diff --git a/cake/libs/view/helpers/paginator.php b/cake/libs/view/helpers/paginator.php
index 6be7d57d6f6..870c942237f 100644
--- a/cake/libs/view/helpers/paginator.php
+++ b/cake/libs/view/helpers/paginator.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class PaginatorHelper extends AppHelper {
  *  - `$options['escape']` Defines if the title field for the link should be escaped (default: true).
  *  - `$options['update']` DOM id of the element updated with the results of the AJAX call.
  *     If this key isn't specified Paginator will use plain HTML links.
- *  - `$options['indicator']` DOM id of the element that will be shown when doing AJAX requests. **Only supported by 
+ *  - `$options['indicator']` DOM id of the element that will be shown when doing AJAX requests. **Only supported by
  *     AjaxHelper**
  *
  * @var array
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ function link($title, $url = array(), $options = array()) {
  * Merges passed URL options with current pagination state to generate a pagination URL.
  *
  * @param array $options Pagination/URL options array
- * @param boolean $asArray Return the url as an array, or a URI string 
+ * @param boolean $asArray Return the url as an array, or a URI string
  * @param string $model Which model to paginate on
  * @return mixed By default, returns a full pagination URL string for use in non-standard contexts (i.e. JavaScript)
  * @access public
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ function __pagingLink($which, $title = null, $options = array(), $disabledTitle
 		$url = array_merge(array('page' => $paging['page'] + ($which == 'Prev' ? $step * -1 : $step)), $url);
 
 		if ($this->{$check}($model)) {
-			return $this->link($title, $url, array_merge($options, compact('escape', 'class')));
+			return $this->Html->tag($tag, $this->link($title, $url, array_merge($options, compact('escape', 'class'))));
 		} else {
 			return $this->Html->tag($tag, $title, array_merge($options, compact('escape', 'class')));
 		}
@@ -514,7 +514,7 @@ function defaultModel() {
  *
  * - `model` The model to use, defaults to PaginatorHelper::defaultModel();
  * - `format` The format string you want to use, defaults to 'pages' Which generates output like '1 of 5'
- *    set to 'range' to generate output like '1 - 3 of 13'.  Can also be set to a custom string, containing 
+ *    set to 'range' to generate output like '1 - 3 of 13'.  Can also be set to a custom string, containing
  *    the following placeholders `%page%`, `%pages%`, `%current%`, `%count%`, `%start%`, `%end%` and any
  *    custom content you would like.
  * - `separator` The separator string to use, default to ' of '
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ function counter($options = array()) {
  * - `modulus` how many numbers to include on either side of the current page, defaults to 8.
  * - `separator` Separator content defaults to ' | '
  * - `tag` The tag to wrap links in, defaults to 'span'
- * - `first` Whether you want first links generated, set to an integer to define the number of 'first' 
+ * - `first` Whether you want first links generated, set to an integer to define the number of 'first'
  *    links to generate
- * - `last` Whether you want last links generated, set to an integer to define the number of 'last' 
+ * - `last` Whether you want last links generated, set to an integer to define the number of 'last'
  *    links to generate
  *
  * @param mixed $options Options for the numbers, (before, after, model, modulus, separator)
diff --git a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/paginator.test.php b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/paginator.test.php
index 87d1c5f0336..9333c4e899e 100644
--- a/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/paginator.test.php
+++ b/cake/tests/cases/libs/view/helpers/paginator.test.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ function testSortLinks() {
 		$this->Paginator->params['paging']['Article']['options']['sort'] = null;
 		$result = $this->Paginator->sort('title');
 		$this->assertPattern('/\/accounts\/index\/param\/page:1\/sort:title\/direction:desc" class="asc">Title<\/a>$/', $result);
-		
+
 		$this->Paginator->params['paging']['Article']['options']['order'] = array('Article.title' => 'desc');
 		$this->Paginator->params['paging']['Article']['options']['sort'] = null;
 		$result = $this->Paginator->sort('Title', 'title', array('direction' => 'desc'));
@@ -396,9 +396,11 @@ function testSortAdminLinks() {
 		$this->Paginator->params['paging']['Article']['page'] = 1;
 		$result = $this->Paginator->next('Next');
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/admin/users/index/page:2', 'class' => 'next'),
 			'Next',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
@@ -497,17 +499,21 @@ function testUrlGenerationWithPrefixes() {
 
