diff --git a/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/_macros.html b/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/_macros.html
index 1bcdfd4..f8c504e 100644
--- a/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/_macros.html
+++ b/crudkit/html/templates/crudkit/_macros.html
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {% macro options(items, value_attr="id", label_path="name", getp=None) -%}
+
 {%- for obj in items -%}
 <option value="{{ getp(obj, value_attr) }}">{{ getp(obj, label_path) }}</option>
 {%- endfor -%}
@@ -32,14 +33,31 @@
 {%- endmacro %}
 
 {% macro pager(model, page, pages, per_page, sort, filters, fields_csv) -%}
-<nav id="pager" hx-swap-oob="true">
-    <a hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page={{ page-1 }}&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in filters.items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
-        hx-target="#rows" rel="prev" hx-swap="innerHTML">Prev</a>
+{% set p = page|int %}
+{% set pg = pages|int %}
+{% set prev = [1, p-1]|max %}
+{% set nxt = [pg, p+1]|min %}
+<nav id="pager">
+    {% if page > 1 %}
+    <button type="button"
+        hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page=1&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in filters.items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
+        hx-target="#rows" hx-swap="innerHTML">First</button>
+    <button type="button"
+        hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page={{ prev }}&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in (filters or {}).items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
+        hx-target="#rows" hx-swap="innerHTML"
+        hx-on:click="document.querySelector('#pager-state input[name=page]').value='{{ prev }}'">Prev</button>
+    {% endif %}
 
     <span>Page {{ page }} / {{ pages }}</span>
 
-    <a hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page={{ page+1 }}&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in filters.items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
-        hx-target="#rows" rel="next" hx-swap="innerHTML">Next</a>
+    {% if page < pages %} <button type="button"
+        hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page={{ page+1 }}&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in filters.items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
+        hx-target="#rows" rel="next" hx-swap="innerHTML">Next</button>
+        <button type="button"
+            hx-get="/ui/{{ model }}/frag/rows?page={{ nxt }}&per_page={{ per_page }}{% if sort %}&sort={{ sort }}{% endif %}{% if fields_csv %}&fields_csv={{ fields_csv|urlencode }}{% endif %}{% for k,v in (filters or {}).items() %}&{{k}}={{ v|urlencode }}{% endfor %}"
+            hx-target="#rows" hx-swap="innerHTML"
+            hx-on:click="document.querySelector('#pager-state input[name=page]').value='{{ nxt }}'">Last</button>
+        {% endif %}
 </nav>
 {%- endmacro %}
 
diff --git a/crudkit/html/ui_fragments.py b/crudkit/html/ui_fragments.py
index d89bb7a..a75cd59 100644
--- a/crudkit/html/ui_fragments.py
+++ b/crudkit/html/ui_fragments.py
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ from ..service import CrudService
 from ..eager import default_eager_policy
 from .type_map import build_form_schema
 
+Session = None
+
 def make_fragments_blueprint(db_session_factory, registry: Dict[str, Any], *, name="frags"):
     """
     HTML fragments for HTMX/Alpine. No base pages. Pure partials:
@@ -20,8 +22,18 @@ def make_fragments_blueprint(db_session_factory, registry: Dict[str, Any], *, na
         GET /<model>/frag/rows      -> <tr>...</tr> + pager markup if wanted
         GET /<model>/frag/form      -> <form>...</form> (auto-generated)
     """
+    global Session
+    if Session is None:
+        Session = scoped_session(db_session_factory)
+
     bp = Blueprint(name, __name__, template_folder="templates")
-    def session(): return scoped_session(db_session_factory)()
+
+    def session():
+        return Session
+
+    @bp.teardown_app_request
+    def remove_session(exc=None):
+        Session.remove()
 
     def _parse_filters(args):
         reserved = {"page", "per_page", "sort", "expand", "fields", "value", "label", "label_tpl", "fields_csv", "li_label", "li_sublabel"}
@@ -106,14 +118,32 @@ def make_fragments_blueprint(db_session_factory, registry: Dict[str, Any], *, na
         expand = _collect_expand_from_paths(fields)
         spec = QuerySpec(filters=filters, order_by=[sort] if sort else [], page=page, per_page=per_page, expand=expand)
         s = session(); svc = CrudService(s, default_eager_policy)
-        rows, total = svc.list(Model, spec)
+        rows, _ = svc.list(Model, spec)
+
+        html = render_template("crudkit/rows.html", items=rows, fields=fields, getp=_getp)
+
+        return html
+
+    @bp.get("/<model>/frag/pager")
+    def pager(model):
+        Model = registry.get(model) or abort(404)
+        page = request.args.get("page", type=int) or 1
+        print(page)
+        per_page = request.args.get("per_page", type=int) or 20
+        filters = _parse_filters(request.args)
+        sort = request.args.get("sort")
+        fields_csv = request.args.get("fields_csv") or "id,name"
+        fields = _paths_from_csv(fields_csv)
+        expand = _collect_expand_from_paths(fields)
+
+        spec = QuerySpec(filters=filters, order_by=[sort] if sort else [], page=page, per_page=per_page, expand=expand)
+        s = session(); svc = CrudService(s, default_eager_policy)
+        _, total = svc.list(Model, spec)
         pages = max(1, ceil(total / per_page))
 
-        rows_html = render_template("crudkit/rows.html", items=rows, fields=fields, getp=_getp)
-        pager_html = render_template("crudkit/pager.html", model=model, page=page, pages=pages,
+        html = render_template("crudkit/pager.html", model=model, page=page, pages=pages,
                                      per_page=per_page, sort=sort, filters=filters, fields_csv=fields_csv)
-
-        return rows_html + pager_html
+        return html
 
     @bp.get("/<model>/frag/form")
     def form(model):