diff --git a/app/controllers/modqueue_controller.rb b/app/controllers/modqueue_controller.rb
index ef786ec24..9ed387dbf 100644
--- a/app/controllers/modqueue_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/modqueue_controller.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class ModqueueController < ApplicationController
     authorize :modqueue
     @posts = Post.includes(:appeals, :disapprovals, :uploader, flags: [:creator]).in_modqueue.available_for_moderation(CurrentUser.user, hidden: search_params[:hidden])
     @modqueue_posts = @posts.reselect(nil).reorder(nil).offset(nil).limit(nil)
-    @posts = @posts.paginated_search(params, order: "modqueue", count_pages: true, count: @modqueue_posts.to_a.size)
+    @posts = @posts.paginated_search(params, count_pages: true, count: @modqueue_posts.to_a.size, defaults: { order: "modqueue" })
 
     @pending_post_count = @modqueue_posts.select(&:is_pending?).count
     @flagged_post_count = @modqueue_posts.select(&:is_flagged?).count
diff --git a/app/models/application_record.rb b/app/models/application_record.rb
index 78675e6de..85aae3f1d 100644
--- a/app/models/application_record.rb
+++ b/app/models/application_record.rb
@@ -16,19 +16,20 @@ class ApplicationRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
 
       # Perform a search using the model's `search` method, then paginate the results.
       #
-      # params [Hash] The URL request params from the user
-      # page [Integer] The page number
-      # limit [Integer] The number of posts per page
-      # count_pages [Boolean] If true, show the exact number of pages of
-      #   results. If false (the default), don't count the exact number of pages
+      # @param params [Hash] The URL request params from the user
+      # @param page [Integer] The page number
+      # @param limit [Integer] The number of posts per page
+      # @param count_pages [Boolean] If true, calculate the exact number of pages of
+      #   results. If false (the default), don't calculate the exact number of pages
       #   of results; assume there are too many pages to count.
-      # defaults [Hash] The default params for the search
-      def paginated_search(params, page: params[:page], limit: params[:limit], count_pages: params[:search].present?, defaults: {})
+      # @param count [Integer] the precalculated number of search results, or nil to calculate it
+      # @param defaults [Hash] The default params for the search
+      def paginated_search(params, page: params[:page], limit: params[:limit], count_pages: params[:search].present?, count: nil, defaults: {})
         search_params = params.fetch(:search, {}).permit!
         search_params = defaults.merge(search_params).with_indifferent_access
 
         max_limit = (params[:format] == "sitemap") ? 10_000 : 1_000
-        search(search_params).paginate(page, limit: limit, max_limit: max_limit, search_count: count_pages)
+        search(search_params).paginate(page, limit: limit, max_limit: max_limit, count: count, search_count: count_pages)
       end
     end
   end