diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
index def41fb57c..f655f71929 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/controllers/ListController.php
@@ -569,8 +569,10 @@ public function hostgroupsAction()
         if ($url = $this->hasBetterUrl()) {
             return $this->redirectNow($url);
         }
+
         $this->addTitleTab('hostgroups', $this->translate('Host Groups'), $this->translate('List host groups'));
         $this->setAutorefreshInterval(12);
+
         $query = $this->backend->select()->from('groupsummary', array(
             'hostgroup_name',
             'hostgroup_alias',
@@ -602,6 +604,9 @@ public function hostgroupsAction()
         // service groups. We should separate them.
         $this->filterQuery($query);
         $this->view->hostgroups = $query->paginate();
+
+        $this->setupLimitControl();
+        $this->setupPaginationControl($this->view->hostgroups);
         $this->setupSortControl(array(
             'services_severity' => $this->translate('Severity'),
             'hostgroup_alias'   => $this->translate('Host Group Name'),
diff --git a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/hostgroups.phtml b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/hostgroups.phtml
index 1e3eb29acf..ef8cd78ea0 100644
--- a/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/hostgroups.phtml
+++ b/modules/monitoring/application/views/scripts/list/hostgroups.phtml
@@ -1,24 +1,20 @@
-<?php if ($this->compact): ?>
-<div class="content">
-<?php else: ?>
+<?php if (! $this->compact): ?>
 <div class="controls">
-  <?= $this->tabs ?>
-  <div style="margin: 1em;" class="dontprint">
-    <?= $this->translate('Sort by'); ?> <?= $this->sortControl->render($this); ?>
-  </div>
-  <?= $this->widget('limiter')->setMaxLimit(count($hostgroups)); ?>
-  <?= $this->paginationControl($hostgroups, null, null, array('preserve' => $this->preserve)); ?>
-</div>
-<div class="content">
+  <?= $this->tabs; ?>
+  <?= $this->sortBox; ?>
+  <?= $this->limiter; ?>
+  <?= $this->paginator; ?>
   <?= $this->filterEditor; ?>
+</div>
 <?php endif ?>
-  <?php
-    if (count($hostgroups) === 0) {
-      echo $this->translate('No host groups matching the filter');
-      echo '</div>';
-      return;
-    }
-  ?>
+<div class="content">
+<?php
+
+if (count($hostgroups) === 0) {
+    echo $this->translate('No hostgroups found matching the filter') . '</div>';
+    return;
+}
+?>
   <table class="groupview" data-base-target="_next">
     <thead>
       <th><?= $this->translate('Last Problem'); ?></th>