diff --git a/spring-ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/control/PagedResultsRequestControl.java b/spring-ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/control/PagedResultsRequestControl.java
index 193dc2c9..15d1853d 100644
--- a/spring-ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/control/PagedResultsRequestControl.java
+++ b/spring-ldap/src/main/java/org/springframework/ldap/control/PagedResultsRequestControl.java
@@ -116,6 +116,9 @@ public class PagedResultsRequestControl extends
 
         LdapContext ldapContext = (LdapContext) ctx;
         Control[] responseControls = ldapContext.getResponseControls();
+        if (responseControls == null) {
+            responseControls = new Control[0];
+        }
 
         // Go through response controls and get info, regardless of class
         for (int i = 0; i < responseControls.length; i++) {
diff --git a/spring-ldap/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/control/PagedResultsRequestControlTest.java b/spring-ldap/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/control/PagedResultsRequestControlTest.java
index 647f00f8..0b72e5a1 100644
--- a/spring-ldap/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/control/PagedResultsRequestControlTest.java
+++ b/spring-ldap/src/test/java/org/springframework/ldap/control/PagedResultsRequestControlTest.java
@@ -137,6 +137,23 @@ public class PagedResultsRequestControlTest extends TestCase {
         assertEquals(0, tested.getResultSize());
     }
 
+    public void testPostProcess_NoResponseControls() throws Exception {
+        ldapContextControl.expectAndDefaultReturn(ldapContextMock
+                .getResponseControls(), null);
+
+        PagedResultsRequestControl tested = new PagedResultsRequestControl(20);
+
+        replay();
+
+        tested.postProcess(ldapContextMock);
+
+        verify();
+
+        assertNull(tested.getCookie());
+        assertEquals(20, tested.getPageSize());
+        assertEquals(0, tested.getResultSize());
+    }
+
     public void testBerDecoding() throws Exception {
         byte[] value = new byte[1];
         value[0] = 8;