diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImpl.java
index a8537d8f8..12a80f885 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImpl.java
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ package org.springframework.data.domain;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import org.springframework.core.convert.converter.Converter;
-import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 
 /**
  * Basic {@code Page} implementation.
@@ -38,16 +37,16 @@ public class PageImpl<T> extends Chunk<T> implements Page<T> {
 	 * 
 	 * @param content the content of this page, must not be {@literal null}.
 	 * @param pageable the paging information, can be {@literal null}.
-	 * @param total the total amount of items available
+	 * @param total the total amount of items available. The total might be adapted considering the length of the content
+	 *          given, if it is going to be the content of the last page. This is in place to mitigate inconsistencies
 	 */
 	public PageImpl(List<T> content, Pageable pageable, long total) {
 
 		super(content, pageable);
 
-		Assert.isTrue(total >= content.size(), "Total must not be less than the number of elements given!");
-
-		this.total = total;
 		this.pageable = pageable;
+		this.total = pageable != null && pageable.getOffset() + pageable.getPageSize() > total
+				? pageable.getOffset() + content.size() : total;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImplUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImplUnitTests.java
index ef9551bbe..ac3e76518 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImplUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/domain/PageImplUnitTests.java
@@ -128,14 +128,6 @@ public class PageImplUnitTests {
 		assertThat(page.hasPrevious(), is(false));
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * @see DATACMNS-615
-	 */
-	@Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
-	public void rejectsTotalLessThanContentLength() {
-		new PageImpl<String>(Arrays.asList("foo", "bar"), new PageRequest(0, 10), 1);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * @see DATACMNS-635
 	 */
@@ -153,4 +145,38 @@ public class PageImplUnitTests {
 		assertThat(transformed.getContent(), hasSize(2));
 		assertThat(transformed.getContent(), contains(3, 3));
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-713
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void adaptsTotalForLastPageOnIntermediateDeletion() {
+		assertThat(new PageImpl<String>(Arrays.asList("foo", "bar"), new PageRequest(0, 5), 3).getTotalElements(), is(2L));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-713
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void adaptsTotalForLastPageOnIntermediateInsertion() {
+		assertThat(new PageImpl<String>(Arrays.asList("foo", "bar"), new PageRequest(0, 5), 1).getTotalElements(), is(2L));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-713
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void adaptsTotalForLastPageOnIntermediateDeletionOnLastPate() {
+		assertThat(new PageImpl<String>(Arrays.asList("foo", "bar"), new PageRequest(1, 10), 13).getTotalElements(),
+				is(12L));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-713
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void adaptsTotalForLastPageOnIntermediateInsertionOnLastPate() {
+		assertThat(new PageImpl<String>(Arrays.asList("foo", "bar"), new PageRequest(1, 10), 11).getTotalElements(),
+				is(12L));
+	}
 }