diff --git a/lib/scripts/pdf_a4_portrait.js b/lib/scripts/pdf_a4_portrait.js
index a9197c4..243fcd6 100755
--- a/lib/scripts/pdf_a4_portrait.js
+++ b/lib/scripts/pdf_a4_portrait.js
@@ -153,11 +153,16 @@ function createSection (section, content, options) {
     height: options.height,
     contents: phantom.callback(function (pageNum, numPages) {
       var html = o[pageNum] || c[pageNum]
+
+      var pageOffset = (options.paginationStartPage > 1) ? options.paginationStartPage : 1
+      var pageNumFinal = (pageNum - pageOffset > 0) ? pageNum - pageOffset : ''
+      var numPagesFinal = numPages - (pageOffset - 1)
+
       if (pageNum === 1 && !html) html = o.first || c.first
       if (pageNum === numPages && !html) html = o.last || c.last
       return (html || o.default || c.default || '')
-        .replace(/{{page}}/g, pageNum)
-        .replace(/{{pages}}/g, numPages) + content.styles
+        .replace(/{{page}}/g, pageNumFinal)
+        .replace(/{{pages}}/g, numPagesFinal) + content.styles
     })
   }
 }