diff --git a/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.html b/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.html
index f25906d05ca4..f9b39b3c6814 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.html
@@ -172,6 +172,24 @@ <h3>MatTable Example</h3>
   </mat-paginator>
 </div>
 
+<h3>MatTable with First/Last Buttons Example</h3>
+
+<div class="demo-table-container demo-mat-table-example mat-elevation-z4">
+
+  <table-header-demo>
+  </table-header-demo>
+
+  <h4 class="paginator-output">{{paginatorOutput | json}}</h4>
+
+  <mat-paginator #paginator
+                [length]="_peopleDatabase.data.length"
+                [pageSize]="10"
+                [pageSizeOptions]="[5, 10, 25, 100]"
+                showFirstLastButtons
+                (page)="handlePaginator($event)">
+  </mat-paginator>
+</div>
+
 <mat-card class="demo-table-card">
   <h3> MatTable Using 'When' Rows for Interactive Details</h3>
 
diff --git a/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.scss b/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.scss
index 71b93a1a4c6d..4f4a2cacf01e 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.scss
+++ b/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.scss
@@ -141,3 +141,7 @@
     background: #f5f5f5;
   }
 }
+
+.paginator-output {
+  margin-left: 20px;
+}
diff --git a/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.ts b/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.ts
index e1295ff04f79..a2d01d46a194 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.ts
+++ b/src/demo-app/table/table-demo.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 import {Component, ElementRef, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
 import {PeopleDatabase, UserData} from './people-database';
 import {PersonDataSource} from './person-data-source';
-import {MatPaginator, MatSort, MatTableDataSource} from '@angular/material';
+import {MatPaginator, MatSort, MatTableDataSource, PageEvent} from '@angular/material';
 import {DetailRow, PersonDetailDataSource} from './person-detail-data-source';
 import {animate, state, style, transition, trigger} from '@angular/animations';
 import {SelectionModel} from '@angular/cdk/collections';
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ export class TableDemo {
   @ViewChild('paginatorForDataSource') paginatorForDataSource: MatPaginator;
   @ViewChild('sortForDataSource') sortForDataSource: MatSort;
 
+  paginatorOutput: PageEvent;
+
   constructor(public _peopleDatabase: PeopleDatabase) {
     this.matTableDataSource.sortingDataAccessor = (data: UserData, property: string) => {
       switch (property) {
@@ -183,4 +185,8 @@ export class TableDemo {
   toggleHighlight(property: string, enable: boolean) {
     enable ? this.highlights.add(property) : this.highlights.delete(property);
   }
+
+  handlePaginator(pageEvent: PageEvent) {
+    this.paginatorOutput = pageEvent;
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/_paginator-theme.scss b/src/lib/paginator/_paginator-theme.scss
index ff7258557f49..3082d9472bf2 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/_paginator-theme.scss
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/_paginator-theme.scss
@@ -16,15 +16,22 @@
     color: mat-color($foreground, secondary-text);
   }
 
-  .mat-paginator-increment,
-  .mat-paginator-decrement {
+  .mat-paginator-decrement,
+  .mat-paginator-increment {
     border-top: 2px solid mat-color($foreground, 'icon');
     border-right: 2px solid mat-color($foreground, 'icon');
   }
 
+  .mat-paginator-first,
+  .mat-paginator-last {
+    border-top: 2px solid mat-color($foreground, 'icon');
+  }
+
   .mat-icon-button[disabled] {
+    .mat-paginator-decrement,
     .mat-paginator-increment,
-    .mat-paginator-decrement {
+    .mat-paginator-first,
+    .mat-paginator-last {
       border-color: mat-color($foreground, 'disabled');
     }
   }
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator-intl.ts b/src/lib/paginator/paginator-intl.ts
index 531e3aac9d22..a235c980c080 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator-intl.ts
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator-intl.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export class MatPaginatorIntl {
   /** A label for the button that decrements the current page. */
   previousPageLabel: string = 'Previous page';
 
+  /** A label for the button that moves to the first page. */
+  firstPageLabel: string = 'First page';
+
+  /** A label for the button that moves to the last page. */
+  lastPageLabel: string = 'Last page';
+
   /** A label for the range of items within the current page and the length of the whole list. */
   getRangeLabel = (page: number, pageSize: number, length: number) => {
     if (length == 0 || pageSize == 0) { return `0 of ${length}`; }
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.html b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.html
index 11bc5d24e7e1..4d28fb721d43 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.html
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.html
@@ -25,6 +25,17 @@
       {{_intl.getRangeLabel(pageIndex, pageSize, length)}}
     </div>
 
