diff --git a/lib/redmine/pagination.rb b/lib/redmine/pagination.rb
index 053269a58..e6faa8a68 100644
--- a/lib/redmine/pagination.rb
+++ b/lib/redmine/pagination.rb
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ module Redmine
         end
       end
 
+      def multiple_pages?
+        per_page < item_count
+      end
+
       def first_item
         item_count == 0 ? 0 : (offset + 1)
       end
@@ -173,13 +177,18 @@ module Redmine
         page_param = paginator.page_param
 
         html = '<ul class="pages">'
-        if paginator.previous_page
+
+        if paginator.multiple_pages?
           # \xc2\xab(utf-8) = &#171;
           text = "\xc2\xab " + l(:label_previous)
-          html << content_tag('li',
-                              yield(text, {page_param => paginator.previous_page},
-                                    :accesskey => accesskey(:previous)),
-                              :class => 'previous page')
+          if paginator.previous_page
+            html << content_tag('li',
+                                yield(text, {page_param => paginator.previous_page},
+                                      :accesskey => accesskey(:previous)),
+                                :class => 'previous page')
+          else
+            html << content_tag('li', content_tag('span', text), :class => 'previous')
+          end
         end
 
         previous = nil
@@ -197,13 +206,17 @@ module Redmine
           previous = page
         end
 
-        if paginator.next_page
+        if paginator.multiple_pages?
           # \xc2\xbb(utf-8) = &#187;
           text = l(:label_next) + " \xc2\xbb"
-          html << content_tag('li',
-                              yield(text, {page_param => paginator.next_page},
-                                    :accesskey => accesskey(:next)),
-                              :class => 'next page')
+          if paginator.next_page
+            html << content_tag('li',
+                                yield(text, {page_param => paginator.next_page},
+                                      :accesskey => accesskey(:next)),
+                                :class => 'next page')
+          else
+            html << content_tag('li', content_tag('span', text), :class => 'next')
+          end
         end
         html << '</ul>'