diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 4bad78b823..234cfe88a4 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -1021,7 +1021,7 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 	 * @param string $which The location of the pagination: Either 'top' or 'bottom'.
 	 */
 	protected function pagination( $which ) {
-		if ( empty( $this->_pagination_args ) ) {
+		if ( empty( $this->_pagination_args['total_items'] ) ) {
 			return;
 		}
 
@@ -1669,6 +1669,9 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 	 * @param string $which The location of the navigation: Either 'top' or 'bottom'.
 	 */
 	protected function display_tablenav( $which ) {
+		if ( 'bottom' === $which && ! $this->has_items() ) {
+			return;
+		}
 		if ( 'top' === $which ) {
 			wp_nonce_field( 'bulk-' . $this->_args['plural'] );
 		}