart a VM via ACPI (Restart-PveVm)' {