diff --git a/Classes/Controller/AbstractController.php b/Classes/Controller/AbstractController.php
index edec0d81a..ca6188698 100644
--- a/Classes/Controller/AbstractController.php
+++ b/Classes/Controller/AbstractController.php
@@ -301,6 +301,10 @@ protected function sanitizeSettings(): void
             $this->setDefaultIntSetting('displayIiifLinks', 1);
         }
 
+        if ($this instanceof NavigationController) {
+            $this->setDefaultIntSetting('pageStep', 5);
+        }
+
         if ($this instanceof OaiPmhController) {
             $this->setDefaultIntSetting('limit', 5);
             $this->setDefaultIntSetting('solr_limit', 50000);