diff --git a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/common.js b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/common.js
index 1aa35a37dba29..c7415d02c38da 100644
--- a/src/js/_enqueues/admin/common.js
+++ b/src/js/_enqueues/admin/common.js
@@ -1310,10 +1310,19 @@ $( function() {
 		$document.trigger( 'wp-notice-added' );
 	};
 
+	// Stores initial pagination value for comparison.
+	var initialPagedValue = document.querySelector( '#current-page-selector' ).value;
+
 	$( '.bulkactions' ).parents( 'form' ).on( 'submit', function( event ) {
 		var form = this,
 			submitterName = event.originalEvent && event.originalEvent.submitter ? event.originalEvent.submitter.name : false;
 
+		var currentPagedValue = form.querySelector( '#current-page-selector' ).value;
+
+		if ( initialPagedValue !== currentPagedValue ) {
+			return; // Pagination form submission.
+		}
+
 		// Observe submissions from posts lists for 'bulk_action' or users lists for 'new_role'.
 		var bulkFieldRelations = {
 			'bulk_action' : 'action',
diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
index a0a38d917d594..74381c0ec8d25 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-tags.php
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@
 	if ( $pagenum > 1 ) {
 		$location = add_query_arg( 'paged', $pagenum, $location ); // $pagenum takes care of $total_pages.
 	}
+	if ( 1 === $pagenum ) {
+		$location = remove_query_arg( 'paged', $location );
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * Filters the taxonomy redirect destination URL.