diff --git a/beta-testing/example-pager-custom-controls.html b/beta-testing/example-pager-custom-controls.html
index 082f694b..c044b3f3 100644
--- a/beta-testing/example-pager-custom-controls.html
+++ b/beta-testing/example-pager-custom-controls.html
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 	<p class="tip">
 		<em>NOTE!</em>
 		<ul>
+			<li>Modified in <span class="version">v2.17.1</span> to properly work with either the pager addon or pager widget.</li>
 			<li>In <span class="version">v2.16.4</span>, code was updated to correctly count process pages.</li>
 		</ul>
 	</p>
diff --git a/beta-testing/pager-custom-controls.js b/beta-testing/pager-custom-controls.js
index 4e2c1434..194bc0d2 100644
--- a/beta-testing/pager-custom-controls.js
+++ b/beta-testing/pager-custom-controls.js
@@ -36,18 +36,21 @@ $.tablesorter.customPagerControls = function(settings) {
 
 	$table
 		.on('pagerInitialized pagerComplete', function (e, c) {
-			var indx, pages = $('<div/>'), pageArray = [],
-			cur = c.page + 1,
-			start = cur > 1 ? (c.filteredPages - cur < options.aroundCurrent ? -(options.aroundCurrent + 1) + (c.filteredPages - cur) : -options.aroundCurrent) : 0,
-			end = cur < options.aroundCurrent + 1 ? options.aroundCurrent + 3 - cur : options.aroundCurrent + 1;
+			var indx,
+				p = c.pager ? c.pager : c, // using widget
+				pages = $('<div/>'),
+				pageArray = [],
+				cur = p.page + 1,
+				start = cur > 1 ? (p.filteredPages - cur < options.aroundCurrent ? -(options.aroundCurrent + 1) + (p.filteredPages - cur) : -options.aroundCurrent) : 0,
+				end = cur < options.aroundCurrent + 1 ? options.aroundCurrent + 3 - cur : options.aroundCurrent + 1;
 			for (indx = start; indx < end; indx++) {
-				if (cur + indx >= 1 && cur + indx < c.filteredPages) { pageArray.push( cur + indx ); }
+				if (cur + indx >= 1 && cur + indx < p.filteredPages) { pageArray.push( cur + indx ); }
 			}
 			if (pageArray.length) {
 				// include first and last pages (ends) in the pagination
 				for (indx = 0; indx < options.ends; indx++){
 					if ($.inArray(indx + 1, pageArray) === -1) { pageArray.push(indx + 1); }
-					if ($.inArray(c.filteredPages - indx, pageArray) === -1) { pageArray.push(c.filteredPages - indx); }
+					if ($.inArray(p.filteredPages - indx, pageArray) === -1) { pageArray.push(p.filteredPages - indx); }
 				}
 				// sort the list
 				pageArray = pageArray.sort(function(a, b){ return a - b; });
diff --git a/docs/index.html b/docs/index.html
index 1fb5fe0d..d25ed70b 100644
--- a/docs/index.html
+++ b/docs/index.html
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@
 
 	<h4>Work-in-progress</h4>
 	<ul>
-		<li><span class="label label-info">Beta</span> <a href="../beta-testing/example-pager-custom-controls.html">Custom pager control script</a></li>
+		<li><span class="label label-info">Beta</span> <a href="../beta-testing/example-pager-custom-controls.html">Custom pager control script</a> (<span class="version updated">v2.17.1</span>)</li>
 		<li><span class="label label-info">Alpha</span> <a href="../beta-testing/example-widget-column-reorder.html">Column reorder widget</a> - not working 100% with sticky headers</li>
 	</ul>