diff --git a/sass/components/pagination.sass b/sass/components/pagination.sass
index d8589ae0..d9cfc259 100644
--- a/sass/components/pagination.sass
+++ b/sass/components/pagination.sass
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ $pagination-item-margin: 0.25rem !default
 $pagination-item-padding-left: 0.5em !default
 $pagination-item-padding-right: 0.5em !default
 
+$pagination-nav-padding-left: 0.75em !default
+$pagination-nav-padding-right: 0.75em !default
+
 $pagination-hover-color: $link-hover !default
 $pagination-hover-border-color: $link-hover-border !default
 
@@ -94,8 +97,8 @@ $pagination-shadow-inset: inset 0 1px 2px rgba($scheme-invert, 0.2) !default
 
 .pagination-previous,
 .pagination-next
-  padding-left: 0.75em
-  padding-right: 0.75em
+  padding-left: $pagination-nav-padding-left
+  padding-right: $pagination-nav-padding-right
   white-space: nowrap
 
 .pagination-link