diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 8620448..4fa6b7a 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ To use Bootstrap 4 version:
 
     <%= will_paginate(@things, :renderer => WillPaginate::ActionView::Bootstrap4LinkRenderer) %>
 
+To use Bootstrap 2 version:
+
+    <%= will_paginate(@things, :renderer => WillPaginate::ActionView::Bootstrap2LinkRenderer) %>
+
 ### Size and Alignment of the Pagination Component
 
 You can easily change the pagination components' appearance by passing the correct Bootstrap classes as options:
diff --git a/config/initializers/will_paginate.rb b/config/initializers/will_paginate.rb
index 4a08a55..bd69a64 100644
--- a/config/initializers/will_paginate.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/will_paginate.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ def html_container(html)
       end
 
       def page_number(page)
-        tag :li, link(page, page, :rel => rel_value(page)), :class => ('active' if page == current_page)
+        if page == current_page
+          tag :li, tag(:span, page), :class => 'active disabled'
+        else
+          tag :li, link(page, page, :rel => rel_value(page))
+        end
       end
 
       def gap
@@ -31,7 +35,12 @@ def gap
       end
 
       def previous_or_next_page(page, text, classname)
-        tag :li, link(text, page || '#'), :class => [(classname[0..3] if  @options[:page_links]), (classname if @options[:page_links]), ('disabled' unless page)].join(' ')
+        if page
+          tag :li, link(text, page),
+            :class => [(classname[0..3] if  @options[:page_links]), (classname if @options[:page_links])].join(' ')
+        else
+          tag :li, tag(:span, text), :class => classname + ' disabled'
+        end
       end
 
       def ul_class
@@ -67,5 +76,34 @@ def ul_class
          ["pagination", container_attributes[:class]].compact.join(" ")
       end
     end
+
+    class Bootstrap2LinkRenderer < LinkRenderer
+      protected
+
+      def html_container(html)
+        tag :div, tag(:ul, html), container_attributes
+      end
+
+      def page_number(page)
+        if page == current_page
+          tag :li, tag(:span, page), :class => 'active disabled'
+        else
+          tag :li, link(page, page, :rel => rel_value(page))
+        end
+      end
+
+      def gap
+        tag :li, link('&hellip;'.html_safe, '#'), :class => 'disabled'
+      end
+
+      def previous_or_next_page(page, text, classname)
+        if page
+          tag :li, link(text, page),
+            :class => [(classname[0..3] if  @options[:page_links]), (classname if @options[:page_links])].join(' ')
+        else
+          tag :li, tag(:span, text), :class => classname + ' disabled'
+        end
+      end
+    end
   end
 end