diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 85f4cc9..bf44e3d 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ UNRELEASED
       ``.information`` styling out of an inline ``style=`` attribute
       into ``diff.css``. (Jelmer Vernooij, #449980)
 
+    - Also render the Newer/Older pagination controls above the
+      changelog table, not only below it, so users don't have to
+      scroll past the full page to navigate. (Jelmer Vernooij,
+      #522118)
+
 3.0.0 [22Apr2026]
 -----------------
 
diff --git a/static/css/global.css b/static/css/global.css
index 192892e..cbfc713 100644
--- a/static/css/global.css
+++ b/static/css/global.css
@@ -297,10 +297,21 @@ li.files#directory {
 /* =========================
    Pagination
 */
-ul#pages {
+ul#pages,
+ul.pages {
     float: right;
+    list-style: none;
+    padding: 0;
+    }
+/* The top copy sits on its own line above the table so the
+   controls don't collide with the expand/collapse row
+   (bug #522118). */
+ul.pages-top {
+    clear: both;
+    margin-bottom: 4px;
     }
-#pages li {
+#pages li,
+.pages li {
     font-size: 77%;
     font-weight: bold;
     float: left;
diff --git a/templates/changelog.html b/templates/changelog.html
index bfcf287..5462feb 100644
--- a/templates/changelog.html
+++ b/templates/changelog.html
@@ -32,6 +32,19 @@
 <p class="expand show_if_js" id="expand_all"><a href="#"><img alt="expand all" src="/static/images/treeCollapsed.png" /> expand all</a></p>
 <p class="expand" id="collapse_all" style="display:none;"><a href="#"><img alt="collapse all" src="/static/images/treeExpanded.png" /> collapse all</a></p>
 
+{% if prev_page_url.is_some() || next_page_url.is_some() %}
+<ul class="pages pages-top">
+{% match prev_page_url %}
+  {% when Some with (u) %}<li class="previous"><a href="{{ u }}">&laquo; Newer</a></li>
+  {% when None %}
+{% endmatch %}
+{% match next_page_url %}
+  {% when Some with (u) %}<li class="next"><a href="{{ u }}">Older &raquo;</a></li>
+  {% when None %}
+{% endmatch %}
+</ul>
+{% endif %}
+
 <table id="logentries">
 <tr class="logheader">
 <th class="revisionnumber">Rev</th>