diff --git a/assets/js/admin/settings-views-html-settings-tax.js b/assets/js/admin/settings-views-html-settings-tax.js
index fb6ce55039a..8cdfffc5a32 100644
--- a/assets/js/admin/settings-views-html-settings-tax.js
+++ b/assets/js/admin/settings-views-html-settings-tax.js
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 
 		var rowTemplate = wp.template( 'wc-tax-table-row' ),
 			paginationTemplate = wp.template( 'wc-tax-table-pagination' ),
-			$tbody = $('#rates');
+			$tbody = $('#rates' ),
+			$pagination = $( '#rates-pagination' );
 
 		/**
 		 * Build the table contents.
@@ -42,24 +43,48 @@
 		}
 
 		/**
-		 * Handle the initial display.
+		 * Renders table contents by page.
 		 */
-		if ( data.rates.length <= data.limit ) {
-			renderTableContents( data.rates );
-		} else {
-			var first_index = data.limit * ( data.page - 1),
-				last_index  = data.limit * data.page;
+		function renderPage( page_num ) {
+			var qty_pages = Math.ceil( data.rates.length / data.limit );
+
+			page_num = parseInt( page_num, 10 );
+			if ( page_num < 1 ) {
+				page_num = 1;
+			} else if ( page_num > qty_pages ) {
+				page_num = qty_pages;
+			}
+
+			var first_index = data.limit * ( page_num - 1),
+				last_index  = data.limit * page_num;
 
 			renderTableContents( data.rates.slice( first_index, last_index ) );
 
-			// We've now displayed our initial page, time to render the pagination box.
-			$('#rates-pagination' ).html( paginationTemplate( {
-				qty_rates    : data.rates.length,
-				current_page : data.page,
-				qty_pages    : Math.ceil( data.rates.length / data.limit )
-			} ) );
+			if ( data.rates.length > data.limit ) {
+				// We've now displayed our initial page, time to render the pagination box.
+				$pagination.html( paginationTemplate( {
+					qty_rates    : data.rates.length,
+					current_page : page_num,
+					qty_pages    : qty_pages
+				} ) );
+			}
 		}
 
+		/**
+		 * Handle the initial display.
+		 */
+		renderPage( data.page );
+
+		/**
+		 * Handle clicks on the pagination links.
+		 *
+		 * Abstracting it out here instead of re-running it after each render.
+		 */
+		$pagination.on( 'click', 'a', function(event){
+			event.preventDefault();
+			renderPage( $( event.currentTarget ).data('goto') );
+		} );
+
 		$('.wc_tax_rates .remove_tax_rates').click(function() {
 			if ( $tbody.find('tr.current').length > 0 ) {
 				var $current = $tbody.find('tr.current');
diff --git a/includes/admin/settings/views/html-settings-tax.php b/includes/admin/settings/views/html-settings-tax.php
index 5957595e307..b328fb935ff 100644
--- a/includes/admin/settings/views/html-settings-tax.php
+++ b/includes/admin/settings/views/html-settings-tax.php
@@ -173,11 +173,11 @@ wp_enqueue_script( 'wc-settings-tax' );
 		<span class="displaying-num"><?php printf( _x( '%s items', '%s will be a number eventually, but must be a string for now.', 'woocommerce' ), '{{ data.qty_rates }}' ); ?></span>
 		<span class="pagination-links">
 
-			<a class="tablenav-pages-navspan">
+			<a class="tablenav-pages-navspan" data-goto="1">
 				<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( 'First page', 'woocommerce' ); ?></span>
 				<span aria-hidden="true">&laquo;</span>
 			</a>
-			<a class="tablenav-pages-navspan">
+			<a class="tablenav-pages-navspan" data-goto="<# print( parseInt( data.current_page, 10 ) - 1 ) #>">
 				<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( 'Previous page', 'woocommerce' ); ?></span>
 				<span aria-hidden="true">&lsaquo;</span>
 			</a>
@@ -189,11 +189,11 @@ wp_enqueue_script( 'wc-settings-tax' );
 								'<span class="total-pages">{{ data.qty_pages }}</span>' ); ?>
 			</span>
 
-			<a class="tablenav-pages-navspan">
+			<a class="tablenav-pages-navspan" data-goto="<# print( parseInt( data.current_page, 10 ) + 1 ) #>">
 				<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( 'Next page', 'woocommerce' ); ?></span>
 				<span aria-hidden="true">&rsaquo;</span>
 			</a>
-			<a class="tablenav-pages-navspan">
+			<a class="tablenav-pages-navspan" data-goto="{{ data.qty_pages }}">
 				<span class="screen-reader-text"><?php esc_html_e( 'Last page', 'woocommerce' ); ?></span>
 				<span aria-hidden="true">&raquo;</span>
 			</a>