diff --git a/app/views/application/_meta_links.html.erb b/app/views/application/_meta_links.html.erb
index 7b398ed83..d0ddc7cd4 100644
--- a/app/views/application/_meta_links.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/application/_meta_links.html.erb
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 <%# collection %>
 
 <% content_for(:html_header) do %>
-  <% if collection.try(:prev_page) %>
-    <%= tag.link rel: "prev", href: url_for(nav_params_for(collection.prev_page)) %>
-  <% end %>
+  <% if collection.try(:records).present? %>
+    <% if collection.try(:prev_page) %>
+      <%= tag.link rel: "prev", href: url_for(nav_params_for(collection.prev_page)) %>
+    <% end %>
 
-  <% if collection.try(:next_page) %>
-    <%= tag.link rel: "next", href: url_for(nav_params_for(collection.next_page)) %>
+    <% if collection.try(:next_page) %>
+      <%= tag.link rel: "next", href: url_for(nav_params_for(collection.next_page)) %>
+    <% end %>
   <% end %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/test/functional/posts_controller_test.rb b/test/functional/posts_controller_test.rb
index 1e673a532..a1c7d3851 100644
--- a/test/functional/posts_controller_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/posts_controller_test.rb
@@ -17,6 +17,40 @@ class PostsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
         create_list(:post, 2)
       end
 
+      context "when using sequential pagination" do
+        should "work with page=a0" do
+          get posts_path(page: "a0")
+          assert_response :success
+          assert_select ".post-preview", count: 3
+          assert_select "#paginator-prev", count: 0
+          assert_select "#paginator-next", count: 1
+        end
+
+        should "work with page=b0" do
+          get posts_path(page: "b0")
+          assert_response :success
+          assert_select ".post-preview", count: 0
+          assert_select "#paginator-prev", count: 0
+          assert_select "#paginator-next", count: 0
+        end
+
+        should "work with page=b100000" do
+          get posts_path(page: "b100000")
+          assert_response :success
+          assert_select ".post-preview", count: 3
+          assert_select "#paginator-prev", count: 1
+          assert_select "#paginator-next", count: 0
+        end
+
+        should "work with page=a100000" do
+          get posts_path(page: "a100000")
+          assert_response :success
+          assert_select ".post-preview", count: 0
+          assert_select "#paginator-prev", count: 0
+          assert_select "#paginator-next", count: 0
+        end
+      end
+
       context "for an empty search" do
         should "render the first page" do
           get root_path