diff --git a/Foundation/Operation.swift b/Foundation/Operation.swift
index ab09c1fd8b..643fcc16e2 100644
--- a/Foundation/Operation.swift
+++ b/Foundation/Operation.swift
@@ -326,6 +326,7 @@ open class OperationQueue: NSObject {
         }
     }
     let queueGroup = DispatchGroup()
+    var unscheduledWorkItems: [DispatchWorkItem] = []
 #endif
     
     var _operations = _OperationList()
@@ -364,9 +365,6 @@ open class OperationQueue: NSObject {
                 }
             }
             let queue = DispatchQueue(label: effectiveName, attributes: attr)
-            if _suspended {
-                queue.suspend()
-            }
             __underlyingQueue = queue
             lock.unlock()
             return queue
@@ -432,13 +430,13 @@ open class OperationQueue: NSObject {
             _operations.insert(operation)
         }
         lock.unlock()
-        ops.forEach { (operation: Operation) -> Void in
 #if DEPLOYMENT_ENABLE_LIBDISPATCH
+        let items = ops.map { (operation: Operation) -> DispatchWorkItem in
             if let group = waitGroup {
                 group.enter()
             }
 
-            let block = DispatchWorkItem(flags: .enforceQoS) { () -> Void in
+            return DispatchWorkItem(flags: .enforceQoS) { () -> Void in
                 if let sema = self._concurrencyGate {
                     sema.wait()
                     self._runOperation()
@@ -450,10 +448,17 @@ open class OperationQueue: NSObject {
                     group.leave()
                 }
             }
-            _underlyingQueue.async(group: queueGroup, execute: block)
-#endif
         }
-#if DEPLOYMENT_ENABLE_LIBDISPATCH
+
+        let queue = _underlyingQueue
+        lock.lock()
+        if _suspended {
+            unscheduledWorkItems += items
+        } else {
+            items.forEach { queue.async(group: queueGroup, execute: $0) }
+        }
+        lock.unlock()
+
         if let group = waitGroup {
             group.wait()
         }
@@ -498,19 +503,16 @@ open class OperationQueue: NSObject {
         }
         set {
             lock.lock()
-            if _suspended != newValue {
-                _suspended = newValue
-#if DEPLOYMENT_ENABLE_LIBDISPATCH
-                if let queue = __underlyingQueue {
-                    if newValue {
-                        queue.suspend()
-                    } else {
-                        queue.resume()
-                    }
+            _suspended = newValue
+            let items = unscheduledWorkItems
+            unscheduledWorkItems.removeAll()
+            lock.unlock()
+
+            if !newValue {
+                items.forEach {
+                    _underlyingQueue.async(group: queueGroup, execute: $0)
                 }
-#endif
             }
-            lock.unlock()
         }
     }
     
diff --git a/TestFoundation/TestOperationQueue.swift b/TestFoundation/TestOperationQueue.swift
index e78e68634f..06ad6b6c7f 100644
--- a/TestFoundation/TestOperationQueue.swift
+++ b/TestFoundation/TestOperationQueue.swift
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ class TestOperationQueue : XCTestCase {
             ("test_CurrentQueueOnBackgroundQueueWithSelfCancel", test_CurrentQueueOnBackgroundQueueWithSelfCancel),
             ("test_CurrentQueueWithCustomUnderlyingQueue", test_CurrentQueueWithCustomUnderlyingQueue),
             ("test_CurrentQueueWithUnderlyingQueueResetToNil", test_CurrentQueueWithUnderlyingQueueResetToNil),
+            ("test_isSuspended", test_isSuspended),
         ]
     }
     
@@ -155,6 +156,29 @@ class TestOperationQueue : XCTestCase {
         waitForExpectations(timeout: 1)
     }
     
+    func test_isSuspended() {
+        let expectation1 = self.expectation(description: "DispatchQueue execution")
+        let expectation2 = self.expectation(description: "OperationQueue execution")
+        
+        let dispatchQueue = DispatchQueue(label: "underlying_queue")
+        let operationQueue = OperationQueue()
+        operationQueue.maxConcurrentOperationCount = 1
+        operationQueue.underlyingQueue = dispatchQueue
+        operationQueue.isSuspended = true
+        
+        operationQueue.addOperation {
+            XCTAssert(OperationQueue.current?.underlyingQueue === dispatchQueue)
+            expectation2.fulfill()
+        }
+        
+        dispatchQueue.async {
+            operationQueue.isSuspended = false
+            expectation1.fulfill()
+        }
+        
+        waitForExpectations(timeout: 1)
+    }
+    
     func test_CurrentQueueWithUnderlyingQueueResetToNil() {
         let expectation = self.expectation(description: "Background execution")