diff --git a/.changelog/23377.txt b/.changelog/23377.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..54dd5baf6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/23377.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+api: (Enterprise) fixed Allocations.GetPauseState method discarding the task argument
+```
diff --git a/api/allocations.go b/api/allocations.go
index 4c52eb074..d4b91ccc6 100644
--- a/api/allocations.go
+++ b/api/allocations.go
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ func (a *Allocations) SetPauseState(alloc *Allocation, q *QueryOptions, task, st
 // The ?task=<task> query parameter must be set.
 func (a *Allocations) GetPauseState(alloc *Allocation, q *QueryOptions, task string) (string, *QueryMeta, error) {
 	var resp AllocGetPauseResponse
-	qm, err := a.client.query("/v1/client/allocation/"+alloc.ID+"/pause", &resp, q)
+	qm, err := a.client.query("/v1/client/allocation/"+alloc.ID+"/pause?task="+task, &resp, q)
 	state := resp.ScheduleState
 	return state, qm, err
 }