diff --git a/src/pagination/pagination.js b/src/pagination/pagination.js
index 1c4165d660..f4becfcd2c 100644
--- a/src/pagination/pagination.js
+++ b/src/pagination/pagination.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 angular.module('ui.bootstrap.pagination', [])
 
-.controller('PaginationController', ['$scope', function ($scope) {
+.controller('PaginationController', ['$scope', '$interpolate', function ($scope, $interpolate) {
 
   this.currentPage = 1;
 
@@ -31,6 +31,10 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.pagination', [])
       $scope.onSelectPage({ page: page });
     }
   };
+
+  this.getAttributeValue = function(attribute, defaultValue, interpolate) {
+    return angular.isDefined(attribute) ? (interpolate ? $interpolate(attribute)($scope.$parent) : $scope.$parent.$eval(attribute)) : defaultValue;
+  };
 }])
 
 .constant('paginationConfig', {
@@ -43,7 +47,7 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.pagination', [])
   rotate: true
 })
 
-.directive('pagination', ['paginationConfig', function(paginationConfig) {
+.directive('pagination', ['paginationConfig', function(config) {
   return {
     restrict: 'EA',
     scope: {
@@ -58,13 +62,13 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.pagination', [])
     link: function(scope, element, attrs, paginationCtrl) {
 
       // Setup configuration parameters
-      var boundaryLinks = angular.isDefined(attrs.boundaryLinks) ? scope.$eval(attrs.boundaryLinks) : paginationConfig.boundaryLinks;
-      var directionLinks = angular.isDefined(attrs.directionLinks) ? scope.$eval(attrs.directionLinks) : paginationConfig.directionLinks;
-      var firstText = angular.isDefined(attrs.firstText) ? scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.firstText) : paginationConfig.firstText;
-      var previousText = angular.isDefined(attrs.previousText) ? scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.previousText) : paginationConfig.previousText;
-      var nextText = angular.isDefined(attrs.nextText) ? scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.nextText) : paginationConfig.nextText;
-      var lastText = angular.isDefined(attrs.lastText) ? scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.lastText) : paginationConfig.lastText;
-      var rotate = angular.isDefined(attrs.rotate) ? scope.$eval(attrs.rotate) : paginationConfig.rotate;
+      var boundaryLinks = paginationCtrl.getAttributeValue(attrs.boundaryLinks,  config.boundaryLinks      ),
+      directionLinks    = paginationCtrl.getAttributeValue(attrs.directionLinks, config.directionLinks     ),
+      firstText         = paginationCtrl.getAttributeValue(attrs.firstText,      config.firstText,     true),
+      previousText      = paginationCtrl.getAttributeValue(attrs.previousText,   config.previousText,  true),
+      nextText          = paginationCtrl.getAttributeValue(attrs.nextText,       config.nextText,      true),
+      lastText          = paginationCtrl.getAttributeValue(attrs.lastText,       config.lastText,      true),
+      rotate            = paginationCtrl.getAttributeValue(attrs.rotate,         config.rotate);
 
       // Create page object used in template
       function makePage(number, text, isActive, isDisabled) {
@@ -165,9 +169,9 @@ angular.module('ui.bootstrap.pagination', [])
     link: function(scope, element, attrs, paginationCtrl) {
 
       // Setup configuration parameters
-      var previousText = angular.isDefined(attrs.previousText) ? scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.previousText) : config.previousText;
-      var nextText = angular.isDefined(attrs.nextText) ? scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.nextText) : config.nextText;
-      var align = angular.isDefined(attrs.align) ? scope.$parent.$eval(attrs.align) : config.align;
+      var previousText = paginationCtrl.getAttributeValue(attrs.previousText, config.previousText, true),
+      nextText         = paginationCtrl.getAttributeValue(attrs.nextText,     config.nextText,     true),
+      align            = paginationCtrl.getAttributeValue(attrs.align,        config.align);
 
       // Create page object used in template
       function makePage(number, text, isDisabled, isPrevious, isNext) {
diff --git a/src/pagination/test/pager.spec.js b/src/pagination/test/pager.spec.js
index de863a507d..91874d6e8c 100644
--- a/src/pagination/test/pager.spec.js
+++ b/src/pagination/test/pager.spec.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('setting pagerConfig', function() {
 
 });
 
-describe('pagination bypass configuration from attributes', function () {
+describe('pager bypass configuration from attributes', function () {
   var $rootScope, element;
   beforeEach(module('ui.bootstrap.pagination'));
   beforeEach(module('template/pagination/pager.html'));
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe('pagination bypass configuration from attributes', function () {
     $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
     $rootScope.numPages = 5;
     $rootScope.currentPage = 3;
-    element = $compile('<pager align="false" previous-text="\'<\'" next-text="\'>\'" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pager>')($rootScope);
+    element = $compile('<pager align="false" previous-text="<" next-text=">" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pager>')($rootScope);
     $rootScope.$digest();
   }));
 
@@ -180,4 +180,14 @@ describe('pagination bypass configuration from attributes', function () {
     expect(element.find('li').eq(-1).hasClass('next')).toBe(false);
   });
 
