diff --git a/pkg/api/testing/fuzzer.go b/pkg/api/testing/fuzzer.go
index f48aca43585..73b54762eab 100644
--- a/pkg/api/testing/fuzzer.go
+++ b/pkg/api/testing/fuzzer.go
@@ -169,6 +169,14 @@ func FuzzerFor(t *testing.T, version unversioned.GroupVersion, src rand.Source)
 				j.ManualSelector = nil
 			}
 		},
+		func(sj *batch.ScheduledJobSpec, c fuzz.Continue) {
+			c.FuzzNoCustom(sj)
+			suspend := c.RandBool()
+			sj.Suspend = &suspend
+			sds := int64(c.RandUint64())
+			sj.StartingDeadlineSeconds = &sds
+			sj.Schedule = c.RandString()
+		},
 		func(cp *batch.ConcurrencyPolicy, c fuzz.Continue) {
 			policies := []batch.ConcurrencyPolicy{batch.AllowConcurrent, batch.ForbidConcurrent, batch.ReplaceConcurrent}
 			*cp = policies[c.Rand.Intn(len(policies))]
diff --git a/pkg/apis/batch/types.go b/pkg/apis/batch/types.go
index 61a35d47fa7..7db3057bebc 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/batch/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/batch/types.go
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ type ScheduledJobSpec struct {
 
 	// Suspend flag tells the controller to suspend subsequent executions, it does
 	// not apply to already started executions.  Defaults to false.
-	Suspend *bool `json:"suspend"`
+	Suspend *bool `json:"suspend,omitempty"`
 
 	// JobTemplate is the object that describes the job that will be created when
 	// executing a ScheduledJob.
diff --git a/pkg/apis/batch/v2alpha1/defaults.go b/pkg/apis/batch/v2alpha1/defaults.go
index a7d24ceac91..42f820074b8 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/batch/v2alpha1/defaults.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/batch/v2alpha1/defaults.go
@@ -46,4 +46,7 @@ func SetDefaults_ScheduledJob(obj *ScheduledJob) {
 	if obj.Spec.ConcurrencyPolicy == "" {
 		obj.Spec.ConcurrencyPolicy = AllowConcurrent
 	}
+	if obj.Spec.Suspend == nil {
+		obj.Spec.Suspend = new(bool)
+	}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/apis/batch/v2alpha1/types.go b/pkg/apis/batch/v2alpha1/types.go
index 0402df2e813..ce44235f2d5 100644
--- a/pkg/apis/batch/v2alpha1/types.go
+++ b/pkg/apis/batch/v2alpha1/types.go
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ type ScheduledJobSpec struct {
 
 	// Suspend flag tells the controller to suspend subsequent executions, it does
 	// not apply to already started executions.  Defaults to false.
-	Suspend *bool `json:"suspend" protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=suspend"`
+	Suspend *bool `json:"suspend,omitempty" protobuf:"varint,4,opt,name=suspend"`
 
 	// JobTemplate is the object that describes the job that will be created when
 	// executing a ScheduledJob.