+    <button mat-icon-button type="button"
+            class="mat-paginator-navigation-first"
+            (click)="firstPage()"
+            [attr.aria-label]="_intl.firstPageLabel"
+            [matTooltip]="_intl.firstPageLabel"
+            [matTooltipPosition]="'above'"
+            [disabled]="!hasPreviousPage()"
+            *ngIf="showFirstLastButtons">
+      <div class="mat-paginator-first"></div>
+      <div class="mat-paginator-decrement"></div>
+    </button>
     <button mat-icon-button type="button"
             class="mat-paginator-navigation-previous"
             (click)="previousPage()"
@@ -32,7 +43,7 @@
             [matTooltip]="_intl.previousPageLabel"
             [matTooltipPosition]="'above'"
             [disabled]="!hasPreviousPage()">
-      <div class="mat-paginator-increment"></div>
+      <div class="mat-paginator-decrement"></div>
     </button>
     <button mat-icon-button type="button"
             class="mat-paginator-navigation-next"
@@ -41,7 +52,18 @@
             [matTooltip]="_intl.nextPageLabel"
             [matTooltipPosition]="'above'"
             [disabled]="!hasNextPage()">
-      <div class="mat-paginator-decrement"></div>
+      <div class="mat-paginator-increment"></div>
+    </button>
+    <button mat-icon-button type="button"
+            class="mat-paginator-navigation-last"
+            (click)="lastPage()"
+            [attr.aria-label]="_intl.lastPageLabel"
+            [matTooltip]="_intl.lastPageLabel"
+            [matTooltipPosition]="'above'"
+            [disabled]="!hasNextPage()"
+            *ngIf="showFirstLastButtons">
+      <div class="mat-paginator-increment"></div>
+      <div class="mat-paginator-last"></div>
     </button>
   </div>
 </div>
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.md b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.md
index 7284bb8829eb..4359b57dc7a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.md
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.md
@@ -26,4 +26,4 @@ This will allow you to change the following:
  3. The tooltip messages on the navigation buttons.
 
 ### Accessibility
-The `aria-label`s for next page and previous page buttons can be set in `MatPaginatorIntl`.
+The `aria-label`s for next page, previous page, first page and last page buttons can be set in `MatPaginatorIntl`.
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.scss b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.scss
index c10a51d578df..11a9bcc0556d 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.scss
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.scss
@@ -15,8 +15,18 @@ $mat-paginator-button-margin: 8px;
 $mat-paginator-button-icon-height: 8px;
 $mat-paginator-button-icon-width: 8px;
 
-$mat-paginator-button-decrement-icon-margin: 12px;
-$mat-paginator-button-increment-icon-margin: 16px;
+$mat-paginator-button-increment-icon-margin: 12px;
+$mat-paginator-button-decrement-icon-margin: 16px;
+
+$mat-paginator-button-first-last-icon-width: 14px;
+
+$mat-paginator-button-first-icon-margin: 3px;
+$mat-paginator-button-last-icon-margin: 15px;
+
+
+$mat-paginator-button-first-decrement-icon-margin: 21px;
+$mat-paginator-button-last-increment-icon-margin: 9px;
+
 
 .mat-paginator {
   display: block;
@@ -50,7 +60,7 @@ $mat-paginator-button-increment-icon-margin: 16px;
   margin: $mat-paginator-range-label-margin;
 }
 
-.mat-paginator-increment-button + .mat-paginator-increment-button {
+.mat-paginator-decrement-button + .mat-paginator-decrement-button {
   margin: 0 0 0 $mat-paginator-button-margin;
 
   [dir='rtl'] & {
@@ -58,21 +68,28 @@ $mat-paginator-button-increment-icon-margin: 16px;
   }
 }
 
-.mat-paginator-increment,
-.mat-paginator-decrement {
+.mat-paginator-decrement,
+.mat-paginator-increment {
   width: $mat-paginator-button-icon-width;
   height: $mat-paginator-button-icon-height;
 }
 
-.mat-paginator-decrement,
-[dir='rtl'] .mat-paginator-increment {
-  transform: rotate(45deg);
-}
 .mat-paginator-increment,
 [dir='rtl'] .mat-paginator-decrement {
+  transform: rotate(45deg);
+}
+.mat-paginator-decrement,
+[dir='rtl'] .mat-paginator-increment {
   transform: rotate(225deg);
 }
 
