diff --git a/src/Pagination.js b/src/Pagination.js
index 57e5648ec9..f2990bf505 100644
--- a/src/Pagination.js
+++ b/src/Pagination.js
@@ -12,11 +12,46 @@ const Pagination = React.createClass({
     activePage: React.PropTypes.number,
     items: React.PropTypes.number,
     maxButtons: React.PropTypes.number,
-    ellipsis: React.PropTypes.bool,
-    first: React.PropTypes.bool,
-    last: React.PropTypes.bool,
-    prev: React.PropTypes.bool,
-    next: React.PropTypes.bool,
+    /**
+     * When `true`, will display the default node value ('...').
+     * Otherwise, will display provided node (when specified).
+     */
+    ellipsis: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
+      React.PropTypes.bool,
+      React.PropTypes.node
+    ]),
+    /**
+     * When `true`, will display the default node value ('«').
+     * Otherwise, will display provided node (when specified).
+     */
+    first: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
+      React.PropTypes.bool,
+      React.PropTypes.node
+    ]),
+    /**
+     * When `true`, will display the default node value ('»').
+     * Otherwise, will display provided node (when specified).
+     */
+    last: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
+      React.PropTypes.bool,
+      React.PropTypes.node
+    ]),
+    /**
+     * When `true`, will display the default node value ('‹').
+     * Otherwise, will display provided node (when specified).
+     */
+    prev: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
+      React.PropTypes.bool,
+      React.PropTypes.node
+    ]),
+    /**
+     * When `true`, will display the default node value ('›').
+     * Otherwise, will display provided node (when specified).
+     */
+    next: React.PropTypes.oneOfType([
+      React.PropTypes.bool,
+      React.PropTypes.node
+    ]),
     onSelect: React.PropTypes.func,
     /**
      * You can use a custom element for the buttons
@@ -89,7 +124,9 @@ const Pagination = React.createClass({
           key="ellipsis"
           disabled
           buttonComponentClass={buttonComponentClass}>
-          <span aria-label="More">...</span>
+          <span aria-label="More">
+            {this.props.ellipsis === true ? '...' : this.props.ellipsis}
+          </span>
         </PaginationButton>
       );
     }
@@ -109,7 +146,9 @@ const Pagination = React.createClass({
         disabled={this.props.activePage === 1}
         onSelect={this.props.onSelect}
         buttonComponentClass={this.props.buttonComponentClass}>
-        <span aria-label="Previous">&lsaquo;</span>
+        <span aria-label="Previous">
+          {this.props.prev === true ? '\u2039' : this.props.prev}
+        </span>
       </PaginationButton>
     );
   },
@@ -126,7 +165,9 @@ const Pagination = React.createClass({
         disabled={this.props.activePage >= this.props.items}
         onSelect={this.props.onSelect}
         buttonComponentClass={this.props.buttonComponentClass}>
-        <span aria-label="Next">&rsaquo;</span>
+        <span aria-label="Next">
+          {this.props.next === true ? '\u203a' : this.props.next}
+        </span>
       </PaginationButton>
     );
   },
@@ -143,7 +184,9 @@ const Pagination = React.createClass({
         disabled={this.props.activePage === 1 }
         onSelect={this.props.onSelect}
         buttonComponentClass={this.props.buttonComponentClass}>
-        <span aria-label="First">&laquo;</span>
+        <span aria-label="First">
+          {this.props.first === true ? '\u00ab' : this.props.first}
+        </span>
       </PaginationButton>
     );
   },
@@ -160,7 +203,9 @@ const Pagination = React.createClass({
         disabled={this.props.activePage >= this.props.items}
         onSelect={this.props.onSelect}
         buttonComponentClass={this.props.buttonComponentClass}>
-        <span aria-label="Last">&raquo;</span>
+        <span aria-label="Last">
+          {this.props.last === true ? '\u00bb' : this.props.last}
+        </span>
       </PaginationButton>
     );
   },
diff --git a/test/PaginationSpec.js b/test/PaginationSpec.js
index a8b124485c..b6a6aeb767 100644
--- a/test/PaginationSpec.js
+++ b/test/PaginationSpec.js
@@ -53,13 +53,14 @@ describe('Pagination', () => {
     pageButtons[4].className.should.match(/\bactive\b/);
   });
 
-  it('Should show the ellipsis, first, last, prev and next button', () => {
+  it('Should show the ellipsis, first, last, prev and next button with default labels', () => {
     let instance = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
       <Pagination
         first={true}
         last={true}
         prev={true}
         next={true}
+        ellipsis={true}
         maxButtons={3}
         activePage={10}
         items={20} />
@@ -76,6 +77,30 @@ describe('Pagination', () => {
 
   });
 
+  it('Should show the ellipsis, first, last, prev and next button with custom labels', () => {
+    let instance = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
+      <Pagination
+        first='first'
+        last='last'
+        prev='prev'
+        next='next'
+        ellipsis='more'
+        maxButtons={3}
+        activePage={10}
+        items={20} />
+    );
+    let pageButtons = ReactTestUtils.scryRenderedDOMComponentsWithTag(instance, 'li');
+    // add first, last, prev, next and ellipsis button
+    assert.equal(pageButtons.length, 8);
+
+    assert.equal(React.findDOMNode(pageButtons[0]).innerText, 'first');
+    assert.equal(React.findDOMNode(pageButtons[1]).innerText, 'prev');
+    assert.equal(React.findDOMNode(pageButtons[5]).innerText, 'more');
+    assert.equal(React.findDOMNode(pageButtons[6]).innerText, 'next');
+    assert.equal(React.findDOMNode(pageButtons[7]).innerText, 'last');
+
+  });
+
   it('Should enumerate pagenums correctly when ellipsis=true', () => {
     const instance = ReactTestUtils.renderIntoDocument(
       <Pagination