diff --git a/MiraAPI.Example/Buttons/Freezer/FreezeButton.cs b/MiraAPI.Example/Buttons/Freezer/FreezeButton.cs
index 726c16f..85edad2 100644
--- a/MiraAPI.Example/Buttons/Freezer/FreezeButton.cs
+++ b/MiraAPI.Example/Buttons/Freezer/FreezeButton.cs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ public class FreezeButton : CustomActionButton<PlayerControl>
     public override string Name => "Freeze";
 
     public override float Cooldown => OptionGroupSingleton<FreezerRoleSettings>.Instance.FreezeDuration;
+    public override bool PauseTimerInVent => true;
 
     public override LoadableAsset<Sprite> Sprite => ExampleAssets.ExampleButton;
     public override KeyboardKeyCode? DefaultKeybind => KeyboardKeyCode.T;
diff --git a/MiraAPI/Hud/CustomActionButton.cs b/MiraAPI/Hud/CustomActionButton.cs
index 1c93188..4510e43 100644
--- a/MiraAPI/Hud/CustomActionButton.cs
+++ b/MiraAPI/Hud/CustomActionButton.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ public abstract class CustomActionButton
     /// </summary>
     public abstract float Cooldown { get; }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Gets a value indicating whether the timer should stop decreasing when the player is venting.
+    /// Note that both cooldown decrease and effect timer decrease is disabled.
+    /// </summary>
+    public virtual bool PauseTimerInVent => false;
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Gets the sprite of the button. Use <see cref="LoadableResourceAsset"/> to load a sprite from a resource path. Use <see cref="LoadableBundleAsset{T}"/> to load a sprite from an asset bundle.
     /// </summary>
@@ -504,7 +510,7 @@ public abstract class CustomActionButton
 
         if (Timer >= 0)
         {
-            if (!TimerPaused)
+            if (!TimerPaused && (!PauseTimerInVent || !playerControl.inVent))
             {
                 Timer -= Time.deltaTime;
             }