diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/list.html b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/list.html
index 7078834ae..7258c5429 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/list.html
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/templates/wagtailadmin/pages/list.html
@@ -229,4 +229,24 @@
             <tr><td colspan="3" class="no-results-message"><p>{% trans "No pages have been created." %}{% if parent_page and parent_page_perms.can_add_subpage %} {% blocktrans %}Why not <a href="{{ add_page_url }}">add one</a>?{% endblocktrans %}{% endif %}</td></tr>
         {% endif %}
     </tbody>
-</table>
\ No newline at end of file
+</table>
+
+{% if parent_page and pages and pages.paginator %}
+    <div class="pagination">
+        <p>{% blocktrans with page_number=pages.number num_pages=pages.paginator.num_pages%}
+            Page {{ page_number }} of {{ num_pages }}.
+        {% endblocktrans %}</p>
+        <ul>
+            <li class="prev">
+                {% if pages.has_previous %}
+                    <a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_explore' parent_page.id %}?p={{ pages.previous_page_number }}{% if ordering %}&amp;ordering={{ ordering }}{% endif %}" class="icon icon-arrow-left">{% trans "Previous" %}</a>
+                {% endif %}
+            </li>
+            <li class="next">
+                {% if pages.has_next %}
+                    <a href="{% url 'wagtailadmin_explore' parent_page.id %}?p={{ pages.next_page_number }}{% if ordering %}&amp;ordering={{ ordering }}{% endif %}" class="icon icon-arrow-right-after">{% trans 'Next' %}</a>
+                {% endif %}
+            </li>
+        </ul>
+    </div>
+{% endif %}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py
index ccaa67dae..14e57a35e 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/tests/test_pages_views.py
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ class TestPageExplorer(TestCase):
         response = self.client.get(reverse('wagtailadmin_explore', args=(self.root_page.id, )))
         self.assertEqual(response.status_code, 200)
         self.assertEqual(self.root_page, response.context['parent_page'])
-        self.assertTrue(response.context['pages'].filter(id=self.child_page.id).exists())
+        self.assertTrue(response.context['pages'].paginator.object_list.filter(id=self.child_page.id).exists())
 
 
 class TestPageCreation(TestCase):
diff --git a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
index 9bf6dbf44..69e6b7f4f 100644
--- a/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
+++ b/wagtail/wagtailadmin/views/pages.py
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@ def index(request, parent_page_id=None):
     else:
         ordering = 'title'
 
+    # Pagination
+    if ordering != 'ord':
+        p = request.GET.get('p', 1)
+        paginator = Paginator(pages, 50)
+        try:
+            pages = paginator.page(p)
+        except PageNotAnInteger:
+            pages = paginator.page(1)
+        except EmptyPage:
+            pages = paginator.page(paginator.num_pages)
+
     return render(request, 'wagtailadmin/pages/index.html', {
         'parent_page': parent_page,
         'ordering': ordering,