diff --git a/bin/jekyll b/bin/jekyll
index 28193a91..74cb99b0 100755
--- a/bin/jekyll
+++ b/bin/jekyll
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ opts = OptionParser.new do |opts|
   opts.on("--permalink [TYPE]", "Use 'date' (default) for YYYY/MM/DD") do |style|
     options['permalink'] = style unless style.nil?
   end
-  
+
   opts.on("--paginate [POSTS_PER_PAGE]", "Paginate a blog's posts") do |per_page|
     begin
       options['paginate'] = per_page.to_i
@@ -117,6 +117,16 @@ opts = OptionParser.new do |opts|
     end
   end
 
+  opts.on("--paginate_path [PAGINATED_URL_FORMAT]", "Leave blank for /page<num>") do |paginate_path|
+    begin
+      options['paginate_path'] = paginate_path
+      raise ArgumentError if options['paginate_path'].nil?
+    rescue
+      puts 'You must specify a pagination url format'
+      exit 0
+    end
+  end
+
   opts.on("--limit_posts [MAX_POSTS]", "Limit the number of posts to publish") do |limit_posts|
     begin
       options['limit_posts'] = limit_posts.to_i
@@ -152,12 +162,12 @@ if ARGV.size > 0
     else
       migrator = migrator.downcase
     end
-    
+
     cmd_options = []
     ['file', 'dbname', 'user', 'pass', 'host', 'site'].each do |p|
       cmd_options << "\"#{options[p]}\"" unless options[p].nil?
     end
-    
+
     # It's import time
     puts "Importing..."
     
diff --git a/features/pagination.feature b/features/pagination.feature
index 90b10578..cc3cf4d6 100644
--- a/features/pagination.feature
+++ b/features/pagination.feature
@@ -19,9 +19,36 @@ Feature: Site pagination
     And the "_site/page<exist>/index.html" file should exist
     And I should see "<posts>" in "_site/page<exist>/index.html"
     And the "_site/page<not_exist>/index.html" file should not exist
-    
+
     Examples:
       | num | exist | posts | not_exist |
       | 1   | 4     | 1     | 5         |
       | 2   | 2     | 2     | 3         |
       | 3   | 2     | 1     | 3         |
+
+  Scenario Outline: Setting a custom pagination path
+    Given I have a configuration file with:
+      | key           | value                          |
+      | paginate      | 1                              |
+      | paginate_path | /blog/page-:num                |
+      | permalink     | /blog/:year/:month/:day/:title |
+      And I have a _layouts directory
+      And I have an "index.html" page that contains "{{ paginator.posts.size }}"
+    And I have a _posts directory
+    And I have the following post:
+      | title     | date      | layout  | content                                |
+      | Wargames  | 3/27/2009 | default | The only winning move is not to play.  |
+      | Wargames2 | 4/27/2009 | default | The only winning move is not to play2. |
+      | Wargames3 | 5/27/2009 | default | The only winning move is not to play3. |
+      | Wargames4 | 6/27/2009 | default | The only winning move is not to play4. |
+    When I run jekyll
+    Then the _site/blog/page-<exist> directory should exist
+    And the "_site/blog/page-<exist>/index.html" file should exist
+    And I should see "<posts>" in "_site/blog/page-<exist>/index.html"
+    And the "_site/blog/page-<not_exist>/index.html" file should not exist
+
+    Examples:
+      | exist | posts | not_exist |
+      | 2     | 1     | 5         |
+      | 3     | 1     | 6         |
+      | 4     | 1     | 7         |
diff --git a/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb b/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb
index 27239bd5..29abccec 100644
--- a/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb
+++ b/features/step_definitions/jekyll_steps.rb
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ When /^I change "(.*)" to contain "(.*)"$/ do |file, text|
 end
 
 Then /^the (.*) directory should exist$/ do |dir|
-  assert File.directory?(dir)
+  assert File.directory?(dir), "The directory \"#{dir}\" does not exist"
 end
 
 Then /^I should see "(.*)" in "(.*)"$/ do |text, file|
diff --git a/lib/jekyll.rb b/lib/jekyll.rb
index cc6502e9..fd455fb5 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll.rb
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ module Jekyll
   # Default options. Overriden by values in _config.yml or command-line opts.
   # (Strings rather symbols used for compatability with YAML).
   DEFAULTS = {
-    'safe'         => false,
-    'auto'         => false,
-    'server'       => false,
-    'server_port'  => 4000,
+    'safe'          => false,
+    'auto'          => false,
+    'server'        => false,
+    'server_port'   => 4000,
 
     'source'       => Dir.pwd,
     'destination'  => File.join(Dir.pwd, '_site'),
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ module Jekyll
     'markdown'     => 'maruku',
     'permalink'    => 'date',
     'include'      => ['.htaccess'],
+    'paginate_path' => 'page:num',
 
     'markdown_ext' => 'markdown,mkd,mkdn,md',
     'textile_ext'  => 'textile',
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/generators/pagination.rb b/lib/jekyll/generators/pagination.rb
index 847de4f8..dee5ad54 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/generators/pagination.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/generators/pagination.rb
@@ -37,13 +37,19 @@ module Jekyll
         if num_page > 1
           newpage = Page.new(site, site.source, page.dir, page.name)
           newpage.pager = pager
-          newpage.dir = File.join(page.dir, "page#{num_page}")
+          newpage.dir = File.join(page.dir, paginate_path(site, num_page))
           site.pages << newpage
         else
           page.pager = pager
         end
       end
     end
+
+    private
+      def paginate_path(site, num_page)
+        format = site.config['paginate_path']
+        format.sub(':num', num_page.to_s)
+      end
   end
 
   class Pager