diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
index cb597f31e..b4b6559e4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.java
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ public class PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgum
 	 * resolved.
 	 * <p>
 	 * If you set this to {@literal null}, be aware that you controller methods will get {@literal null} handed into them
-	 * in case no {@link Pageable} data can be found in the request.
+	 * in case no {@link Pageable} data can be found in the request. Note, that doing so will require you supply bot the
+	 * page <em>and</em> the size parameter with the requests as there will be no default for any of the parameters
+	 * available.
 	 * 
 	 * @param fallbackPageable the {@link Pageable} to be used as general fallback.
 	 */
@@ -216,6 +218,12 @@ public class PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver implements HandlerMethodArgum
 		String pageString = webRequest.getParameter(getParameterNameToUse(pageParameterName, methodParameter));
 		String pageSizeString = webRequest.getParameter(getParameterNameToUse(sizeParameterName, methodParameter));
 
+		boolean pageAndSizeGiven = StringUtils.hasText(pageString) && StringUtils.hasText(pageSizeString);
+
+		if (!pageAndSizeGiven && defaultOrFallback == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
 		int page = StringUtils.hasText(pageString) ? parseAndApplyBoundaries(pageString, 0, Integer.MAX_VALUE)
 				- (oneIndexedParameters ? 1 : 0) : defaultOrFallback.getPageNumber();
 		int pageSize = StringUtils.hasText(pageSizeString) ? parseAndApplyBoundaries(pageSizeString, 0, maxPageSize)
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableDefaultUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableDefaultUnitTests.java
index ac4a533bf..3987e2ce7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableDefaultUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableDefaultUnitTests.java
@@ -51,7 +51,8 @@ public abstract class PageableDefaultUnitTests {
 
 	static final AbstractPageRequest REFERENCE_WITHOUT_SORT = new PageRequest(PAGE_NUMBER, PAGE_SIZE);
 	static final AbstractPageRequest REFERENCE_WITH_SORT = new PageRequest(PAGE_NUMBER, PAGE_SIZE, SORT);
-	static final AbstractPageRequest REFERENCE_WITH_SORT_FIELDS = new PageRequest(PAGE_NUMBER, PAGE_SIZE, new Sort(SORT_FIELDS));
+	static final AbstractPageRequest REFERENCE_WITH_SORT_FIELDS = new PageRequest(PAGE_NUMBER, PAGE_SIZE, new Sort(
+			SORT_FIELDS));
 
 	@Rule public ExpectedException exception = ExpectedException.none();
 
@@ -140,7 +141,12 @@ public abstract class PageableDefaultUnitTests {
 	protected void assertSupportedAndResult(MethodParameter parameter, Pageable pageable, NativeWebRequest request)
 			throws Exception {
 
-		HandlerMethodArgumentResolver resolver = getResolver();
+		assertSupportedAndResult(parameter, pageable, request, getResolver());
+	}
+
+	protected void assertSupportedAndResult(MethodParameter parameter, Pageable pageable, NativeWebRequest request,
+			HandlerMethodArgumentResolver resolver) throws Exception {
+
 		assertThat(resolver.supportsParameter(parameter), is(true));
 		assertThat(resolver.resolveArgument(parameter, null, request, null), is((Object) pageable));
 	}
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
index 0e27ed6b6..8e7f20398 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/web/PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests.java
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.web;
 
+import static org.hamcrest.CoreMatchers.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
 import static org.springframework.data.web.PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver.*;
 
 import org.junit.Before;
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.domain.Pageable;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Direction;
 import org.springframework.data.web.SortDefault.SortDefaults;
 import org.springframework.mock.web.MockHttpServletRequest;
+import org.springframework.web.context.request.ServletWebRequest;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for {@link PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver}. Pulls in defaulting tests from
@@ -152,6 +155,51 @@ public class PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolverUnitTests extends PageableDefa
 		assertSupportedAndResult(supportedMethodParameter, DEFAULT_PAGE_REQUEST, request);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-477
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void returnsNullIfFallbackIsNullAndNoParametersGiven() throws Exception {
+
+		PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver resolver = getResolver();
+		resolver.setFallbackPageable(null);
+
+		assertSupportedAndResult(supportedMethodParameter, null, new ServletWebRequest(new MockHttpServletRequest()),
+				resolver);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-477
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void returnsNullIfFallbackIsNullAndOnlyPageIsGiven() throws Exception {
+
+		PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver resolver = getResolver();
+		resolver.setFallbackPageable(null);
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("page", "20");
+
+		assertThat(resolver.resolveArgument(supportedMethodParameter, null, new ServletWebRequest(request), null),
+				is(nullValue()));
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @see DATACMNS-477
+	 */
+	@Test
+	public void returnsNullIfFallbackIsNullAndOnlySizeIsGiven() throws Exception {
+
+		PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver resolver = getResolver();
+		resolver.setFallbackPageable(null);
+
+		MockHttpServletRequest request = new MockHttpServletRequest();
+		request.addParameter("size", "10");
+
+		assertThat(resolver.resolveArgument(supportedMethodParameter, null, new ServletWebRequest(request), null),
+				is(nullValue()));
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	protected PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver getResolver() {
 		PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver resolver = new PageableHandlerMethodArgumentResolver();