diff --git a/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php b/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
index 7dec095d2..769481e13 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Data/SimpleQuery.php
@@ -5,9 +5,12 @@ namespace Icinga\Data;
 
 use Iterator;
 use IteratorAggregate;
+use Zend_Paginator;
+use Icinga\Application\Icinga;
 use Icinga\Application\Benchmark;
 use Icinga\Data\Filter\Filter;
 use Icinga\Exception\IcingaException;
+use Icinga\Web\Paginator\Adapter\QueryAdapter;
 
 class SimpleQuery implements QueryInterface, Queryable, Iterator
 {
@@ -410,6 +413,43 @@ class SimpleQuery implements QueryInterface, Queryable, Iterator
         return $this->limitOffset;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Paginate data
+     *
+     * Auto-detects pagination parameters from request when unset
+     *
+     * @param   int $itemsPerPage   Number of items per page
+     * @param   int $pageNumber     Current page number
+     *
+     * @return  Zend_Paginator
+     *
+     * @deprecated      Use Icinga\Web\Controller::setupPaginationControl() and/or Icinga\Web\Widget\Paginator instead
+     */
+    public function paginate($itemsPerPage = null, $pageNumber = null)
+    {
+        trigger_error(
+            'SimpleQuery::paginate() is deprecated. Use Icinga\Web\Controller::setupPaginationControl()'
+            . ' and/or Icinga\Web\Widget\Paginator instead',
+            E_USER_DEPRECATED
+        );
+
+        if ($itemsPerPage === null || $pageNumber === null) {
+            // Detect parameters from request
+            $request = Icinga::app()->getFrontController()->getRequest();
+            if ($itemsPerPage === null) {
+                $itemsPerPage = $request->getParam('limit', 25);
+            }
+            if ($pageNumber === null) {
+                $pageNumber = $request->getParam('page', 0);
+            }
+        }
+        $this->limit($itemsPerPage, $pageNumber * $itemsPerPage);
+        $paginator = new Zend_Paginator(new QueryAdapter($this));
+        $paginator->setItemCountPerPage($itemsPerPage);
+        $paginator->setCurrentPageNumber($pageNumber);
+        return $paginator;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Retrieve an array containing all rows of the result set
      *