 		$result = $this->Paginator->next('next', array('url' => $options));
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/members/posts/index/page:3', 'class' => 'next'),
 			'next',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
 		$result = $this->Paginator->prev('prev', array('url' => $options));
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/members/posts/index/page:1', 'class' => 'prev'),
 			'prev',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
@@ -587,7 +593,7 @@ function testPassedArgsMergingWithUrlOptions() {
 		));
 		$this->Paginator->params['paging'] = array(
 			'Article' => array(
-				'page' => 1, 'current' => 3, 'count' => 13, 
+				'page' => 1, 'current' => 3, 'count' => 13,
 				'prevPage' => false, 'nextPage' => true, 'pageCount' => 8,
 				'defaults' => array(
 					'limit' => 3, 'step' => 1, 'order' => array(), 'conditions' => array()
@@ -630,9 +636,11 @@ function testPassedArgsMergingWithUrlOptions() {
 
 		$result = $this->Paginator->next('Next');
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/articles/index/2/page:2/foo:bar', 'class' => 'next'),
 			'Next',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 	}
@@ -669,33 +677,51 @@ function testPagingLinks() {
 		$this->Paginator->params['paging']['Client']['prevPage'] = true;
 		$result = $this->Paginator->prev('<< Previous', null, null, array('class' => 'disabled'));
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:1', 'class' => 'prev'),
 			'&lt;&lt; Previous',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
 		$result = $this->Paginator->next('Next');
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:3', 'class' => 'next'),
 			'Next',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
+		);
+		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
+
+		$result = $this->Paginator->next('Next', array('tag' => 'li'));
+		$expected = array(
+			'<li',
+			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:3', 'class' => 'next'),
+			'Next',
+			'/a',
+			'/li'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
 		$result = $this->Paginator->prev('<< Previous', array('escape' => true));
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:1', 'class' => 'prev'),
 			'&lt;&lt; Previous',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
 		$result = $this->Paginator->prev('<< Previous', array('escape' => false));
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:1', 'class' => 'prev'),
 			'preg:/<< Previous/',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
@@ -739,17 +765,21 @@ function testPagingLinks() {
 		$this->Paginator->params['paging']['Client']['prevPage'] = true;
 		$result = $this->Paginator->prev('<< Previous', null, null, array('class' => 'disabled'));
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:1/limit:3/sort:Client.name/direction:DESC', 'class' => 'prev'),
 			'&lt;&lt; Previous',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected, true);
 
 		$result = $this->Paginator->next('Next');
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:3/limit:3/sort:Client.name/direction:DESC', 'class' => 'next'),
 			'Next',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
@@ -760,15 +790,17 @@ function testPagingLinks() {
 		));
 		$result = $this->Paginator->prev('Prev');
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:1/limit:10', 'class' => 'prev'),
 			'Prev',
 			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
 		$this->Paginator->params['paging'] = array(
 			'Client' => array(
-				'page' => 2, 'current' => 1, 'count' => 13, 'prevPage' => true, 
+				'page' => 2, 'current' => 1, 'count' => 13, 'prevPage' => true,
 				'nextPage' => false, 'pageCount' => 2,
 				'defaults' => array(),
 				'options' => array(
@@ -779,9 +811,11 @@ function testPagingLinks() {
 		$this->Paginator->options(array('url' => array(12, 'page' => 3)));
 		$result = $this->Paginator->prev('Prev', array('url' => array('foo' => 'bar')));
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/index/12/page:1/limit:10/foo:bar', 'class' => 'prev'),
 			'Prev',
 			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 	}
@@ -815,9 +849,11 @@ function testPagingLinksOptionsReplaceEmptyDisabledOptions() {
 
 		$result = $this->Paginator->next('Next >>', array('escape' => false));
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:2', 'class' => 'next'),
 			'preg:/Next >>/',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 	}
@@ -846,7 +882,11 @@ function testPagingLinksNotDefaultModel() {
 		);
 		$result = $this->Paginator->next('Next', array('model' => 'Client'));
 		$expected = array(
-			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:2', 'class' => 'next'), 'Next', '/a'
+			'<span',
+			'a' => array('href' => '/index/page:2', 'class' => 'next'),
+			'Next',
+			'/a',
+			'/span'
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 
@@ -1784,9 +1824,11 @@ function testNextLinkUsingDotNotation() {
 
 		$result = $this->Paginator->next('Next');
 		$expected = array(
+			'<span',
 			'a' => array('href' => '/officespace/accounts/index/page:2/sort:Article.title/direction:asc', 'class' => 'next'),
 			'Next',
-			'/a'
+			'/a',
+			'/span',
 		);
 		$this->assertTags($result, $expected);
 	}