diff --git a/kaminari-core/lib/kaminari/helpers/tags.rb b/kaminari-core/lib/kaminari/helpers/tags.rb
index 3b5e22c..900496e 100644
--- a/kaminari-core/lib/kaminari/helpers/tags.rb
+++ b/kaminari-core/lib/kaminari/helpers/tags.rb
@@ -24,14 +24,7 @@ module Kaminari
         @params = @params.to_unsafe_h if @params.respond_to?(:to_unsafe_h)
         @params = @params.with_indifferent_access
         @params.except!(*PARAM_KEY_BLACKLIST)
-        # params in Rails 5 may not be a Hash either,
-        # so it must be converted to a Hash to be merged into @params
-        unless params.empty?
-          ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn 'Explicitly passing params to helpers could be removed in the future.'
-          params = params.to_unsafe_h if params.respond_to?(:to_unsafe_h)
-          params = params.with_indifferent_access
-          @params.merge! params
-        end
+        @params.reverse_merge! params
       end
 
       def to_s(locals = {}) #:nodoc:
@@ -124,6 +117,19 @@ module Kaminari
     # The "previous" page of the current page
     class PrevPage < Tag
       include Link
+
+      # TODO: Remove this initializer before 1.3.0.
+      def initialize(template, params: {}, param_name: nil, theme: nil, views_prefix: nil, **options) #:nodoc:
+        # params in Rails 5 may not be a Hash either,
+        # so it must be converted to a Hash to be merged into @params
+        if params && params.respond_to?(:to_unsafe_h)
+          ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn 'Explicitly passing params to helpers could be omitted.'
+          params = params.to_unsafe_h
+        end
+
+        super(template, params: params, param_name: param_name, theme: theme, views_prefix: views_prefix, **options)
+      end
+
       def page #:nodoc:
         @options[:current_page] - 1
       end
@@ -132,6 +138,19 @@ module Kaminari
     # The "next" page of the current page
     class NextPage < Tag
       include Link
+
+      # TODO: Remove this initializer before 1.3.0.
+      def initialize(template, params: {}, param_name: nil, theme: nil, views_prefix: nil, **options) #:nodoc:
+        # params in Rails 5 may not be a Hash either,
+        # so it must be converted to a Hash to be merged into @params
+        if params && params.respond_to?(:to_unsafe_h)
+          ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn 'Explicitly passing params to helpers could be omitted.'
+          params = params.to_unsafe_h
+        end
+
+        super(template, params: params, param_name: param_name, theme: theme, views_prefix: views_prefix, **options)
+      end
+
       def page #:nodoc:
         @options[:current_page] + 1
       end
diff --git a/kaminari-core/test/helpers/action_view_extension_test.rb b/kaminari-core/test/helpers/action_view_extension_test.rb
index 20a889c..ae53d4d 100644
--- a/kaminari-core/test/helpers/action_view_extension_test.rb
+++ b/kaminari-core/test/helpers/action_view_extension_test.rb
@@ -120,6 +120,17 @@ if defined?(::Rails::Railtie) && defined?(::ActionView)
         assert_nil view.link_to_previous_page(users, 'Previous', params: {controller: 'users', action: 'index'})
         assert_equal 'At the Beginning', (view.link_to_previous_page(users, 'Previous', params: {controller: 'users', action: 'index'}) do 'At the Beginning' end)
       end
+
+      test '#link_to_previous_page accepts ActionController::Parameters' do
+        users = User.page(3)
+        params = ActionController::Parameters.new(controller: 'users', action: 'index', status: 'active')
+
+        html = view.link_to_previous_page users, 'Previous', params: params
+
+        assert_match(/page=2/, html)
+        assert_match(/rel="prev"/, html)
+        assert_match(/status=active/, html)
+      end
     end
 
     sub_test_case '#link_to_next_page' do
@@ -161,6 +172,17 @@ if defined?(::Rails::Railtie) && defined?(::ActionView)
 
         assert_nil view.link_to_next_page(users, 'More', params: {controller: 'users', action: 'index'})
       end
+
+      test '#link_to_next_page accepts ActionController::Parameters' do
+        users = User.page(1)
+        params = ActionController::Parameters.new(controller: 'users', action: 'index', status: 'active')
+
+        html = view.link_to_next_page users, 'More', params: params
+
+        assert_match(/page=2/, html)
+        assert_match(/rel="next"/, html)
+        assert_match(/status=active/, html)
+      end
     end
 
     sub_test_case '#page_entries_info' do
diff --git a/kaminari-core/test/helpers/tags_test.rb b/kaminari-core/test/helpers/tags_test.rb
index c6cca13..feb8bd9 100644
--- a/kaminari-core/test/helpers/tags_test.rb
+++ b/kaminari-core/test/helpers/tags_test.rb
@@ -67,20 +67,6 @@ if defined?(::Rails::Railtie) && defined?(ActionView)
         end
       end
 
-      sub_test_case "when passing nested params" do
-        setup do
-          self.params[:filter] = ActionController::Parameters.new({status: 'active'})
-        end
-
-        test 'for first page' do
-          assert_match(/users\?filter%5Bstatus%5D=active/, Kaminari::Helpers::Tag.new(self, params: self.params).page_url_for(1))
-        end
-
-        test 'for other page' do
-          assert_match(/users\?filter%5Bstatus%5D=active&page=2/, Kaminari::Helpers::Tag.new(self, params: self.params).page_url_for(2))
-        end
-      end
-
       sub_test_case "with param_name = 'foo.page' option" do
         setup do
           self.params['foo.page'] = 2