diff --git a/docs/content/en/variables/page.md b/docs/content/en/variables/page.md
index 7be94a67ba6..1e3e7de57da 100644
--- a/docs/content/en/variables/page.md
+++ b/docs/content/en/variables/page.md
@@ -96,11 +96,17 @@ See also `.ExpiryDate`, `.Date`, `.PublishDate`, and [`.GitInfo`][gitinfo].
 .LinkTitle
 : access when creating links to the content. If set, Hugo will use the `linktitle` from the front matter before `title`.
 
-.Next
-: pointer to the following content (based on the `publishdate` field in front matter).
+.Next (deprecated)
+: In older Hugo versions this pointer went the wrong direction. Please use `.PrevPage` instead.
 
-.NextInSection
-: pointer to the following content within the same section (based on `publishdate` field in front matter).
+.NextInSection (deprecated)
+: Please use `.NextPageInSection`.
+
+.NextPage
+: Pointer to the next [regular page](/variables/site/#site-pages) (sorted by Hugo's [default sort](/templates/lists#default-weight-date-linktitle-filepath)). Example: `{{if .NextPage}}{{.NextPage.Permalink}}{{end}}`.
+
+.NextPageInSection
+: Pointer to the next [regular page](/variables/site/#site-pages) within the same section. Pages are sorted by Hugo's [default sort](/templates/lists#default-weight-date-linktitle-filepath). Example: `{{if .NextPageInSection}}{{.NextPageInSection.Permalink}}{{end}}`.
 
 .OutputFormats
 : contains all formats, including the current format, for a given page. Can be combined the with [`.Get` function](/functions/get/) to grab a specific format. (See [Output Formats](/templates/output-formats/).)
@@ -118,11 +124,17 @@ See also `.ExpiryDate`, `.Date`, `.PublishDate`, and [`.GitInfo`][gitinfo].
 .PlainWords
 : the Page content stripped of HTML as a `[]string` using Go's [`strings.Fields`](https://golang.org/pkg/strings/#Fields) to split `.Plain` into a slice.
 
-.Prev
-: Pointer to the previous content (based on `publishdate` in front matter).
+.Prev (deprecated)
+: In older Hugo versions this pointer went the wrong direction. Please use `.NextPage` instead.
+
+.PrevInSection (deprecated)
+: Please use `.PrevPageInSection`.
+
+.PrevPage
+: Pointer to the previous [regular page](/variables/site/#site-pages) (sorted by Hugo's [default sort](/templates/lists#default-weight-date-linktitle-filepath)). Example: `{{if .PrevPage}}{{.PrevPage.Permalink}}{{end}}`.
 
-.PrevInSection
-: Pointer to the previous content within the same section (based on `publishdate` in front matter). For example, `{{if .PrevInSection}}{{.PrevInSection.Permalink}}{{end}}`.
+.PrevPageInSection
+: Pointer to the previous [regular page](/variables/site/#site-pages) within the same section. Pages are sorted by Hugo's [default sort](/templates/lists#default-weight-date-linktitle-filepath). Example: `{{if .PrevPageInSection}}{{.PrevPageInSection.Permalink}}{{end}}`.
 
 .PublishDate
 : the date on which the content was or will be published; `.Publishdate` pulls from the `publishdate` field in a content's front matter. See also `.ExpiryDate`, `.Date`, and `.Lastmod`.
diff --git a/hugolib/hugo_sites_build_test.go b/hugolib/hugo_sites_build_test.go
index 4c32fa2f616..63e9e52e69e 100644
--- a/hugolib/hugo_sites_build_test.go
+++ b/hugolib/hugo_sites_build_test.go
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func doTestMultiSitesBuild(t *testing.T, configTemplate, configSuffix string) {
 
 	require.Equal(t, "/superbob", doc3.URL(), "invalid url, was specified on doc3")
 	b.AssertFileContent("public/superbob/index.html", "doc3|Hello|en")
-	require.Equal(t, doc2.Next, doc3, "doc3 should follow doc2, in .Next")
+	require.Equal(t, doc2.PrevPage, doc3, "doc3 should follow doc2, in .PrevPage")
 
 	doc1fr := doc1en.Translations()[0]
 	permalink = doc1fr.Permalink()
@@ -398,16 +398,16 @@ func doTestMultiSitesBuild(t *testing.T, configTemplate, configSuffix string) {
 	require.Equal(t, template.URL(""), enSite.RegularPages[0].RSSLink())
 
