diff --git a/public/src/app.js b/public/src/app.js
index 6d724f3f49..f77c860b02 100644
--- a/public/src/app.js
+++ b/public/src/app.js
@@ -71,12 +71,14 @@ app.cacheBuster = null;
 				}
 			});
 
-			require(['taskbar', 'helpers'], function(taskbar, helpers) {
+			require(['taskbar', 'helpers', 'forum/pagination'], function(taskbar, helpers, pagination) {
 				taskbar.init();
 
 				// templates.js helpers
 				helpers.register();
 
+				pagination.init();
+
 				$(window).trigger('action:app.load');
 			});
 		});
diff --git a/public/src/client/category.js b/public/src/client/category.js
index 7a295c1b28..cfb7de08d1 100644
--- a/public/src/client/category.js
+++ b/public/src/client/category.js
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 /* global define, config, templates, app, utils, ajaxify, socket */
 
 define('forum/category', [
-	'forum/pagination',
 	'forum/infinitescroll',
 	'share',
 	'navigator',
@@ -10,8 +9,7 @@ define('forum/category', [
 	'sort',
 	'components',
 	'translator'
-
-], function(pagination, infinitescroll, share, navigator, categoryTools, sort, components, translator) {
+], function(infinitescroll, share, navigator, categoryTools, sort, components, translator) {
 	var Category = {};
 
 	$(window).on('action:ajaxify.start', function(ev, data) {
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ define('forum/category', [
 
 			if (config.usePagination) {
 				var page = Math.ceil((parseInt(bookmarkIndex, 10) + 1) / config.topicsPerPage);
-				if (parseInt(page, 10) !== pagination.currentPage) {
+				if (parseInt(page, 10) !== ajaxify.data.pagination.currentPage) {
 					pagination.loadPage(page, function() {
 						Category.scrollToTopic(bookmarkIndex, clickedIndex, 400);
 					});
@@ -176,7 +174,6 @@ define('forum/category', [
 			infinitescroll.init($('[component="category"]'), Category.loadMoreTopics);
 		} else {
 			navigator.hide();
-			pagination.init(ajaxify.data.currentPage, ajaxify.data.pageCount);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/public/src/client/pagination.js b/public/src/client/pagination.js
index a94967c7c5..534b4e27f2 100644
--- a/public/src/client/pagination.js
+++ b/public/src/client/pagination.js
@@ -4,14 +4,8 @@
 define('forum/pagination', function() {
 	var pagination = {};
 
-	pagination.currentPage = 0;
-	pagination.pageCount = 0;
-
-	pagination.init = function(currentPage, pageCount) {
-		pagination.currentPage = parseInt(currentPage, 10);
-		pagination.pageCount = parseInt(pageCount, 10);
-
-		$('.pagination').on('click', '.select-page', function(e) {
+	pagination.init = function() {
+		$('body').on('click', '.pagination .select-page', function(e) {
 			e.preventDefault();
 			bootbox.prompt('Enter page number:', function(pageNum) {
 				pagination.loadPage(pageNum);
@@ -22,10 +16,14 @@ define('forum/pagination', function() {
 	pagination.loadPage = function(page, callback) {
 		callback = callback || function() {};
 		page = parseInt(page, 10);
-		if (!utils.isNumber(page) || page < 1 || page > pagination.pageCount) {
+		if (!utils.isNumber(page) || page < 1 || page > ajaxify.data.pagination.pageCount) {
 			return;
 		}
-		var url = window.location.pathname.slice(1).split('/').slice(0, 3).join('/') + '?page=' + page;
+
+		var query = utils.params();
+		query.page = page;
+
+		var url = window.location.pathname + '?' + $.param(query);
 		ajaxify.go(url, callback);
 	};
 
diff --git a/public/src/client/topic.js b/public/src/client/topic.js
index 89b6e30a1d..116dc62a1b 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic.js
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 /* globals define, app, socket, config, ajaxify, RELATIVE_PATH, utils */
 
 define('forum/topic', [
-	'forum/pagination',
 	'forum/infinitescroll',
 	'forum/topic/threadTools',
 	'forum/topic/postTools',
@@ -14,7 +13,7 @@ define('forum/topic', [
 	'navigator',
 	'sort',
 	'components'
-], function(pagination, infinitescroll, threadTools, postTools, events, browsing, posts, navigator, sort, components) {
+], function(infinitescroll, threadTools, postTools, events, browsing, posts, navigator, sort, components) {
 	var	Topic = {},
 		currentUrl = '';
 
