diff --git a/core/modules/system/templates/pager.html.twig b/core/modules/system/templates/pager.html.twig
index affc1e53a3..91b6551f17 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/templates/pager.html.twig
+++ b/core/modules/system/templates/pager.html.twig
@@ -66,9 +66,9 @@
           {% else %}
             {% set title = 'Go to page @key'|t({'@key': key}) %}
           {% endif %}
-          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
+          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}" aria-current="{{ current == key ? 'page' }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">
-              {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
+              {{ 'Page'|t }}
             </span>
             {{- key -}}
           </a>
diff --git a/core/themes/claro/templates/pager.html.twig b/core/themes/claro/templates/pager.html.twig
index e59cdb3600..5733a1639b 100644
--- a/core/themes/claro/templates/pager.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/claro/templates/pager.html.twig
@@ -80,9 +80,9 @@
           {% else %}
             {% set title = 'Go to page @key'|t({'@key': key}) %}
           {% endif %}
-          <a href="{{ item.href }}" class="pager__link{{ current == key ? ' is-active' }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title', 'class') }}>
+          <a href="{{ item.href }}" class="pager__link{{ current == key ? ' is-active' }}" title="{{ title }}" aria-current="{{ current == key ? 'page' }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title', 'class') }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">
-              {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
+              {{ 'Page'|t }}
             </span>
             {{ key }}
           </a>
diff --git a/core/themes/classy/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig b/core/themes/classy/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
index 6f863faaf9..6b83368495 100644
--- a/core/themes/classy/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/classy/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
           {% else %}
             {% set title = 'Go to page @key'|t({'@key': key}) %}
           {% endif %}
-          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
+          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}" aria-current="{{ current == key ? 'page' }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">
-              {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
+              {{ 'Page'|t }}
             </span>
             {{- key -}}
           </a>
diff --git a/core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig b/core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
index 6f863faaf9..6b83368495 100644
--- a/core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
+++ b/core/themes/stable/templates/navigation/pager.html.twig
@@ -64,9 +64,9 @@
           {% else %}
             {% set title = 'Go to page @key'|t({'@key': key}) %}
           {% endif %}
-          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
+          <a href="{{ item.href }}" title="{{ title }}" aria-current="{{ current == key ? 'page' }}"{{ item.attributes|without('href', 'title') }}>
             <span class="visually-hidden">
-              {{ current == key ? 'Current page'|t : 'Page'|t }}
+              {{ 'Page'|t }}
             </span>
             {{- key -}}
           </a>