diff --git a/media/css/reader.css b/media/css/reader.css
index 29cb05fb6..c77b2f200 100644
--- a/media/css/reader.css
+++ b/media/css/reader.css
@@ -1846,17 +1846,33 @@ background: transparent;
     width: 16px;
     height: 16px;
     float: right;
-    margin: 0 4px;
+    margin: 0 3px;
 }
 
+.NB-module-features .NB-features-direction.NB-disabled {
+    opacity: .25;
+}
+
+
 .NB-module-features .NB-features-next-page {
     background: transparent url('../img/icons/silk/control_play.png') no-repeat 0 0;
 }
 .NB-module-features .NB-features-next-page:hover {
     background: transparent url('../img/icons/silk/control_play_blue.png') no-repeat 0 0;
 }
+.NB-module-features .NB-features-next-page.NB-disabled:hover {
+    background: transparent url('../img/icons/silk/control_play.png') no-repeat 0 0;
+    cursor: default;
+}
 .NB-module-features .NB-features-previous-page {
-    background: transparent url('../img/icons/mini/action_back.gif') no-repeat 0 0;
+    background: transparent url('../img/icons/silk/control_play_left.png') no-repeat 0 0;
+}
+.NB-module-features .NB-features-previous-page:hover {
+    background: transparent url('../img/icons/silk/control_play_left_blue.png') no-repeat 0 0;
+}
+.NB-module-features .NB-features-previous-page.NB-disabled:hover {
+    background: transparent url('../img/icons/silk/control_play_left.png') no-repeat 0 0;
+    cursor: default;
 }
 
 .NB-module-features .NB-module-feature td {
diff --git a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
index 5760fc61b..410bc6526 100644
--- a/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
+++ b/media/js/newsblur/reader.js
@@ -2191,24 +2191,19 @@
         
         load_feature_page: function(direction) {
             var self = this;
+            var $next = $('.NB-features-next-page');
+            var $previous = $('.NB-features-previous-page');
             
             if (direction == -1 && !this.cache['feature_page']) {
                 return;
             }
-            
-            if (this.flags['features_last_page']) {
+            if (direction == 1 && this.flags['features_last_page']) {
                 return;
             }
             
             this.model.get_features_page(this.cache['feature_page']+direction, function(features) {
                 self.cache['feature_page'] += direction;
                 
-                var features_count = features.length;
-                if (features_count < 4) {
-                    self.flags['features_last_page'] = true;
-                    $('.NB-features-next-page').fadeOut(500);
-                }
-                
                 var $table = $.make('table', { cellSpacing: 0, cellPadding: 0 });
                 for (var f in features) {
                     var feature = features[f];
@@ -2221,6 +2216,21 @@
                 }
                 
                 $('.NB-module-features table').replaceWith($table);
+                
+                var features_count = features.length;
+                if (features_count < 4) {
+                    $next.addClass('NB-disabled');
+                    self.flags['features_last_page'] = true;
+                } else {
+                    $next.removeClass('NB-disabled');
+                    self.flags['features_last_page'] = false;
+                }
+                if (self.cache['feature_page'] > 0) {
+                    $previous.removeClass('NB-disabled');
+                } else {
+                    $previous.addClass('NB-disabled');
+                }
+                
             });
         },
         
diff --git a/templates/reader/feeds.xhtml b/templates/reader/feeds.xhtml
index d894053aa..897db032f 100644
--- a/templates/reader/feeds.xhtml
+++ b/templates/reader/feeds.xhtml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@
         New Features
         <div class="NB-module-header-right">
           <a href="#" class="NB-features-direction NB-features-next-page"></a>
-          {# <a href="#" class="NB-features-direction NB-features-previous-page NB-disabled"></a> #}
+          <a href="#" class="NB-features-direction NB-features-previous-page NB-disabled"></a>
           {% if user.is_staff %}
             <div class="NB-features-add">
               <a href="#" id="add-feature-button">Add</a> |