diff --git a/modules/plugin_dbui/converter.py b/modules/plugin_dbui/converter.py
index 66ef65affb7ab7537da6edb427cea3677cefc91c..11325d011c4dcc6d9c5891f56c74f6b44c11f07c 100644
--- a/modules/plugin_dbui/converter.py
+++ b/modules/plugin_dbui/converter.py
@@ -618,12 +618,16 @@ def to_jsonstore(table, **kwargs):
     db = table._db
     tablename = table._tablename
 
-    # NOTE: the configuration option baseParams defined the
-    # transactions parameters seen by the server
+    # NOTE: the configuration option extraParams defined the
+    # transactions parameters received by the server.
+    #
     # This dictionary contains 3 keys:
     #    tablename: name of the table in the database
     #    dbFields: list of fields which should be red
     #    where: define inner join, mainly to resolve foreign key
+    #
+    # NOTE: the keyword pageParam allow to activate / inhibit pagination
+    # It should be equal ro "page" or undefined respectively.
     base_params = {'tableName': tablename, 'dbFields': []}
     
     cfg = DirectStore(autoLoad=False,
@@ -631,6 +635,7 @@ def to_jsonstore(table, **kwargs):
                       extraParams=base_params,
                       idProperty=encode_field(tablename,'id'),
                       model=tablename,
+                      pageParam="",
                       root=ROOT,
                       successProperty=SUCCESS,
                       storeId=get_store_id(tablename),
diff --git a/modules/plugin_dbui/dbsvc.py b/modules/plugin_dbui/dbsvc.py
index d420e285214a157ac45cebdd07d05dc0111c4ef6..b95768732ad01e95a627fcc5c9fe6eb7a94d6cca 100644
--- a/modules/plugin_dbui/dbsvc.py
+++ b/modules/plugin_dbui/dbsvc.py
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ class DbSvc(BaseSvc):
                 
         The transaction data can also contains parameters useful for paging.
         For more detail see  Ext.PagingToolbar:
+            - page
             - start
             - limit
             - sort
@@ -664,9 +665,9 @@ class DbSvc(BaseSvc):
         elif q_filter and tablename not in db:
             nrecords = len(db(q_filter).select(db[tablename].id))
             
-        # handle paging options (see Ext.PagingToolbar)
+        # handle paging options
         kwargs = {}
-        if 'start' in arg and 'limit' in arg:
+        if 'page' in arg:
             start = int(arg['start'])
             limit = int(arg['limit'])
             kwargs['limitby'] = (start, start+limit)
diff --git a/static/plugin_dbui/src/directstore.js b/static/plugin_dbui/src/directstore.js
index ebfc0468fc00272d1201eb8469a2b1e74c058172..a3f8705515944841729b73654193e89a20d4c2d7 100644
--- a/static/plugin_dbui/src/directstore.js
+++ b/static/plugin_dbui/src/directstore.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
  * - **{@link Ext.data.proxy.Direct proxy}**
  *
  *   - **{@link Ext.data.proxy.Direct#extraParams extraParams}**
+ *   - **{@link Ext.data.proxy.Direct#pageParam pageParam}**
  *
  * - **{@link Ext.data.reader.Json JsonReader}**
  *
@@ -45,7 +46,12 @@ Ext.define('App.data.DirectStore', {
             proxy = {
                 type: 'xdirect'
             };
-            Ext.copyTo(proxy, config, 'extraParams,idProperty,root,successProperty,totalProperty');
+            Ext.copyTo(proxy, config, ['extraParams',
+                                       'idProperty',
+                                       'pageParam',
+                                       'root',
+                                       'successProperty',
+                                       'totalProperty']);
             config.proxy = proxy;
         }