diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 59b7e9d87a..f50cbefdbf 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - issue #11826 Fix creating/editing VIEW with DEFINER containing special chars
 - issue #11828 Do not invoke FLUSH PRIVILEGES when server in --skip-grant-tables
 - issue #11804 Misleading message for configuration storage
+- issue #11772 Table pagination does nothing when session expired
 
 4.5.3.1 (2015-12-25)
 - issue #11774 Undefined offset 2
diff --git a/js/ajax.js b/js/ajax.js
index d047173ea9..f24971a8da 100644
--- a/js/ajax.js
+++ b/js/ajax.js
@@ -488,19 +488,7 @@ var AJAX = {
             PMA_ajaxShowMessage(data.error, false);
             AJAX.active = false;
             AJAX.xhr = null;
-            if (parseInt(data.redirect_flag) == 1) {
-                // add one more GET param to display session expiry msg
-                if (window.location.href.indexOf('?') === -1) {
-                    window.location.href += '?session_expired=1';
-                } else {
-                    window.location.href += '&session_expired=1';
-                }
-                window.location.reload();
-            } else if (parseInt(data.reload_flag) == 1) {
-                // remove the token param and reload
-                window.location.href = window.location.href.replace(/&?token=[^&#]*/g, "");
-                window.location.reload();
-            }
+            PMA_handleRedirectAndReload(data);
             if (data.fieldWithError) {
                 $(':input.error').removeClass("error");
                 $('#'+data.fieldWithError).addClass("error");
diff --git a/js/functions.js b/js/functions.js
index e3b192d049..2f30de4163 100644
--- a/js/functions.js
+++ b/js/functions.js
@@ -92,6 +92,27 @@ $.ajaxPrefilter(function (options, originalOptions, jqXHR) {
     }
 });
 
+/**
+ * Hanle redirect and reload flags send as part of AJAX requests
+ *
+ * @param data ajax response data
+ */
+function PMA_handleRedirectAndReload(data) {
+    if (parseInt(data.redirect_flag) == 1) {
+        // add one more GET param to display session expiry msg
+        if (window.location.href.indexOf('?') === -1) {
+            window.location.href += '?session_expired=1';
+        } else {
+            window.location.href += '&session_expired=1';
+        }
+        window.location.reload();
+    } else if (parseInt(data.reload_flag) == 1) {
+        // remove the token param and reload
+        window.location.href = window.location.href.replace(/&?token=[^&#]*/g, "");
+        window.location.reload();
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * Creates an SQL editor which supports auto completing etc.
  *
diff --git a/js/navigation.js b/js/navigation.js
index 12601f385f..2851ad48db 100644
--- a/js/navigation.js
+++ b/js/navigation.js
@@ -961,8 +961,8 @@ function PMA_navigationTreePagination($this) {
         }
     }
     $.post(url, params, function (data) {
-        PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
         if (typeof data !== 'undefined' && data.success) {
+            PMA_ajaxRemoveMessage($msgbox);
             if (isDbSelector) {
                 var val = PMA_fastFilter.getSearchClause();
                 $('#pma_navigation_tree')
@@ -992,6 +992,7 @@ function PMA_navigationTreePagination($this) {
             }
         } else {
             PMA_ajaxShowMessage(data.error);
+            PMA_handleRedirectAndReload(data);
         }
         navTreeStateUpdate();
     });