diff --git a/Pipfile b/Pipfile
index 365589a..d0d3ce5 100644
--- a/Pipfile
+++ b/Pipfile
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ pytest-cov = "*"
 vcrpy = "*"
 pytest-vcr = "<1"
 pytest-mock = "*"
+requests-mock = "*"
diff --git a/Pipfile.lock b/Pipfile.lock
index d1939fc..db1193b 100644
--- a/Pipfile.lock
+++ b/Pipfile.lock
@@ -313,6 +313,14 @@
             ],
             "version": "==2.20.1"
         },
+        "requests-mock": {
+            "hashes": [
+                "sha256:7a5fa99db5e3a2a961b6f20ed40ee6baeff73503cf0a553cc4d679409e6170fb",
+                "sha256:8ca0628dc66d3f212878932fd741b02aa197ad53fd2228164800a169a4a826af"
+            ],
+            "index": "pypi",
+            "version": "==1.5.2"
+        },
         "six": {
             "hashes": [
                 "sha256:70e8a77beed4562e7f14fe23a786b54f6296e34344c23bc42f07b15018ff98e9",
diff --git a/mastodon/Mastodon.py b/mastodon/Mastodon.py
index 37e35b7..98cebab 100644
--- a/mastodon/Mastodon.py
+++ b/mastodon/Mastodon.py
@@ -2275,13 +2275,17 @@ class Mastodon:
                     if url['rel'] == 'next':
                         # Be paranoid and extract max_id specifically
                         next_url = url['url']
-                        matchgroups = re.search(r"max_id=([0-9]*)", next_url)
+                        matchgroups = re.search(r"[?&]max_id=([^&]+)", next_url)
 
                         if matchgroups:
                             next_params = copy.deepcopy(params)
                             next_params['_pagination_method'] = method
                             next_params['_pagination_endpoint'] = endpoint
-                            next_params['max_id'] = int(matchgroups.group(1))
+                            max_id = matchgroups.group(1)
+                            if max_id.isdigit():
+                                next_params['max_id'] = int(max_id)
+                            else:
+                                next_params['max_id'] = max_id
                             if "since_id" in next_params:
                                 del next_params['since_id']
                             response[-1]._pagination_next = next_params
@@ -2289,13 +2293,17 @@ class Mastodon:
                     if url['rel'] == 'prev':
                         # Be paranoid and extract since_id specifically
                         prev_url = url['url']
-                        matchgroups = re.search(r"since_id=([0-9]*)", prev_url)
+                        matchgroups = re.search(r"[?&]since_id=([^&]+)", prev_url)
 
                         if matchgroups:
                             prev_params = copy.deepcopy(params)
                             prev_params['_pagination_method'] = method
                             prev_params['_pagination_endpoint'] = endpoint
-                            prev_params['since_id'] = int(matchgroups.group(1))
+                            since_id = matchgroups.group(1)
+                            if since_id.isdigit():
+                                prev_params['since_id'] = int(since_id)
+                            else:
+                                prev_params['since_id'] = since_id
                             if "max_id" in prev_params:
                                 del prev_params['max_id']
                             response[0]._pagination_prev = prev_params
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 009063d..72e3c8b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from setuptools import setup
 
-test_deps = ['pytest', 'pytest-runner', 'pytest-cov', 'vcrpy', 'pytest-vcr', 'pytest-mock']
+test_deps = ['pytest', 'pytest-runner', 'pytest-cov', 'vcrpy', 'pytest-vcr', 'pytest-mock', 'requests-mock']
 extras = {
       "test": test_deps
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_pagination.py b/tests/test_pagination.py
index 599b2f4..d2c0bd5 100644
--- a/tests/test_pagination.py
+++ b/tests/test_pagination.py
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import pytest
 from contextlib import contextmanager
+try:
+    from mock import MagicMock
+except ImportError:
+    from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+import requests_mock
 
 UNLIKELY_HASHTAG = "fgiztsshwiaqqiztpmmjbtvmescsculuvmgjgopwoeidbcrixp"
 
@@ -44,3 +49,18 @@ def test_fetch_remaining(api):
         hashtag_remaining = api.fetch_remaining(hashtag)
         assert hashtag_remaining
         assert len(hashtag_remaining) >= 30
+
+def test_link_headers(api):
+    rmock = requests_mock.Adapter()
+    api.session.mount(api.api_base_url, rmock)
+
+    _id='abc1234'
+
+    rmock.register_uri('GET', requests_mock.ANY, json=[{"foo": "bar"}], headers={"link":"""
+            <{base}/api/v1/timelines/tag/{tag}?max_id={_id}>; rel="next", <{base}/api/v1/timelines/tag/{tag}?since_id={_id}>; rel="prev"
+        """.format(base=api.api_base_url, tag=UNLIKELY_HASHTAG, _id=_id).strip()
+    })
+
+    resp = api.timeline_hashtag(UNLIKELY_HASHTAG)
+    assert resp[0]._pagination_next['max_id'] == _id
+    assert resp[0]._pagination_prev['since_id'] == _id