diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/pagination/constants.js b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/pagination/constants.js
index 748ad178c70..229132c0e33 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/pagination/constants.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/vue_shared/components/pagination/constants.js
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import { s__ } from '~/locale';
 export const PAGINATION_UI_BUTTON_LIMIT = 4;
 export const UI_LIMIT = 6;
 export const SPREAD = '...';
-export const PREV = s__('Pagination|Prev');
-export const NEXT = s__('Pagination|Next');
+export const PREV = s__('Pagination|‹ Prev');
+export const NEXT = s__('Pagination|Next ›');
 export const FIRST = s__('Pagination|« First');
 export const LAST = s__('Pagination|Last »');
 export const LABEL_FIRST_PAGE = s__('Pagination|Go to first page');
diff --git a/changelogs/unreleased/update-pagination-texts.yml b/changelogs/unreleased/update-pagination-texts.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6a398e26242
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/unreleased/update-pagination-texts.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+title: Update pagination prev and next texts
+merge_request: 29911
+author:
+type: other
diff --git a/locale/gitlab.pot b/locale/gitlab.pot
index e89b1e754f2..857a73326a2 100644
--- a/locale/gitlab.pot
+++ b/locale/gitlab.pot
@@ -6937,15 +6937,15 @@ msgstr ""
 msgid "Pagination|Last »"
 msgstr ""
 
-msgid "Pagination|Next"
-msgstr ""
-
-msgid "Pagination|Prev"
+msgid "Pagination|Next ›"
 msgstr ""
 
 msgid "Pagination|« First"
 msgstr ""
 
+msgid "Pagination|‹ Prev"
+msgstr ""
+
 msgid "Parameter"
 msgstr ""
 
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/table_pagination_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/table_pagination_spec.js
index 42abb4d83f0..258530f32f7 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/table_pagination_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/vue_shared/components/table_pagination_spec.js
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ describe('Pagination component', () => {
           change: spy,
         });
 
-        expect(component.$el.querySelector('.js-next-button').textContent.trim()).toEqual('Next');
+        expect(component.$el.querySelector('.js-next-button').textContent.trim()).toEqual('Next ›');
 
         component.$el.querySelector('.js-next-button .page-link').click();
 
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ describe('Pagination component', () => {
           change: spy,
         });
 
-        expect(component.$el.querySelector('.js-next-button').textContent.trim()).toEqual('Next');
+        expect(component.$el.querySelector('.js-next-button').textContent.trim()).toEqual('Next ›');
 
         component.$el.querySelector('.js-next-button .page-link').click();