diff --git a/src/Contracts/CircuitBreaker.php b/src/Contracts/CircuitBreaker.php
index 2ded73e..30d1be1 100644
--- a/src/Contracts/CircuitBreaker.php
+++ b/src/Contracts/CircuitBreaker.php
@@ -39,4 +39,28 @@ public function isHalfOpened(): bool;
      * @return bool checks if the circuit breaker is closed
      */
     public function isClosed(): bool;
+
+    /**
+     * @return bool checks if the circuit breaker is isolated
+     */
+    public function isIsolated(): bool;
+
+    /**
+     * Manually open (and hold open) the Circuit Breaker
+     * This can be used for example to take it offline for maintenance.
+     *
+     * @param string $service the service to call
+     *
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public function isolate(string $service): self;
+
+    /**
+     * Reset the breaker to closed state to start accepting actions again.
+     *
+     * @param string $service the service to call
+     *
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public function reset(string $service): self;
 }
diff --git a/src/MainCircuitBreaker.php b/src/MainCircuitBreaker.php
index ec4a936..63c7598 100644
--- a/src/MainCircuitBreaker.php
+++ b/src/MainCircuitBreaker.php
@@ -63,6 +63,10 @@ public function call(string $service, callable $fallback, array $serviceParamete
     {
         $transaction = $this->initTransaction($service, $serviceParameters);
 
+        if ($this->isIsolated()) {
+            return (string) $fallback();
+        }
+
         if ($this->isOpened()) {
             if (!$this->canAccessService($transaction)) {
                 return (string) $fallback();
@@ -140,6 +144,38 @@ public function isClosed(): bool
         return States::CLOSED_STATE === $this->currentPlace->getState();
     }
 
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function isIsolated(): bool
+    {
+        return States::ISOLATED_STATE === $this->currentPlace->getState();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function isolate(string $service): CircuitBreaker
+    {
+        $this->currentPlace = $this->places[States::ISOLATED_STATE];
+
+        $this->dispatch(Transitions::ISOLATING_TRANSITION, $service, []);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function reset(string $service): CircuitBreaker
+    {
+        $this->currentPlace = $this->places[States::CLOSED_STATE];
+
+        $this->dispatch(Transitions::RESETTING_TRANSITION, $service, []);
+
+        return $this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * @param string $state the Place state
      * @param string $service the service URI
diff --git a/src/Places/ClosedPlace.php b/src/Places/ClosedPlace.php
index eb001f3..cac4cd0 100644
--- a/src/Places/ClosedPlace.php
+++ b/src/Places/ClosedPlace.php
@@ -4,6 +4,12 @@
 
 use Resiliency\States;
 
+/**
+ * The circuit initially starts closed. When the circuit is closed:
+ *
+ * The circuit-breaker executes actions placed through it, measuring the failures and successes of those actions.
+ * If the failures exceed a certain threshold, the circuit will break (open).
+ */
 final class ClosedPlace extends AbstractPlace
 {
     /**
diff --git a/src/Places/HalfOpenPlace.php b/src/Places/HalfOpenPlace.php
index e66c7c5..3edbb3c 100644
--- a/src/Places/HalfOpenPlace.php
+++ b/src/Places/HalfOpenPlace.php
@@ -4,6 +4,16 @@
 
 use Resiliency\States;
 
+/**
+ * When the circuit is half-open:
+ *
+ * the next action will be treated as a trial, to determine the circuit's health.
+ *
+ * If this call throws a handled exception, that exception is rethrown,
+ * and the circuit transitions immediately back to open, and remains open again for the configured timespan.
+ *
+ * If the call throws no exception, the circuit transitions back to closed.
+ */
 final class HalfOpenPlace extends AbstractPlace
 {
     /**
diff --git a/src/Places/IsolatedPlace.php b/src/Places/IsolatedPlace.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b167a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Places/IsolatedPlace.php
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Resiliency\Places;
+
+use Resiliency\States;
+
+/**
+ * This state is manually triggered to ensure the Circuit Breaker
+ * remains open until we reset it.
+ */
+class IsolatedPlace extends AbstractPlace
+{
+    public function __construct()
+    {
+        parent::__construct(0, 0.0, 0.0);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * {@inheritdoc}
+     */
+    public function getState(): string
+    {
+        return States::ISOLATED_STATE;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Places/OpenPlace.php b/src/Places/OpenPlace.php
index 61604b1..a2bd2cf 100644
--- a/src/Places/OpenPlace.php
+++ b/src/Places/OpenPlace.php
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
 
 use Resiliency\States;
 
+/**
+ * While the circuit is in an open state: every call to the service
+ * won't be executed and the fallback callback is executed.
+ */
 final class OpenPlace extends AbstractPlace
 {
     /**
diff --git a/src/States.php b/src/States.php
index 9cd397f..9263240 100644
--- a/src/States.php
+++ b/src/States.php
@@ -27,4 +27,10 @@ final class States
      * to evaluate is done and not the alternative call.
      */
     const CLOSED_STATE = 'CLOSED';
+
+    /**
+     * Once isolated, the circuit breaker stays in OPEN state and
+     * won't accept any requests, even when the threshold is reached.
+     */
+    const ISOLATED_STATE = 'ISOLATED';
 }
diff --git a/src/Systems/MainSystem.php b/src/Systems/MainSystem.php
index 055cc70..a97a878 100644
--- a/src/Systems/MainSystem.php
+++ b/src/Systems/MainSystem.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Resiliency\Systems;
 
