diff --git a/etc/nginx.conf b/etc/nginx.conf
index 4701a9a645..d6e8aba9be 100644
--- a/etc/nginx.conf
+++ b/etc/nginx.conf
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@ server {
     location / {
         include proxy_params;
         proxy_pass http://intranet;
+
+    # provide room for the Link headers emitted
+    # by REST API methods when doing pagination
+    proxy_buffer_size 16k;
     }
 }
 
@@ -29,5 +33,9 @@ server {
     location / {
         include proxy_params;
         proxy_pass http://opac;
+
+    # provide room for the Link headers emitted
+    # by REST API methods when doing pagination
+    proxy_buffer_size 16k;
     }
 }