+  it('changes "previous" & "next" text from interpolated attributes', function() {
+    $rootScope.previousText = '<<';
+    $rootScope.nextText = '>>';
+    element = $compile('<pager align="false" previous-text="{{previousText}}" next-text="{{nextText}}" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pager>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.$digest();
+
+    expect(element.find('li').eq(0).text()).toBe('<<');
+    expect(element.find('li').eq(-1).text()).toBe('>>');
+  });
+
 });
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/pagination/test/pagination.spec.js b/src/pagination/test/pagination.spec.js
index 8ef067f648..764cf2f5ac 100644
--- a/src/pagination/test/pagination.spec.js
+++ b/src/pagination/test/pagination.spec.js
@@ -222,7 +222,8 @@ describe('pagination directive with max size option & no rotate', function () {
     $rootScope.numPages = 12;
     $rootScope.currentPage = 7;
     $rootScope.maxSize = 5;
-    element = $compile('<pagination num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage" max-size="maxSize" rotate="false"></pagination>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.rotate = false;
+    element = $compile('<pagination num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage" max-size="maxSize" rotate="rotate"></pagination>')($rootScope);
     $rootScope.$digest();
   }));
 
@@ -296,7 +297,6 @@ describe('pagination directive with added first & last links', function () {
     $rootScope.$digest();
   }));
 
-
   it('contains one ul and num-pages + 4 li elements', function() {
     expect(element.find('ul').length).toBe(1);
     expect(element.find('li').length).toBe(9);
@@ -331,7 +331,6 @@ describe('pagination directive with added first & last links', function () {
     expect(element.find('li').eq(-1).hasClass('disabled')).toBe(true);
   });
 
-
   it('changes currentPage if the "first" link is clicked', function() {
     var first = element.find('li').eq(0).find('a').eq(0);
     first.click();
@@ -365,7 +364,7 @@ describe('pagination directive with added first & last links', function () {
   });
 
   it('changes "first" & "last" text from attributes', function() {
-    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" first-text="\'<<<\'" last-text="\'>>>\'" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
+    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" first-text="<<<" last-text=">>>" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
     $rootScope.$digest();
 
     expect(element.find('li').eq(0).text()).toBe('<<<');
@@ -373,27 +372,27 @@ describe('pagination directive with added first & last links', function () {
   });
 
   it('changes "previous" & "next" text from attributes', function() {
-    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" previous-text="\'<<\'" next-text="\'>>\'" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
+    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" previous-text="<<" next-text=">>" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
     $rootScope.$digest();
 
     expect(element.find('li').eq(1).text()).toBe('<<');
     expect(element.find('li').eq(-2).text()).toBe('>>');
   });
 
-  it('changes "first" & "last" text from attribute variables', function() {
+  it('changes "first" & "last" text from interpolated attributes', function() {
     $rootScope.myfirstText = '<<<';
     $rootScope.mylastText = '>>>';
-    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" first-text="myfirstText" last-text="mylastText" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
+    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" first-text="{{myfirstText}}" last-text="{{mylastText}}" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
     $rootScope.$digest();
 
     expect(element.find('li').eq(0).text()).toBe('<<<');
     expect(element.find('li').eq(-1).text()).toBe('>>>');
   });
 
-  it('changes "previous" & "next" text from attribute variables', function() {
+  it('changes "previous" & "next" text from interpolated attributes', function() {
     $rootScope.previousText = '<<';
     $rootScope.nextText = '>>';
-    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" previous-text="previousText" next-text="nextText" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
+    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" previous-text="{{previousText}}" next-text="{{nextText}}" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
     $rootScope.$digest();
 
     expect(element.find('li').eq(1).text()).toBe('<<');
@@ -461,7 +460,6 @@ describe('pagination directive with just number links', function () {
     expect($rootScope.currentPage).toBe(2);
   });
 
-
   it('executes the onSelectPage expression when the current page changes', function() {
     $rootScope.selectPageHandler = jasmine.createSpy('selectPageHandler');
     element = $compile('<pagination direction-links="false" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage" on-select-page="selectPageHandler(page)"></pagination>')($rootScope);
@@ -541,11 +539,11 @@ describe('pagination directive with first, last & number links', function () {
     $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
     $rootScope.numPages = 5;
     $rootScope.currentPage = 3;
-    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" direction-links="false" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
+    $rootScope.directions = false;
+    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" direction-links="directions" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
     $rootScope.$digest();
   }));
 
-
   it('contains one ul and num-pages + 2 li elements', function() {
     expect(element.find('ul').length).toBe(1);
     expect(element.find('li').length).toBe(7);
@@ -555,7 +553,6 @@ describe('pagination directive with first, last & number links', function () {
     expect(element.find('li').eq(-1).text()).toBe('Last');
   });
 
-
   it('disables the "first" & activates "1" link if current-page is 1', function() {
     $rootScope.currentPage = 1;
     $rootScope.$digest();
@@ -572,7 +569,6 @@ describe('pagination directive with first, last & number links', function () {
     expect(element.find('li').eq(-1).hasClass('disabled')).toBe(true);
   });
 
-
   it('changes currentPage if the "first" link is clicked', function() {
     var first = element.find('li').eq(0).find('a').eq(0);
     first.click();
@@ -598,7 +594,7 @@ describe('pagination bypass configuration from attributes', function () {
     $rootScope = _$rootScope_;
     $rootScope.numPages = 5;
     $rootScope.currentPage = 3;
-    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" first-text="\'<<\'" previous-text="\'<\'" next-text="\'>\'" last-text="\'>>\'" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
+    element = $compile('<pagination boundary-links="true" first-text="<<" previous-text="<" next-text=">" last-text=">>" num-pages="numPages" current-page="currentPage"></pagination>')($rootScope);
     $rootScope.$digest();
   }));