diff --git a/lib/will_paginate/view_helpers/link_renderer.rb b/lib/will_paginate/view_helpers/link_renderer.rb
index 0af839880..b493ab96c 100644
--- a/lib/will_paginate/view_helpers/link_renderer.rb
+++ b/lib/will_paginate/view_helpers/link_renderer.rb
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ def param_name
       end
 
       def link(text, target, attributes = {})
+        attributes["data-remote"] = true
         if target.is_a? Fixnum
           attributes[:rel] = rel_value(target)
           target = url(target)