diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedResourcesAssembler.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedResourcesAssembler.java
index fb7ac652f..6c0442aaf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedResourcesAssembler.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedResourcesAssembler.java
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.PagedResources;
@@ -51,6 +52,8 @@ public class PagedResourcesAssembler<T> implements ResourceAssembler<Page<T>, Pa
 	private final UriComponents baseUri;
 	private final EmbeddedWrappers wrappers = new EmbeddedWrappers(false);
 
+	private boolean forceFirstAndLastRels = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Creates a new {@link PagedResourcesAssembler} using the given {@link PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver} and
 	 * base URI. If the former is {@literal null}, a default one will be created. If the latter is {@literal null}, calls
@@ -65,6 +68,19 @@ public class PagedResourcesAssembler<T> implements ResourceAssembler<Page<T>, Pa
 		this.baseUri = baseUri;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Configures whether to always add {@code first} and {@code last} links to the {@link PagedResources} created.
+	 * Defaults to {@literal false} which means that {@code first} and {@code last} links only appear in conjunction with
+	 * {@code prev} and {@code next} links.
+	 * 
+	 * @param forceFirstAndLastRels whether to always add {@code first} and {@code last} links to the
+	 *          {@link PagedResources} created.
+	 * @since 1.11
+	 */
+	public void setForceFirstAndLastRels(boolean forceFirstAndLastRels) {
+		this.forceFirstAndLastRels = forceFirstAndLastRels;
+	}
+
 	/* 
 	 * (non-Javadoc)
 	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.ResourceAssembler#toResource(java.lang.Object)
@@ -136,8 +152,7 @@ public class PagedResourcesAssembler<T> implements ResourceAssembler<Page<T>, Pa
 		EmbeddedWrapper wrapper = wrappers.emptyCollectionOf(type);
 		List<EmbeddedWrapper> embedded = Collections.singletonList(wrapper);
 
-		return new PagedResources<EmbeddedWrapper>(embedded, metadata,
-				createLink(getUriTemplate(link), null, Link.REL_SELF));
+		return addPaginationLinks(new PagedResources<EmbeddedWrapper>(embedded, metadata), page, link);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -167,20 +182,35 @@ public class PagedResourcesAssembler<T> implements ResourceAssembler<Page<T>, Pa
 			resources.add(assembler.toResource(element));
 		}
 
+		return addPaginationLinks(new PagedResources<R>(resources, asPageMetadata(page)), page, link);
+	}
+
+	private <R> PagedResources<R> addPaginationLinks(PagedResources<R> resources, Page<?> page, Link link) {
+
 		UriTemplate base = getUriTemplate(link);
-		Link selfLink = createLink(base, null, Link.REL_SELF);
 
-		PagedResources<R> pagedResources = new PagedResources<R>(resources, asPageMetadata(page), selfLink);
-
-		if (page.hasNext()) {
-			pagedResources.add(createLink(base, page.nextPageable(), Link.REL_NEXT));
+		if (page.hasPrevious() || forceFirstAndLastRels) {
+			resources.add(createLink(base, new PageRequest(0, page.getSize(), page.getSort()), Link.REL_FIRST));
 		}
 
 		if (page.hasPrevious()) {
-			pagedResources.add(createLink(base, page.previousPageable(), Link.REL_PREVIOUS));
+			resources.add(createLink(base, page.previousPageable(), Link.REL_PREVIOUS));
 		}
 
-		return pagedResources;
+		resources.add(createLink(base, null, Link.REL_SELF));
+
+		if (page.hasNext()) {
+			resources.add(createLink(base, page.nextPageable(), Link.REL_NEXT));
+		}
+
+		if (page.hasNext() || forceFirstAndLastRels) {
+
+			int lastIndex = page.getTotalPages() == 0 ? 0 : page.getTotalPages() - 1;
+
+			resources.add(createLink(base, new PageRequest(lastIndex, page.getSize(), page.getSort()), Link.REL_LAST));
+		}
+
+		return resources;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedResourcesAssemblerUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedResourcesAssemblerUnitTests.java
index 4154633a2..68f7983b7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedResourcesAssemblerUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PagedResourcesAssemblerUnitTests.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.domain.AbstractPageRequest;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Page;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageImpl;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.PageRequest;
+import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Link;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.PagedResources;
 import org.springframework.hateoas.Resource;
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ import org.springframework.web.util.UriComponentsBuilder;
  */
 public class PagedResourcesAssemblerUnitTests {
 
-	static final Page<Object> EMPTY_PAGE = new PageImpl<Object>(Collections.emptyList());
+	static final Pageable PAGEABLE = new PageRequest(0, 20);
+	static final Page<Person> EMPTY_PAGE = new PageImpl<Person>(Collections.<Person> emptyList(), PAGEABLE, 0);
 
 	HateoasPageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver resolver = new HateoasPageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver();
 	PagedResourcesAssembler<Person> assembler = new PagedResourcesAssembler<Person>(resolver, null);
@@ -220,6 +222,57 @@ public class PagedResourcesAssemblerUnitTests {
 		assembler.toEmptyResource(EMPTY_PAGE, null, null);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-701
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void addsFirstAndLastLinksForMultiplePages() {
+
+		PagedResources<Resource<Person>> resources = assembler.toResource(createPage(1));
+
+		assertThat(resources.getLink(Link.REL_FIRST).getHref(), endsWith("?page=0&size=1"));
+		assertThat(resources.getLink(Link.REL_LAST).getHref(), endsWith("?page=2&size=1"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-701
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void doesNotAddFirstLinkForFirstPageByDefault() {
+
+		PagedResources<Resource<Person>> resources = assembler.toResource(createPage(0));
+
+		assertThat(resources.getLink(Link.REL_FIRST), is(nullValue()));
+		assertThat(resources.getLink(Link.REL_LAST).getHref(), endsWith("?page=2&size=1"));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-701
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void doesNotAddLastLinkForLastPageByDefault() {
+
+		PagedResources<Resource<Person>> resources = assembler.toResource(createPage(2));
+
+		assertThat(resources.getLink(Link.REL_FIRST).getHref(), endsWith("?page=0&size=1"));
+		assertThat(resources.getLink(Link.REL_LAST), is(nullValue()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-701
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void alwaysAddsFirstAndLastLinkIfConfiguredTo() {
+
+		PagedResourcesAssembler<Person> assembler = new PagedResourcesAssembler<Person>(resolver, null);
+		assembler.setForceFirstAndLastRels(true);
+
+		PagedResources<Resource<Person>> resources = assembler.toResource(EMPTY_PAGE);
+
+		assertThat(resources.getLink(Link.REL_FIRST).getHref(), endsWith("?page=0&size=20"));
+		assertThat(resources.getLink(Link.REL_LAST).getHref(), endsWith("?page=0&size=20"));
+	}
+
 	private static Page<Person> createPage(int index) {
 
 		AbstractPageRequest request = new PageRequest(index, 1);