diff --git a/src/Pagination.tsx b/src/Pagination.tsx
index dbc977d4..b285eb06 100644
--- a/src/Pagination.tsx
+++ b/src/Pagination.tsx
@@ -381,7 +381,11 @@ const Pagination: React.FC<PaginationProps> = (props) => {
     simplePager = (
       <li
         title={showTitle ? `${current}/${allPages}` : null}
-        className={`${prefixCls}-simple-pager`}
+        className={clsx(
+          `${prefixCls}-simple-pager`,
+          paginationClassNames?.item,
+        )}
+        style={styles?.item}
       >
         {isReadOnly ? (
           internalInputVal
diff --git a/tests/simple.test.tsx b/tests/simple.test.tsx
index bce7826e..4191ab39 100644
--- a/tests/simple.test.tsx
+++ b/tests/simple.test.tsx
@@ -305,4 +305,22 @@ describe('simple Pagination', () => {
     const { container } = render(<Pagination simple={{ readOnly: true }} />);
     expect(container).toMatchSnapshot();
   });
+
+  it('should apply semantic item styles to simplePager', () => {
+    const customClassName = 'custom-item-class';
+    const customStyle = { backgroundColor: 'red' };
+
+    const { container } = render(
+      <Pagination
+        simple
+        total={25}
+        classNames={{ item: customClassName }}
+        styles={{ item: customStyle }}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const simplePager = container.querySelector('.rc-pagination-simple-pager');
+    expect(simplePager).toHaveClass(customClassName);
+    expect(simplePager).toHaveStyle({ 'background-color': 'red' });
+  });
 });