diff --git a/lib/will_paginate/view_helpers/link_renderer.rb b/lib/will_paginate/view_helpers/link_renderer.rb
index 5eb52a279..3b7769bc6 100644
--- a/lib/will_paginate/view_helpers/link_renderer.rb
+++ b/lib/will_paginate/view_helpers/link_renderer.rb
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ def link(text, target, attributes = {})
           target = url(target)
         end
         attributes[:href] = target
+        if @options[:ajax]
+          attributes["data-remote"] = true
+        end
         tag(:a, text, attributes)
       end