diff --git a/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js b/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js
index a82facc8..5cff4d16 100644
--- a/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js
+++ b/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js
@@ -968,11 +968,15 @@
 				.unbind( pagerEvents.split(' ').join(namespace + ' ').replace(/\s+/g, ' ') )
 				.bind('filterInit filterStart '.split(' ').join(namespace + ' '), function(e, filters) {
 					p.currentFilters = $.isArray(filters) ? filters : c.$table.data('lastSearch');
+					var filtersEqual;
+					if (ts.filter.equalFilters) {
+						filtersEqual = ts.filter.equalFilters(c, c.lastSearch, p.currentFilters);
+					} else {
+						// will miss filter changes of the same value in a different column, see #1363
+						filtersEqual = (c.lastSearch || []).join('') !== (p.currentFilters || []).join('');
+					}
 					// don't change page if filters are the same (pager updating, etc)
-					if (
-						e.type === 'filterStart' &&
-						p.pageReset !== false &&
-						(c.lastSearch || []).join(',') !== (p.currentFilters || []).join(',')) {
+					if (e.type === 'filterStart' && p.pageReset !== false && !filtersEqual) {
 						p.page = p.pageReset; // fixes #456 & #565
 					}
 				})
diff --git a/js/widgets/widget-pager.js b/js/widgets/widget-pager.js
index b57978f0..0d1fe4e5 100644
--- a/js/widgets/widget-pager.js
+++ b/js/widgets/widget-pager.js
@@ -249,10 +249,15 @@
 				.off( namespace )
 				.on( 'filterInit filterStart '.split( ' ' ).join( namespace + ' ' ), function( e, filters ) {
 					p.currentFilters = $.isArray( filters ) ? filters : c.$table.data( 'lastSearch' );
+					var filtersEqual;
+					if (ts.filter.equalFilters) {
+						filtersEqual = ts.filter.equalFilters(c, c.lastSearch, p.currentFilters);
+					} else {
+						// will miss filter changes of the same value in a different column, see #1363
+						filtersEqual = ( c.lastSearch || [] ).join( '' ) !== ( p.currentFilters || [] ).join( '' );
+					}
 					// don't change page if filters are the same (pager updating, etc)
-					if ( e.type === 'filterStart' && wo.pager_pageReset !== false &&
-						( c.lastSearch || [] ).join( ',' ) !== ( p.currentFilters || [] ).join( ',' )
-					) {
+					if ( e.type === 'filterStart' && wo.pager_pageReset !== false && !filtersEqual ) {
 						p.page = wo.pager_pageReset; // fixes #456 & #565
 					}
 				})