diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
index 681a7a0134..b6863b847e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-classic.dev.css
@@ -1400,17 +1400,19 @@ body.press-this .stuffbox:hover .handlediv,
 }
 
 .tablenav .tablenav-pages a {
-	border-color: #D1E5EE;
+	border-color: #d1e5ee;
 	background: #eee url('../images/menu-bits-vs.gif?ver=20101102') repeat-x scroll left -379px;
 }
 
-.tablenav .tablenav-pages a:hover {
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a:hover,
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a:focus {
 	color: #d54e21;
-	border-color: #d54321;
 }
 
-.tablenav .tablenav-pages a:active {
-	color: #fff !important;
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a.disabled,
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a.disabled:hover,
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a.disabled:focus {
+	color: #aaa;
 }
 
 .tablenav .tablenav-pages .current {
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
index 73242a6726..6325917800 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/colors-fresh.dev.css
@@ -1399,13 +1399,15 @@ fieldset.inline-edit-col-right .inline-edit-col {
 	background: #eee url('../images/menu-bits.gif?ver=20100610') repeat-x scroll left -379px;
 }
 
-.tablenav .tablenav-pages a:hover {
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a:hover,
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a:focus {
 	color: #d54e21;
-	border-color: #d54321;
 }
 
-.tablenav .tablenav-pages a:active {
-	color: #fff !important;
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a.disabled,
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a.disabled:hover,
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a.disabled:focus {
+	color: #aaa;
 }
 
 .tablenav .tablenav-pages .current {
diff --git a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
index 07836e47f3..b42e32f541 100644
--- a/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
+++ b/wp-admin/css/wp-admin.dev.css
@@ -1493,6 +1493,14 @@ th.asc:hover span.sorting-indicator {
 	border-radius: 5px;
 }
 
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a.disabled:hover {
+	cursor: default;
+}
+
+.tablenav .tablenav-pages a.disabled:active {
+	cursor: default;
+}
+
 .tablenav .displaying-num {
 	margin-right: 10px;
 	font-size: 12px;
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index a8aaa8ff47..39a18b3ec7 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -480,15 +480,21 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 
 		$page_links = array();
 
+		$disable_first = $disable_last = '';
+		if ( $current == 1 )
+			$disable_first = ' disabled';
+		if ( $current == $total_items )
+			$disable_last = ' disabled';
+
 		$page_links[] = sprintf( "<a class='%s' title='%s' href='%s'>%s</a>",
-			'first-page',
+			'first-page' . $disable_first,
 			esc_attr__( 'Go to the first page' ),
 			esc_url( remove_query_arg( 'paged', $current_url ) ),
 			'&laquo;'
 		);
 
 		$page_links[] = sprintf( "<a class='%s' title='%s' href='%s'>%s</a>",
-			'prev-page',
+			'prev-page' . $disable_first,
 			esc_attr__( 'Go to the previous page' ),
 			esc_url( add_query_arg( 'paged', max( 1, $current-1 ), $current_url ) ),
 			'&lsaquo;'
@@ -504,14 +510,14 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 		$page_links[] = '<span class="paging-input">' . sprintf( _x( '%1$s of %2$s', 'paging' ), $html_current_page, $html_total_pages ) . '</span>';
 
 		$page_links[] = sprintf( "<a class='%s' title='%s' href='%s'>%s</a>",
-			'next-page',
+			'next-page' . $disable_last,
 			esc_attr__( 'Go to the next page' ),
 			esc_url( add_query_arg( 'paged', min( $total_pages, $current+1 ), $current_url ) ),
 			'&rsaquo;'
 		);
 
 		$page_links[] = sprintf( "<a class='%s' title='%s' href='%s'>%s</a>",
-			'last-page',
+			'last-page' . $disable_last,
 			esc_attr__( 'Go to the last page' ),
 			esc_url( add_query_arg( 'paged', $total_pages, $current_url ) ),
 			'&raquo;'
diff --git a/wp-admin/js/list-table.dev.js b/wp-admin/js/list-table.dev.js
index e92f453aa8..7144e4817e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/js/list-table.dev.js
+++ b/wp-admin/js/list-table.dev.js
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ window.listTable = {
 		if ( 'object' != typeof response ) {
 			this.handle_error();
 		} else {
+			var tablenav = $('.tablenav-pages');
+
 			this.stop_loading();
 
 			$('div.updated, div.error').not('.persistent, .inline').remove();
@@ -103,10 +105,14 @@ window.listTable = {
 			this.set_total_pages(response.total_pages);
 
 			if ( response.total_pages > 1 )
-				$('.tablenav-pages').removeClass('one-page');
+				tablenav.removeClass('one-page');
 
 			$('.current-page').val($.query.GET('paged'));
 
+			// Disable buttons that should noop.
+			tablenav.find('.first-page, .prev-page').toggleClass('disabled', 1 == $.query.GET('paged'));
+			tablenav.find('.next-page, .last-page').toggleClass('disabled', response.total_pages_i18n == $.query.GET('paged'));
+
 			$('th.column-cb :input').attr('checked', false);
 
 			if ( history.replaceState ) {