diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/PagedResources.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/PagedResources.java
index e4b2d44e..972609e2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/PagedResources.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/PagedResources.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2012 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2012-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ public class PagedResources<T> extends Resources<T> {
 		 * @param totalElements the total number of elements available
 		 */
 		public PageMetadata(long size, long number, long totalElements) {
-			this(size, number, totalElements, size == 0 ? 0 : totalElements / size);
+			this(size, number, totalElements, size == 0 ? 0 : (long) Math.ceil((double) totalElements / (double) size));
 		}
 
 		/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/PagedResourcesUnitTest.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/PagedResourcesUnitTest.java
index c0ba9bae..b54bc745 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/PagedResourcesUnitTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/hateoas/PagedResourcesUnitTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2013 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2013-2015 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -95,4 +95,12 @@ public class PagedResourcesUnitTest {
 	public void allowsOneIndexedPages() {
 		new PageMetadata(10, 1, 0);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see #309
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void calculatesTotalPagesCorrectly() {
+		assertThat(new PageMetadata(5, 0, 16).getTotalPages(), is(4L));
+	}
 }