diff --git a/themes/finna2/templates/Helpers/pagination-simple-search.phtml b/themes/finna2/templates/Helpers/pagination-simple-search.phtml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..031d47358be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/themes/finna2/templates/Helpers/pagination-simple-search.phtml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+<!-- START of: finna - Helpers/pagination-simple-search.phtml -->
+<?php if ($this->pageCount): ?>
+  <?php
+    $results = $this->params['results'];
+    $ulAttrs = $this->htmlAttributes(['class' => 'pagination-simple']);
+    if ($results->getOptions()->loadResultsWithJsEnabled()) {
+      $ulAttrs->add('class', 'js-pagination-simple');
+    }
+  ?>
+  <ul role="presentation" <?=$ulAttrs?>>
+    <?php if (isset($this->previous)): ?>
+      <li><a href="<?=$results->getUrlQuery()->setPage($this->previous)?>"><span class="sr-only"><?=$this->transEsc('page_prev')?></span><?=$this->icon('page-prev') ?></a></li>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+    <?php // Note: search-stats class is the scroll target for loading results with JS: ?>
+    <li class="pagination-text search-stats js-search-stats" data-key="showing_results_of_html">
+      <?=
+        $this->label ?: $this->translate(
+            'showing_results_of_html',
+            [
+                '%%start%%' => $results->getStartRecord(),
+                '%%end%%' => $results->getEndRecord(),
+                '%%total%%' => $this->localizedNumber($results->getResultTotal()),
+            ]
+        )
+      ?>
+    </li>
+    <?php if (isset($this->next)): ?>
+      <li><a href="<?=$results->getUrlQuery()->setPage($this->next)?>"><span class="sr-only"><?=$this->transEsc('page_next')?></span><?=$this->icon('page-next') ?></a></li>
+    <?php endif; ?>
+  </ul>
+<?php endif; ?>
+<!-- END of: finna - Helpers/pagination-simple-search.phtml -->
diff --git a/themes/finna2/templates/Helpers/pagination-simple.phtml b/themes/finna2/templates/Helpers/pagination-simple.phtml
index f9968e7fade..39b93bf2c81 100644
--- a/themes/finna2/templates/Helpers/pagination-simple.phtml
+++ b/themes/finna2/templates/Helpers/pagination-simple.phtml
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+<?php
+  if ($this->params['results'] ?? null) {
+    echo $this->render('Helpers/pagination-simple-search.phtml');
+    return;
+  }
+?>
 <!-- START of: finna - Helpers/pagination-simple.phtml -->
 <?php if ($this->pageCount): ?>
   <ul class="pagination-simple">
diff --git a/themes/finna2/templates/search/pagination_simple.phtml b/themes/finna2/templates/search/pagination_simple.phtml
index fec50e1c2c7..7d24bf15d1b 100644
--- a/themes/finna2/templates/search/pagination_simple.phtml
+++ b/themes/finna2/templates/search/pagination_simple.phtml
@@ -1,31 +1 @@
-<!-- START of: finna - search/pagination_simple.phtml -->
-<?php if ($this->pageCount): ?>
-  <?php
-    $ulAttrs = $this->htmlAttributes(['class' => 'pagination-simple']);
-    if ($this->results->getOptions()->loadResultsWithJsEnabled()) {
-      $ulAttrs->add('class', 'js-pagination-simple');
-    }
-  ?>
-  <ul role="presentation" <?=$ulAttrs?>>
-    <?php if (isset($this->previous)): ?>
-      <li><a href="<?=$this->currentPath() . $this->results->getUrlQuery()->setPage($this->previous)?>"><span class="sr-only"><?=$this->transEsc('page_prev')?></span><?=$this->icon('page-prev') ?></a></li>
-    <?php endif; ?>
-    <?php // Note: search-stats class is the scroll target for loading results with JS: ?>
-    <li class="pagination-text search-stats js-search-stats" data-key="showing_results_of_html">
-      <?=
-        $this->label ?: $this->translate(
-            'showing_results_of_html',
-            [
-                '%%start%%' => $this->results->getStartRecord(),
-                '%%end%%' => $this->results->getEndRecord(),
-                '%%total%%' => $this->localizedNumber($this->results->getResultTotal()),
-            ]
-        )
-      ?>
-    </li>
-    <?php if (isset($this->next)): ?>
-      <li><a href="<?=$this->currentPath() . $this->results->getUrlQuery()->setPage($this->next)?>"><span class="sr-only"><?=$this->transEsc('page_next')?></span><?=$this->icon('page-next') ?></a></li>
-    <?php endif; ?>
-  </ul>
-<?php endif; ?>
-<!-- END of: finna - search/pagination_simple.phtml -->
+<?=$this->render('Helpers/pagination-simple-search.phtml', ['params' => ['results' => $this->results]]);
diff --git a/themes/finna2/templates/search/results.phtml b/themes/finna2/templates/search/results.phtml
index f0fe4c60da9..a6c46eaa57c 100644
--- a/themes/finna2/templates/search/results.phtml
+++ b/themes/finna2/templates/search/results.phtml
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
           ]
         );?>
         <div class="pagination-container">
-          <?=$this->paginationControl($this->results->getPaginator(), 'Sliding', 'search/pagination_simple.phtml', ['results' => $this->results, 'label' => $resultsStr])?>
+          <?=$this->paginationControl($this->results->getPaginator(), 'Sliding', 'Helpers/pagination-simple.phtml', ['params' => ['results' => $this->results], 'options' => $this->paginationOptions ?? []])?>
         </div>
         <div class="control-container text-right hidden-print">
           <?php if (!$browse): ?>
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
       <?=$this->context($this)->renderInContext('search/bulk-action-buttons.phtml', ['idPrefix' => 'bottom_', 'formAttr' => 'search-cart-form'])?>
     </div>
     <?php endif; ?>
-    <?php $pagination = $this->paginationControl($this->results->getPaginator()->setPageRange(5), 'Sliding', 'Helpers/pagination.phtml', ['params' => ['results' => $this->results]]);
+    <?php $pagination = $this->paginationControl($this->results->getPaginator()->setPageRange(5), 'Sliding', 'Helpers/pagination.phtml', ['params' => ['results' => $this->results], 'options' => $this->paginationOptions ?? []]);
       if (trim($pagination)): ?>
       <div class="pagination">
         <div class="<?=$this->layoutClass('mainbody', (bool)$recommendations)?> text-center">