diff --git a/docs/api/frontend.md b/docs/api/frontend.md
index d863e2e22..93192108a 100644
--- a/docs/api/frontend.md
+++ b/docs/api/frontend.md
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ The `nav.*` templates produce the same output, and can be used as an easier (but
 
 See also [Using templates](../how-to.md#using-templates).
 
-### pagy_info(pagy)
+### pagy_info(pagy, item_name=nil)
 
 This method provides the info about the content of the current pagination. For example:
 
@@ -60,6 +60,12 @@ or, if you use the `:i18n_key` variable a custom/collection-specific output:
 
 Displaying Products <b>476-500</b> of <b>1000</b> in total
 
+You can also overwrite the `item_name` entirely by passing an already pluralized string directly to the helper:
+
+```erb
+<%== pagy_info(@pagy, 'Widget'.pluralized(@pagy.count) %>
+```
+
 _(see [Customizing the item name](../how-to.md#customizing-the-item-name))_
 
 ### pagy_url_for(page, pagy)
diff --git a/docs/how-to.md b/docs/how-to.md
index 61ad8f144..0ea55a804 100644
--- a/docs/how-to.md
+++ b/docs/how-to.md
@@ -299,7 +299,12 @@ You have a few ways to do that:
     @pagy, @record = pagy(my_scope, i18n_key: 'activerecord.models.product' )
     ```
 
-**Notice**: The variables passed to a Pagy object have the precedence over the variables returned by the `pagy_get_vars`. The fastest way is passing a literal string to the `pagy` method, the most convenient way is using `pagy_get_vars`.
+3. you can override entirely the `:item_name` by passing an already pluralized string directly to the helper call:
+    ```erb
+    <%== pagy_info(@pagy, 'Widgets'.pluralize(@pagy.count) %>
+    ```
+
+**Notice**: The variables passed to a Pagy object have the precedence over the variables returned by the `pagy_get_vars`. The fastest way to set the `i18n_key` is passing a literal string to the `pagy` method, the most convenient way is using `pagy_get_vars`, the most flexible way is passing a pluralized string to the helper.
 
 ## Paginate an Array
 
diff --git a/lib/pagy/frontend.rb b/lib/pagy/frontend.rb
index 3ecf3a3f1..9034e6041 100644
--- a/lib/pagy/frontend.rb
+++ b/lib/pagy/frontend.rb
@@ -50,11 +50,11 @@ def pagy_nav(pagy)
     end
 
     # Return examples: "Displaying items 41-60 of 324 in total" of "Displaying Products 41-60 of 324 in total"
-    def pagy_info(pagy)
+    def pagy_info(pagy, item_name=nil)
       path = if (count = pagy.count) == 0 ; 'pagy.info.no_items'
              else pagy.pages == 1 ? 'pagy.info.single_page' : 'pagy.info.multiple_pages'
              end
-      pagy_t(path, item_name: pagy_t(pagy.vars[:i18n_key], count: count), count: count, from: pagy.from, to: pagy.to)
+      pagy_t(path, item_name: item_name || pagy_t(pagy.vars[:i18n_key], count: count), count: count, from: pagy.from, to: pagy.to)
     end
 
     # Returns a performance optimized proc to generate the HTML links
diff --git a/test/pagy/frontend_test.rb b/test/pagy/frontend_test.rb
index 1fd752362..6a852e039 100644
--- a/test/pagy/frontend_test.rb
+++ b/test/pagy/frontend_test.rb
@@ -142,6 +142,13 @@
       Pagy::I18n.load(locale: 'en') # reset for other tests
     end
 
+    it 'overrides the item_name' do
+      _(view.pagy_info(Pagy.new(count: 0), 'Widgets')).must_equal "No Widgets found"
+      _(view.pagy_info(Pagy.new(count: 1), 'Widget')).must_equal "Displaying <b>1</b> Widget"
+      _(view.pagy_info(Pagy.new(count: 13), 'Widgets')).must_equal "Displaying <b>13</b> Widgets"
+      _(view.pagy_info(Pagy.new(count: 100, page: 3), 'Widgets')).must_equal "Displaying Widgets <b>41-60</b> of <b>100</b> in total"
+    end
+
   end
 
   describe '#pagy_url_for' do