+.mat-paginator-increment {
+  margin-left: $mat-paginator-button-increment-icon-margin;
+  [dir='rtl'] & {
+    margin-right: $mat-paginator-button-increment-icon-margin;
+  }
+}
+
 .mat-paginator-decrement {
   margin-left: $mat-paginator-button-decrement-icon-margin;
   [dir='rtl'] & {
@@ -80,13 +97,34 @@ $mat-paginator-button-increment-icon-margin: 16px;
   }
 }
 
-.mat-paginator-increment {
-  margin-left: $mat-paginator-button-increment-icon-margin;
-  [dir='rtl'] & {
-    margin-right: $mat-paginator-button-increment-icon-margin;
+.mat-paginator-first {
+  transform: rotate(90deg);
+  width: $mat-paginator-button-first-last-icon-width;
+  height: $mat-paginator-button-icon-height;
+  float:left;
+  margin-left: $mat-paginator-button-first-icon-margin;
+}
+
+.mat-paginator-navigation-first {
+  .mat-paginator-decrement {
+    margin-left: $mat-paginator-button-first-decrement-icon-margin;
   }
 }
 
+.mat-paginator-navigation-last {
+  .mat-paginator-increment {
+    float: left;
+    margin-left: $mat-paginator-button-last-increment-icon-margin;
+  }
+}
+
+.mat-paginator-last {
+  transform: rotate(90deg);
+  width: $mat-paginator-button-first-last-icon-width;
+  height: $mat-paginator-button-icon-height;
+  margin-left: $mat-paginator-button-last-icon-margin;
+}
+
 .mat-paginator-range-actions {
   display: flex;
   align-items: center;
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
index cccd55300c26..504615e32297 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe('MatPaginator', () => {
       }));
   });
 
-  describe('when navigating with the navigation buttons', () => {
+  describe('when navigating with the next and previous buttons', () => {
     it('should be able to go to the next page', () => {
       expect(paginator.pageIndex).toBe(0);
 
@@ -125,6 +125,58 @@ describe('MatPaginator', () => {
       expect(component.latestPageEvent ? component.latestPageEvent.pageIndex : null).toBe(0);
     });
 
+  });
+
+  it('should be able to show the first/last buttons', () => {
+    expect(getFirstButton(fixture))
+      .toBeNull('Expected first button to not exist.');
+
+    expect(getLastButton(fixture))
+      .toBeNull('Expected last button to not exist.');
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.showFirstLastButtons = true;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(getFirstButton(fixture))
+      .toBeTruthy('Expected first button to be rendered.');
+
+    expect(getLastButton(fixture))
+      .toBeTruthy('Expected last button to be rendered.');
+
+  });
+
+  describe('when showing the first and last button', () => {
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      component.showFirstLastButtons = true;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+    });
+
+    it('should show right aria-labels for first/last buttons', () => {
+      expect(getFirstButton(fixture).getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('First page');
+      expect(getLastButton(fixture).getAttribute('aria-label')).toBe('Last page');
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to go to the last page via the last page button', () => {
+      expect(paginator.pageIndex).toBe(0);
+
+      dispatchMouseEvent(getLastButton(fixture), 'click');
+
+      expect(paginator.pageIndex).toBe(9);
+      expect(component.latestPageEvent ? component.latestPageEvent.pageIndex : null).toBe(9);
+    });
+
+    it('should be able to go to the first page via the first page button', () => {
+      paginator.pageIndex = 3;
+      fixture.detectChanges();
+      expect(paginator.pageIndex).toBe(3);
+
+      dispatchMouseEvent(getFirstButton(fixture), 'click');
+
+      expect(paginator.pageIndex).toBe(0);
+      expect(component.latestPageEvent ? component.latestPageEvent.pageIndex : null).toBe(0);
+    });
+
     it('should disable navigating to the next page if at last page', () => {
       component.goToLastPage();
       fixture.detectChanges();
@@ -148,6 +200,7 @@ describe('MatPaginator', () => {
       expect(component.latestPageEvent).toBe(null);
       expect(paginator.pageIndex).toBe(0);
     });
+
   });
 
   it('should mark for check when inputs are changed directly', () => {
@@ -253,7 +306,7 @@ describe('MatPaginator', () => {
     expect(fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.mat-select')).toBeNull();
   });
 
- it('should handle the number inputs being passed in as strings', () => {
+  it('should handle the number inputs being passed in as strings', () => {
     const withStringFixture = TestBed.createComponent(MatPaginatorWithStringValues);
     const withStringPaginator = withStringFixture.componentInstance.paginator;
 