@@ -147,7 +146,7 @@ define('forum/topic', [
 			if (components.get('post/anchor', postIndex).length) {
 				return navigator.scrollToPostIndex(postIndex, true);
 			}
-		} else if (bookmark && (!config.usePagination || (config.usePagination && pagination.currentPage === 1)) && ajaxify.data.postcount > 10) {
+		} else if (bookmark && (!config.usePagination || (config.usePagination && ajaxify.data.pagination.currentPage === 1)) && ajaxify.data.postcount > 10) {
 			app.alert({
 				alert_id: 'bookmark',
 				message: '[[topic:bookmark_instructions]]',
@@ -218,12 +217,9 @@ define('forum/topic', [
 			infinitescroll.init($('[component="topic"]'), posts.loadMorePosts);
 		} else {
 			navigator.hide();
-
-			pagination.init(parseInt(ajaxify.data.currentPage, 10), parseInt(ajaxify.data.pageCount, 10));
 		}
 	}
 
-
 	function updateTopicTitle() {
 		if ($(window).scrollTop() > 50) {
 			components.get('navbar/title').find('span').text(ajaxify.data.title).show();
diff --git a/public/src/client/topic/posts.js b/public/src/client/topic/posts.js
index fd5f310b59..222c07f98b 100644
--- a/public/src/client/topic/posts.js
+++ b/public/src/client/topic/posts.js
@@ -51,15 +51,15 @@ define('forum/topic/posts', [
 
 		var posts = data.posts;
 
-		pagination.pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil((posts[0].topic.postcount - 1) / config.postsPerPage));
+		ajaxify.data.pagination.pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil((posts[0].topic.postcount - 1) / config.postsPerPage));
 		var direction = config.topicPostSort === 'oldest_to_newest' || config.topicPostSort === 'most_votes' ? 1 : -1;
 
-		var isPostVisible = (pagination.currentPage === pagination.pageCount && direction === 1) || (pagination.currentPage === 1 && direction === -1);
+		var isPostVisible = (ajaxify.data.pagination.currentPage === ajaxify.data.pagination.pageCount && direction === 1) || (ajaxify.data.pagination.currentPage === 1 && direction === -1);
 
 		if (isPostVisible) {
 			createNewPosts(data, components.get('post').not('[data-index=0]'), direction, scrollToPost);
 		} else if (parseInt(posts[0].uid, 10) === parseInt(app.user.uid, 10)) {
-			pagination.loadPage(pagination.pageCount, scrollToPost);
+			pagination.loadPage(ajaxify.data.pagination.pageCount, scrollToPost);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/public/src/modules/navigator.js b/public/src/modules/navigator.js
index 251cc78182..c9275348f3 100644
--- a/public/src/modules/navigator.js
+++ b/public/src/modules/navigator.js
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ define('navigator', ['forum/pagination', 'components'], function(pagination, com
 		if (config.usePagination) {
 			var page = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(postIndex / config.postsPerPage));
 
-			if (parseInt(page, 10) !== pagination.currentPage) {
+			if (parseInt(page, 10) !== ajaxify.data.pagination.currentPage) {
 				pagination.loadPage(page, function() {
 					navigator.scrollToPostIndex(postIndex, highlight, duration);
 				});
diff --git a/src/controllers/categories.js b/src/controllers/categories.js
index 220779c524..b72921c5c8 100644
--- a/src/controllers/categories.js
+++ b/src/controllers/categories.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ categoriesController.list = function(req, res, next) {
 
 categoriesController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 	var cid = req.params.category_id,
-		page = parseInt(req.query.page, 10) || 1,
+		currentPage = parseInt(req.query.page, 10) || 1,
 		pageCount = 1,
 		userPrivileges;
 
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 				return helpers.redirect(res, '/category/' + cid + '/' + req.params.slug + (topicIndex > topicCount ? '/' + topicCount : ''));
 			}
 
-			if (settings.usePagination && (page < 1 || page > pageCount)) {
+			if (settings.usePagination && (currentPage < 1 || currentPage > pageCount)) {
 				return callback();
 			}
 
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 				topicIndex = Math.max(topicIndex - (settings.topicsPerPage - 1), 0);
 			} else if (!req.query.page) {
 				var index = Math.max(parseInt((topicIndex || 0), 10), 0);
-				page = Math.ceil((index + 1) / settings.topicsPerPage);
+				currentPage = Math.ceil((index + 1) / settings.topicsPerPage);
 				topicIndex = 0;
 			}
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 				set = 'cid:' + cid + ':tids:posts';
 			}
 
-			var start = (page - 1) * settings.topicsPerPage + topicIndex,
+			var start = (currentPage - 1) * settings.topicsPerPage + topicIndex,
 				stop = start + settings.topicsPerPage - 1;
 
 			next(null, {
@@ -249,12 +249,10 @@ categoriesController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 			return callback(err);
 		}
 
