diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_alert.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_alert.go
index 71b52867..d5acf204 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_alert.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_alert.go
@@ -64,13 +64,17 @@ func reconcileAlertCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Name:      name,
 	}
 
-	logger.Actionf("annotating Alert %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
 	var alert notificationv1.Alert
 	err = kubeClient.Get(ctx, namespacedName, &alert)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if alert.Spec.Suspend {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resource is suspended")
+	}
+
+	logger.Actionf("annotating Alert %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
 	if alert.Annotations == nil {
 		alert.Annotations = map[string]string{
 			meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
@@ -78,6 +82,7 @@ func reconcileAlertCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	} else {
 		alert.Annotations[meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation] = time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano)
 	}
+
 	if err := kubeClient.Update(ctx, &alert); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go
index 9cde19de..80c8c575 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_helmrelease.go
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ func reconcileHrCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if helmRelease.Spec.Suspend {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resource is suspended")
+	}
+
 	if syncHrWithSource {
 		switch helmRelease.Spec.Chart.Spec.SourceRef.Kind {
 		case sourcev1.HelmRepositoryKind:
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_kustomization.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_kustomization.go
index 800d939f..109096a3 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_kustomization.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_kustomization.go
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ func reconcileKsCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if kustomization.Spec.Suspend {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resource is suspended")
+	}
+
 	if syncKsWithSource {
 		switch kustomization.Spec.SourceRef.Kind {
 		case sourcev1.GitRepositoryKind:
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_receiver.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_receiver.go
index 16ce2e55..f89da3dc 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_receiver.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_receiver.go
@@ -64,13 +64,17 @@ func reconcileReceiverCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		Name:      name,
 	}
 
-	logger.Actionf("annotating Receiver %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
 	var receiver notificationv1.Receiver
 	err = kubeClient.Get(ctx, namespacedName, &receiver)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if receiver.Spec.Suspend {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resource is suspended")
+	}
+
+	logger.Actionf("annotating Receiver %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
 	if receiver.Annotations == nil {
 		receiver.Annotations = map[string]string{
 			meta.ReconcileAtAnnotation: time.Now().Format(time.RFC3339Nano),
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_bucket.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_bucket.go
index f9520507..2c20598e 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_bucket.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_bucket.go
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@ func reconcileSourceBucketCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if bucket.Spec.Suspend {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resource is suspended")
+	}
+
 	lastHandledReconcileAt := bucket.Status.LastHandledReconcileAt
 	logger.Actionf("annotating Bucket source %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
 	if err := requestBucketReconciliation(ctx, kubeClient, namespacedName, &bucket); err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_git.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_git.go
index cb95abbc..d6dfcd8e 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_git.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_git.go
@@ -72,6 +72,10 @@ func reconcileSourceGitCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if repository.Spec.Suspend {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resource is suspended")
+	}
+
 	logger.Actionf("annotating GitRepository source %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
 	if err := requestGitRepositoryReconciliation(ctx, kubeClient, namespacedName, &repository); err != nil {
 		return err
diff --git a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_helm.go b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_helm.go
index 076fcf08..782afcba 100644
--- a/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_helm.go
+++ b/cmd/flux/reconcile_source_helm.go
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ func reconcileSourceHelmCmdRun(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	if repository.Spec.Suspend {
+		return fmt.Errorf("resource is suspended")
+	}
+
 	logger.Actionf("annotating HelmRepository source %s in %s namespace", name, namespace)
 	if err := requestHelmRepositoryReconciliation(ctx, kubeClient, namespacedName, &repository); err != nil {
 		return err