diff --git a/phpBB/includes/functions.php b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
index 5ccb9edd07..822ac5b8d6 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/functions.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/functions.php
@@ -1951,6 +1951,7 @@ function generate_pagination($base_url, $num_items, $per_page, $start_item, $add
 		$tpl_prefix . 'PREVIOUS_PAGE'	=> ($on_page == 1) ? '' : $base_url . "{$url_delim}start=" . (($on_page - 2) * $per_page),
 		$tpl_prefix . 'NEXT_PAGE'		=> ($on_page == $total_pages) ? '' : $base_url . "{$url_delim}start=" . ($on_page * $per_page),
 		$tpl_prefix . 'TOTAL_PAGES'		=> $total_pages,
+		$tpl_prefix . 'CURRENT_PAGE'	=> $on_page,
 	));
 
 	return $page_string;