-		data.currentPage = page;
-		data.pageCount = pageCount;
 		data['feeds:disableRSS'] = parseInt(meta.config['feeds:disableRSS'], 10) === 1;
 		data.rssFeedUrl = nconf.get('relative_path') + '/category/' + data.cid + '.rss';
 		data.title = data.name;
-		data.pagination = pagination.create(data.currentPage, data.pageCount);
+		data.pagination = pagination.create(currentPage, pageCount);
 		data.pagination.rel.forEach(function(rel) {
 			rel.href = nconf.get('url') + '/category/' + data.slug + rel.href;
 			res.locals.linkTags.push(rel);
diff --git a/src/controllers/topics.js b/src/controllers/topics.js
index abbb245f28..7f386c5af8 100644
--- a/src/controllers/topics.js
+++ b/src/controllers/topics.js
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ var topicsController = {},
 topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 	var tid = req.params.topic_id,
 		sort = req.query.sort,
+		currentPage = parseInt(req.query.page, 10) || 1,
+		pageCount = 1,
 		userPrivileges;
 
 	if ((req.params.post_index && !utils.isNumber(req.params.post_index)) || !utils.isNumber(tid)) {
@@ -56,14 +58,13 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 
 			var settings = results.settings;
 			var postCount = parseInt(results.topic.postcount, 10);
-			var pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil((postCount - 1) / settings.postsPerPage));
-			var page = parseInt(req.query.page, 10) || 1;
+			pageCount = Math.max(1, Math.ceil((postCount - 1) / settings.postsPerPage));
 
 			if (utils.isNumber(req.params.post_index) && (req.params.post_index < 1 || req.params.post_index > postCount)) {
 				return helpers.redirect(res, '/topic/' + req.params.topic_id + '/' + req.params.slug + (req.params.post_index > postCount ? '/' + postCount : ''));
 			}
 
-			if (settings.usePagination && (page < 1 || page > pageCount)) {
+			if (settings.usePagination && (currentPage < 1 || currentPage > pageCount)) {
 				return callback();
 			}
 
@@ -105,10 +106,10 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 					index = Math.max(0, req.params.post_index - 1) || 0;
 				}
 
-				page = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(index / settings.postsPerPage));
+				currentPage = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(index / settings.postsPerPage));
 			}
 
-			var start = (page - 1) * settings.postsPerPage + postIndex,
+			var start = (currentPage - 1) * settings.postsPerPage + postIndex,
 				stop = start + settings.postsPerPage - 1;
 
 			topics.getTopicWithPosts(tid, set, req.uid, start, stop, reverse, function (err, topicData) {
@@ -120,9 +121,6 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 					return next(err);
 				}
 
-				topicData.pageCount = pageCount;
-				topicData.currentPage = page;
-
 				topics.modifyByPrivilege(topicData.posts, results.privileges);
 
 				plugins.fireHook('filter:controllers.topic.get', topicData, next);
@@ -261,7 +259,7 @@ topicsController.get = function(req, res, callback) {
 		data['downvote:disabled'] = parseInt(meta.config['downvote:disabled'], 10) === 1;
 		data['feeds:disableRSS'] = parseInt(meta.config['feeds:disableRSS'], 10) === 1;
 		data.rssFeedUrl = nconf.get('relative_path') + '/topic/' + data.tid + '.rss';
-		data.pagination = pagination.create(data.currentPage, data.pageCount);
+		data.pagination = pagination.create(currentPage, pageCount);
 		data.pagination.rel.forEach(function(rel) {
 			rel.href = nconf.get('url') + '/topic/' + data.slug + rel.href;
 			res.locals.linkTags.push(rel);
diff --git a/src/pagination.js b/src/pagination.js
index 58813c391b..15b8aa6eb3 100644
--- a/src/pagination.js
+++ b/src/pagination.js
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ pagination.create = function(currentPage, pageCount, queryObj) {
 			prev: {page: 1, active: currentPage > 1},
 			next: {page: 1, active: currentPage < pageCount},
 			rel: [],
-			pages: []
+			pages: [],
+			currentPage: 1,
+			pageCount: 1
 		};
 	}
 	pageCount = parseInt(pageCount, 10);
@@ -44,7 +46,7 @@ pagination.create = function(currentPage, pageCount, queryObj) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	var data = {rel: [], pages: pages};
+	var data = {rel: [], pages: pages, currentPage: currentPage, pageCount: pageCount};
 	queryObj.page = previous;
 	data.prev = {page: previous, active: currentPage > 1, qs: qs.stringify(queryObj)};
 	queryObj.page = next;
diff --git a/src/user/search.js b/src/user/search.js
index 60f125096a..ae91ba1615 100644
--- a/src/user/search.js
+++ b/src/user/search.js
@@ -45,7 +45,6 @@ module.exports = function(User) {
 					var pagination = User.paginate(page, uids);
 					uids = pagination.data;
 					searchResult.pagination = pagination.pagination;
-					searchResult.pageCount = pagination.pageCount;
 				}
 
 				User.getUsers(uids, uid, next);