diff --git a/rest_framework/generics.py b/rest_framework/generics.py
index 7d1bf7945..9a4f5aa9b 100644
--- a/rest_framework/generics.py
+++ b/rest_framework/generics.py
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ class GenericAPIView(views.APIView):
     # The following attributes may be subject to change,
     # and should be considered private API.
     model_serializer_class = api_settings.DEFAULT_MODEL_SERIALIZER_CLASS
-    paginator_class = Paginator
+    paginator_class = api_settings.DEFAULT_PAGINATOR_CLASS
 
     ######################################
     # These are pending deprecation...
diff --git a/rest_framework/settings.py b/rest_framework/settings.py
index 8abaf1409..a20c13419 100644
--- a/rest_framework/settings.py
+++ b/rest_framework/settings.py
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ DEFAULTS = {
         'rest_framework.serializers.ModelSerializer',
     'DEFAULT_PAGINATION_SERIALIZER_CLASS':
         'rest_framework.pagination.PaginationSerializer',
+    'DEFAULT_PAGINATOR_CLASS':
+        'django.core.paginator.Paginator',
     'DEFAULT_FILTER_BACKENDS': (),
 
     # Throttling
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ IMPORT_STRINGS = (
     'DEFAULT_CONTENT_NEGOTIATION_CLASS',
     'DEFAULT_MODEL_SERIALIZER_CLASS',
     'DEFAULT_PAGINATION_SERIALIZER_CLASS',
+    'DEFAULT_PAGINATOR_CLASS',
     'DEFAULT_FILTER_BACKENDS',
     'EXCEPTION_HANDLER',
     'FILTER_BACKEND',