diff --git a/easybuild/tools/github.py b/easybuild/tools/github.py
index dad24232af..c3dcb3ce56 100644
--- a/easybuild/tools/github.py
+++ b/easybuild/tools/github.py
@@ -243,10 +243,33 @@ def github_api_get_request(request_f, github_user=None, token=None, **kwargs):
     url = request_f(RestClient(GITHUB_API_URL, username=github_user, token=token))
 
     try:
-        status, data = url.get(**kwargs)
+        status, headers = url.head(**kwargs)
     except socket.gaierror as err:
-        _log.warning("Error occurred while performing get request: %s", err)
-        status, data = 0, None
+        _log.warning("Error occurred while performing head request: %s", err)
+        status, headers = 0, None
+
+    pages = [1]
+    if headers:
+        links = headers.getheader('Link')
+        if links:
+            match = re.search(r"page=(\d+)>; rel=\"last\"", links)
+            if match:
+                last = int(match.groups()[0])
+                pages = range(1, last+1)
+
+    data = []
+    for page in pages:
+        kwargs['page'] = page
+        try:
+            status, page_data = url.get(**kwargs)
+        except socket.gaierror as err:
+            _log.warning("Error occurred while performing get request: %s", err)
+            status, page_data = 0, None
+            break
+        if isinstance(page_data, list):
+            data.extend(page_data)
+        else:
+            data = page_data
 
     _log.debug("get request result for %s: status: %d, data: %s", url, status, data)
     return (status, data)
diff --git a/test/framework/github.py b/test/framework/github.py
index 13fa70264a..53f4901835 100644
--- a/test/framework/github.py
+++ b/test/framework/github.py
@@ -152,6 +152,11 @@ def test_list_prs(self):
         output = gh.list_prs(parameters, per_page=1, github_user=GITHUB_TEST_ACCOUNT)
         self.assertEqual(expected, output)
 
+        # test handling of github pagination
+        parameters = ('all', 'created', 'asc')
+        output = gh.list_prs(parameters, per_page=1, github_user=GITHUB_TEST_ACCOUNT)
+        self.assertTrue(len(output.splitlines()) > 1)
+
     def test_reasons_for_closing(self):
         """Test reasons_for_closing function."""
         if self.skip_github_tests: