diff --git a/datasette/views/table.py b/datasette/views/table.py
index ed3b1276..69d5a075 100644
--- a/datasette/views/table.py
+++ b/datasette/views/table.py
@@ -2318,6 +2318,7 @@ async def table_view_data(
     data = {
         "ok": True,
         "next": next_value and str(next_value) or None,
+        "next_url": next_url,
     }
     data.update(
         await resolve_table_extras(
diff --git a/docs/json_api.rst b/docs/json_api.rst
index 0069055b..dc611a39 100644
--- a/docs/json_api.rst
+++ b/docs/json_api.rst
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ The ``"rows"`` key is a list of objects, each one representing a row.
 
 The ``"truncated"`` key lets you know if the query was truncated. This can happen if a SQL query returns more than 1,000 results (or the :ref:`setting_max_returned_rows` setting).
 
-For table pages, an additional key ``"next"`` may be present. This indicates that the next page in the pagination set can be retrieved using ``?_next=VALUE``.
+For table pages, two additional keys are present: ``"next"``, an opaque token that can be used to retrieve the next page using ``?_next=TOKEN``, and ``"next_url"``, the full URL of that next page. Both are ``null`` on the final page. See :ref:`json_api_pagination`.
 
 .. _json_api_errors:
 
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ options:
     {
       "ok": true,
       "next": null,
+      "next_url": null,
       "rows": [
         [3, "Detroit"],
         [2, "Los Angeles"],
diff --git a/existing-api.md b/existing-api.md
index cf456921..f7f161f3 100644
--- a/existing-api.md
+++ b/existing-api.md
@@ -647,6 +647,7 @@ dispatched to `QueryView` (views/table.py:1703-1712).
 |---|---|
 | `ok` | `true` when data was retrieved without error |
 | `next` | pagination token string, or `null` on the last page |
+| `next_url` | absolute URL of the next page, or `null` on the last page |
 | `rows` | list of row objects `{column: value}` (default `_shape=objects`) |
 | `truncated` | always present; `false` for table pages |
 
diff --git a/stable-api-recommendations.md b/stable-api-recommendations.md
index 1bc2412e..d3d5b6a6 100644
--- a/stable-api-recommendations.md
+++ b/stable-api-recommendations.md
@@ -196,7 +196,14 @@ number.
 
 ---
 
-## 3. Pagination: three mechanisms, two contracts (P2)
+## 3. Pagination: three mechanisms, two contracts (P2) — partially implemented
+
+> **Status:** `next_url` now accompanies `next` in the default table JSON
+> keys (previously it required `?_extra=next_url`), so every response with
+> a `next` token also carries the ready-to-follow URL. Pagination tokens
+> are deliberately left undocumented as to their internal structure. The
+> `_size`/`page_size` naming and `has_more`/`total` differences remain
+> open.
 
 | Endpoint | Mechanism | Token | Extras |
 |---|---|---|---|
diff --git a/tests/test_table_api.py b/tests/test_table_api.py
index ff413be8..0a593ff8 100644
--- a/tests/test_table_api.py
+++ b/tests/test_table_api.py
@@ -1491,6 +1491,7 @@ async def test_col_nocol_errors(ds_client, path, expected_error):
             {
                 "ok": True,
                 "next": None,
+                "next_url": None,
                 "columns": ["id", "content", "content2"],
                 "rows": [{"id": "1", "content": "hey", "content2": "world"}],
                 "truncated": False,
@@ -1501,6 +1502,7 @@ async def test_col_nocol_errors(ds_client, path, expected_error):
             {
                 "ok": True,
                 "next": None,
+                "next_url": None,
                 "rows": [{"id": "1", "content": "hey", "content2": "world"}],
                 "truncated": False,
                 "count": 1,
@@ -1627,3 +1629,22 @@ async def test_count_truncated_included_with_count_extra(tmp_path_factory):
         assert response.json()["count_truncated"] is True
     finally:
         ds.close()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_next_url_included_by_default(ds_client):
+    response = await ds_client.get("/fixtures/compound_three_primary_keys.json")
+    data = response.json()
+    assert data["next"] is not None
+    assert data["next_url"].endswith(
+        "/fixtures/compound_three_primary_keys.json?_next="
+        + urllib.parse.quote(data["next"], safe="")
+    )
+    # Follow to the last page - next and next_url are both null there
+    while data["next"]:
+        response = await ds_client.get(
+            "/fixtures/compound_three_primary_keys.json?_next=" + data["next"]
+        )
+        data = response.json()
+    assert data["next"] is None
+    assert data["next_url"] is None