diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbpagination.directive.js b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbpagination.directive.js
index 84b3adb471..43f55315ac 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbpagination.directive.js
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/common/directives/components/umbpagination.directive.js
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Use this directive to generate a pagination.
              }
          };
 
-         var unbindPageNumberWatcher = scope.$watch('pageNumber', function(newValue, oldValue){
+         var unbindPageNumberWatcher =  scope.$watchCollection('[pageNumber, totalPages]', function (newValues, oldValues) {
             activate();
          });