+use Resiliency\Places\IsolatedPlace;
 use Resiliency\States;
 use Resiliency\Contracts\Place;
 use Resiliency\Contracts\System;
@@ -39,11 +40,13 @@ public function __construct(
         $closedPlace = new ClosedPlace($failures, $timeout);
         $halfOpenPlace = new HalfOpenPlace($strippedTimeout);
         $openPlace = new OpenPlace($threshold);
+        $isolatedPlace = new IsolatedPlace();
 
         $this->places = [
             $closedPlace->getState() => $closedPlace,
             $halfOpenPlace->getState() => $halfOpenPlace,
             $openPlace->getState() => $openPlace,
+            $isolatedPlace->getState() => $isolatedPlace,
         ];
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Transitions.php b/src/Transitions.php
index ab78c0c..dbda93e 100644
--- a/src/Transitions.php
+++ b/src/Transitions.php
@@ -40,4 +40,14 @@ final class Transitions
      * Happened on each try to call the service.
      */
     const TRIAL_TRANSITION = 'TRIAL';
+
+    /**
+     * Happened when the Circuit Breaker is isolated.
+     */
+    const ISOLATING_TRANSITION = 'ISOLATING';
+
+    /**
+     *  Happened when the Circuit Breaker is reset.
+     */
+    const RESETTING_TRANSITION = 'RESETTING';
 }
diff --git a/tests/CircuitBreakerWorkflowTest.php b/tests/CircuitBreakerWorkflowTest.php
index 6d0fc12..7952402 100644
--- a/tests/CircuitBreakerWorkflowTest.php
+++ b/tests/CircuitBreakerWorkflowTest.php
@@ -100,6 +100,33 @@ public function testOnceInHalfOpenModeServiceIsFinallyReachable(CircuitBreaker $
         $this->assertTrue($circuitBreaker->isClosed());
     }
 
+    /**
+     * The Circuit Breaker can be isolated, once its done it remains
+     * Open and so on only fallback responses will be sent.
+     *
+     * @dataProvider getCircuitBreakers
+     */
+    public function testOnceCircuitBreakerIsIsolatedNoTrialsAreDone(CircuitBreaker $circuitBreaker): void
+    {
+        $circuitBreaker->isolate('https://httpbin.org/get/foo');
+
+        $response = $circuitBreaker->call('https://httpbin.org/get/foo', $this->createFallbackResponse());
+        $this->assertSame('{}', $response);
+        $this->assertTrue($circuitBreaker->isIsolated());
+
+        // Let's do 10 calls!
+
+        for ($i = 0; $i < 10; ++$i) {
+            $circuitBreaker->call('https://httpbin.org/get/foo', $this->createFallbackResponse());
+            $this->assertSame('{}', $response);
+            $this->assertTrue($circuitBreaker->isIsolated());
+        }
+
+        $circuitBreaker->reset('https://httpbin.org/get/foo');
+
+        $this->assertTrue($circuitBreaker->isClosed());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Return the list of supported circuit breakers
      *
diff --git a/tests/SymfonyCircuitBreakerEventsTest.php b/tests/SymfonyCircuitBreakerEventsTest.php
index bbab39f..07c2b7f 100644
--- a/tests/SymfonyCircuitBreakerEventsTest.php
+++ b/tests/SymfonyCircuitBreakerEventsTest.php
@@ -52,6 +52,38 @@ function () {
         $this->assertSame('resiliency.opening', $invocations[3]->getParameters()[0]);
     }
 
+    public function testCircuitBreakerEventsOnIsolationAndResetActions(): void
+    {
+        $service = 'https://httpbin.org/get/foobaz';
+        $circuitBreaker = $this->createCircuitBreaker();
+
+        $circuitBreaker->call(
+            $service,
+            function () {
+                return '{}';
+            }
+        );
+
+        $circuitBreaker->isolate($service);
+
+        /**
+         * The circuit breaker is now isolated and
+         * the related event has been dispatched
+         */
+        $invocations = $this->spy->getInvocations();
+        $this->assertCount(5, $invocations);
+        $this->assertSame('resiliency.isolating', $invocations[4]->getParameters()[0]);
+
+        /*
+         * And now we reset the circuit breaker!
+         * The related event must be dispatched
+         */
+        $circuitBreaker->reset($service);
+        $invocations = $this->spy->getInvocations();
+        $this->assertCount(6, $invocations);
+        $this->assertSame('resiliency.resetting', $invocations[5]->getParameters()[0]);
+    }
+
     private function createCircuitBreaker(): CircuitBreaker
     {
         $system = $this->getSystem();
diff --git a/tests/System/MainSystemTest.php b/tests/System/MainSystemTest.php
index cfb1e0c..53315da 100644
--- a/tests/System/MainSystemTest.php
+++ b/tests/System/MainSystemTest.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ public function testGetPlaces(): void
         $places = $mainSystem->getPlaces();
 
         $this->assertIsArray($places);
-        $this->assertCount(3, $places);
+        $this->assertCount(4, $places);
 
         foreach ($places as $place) {
             $this->assertInstanceOf(Place::class, $place);