diff --git a/src/Controller/Component/PaginatorComponent.php b/src/Controller/Component/PaginatorComponent.php
index 82749a46f13..3d1e8bbada3 100644
--- a/src/Controller/Component/PaginatorComponent.php
+++ b/src/Controller/Component/PaginatorComponent.php
@@ -142,6 +142,22 @@ public function implementedEvents()
      * $results = $paginator->paginate($query);
      * ```
      *
+     * ### Scoping Request parameters
+     *
+     * By using request parameter scopes you can paginate multiple queries in the same controller action:
+     *
+     * ```
+     * $articles = $paginator->paginate($articlesQuery, ['scope' => 'articles']);
+     * $tags = $paginator->paginate($tagsQuery, ['scope' => 'tags']);
+     * ```
+     *
+     * Each of the above queries will use different query string parameter sets
+     * for pagination data. An example URL paginating both results would be:
+     *
+     * ```
+     * /dashboard?articles[page]=1&tags[page]=2
+     * ```
+     *
      * @param \Cake\Datasource\RepositoryInterface|\Cake\Datasource\QueryInterface $object The table or query to paginate.
      * @param array $settings The settings/configuration used for pagination.
      * @return \Cake\Datasource\ResultSetInterface Query results
diff --git a/tests/TestCase/Controller/ControllerTest.php b/tests/TestCase/Controller/ControllerTest.php
index bebef274ff2..b04a6c7858c 100644
--- a/tests/TestCase/Controller/ControllerTest.php
+++ b/tests/TestCase/Controller/ControllerTest.php
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ public function testPaginate()
         $Controller = new Controller($request, $response);
         $Controller->request->query = [
             'url' => [],
-            'prefix' => [
+            'posts' => [
                 'page' => 2,
                 'limit' => 2,
             ]
@@ -751,8 +751,9 @@ public function testPaginate()
         $this->assertSame($Controller->request->params['paging']['Posts']['pageCount'], 1);
         $this->assertSame($Controller->request->params['paging']['Posts']['prevPage'], false);
         $this->assertSame($Controller->request->params['paging']['Posts']['nextPage'], false);
+        $this->assertNull($Controller->request->params['paging']['Posts']['scope']);
 
-        $results = $Controller->paginate(TableRegistry::get('Posts'), ['prefix' => 'prefix']);
+        $results = $Controller->paginate(TableRegistry::get('Posts'), ['scope' => 'posts']);
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Cake\Datasource\ResultSetInterface', $results);
         $this->assertCount(1, $results);
 
@@ -760,6 +761,7 @@ public function testPaginate()
         $this->assertSame($Controller->request->params['paging']['Posts']['pageCount'], 2);
         $this->assertSame($Controller->request->params['paging']['Posts']['prevPage'], true);
         $this->assertSame($Controller->request->params['paging']['Posts']['nextPage'], false);
+        $this->assertSame($Controller->request->params['paging']['Posts']['scope'], 'posts');
     }
 
     /**