diff --git a/awx/api/pagination.py b/awx/api/pagination.py
index 9a416e9995..dfb57699c3 100644
--- a/awx/api/pagination.py
+++ b/awx/api/pagination.py
@@ -1,16 +1,78 @@
 # Copyright (c) 2015 Ansible, Inc.
 # All Rights Reserved.
 
+# Django
+from django.core.paginator import Paginator as DjangoPaginator
+from django.core.paginator import PageNotAnInteger, EmptyPage
+from django.db import connections
+
 # Django REST Framework
 from django.conf import settings
 from rest_framework import pagination
 from rest_framework.utils.urls import replace_query_param
 
 
+class Paginator(DjangoPaginator):
+
+    def __init__(self, object_list, per_page, orphans=0, allow_empty_first_page=True):
+        self.count_field = None
+        # Based on http://stackoverflow.com/questions/156114/best-way-to-get-result-count-before-limit-was-applied
+        # With PostgreSQL, we can use a window function to include the total
+        # count of results (before limit and offset are applied) as an extra
+        # column and avoid having to issue a separate COUNT(*) query.
+        if hasattr(object_list, 'extra'):
+            if connections[getattr(object_list, 'db', None) or 'default'].vendor == 'postgresql':
+                object_list = object_list.extra(select=dict(__count='COUNT(*) OVER()'))
+                self.count_field = '__count'
+        super(Paginator, self).__init__(object_list, per_page, orphans, allow_empty_first_page)
+        assert self.orphans == 0
+
+    def validate_number(self, number, check_num_pages=True):
+        """
+        Validates the given 1-based page number.
+        """
+        try:
+            number = int(number)
+        except (TypeError, ValueError):
+            raise PageNotAnInteger('That page number is not an integer')
+        if number < 1:
+            raise EmptyPage('That page number is less than 1')
+        # Optionally skip checking num_pages, since that will result in a
+        # COUNT(*) query.
+        if check_num_pages and number > self.num_pages:
+            if number == 1 and self.allow_empty_first_page:
+                pass
+            else:
+                raise EmptyPage('That page contains no results')
+        return number
+
+    def page(self, number):
+        """
+        Returns a Page object for the given 1-based page number.
+        """
+        number = self.validate_number(number, check_num_pages=bool(self.count_field is None))
+        bottom = (number - 1) * self.per_page
+        top = bottom + self.per_page
+        sub_list = self.object_list[bottom:top]
+        if self.count_field and self._count is None:
+            # Execute one query to fetch all results.
+            sub_list = list(sub_list)
+            try:
+                # Get the total count from the first result.
+                self._count = getattr(sub_list[0], self.count_field)
+            except IndexError:
+                # If no results were returned, we still don't know the total
+                # count, but do know that we've reached an empty page.
+                if number > 1 or not self.allow_empty_first_page:
+                    raise EmptyPage('That page contains no results')
+        return self._get_page(sub_list, number, self)
+
+
 class Pagination(pagination.PageNumberPagination):
 
     page_size_query_param = 'page_size'
     max_page_size = settings.MAX_PAGE_SIZE
+    django_paginator_class = Paginator
 
     def get_next_link(self):
         if not self.page.has_next():