diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/changes.json b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/changes.json
index 0861f39b2613..4c997f30de47 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Foundation/changes.json
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Foundation/changes.json
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
 		{"message": "Added App::middleware method to inject middlewares onto Stack.", "backport": null},
 		{"message": "Deprecate 'close' application hooks, Stack middlewares should be used instead.", "backport": null},
 		{"message": "A new packages directory within `lang` can now override package language files.", "backport": null},
-		{"message": "Added new 'Auth::viaRemember method to determine if user was authed via 'remember me' cookie.", "backport": null}
+		{"message": "Added new 'Auth::viaRemember method to determine if user was authed via 'remember me' cookie.", "backport": null},
+		{"message": "Allow passing a view name to paginator's 'links' method.", "backport": null}
 	],
 	"4.0.x": [
 		{"message": "Added implode method to query builder and Collection class.", "backport": null},
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Pagination/Environment.php b/src/Illuminate/Pagination/Environment.php
index 57b2eeacce11..9f3cf1e8860a 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Pagination/Environment.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Pagination/Environment.php
@@ -109,13 +109,14 @@ public function make(array $items, $total, $perPage)
 	 * Get the pagination view.
 	 *
 	 * @param  \Illuminate\Pagination\Paginator  $paginator
+	 * @param  string  $view
 	 * @return \Illuminate\View\View
 	 */
-	public function getPaginationView(Paginator $paginator)
+	public function getPaginationView(Paginator $paginator, $view = null)
 	{
 		$data = array('environment' => $this, 'paginator' => $paginator);
 
-		return $this->view->make($this->getViewName(), $data);
+		return $this->view->make($this->getViewName($view), $data);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -191,10 +192,13 @@ public function getPageName()
 	/**
 	 * Get the name of the pagination view.
 	 *
+	 * @param  string  $view
 	 * @return string
 	 */
-	public function getViewName()
+	public function getViewName($view = null)
 	{
+		if ( ! is_null($view)) return $view;
+
 		return $this->viewName ?: 'pagination::slider';
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Pagination/Paginator.php b/src/Illuminate/Pagination/Paginator.php
index 3f9b8b23e4ca..68e89071abbd 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Pagination/Paginator.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Pagination/Paginator.php
@@ -163,11 +163,12 @@ protected function isValidPageNumber($page)
 	/**
 	 * Get the pagination links view.
 	 *
+	 * @param  string  $view
 	 * @return \Illuminate\View\View
 	 */
-	public function links()
+	public function links($view = null)
 	{
-		return $this->env->getPaginationView($this);
+		return $this->env->getPaginationView($this, $view);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ public function offsetUnset($key)
 	public function toArray()
 	{
 		return array(
-			'total' => $this->total, 'per_page' => $this->perPage, 
+			'total' => $this->total, 'per_page' => $this->perPage,
 			'current_page' => $this->currentPage, 'last_page' => $this->lastPage,
 			'from' => $this->from, 'to' => $this->to, 'data' => $this->getCollection()->toArray(),
 		);
diff --git a/tests/Pagination/PaginationPaginatorTest.php b/tests/Pagination/PaginationPaginatorTest.php
index 61cacb4eb4dc..21a0602ff796 100755
--- a/tests/Pagination/PaginationPaginatorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Pagination/PaginationPaginatorTest.php
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public function testPaginationContextHandlesPageMissing()
 	public function testGetLinksCallsEnvironmentProperly()
 	{
 		$p = new Paginator($env = m::mock('Illuminate\Pagination\Environment'), array('foo', 'bar', 'baz'), 3, 2);
-		$env->shouldReceive('getPaginationView')->once()->with($p)->andReturn('foo');
+		$env->shouldReceive('getPaginationView')->once()->with($p, null)->andReturn('foo');
 
 		$this->assertEquals('foo', $p->links());
 	}