 	// Issue #3108
-	next := enSite.RegularPages[0].Next
-	require.NotNil(t, next)
-	require.Equal(t, KindPage, next.Kind)
+	prevPage := enSite.RegularPages[0].PrevPage
+	require.NotNil(t, prevPage)
+	require.Equal(t, KindPage, prevPage.Kind)
 
 	for {
-		if next == nil {
+		if prevPage == nil {
 			break
 		}
-		require.Equal(t, KindPage, next.Kind)
-		next = next.Next
+		require.Equal(t, KindPage, prevPage.Kind)
+		prevPage = prevPage.PrevPage
 	}
 
 	// Check bundles
diff --git a/hugolib/page.go b/hugolib/page.go
index bb6dab8e04a..958cf0068ba 100644
--- a/hugolib/page.go
+++ b/hugolib/page.go
@@ -505,10 +505,10 @@ type PageMeta struct {
 }
 
 type Position struct {
-	Prev          *Page
-	Next          *Page
-	PrevInSection *Page
-	NextInSection *Page
+	PrevPage          *Page
+	NextPage          *Page
+	PrevPageInSection *Page
+	NextPageInSection *Page
 }
 
 type Pages []*Page
@@ -2308,3 +2308,27 @@ func (p *Page) pathOrTitle() string {
 	}
 	return p.title
 }
+
+func (p *Page) Next() *Page {
+	// TODO Remove in Hugo 0.52
+	helpers.Deprecated("Page", ".Next", "Use .PrevPage", false)
+	return p.PrevPage
+}
+
+func (p *Page) Prev() *Page {
+	// TODO Remove in Hugo 0.52
+	helpers.Deprecated("Page", ".Prev", "Use .NextPage", false)
+	return p.NextPage
+}
+
+func (p *Page) NextInSection() *Page {
+	// TODO Remove in Hugo 0.52
+	helpers.Deprecated("Page", ".NextInSection", "Use .NextPageInSection", false)
+	return p.NextPageInSection
+}
+
+func (p *Page) PrevInSection() *Page {
+	// TODO Remove in Hugo 0.52
+	helpers.Deprecated("Page", ".PrevInSection", "Use .PrevPageInSection", false)
+	return p.PrevPageInSection
+}
diff --git a/hugolib/site.go b/hugolib/site.go
index 0eb4d7dfed0..054656f7a1f 100644
--- a/hugolib/site.go
+++ b/hugolib/site.go
@@ -990,12 +990,12 @@ func (s *Site) setupSitePages() {
 	var siteLastChange time.Time
 
 	for i, page := range s.RegularPages {
-		if i < len(s.RegularPages)-1 {
-			page.Next = s.RegularPages[i+1]
+		if i > 0 {
+			page.NextPage = s.RegularPages[i-1]
 		}
 
-		if i > 0 {
-			page.Prev = s.RegularPages[i-1]
+		if i < len(s.RegularPages)-1 {
+			page.PrevPage = s.RegularPages[i+1]
 		}
 
 		// Determine Site.Info.LastChange
diff --git a/hugolib/site_sections.go b/hugolib/site_sections.go
index d27b316142c..157b27226bc 100644
--- a/hugolib/site_sections.go
+++ b/hugolib/site_sections.go
@@ -331,10 +331,11 @@ func (s *Site) assembleSections() Pages {
 
 		for i, p := range sect.Pages {
 			if i > 0 {
-				p.NextInSection = sect.Pages[i-1]
+				p.NextPageInSection = sect.Pages[i-1]
 			}
+
 			if i < len(sect.Pages)-1 {
-				p.PrevInSection = sect.Pages[i+1]
+				p.PrevPageInSection = sect.Pages[i+1]
 			}
 		}