@@ -277,6 +330,7 @@ describe('MatPaginator', () => {
     expect(element.querySelector('.mat-paginator-page-size'))
         .toBeNull('Expected select to be removed.');
   });
+
 });
 
 function getPreviousButton(fixture: ComponentFixture<any>) {
@@ -287,12 +341,21 @@ function getNextButton(fixture: ComponentFixture<any>) {
   return fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.mat-paginator-navigation-next');
 }
 
+function getFirstButton(fixture: ComponentFixture<any>) {
+    return fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.mat-paginator-navigation-first');
+}
+
+function getLastButton(fixture: ComponentFixture<any>) {
+    return fixture.nativeElement.querySelector('.mat-paginator-navigation-last');
+}
+
 @Component({
   template: `
     <mat-paginator [pageIndex]="pageIndex"
                    [pageSize]="pageSize"
                    [pageSizeOptions]="pageSizeOptions"
                    [hidePageSize]="hidePageSize"
+                   [showFirstLastButtons]="showFirstLastButtons"
                    [length]="length"
                    (page)="latestPageEvent = $event">
     </mat-paginator>
@@ -303,6 +366,7 @@ class MatPaginatorApp {
   pageSize = 10;
   pageSizeOptions = [5, 10, 25, 100];
   hidePageSize = false;
+  showFirstLastButtons = false;
   length = 100;
 
   latestPageEvent: PageEvent | null;
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.ts b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.ts
index e4e44636ed0f..95dfebc37c5d 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.ts
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
  * found in the LICENSE file at https://angular.io/license
  */
 
-import {coerceNumberProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
+import {coerceNumberProperty, coerceBooleanProperty} from '@angular/cdk/coercion';
 import {
   ChangeDetectionStrategy,
   ChangeDetectorRef,
@@ -100,6 +100,14 @@ export class MatPaginator implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   /** Whether to hide the page size selection UI from the user. */
   @Input() hidePageSize = false;
 
+  /** Whether to show the first/last buttons UI to the user. */
+  @Input()
+  get showFirstLastButtons(): boolean { return this._showFirstLastButtons; }
+  set showFirstLastButtons(value: boolean) {
+    this._showFirstLastButtons = coerceBooleanProperty(value);
+  }
+  private _showFirstLastButtons = false;
+
   /** Event emitted when the paginator changes the page size or page index. */
   @Output() readonly page = new EventEmitter<PageEvent>();
 
@@ -134,6 +142,22 @@ export class MatPaginator implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
     this._emitPageEvent();
   }
 
+  /** Move to the first page if not already there. */
+  firstPage(): void {
+    // hasPreviousPage being false implies at the start
+    if (!this.hasPreviousPage()) { return; }
+    this.pageIndex = 0;
+    this._emitPageEvent();
+  }
+
+  /** Move to the last page if not already there. */
+  lastPage(): void {
+    // hasNextPage being false implies at the end
+    if (!this.hasNextPage()) { return; }
+    this.pageIndex = this.getNumberOfPages();
+    this._emitPageEvent();
+  }
+
   /** Whether there is a previous page. */
   hasPreviousPage(): boolean {
     return this.pageIndex >= 1 && this.pageSize != 0;
@@ -141,10 +165,16 @@ export class MatPaginator implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
 
   /** Whether there is a next page. */
   hasNextPage(): boolean {
-    const numberOfPages = Math.ceil(this.length / this.pageSize) - 1;
+    const numberOfPages = this.getNumberOfPages();
     return this.pageIndex < numberOfPages && this.pageSize != 0;
   }
 
+  /** Calculate the number of pages */
+  getNumberOfPages(): number {
+    return Math.ceil(this.length / this.pageSize) - 1;
+  }
+
+
   /**
    * Changes the page size so that the first item displayed on the page will still be
    * displayed using the new page size.
diff --git a/src/material-examples/table-pagination/table-pagination-example.html b/src/material-examples/table-pagination/table-pagination-example.html
index ff362ebab4c4..cea5b5f235f7 100644
--- a/src/material-examples/table-pagination/table-pagination-example.html
+++ b/src/material-examples/table-pagination/table-pagination-example.html
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 
   <mat-paginator #paginator
                  [pageSize]="10"
-                 [pageSizeOptions]="[5, 10, 20]">
+                 [pageSizeOptions]="[5, 10, 20]"
+                 [showFirstLastButtons]="true">
   </mat-paginator>
 </div>