diff --git a/system/Pager/PagerRenderer.php b/system/Pager/PagerRenderer.php
index b0ba80b0322b..37f289e9affe 100644
--- a/system/Pager/PagerRenderer.php
+++ b/system/Pager/PagerRenderer.php
@@ -434,6 +434,16 @@ public function getLastPageNumber(): int
 		return $this->last;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns total number of pages.
+	 *
+	 * @return integer
+	 */
+	public function getPageCount(): int
+	{
+		return $this->pageCount;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns the previous page number.
 	 *
diff --git a/tests/system/Pager/PagerRendererTest.php b/tests/system/Pager/PagerRendererTest.php
index 513da74d140b..45f17f3ab7c1 100644
--- a/tests/system/Pager/PagerRendererTest.php
+++ b/tests/system/Pager/PagerRendererTest.php
@@ -563,9 +563,8 @@ public function testGetNextPageWithSegmentHigherThanZero()
 
 	public function testGetPageNumber()
 	{
-		$uri     = $this->uri;
 		$details = [
-			'uri'         => $uri,
+			'uri'         => $this->uri,
 			'pageCount'   => 10,
 			'currentPage' => 3,
 			'total'       => 100,
@@ -576,13 +575,13 @@ public function testGetPageNumber()
 		$this->assertEquals(1, $pager->getFirstPageNumber());
 		$this->assertEquals(3, $pager->getCurrentPageNumber());
 		$this->assertEquals(10, $pager->getLastPageNumber());
+		$this->assertEquals(10, $pager->getPageCount());
 	}
 
 	public function testGetPageNumberSetSurroundCount()
 	{
-		$uri     = $this->uri;
 		$details = [
-			'uri'         => $uri,
+			'uri'         => $this->uri,
 			'pageCount'   => 10,
 			'currentPage' => 5,
 			'total'       => 100,
@@ -598,9 +597,8 @@ public function testGetPageNumberSetSurroundCount()
 
 	public function testGetPreviousPageNumber()
 	{
-		$uri     = $this->uri;
 		$details = [
-			'uri'         => $uri,
+			'uri'         => $this->uri,
 			'pageCount'   => 10,
 			'currentPage' => 5,
 			'total'       => 100,
@@ -614,9 +612,8 @@ public function testGetPreviousPageNumber()
 
 	public function testGetPreviousPageNumberNull()
 	{
-		$uri     = $this->uri;
 		$details = [
-			'uri'         => $uri,
+			'uri'         => $this->uri,
 			'pageCount'   => 10,
 			'currentPage' => 1,
 			'total'       => 100,
@@ -630,9 +627,8 @@ public function testGetPreviousPageNumberNull()
 
 	public function testGetNextPageNumber()
 	{
-		$uri     = $this->uri;
 		$details = [
-			'uri'         => $uri,
+			'uri'         => $this->uri,
 			'pageCount'   => 10,
 			'currentPage' => 5,
 			'total'       => 100,
@@ -646,9 +642,8 @@ public function testGetNextPageNumber()
 
 	public function testGetNextPageNumberNull()
 	{
-		$uri     = $this->uri;
 		$details = [
-			'uri'         => $uri,
+			'uri'         => $this->uri,
 			'pageCount'   => 10,
 			'currentPage' => 10,
 			'total'       => 100,