diff --git a/doc/classes/Particles.xml b/doc/classes/Particles.xml
index b03cf6cadb8..2e30750bf96 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Particles.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Particles.xml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
 			Emission randomness ratio. Default value: [code]0[/code].
 		</member>
 		<member name="speed_scale" type="float" setter="set_speed_scale" getter="get_speed_scale">
-			Speed scaling ratio. Default value: [code]1[/code].
+			Speed scaling ratio. Default value: [code]1[/code]. A value of [code]0[/code] can be used to pause the particles.
 		</member>
 		<member name="visibility_aabb" type="AABB" setter="set_visibility_aabb" getter="get_visibility_aabb">
 			The [AABB] that determines the area of the world part of which needs to be visible on screen for the particle system to be active.
diff --git a/doc/classes/Particles2D.xml b/doc/classes/Particles2D.xml
index 47265054b09..f872552a49a 100644
--- a/doc/classes/Particles2D.xml
+++ b/doc/classes/Particles2D.xml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 			Emission lifetime randomness ratio. Default value: [code]0[/code].
 		</member>
 		<member name="speed_scale" type="float" setter="set_speed_scale" getter="get_speed_scale">
-			Particle system's running speed scaling ratio. Default value: [code]1[/code].
+			Particle system's running speed scaling ratio. Default value: [code]1[/code]. A value of [code]0[/code] can be used to pause the particles.
 		</member>
 		<member name="texture" type="Texture" setter="set_texture" getter="get_texture">
 			Particle texture. If [code]null[/code] particles will be squares.
diff --git a/scene/2d/particles_2d.cpp b/scene/2d/particles_2d.cpp
index e102b86f53f..a4c3057416d 100644
--- a/scene/2d/particles_2d.cpp
+++ b/scene/2d/particles_2d.cpp
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ void Particles2D::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "lifetime", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0.01,600.0,0.01,or_greater"), "set_lifetime", "get_lifetime");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "one_shot"), "set_one_shot", "get_one_shot");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "preprocess", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0.00,600.0,0.01"), "set_pre_process_time", "get_pre_process_time");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "speed_scale", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0.01,64,0.01"), "set_speed_scale", "get_speed_scale");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "speed_scale", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,64,0.01"), "set_speed_scale", "get_speed_scale");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "explosiveness", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.01"), "set_explosiveness_ratio", "get_explosiveness_ratio");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "randomness", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.01"), "set_randomness_ratio", "get_randomness_ratio");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "fixed_fps", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1000,1"), "set_fixed_fps", "get_fixed_fps");
diff --git a/scene/3d/cpu_particles.cpp b/scene/3d/cpu_particles.cpp
index af8bfcbe9ba..fa141740894 100644
--- a/scene/3d/cpu_particles.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/cpu_particles.cpp
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ void CPUParticles::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "lifetime", PROPERTY_HINT_EXP_RANGE, "0.01,600.0,0.01"), "set_lifetime", "get_lifetime");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "one_shot"), "set_one_shot", "get_one_shot");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "preprocess", PROPERTY_HINT_EXP_RANGE, "0.00,600.0,0.01"), "set_pre_process_time", "get_pre_process_time");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "speed_scale", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0.01,64,0.01"), "set_speed_scale", "get_speed_scale");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "speed_scale", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,64,0.01"), "set_speed_scale", "get_speed_scale");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "explosiveness", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.01"), "set_explosiveness_ratio", "get_explosiveness_ratio");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "randomness", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.01"), "set_randomness_ratio", "get_randomness_ratio");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "fixed_fps", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1000,1"), "set_fixed_fps", "get_fixed_fps");
diff --git a/scene/3d/particles.cpp b/scene/3d/particles.cpp
index 49006921556..6ba569ac75b 100644
--- a/scene/3d/particles.cpp
+++ b/scene/3d/particles.cpp
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ void Particles::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "lifetime", PROPERTY_HINT_EXP_RANGE, "0.01,600.0,0.01"), "set_lifetime", "get_lifetime");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "one_shot"), "set_one_shot", "get_one_shot");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "preprocess", PROPERTY_HINT_EXP_RANGE, "0.00,600.0,0.01"), "set_pre_process_time", "get_pre_process_time");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "speed_scale", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0.01,64,0.01"), "set_speed_scale", "get_speed_scale");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "speed_scale", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,64,0.01"), "set_speed_scale", "get_speed_scale");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "explosiveness", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.01"), "set_explosiveness_ratio", "get_explosiveness_ratio");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::REAL, "randomness", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1,0.01"), "set_randomness_ratio", "get_randomness_ratio");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "fixed_fps", PROPERTY_HINT_RANGE, "0,1000,1"), "set_fixed_fps", "get_fixed_fps");