diff --git a/src/components/MainTable/MainTable.tsx b/src/components/MainTable/MainTable.tsx
index b3fc4ed1c..e2aa71d55 100644
--- a/src/components/MainTable/MainTable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/MainTable/MainTable.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import React, { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 import type { HTMLProps, ReactNode } from "react";
 
 import type { ClassName, PropsWithSpread, SortDirection } from "types";
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import TableRow from "../TableRow";
 import TableHeader from "../TableHeader";
 import TableCell from "../TableCell";
 import type { TableCellProps } from "../TableCell";
+import { usePagination } from "hooks";
 
 export type MainTableHeader = PropsWithSpread<
   {
@@ -190,60 +191,19 @@ const generateHeaders = (
   );
 };
 
-const generateRows = (
-  currentSortDirection: SortDirection,
-  currentSortKey: MainTableHeader["sortKey"],
-  emptyStateMsg: ReactNode,
-  expanding: Props["expanding"],
-  responsive: Props["responsive"],
-  headers: Props["headers"],
-  paginate: Props["paginate"],
-  rows: Props["rows"],
-  currentPage: number,
-  setCurrentPage: (page: number) => void,
-  sortable: Props["sortable"],
-  sortFunction: Props["sortFunction"]
-) => {
-  // If the table has no rows, return empty state message
-  if (Object.entries(rows).length === 0 && emptyStateMsg) {
-    return <caption>{emptyStateMsg}</caption>;
-  }
-  // Clone the rows so we can restore the original order.
-  const sortedRows = [...rows];
-  if (sortable && currentSortKey) {
-    if (!sortFunction) {
-      sortFunction = (a, b) => {
-        if (!a.sortData || !b.sortData) {
-          return 0;
-        }
-        if (a.sortData[currentSortKey] > b.sortData[currentSortKey]) {
-          return currentSortDirection === "ascending" ? 1 : -1;
-        } else if (a.sortData[currentSortKey] < b.sortData[currentSortKey]) {
-          return currentSortDirection === "ascending" ? -1 : 1;
-        }
-        return 0;
-      };
-    }
-    sortedRows.sort((a, b) =>
-      sortFunction(a, b, currentSortDirection, currentSortKey)
-    );
-  }
-  let slicedRows = sortedRows;
-  if (paginate) {
-    const startIndex = (currentPage - 1) * paginate;
-    if (startIndex > rows.length) {
-      // If the rows have changed e.g. when filtering and the user is on a page
-      // that no longer exists then send them to the start.
-      setCurrentPage(1);
-    }
-    slicedRows = sortedRows.slice(startIndex, startIndex + paginate);
-  }
-  const rowItems = slicedRows.map(
+const generateRows = ({
+  rows,
+  headers,
+  responsive,
+  expanding,
+}: Required<Pick<Props, "rows">> &
+  Pick<Props, "headers" | "responsive" | "expanding">) =>
+  rows.map(
     (
       { columns, expanded, expandedContent, key, sortData, ...rowProps },
       index
     ) => {
-      const cellItems = columns.map(({ content, ...cellProps }, index) => {
+      const cellItems = columns?.map(({ content, ...cellProps }, index) => {
         const headerContent = headers && headers[index]["content"];
         const headerReplacement = headers && headers[index]["heading"];
 
@@ -279,7 +239,41 @@ const generateRows = (
       );
     }
   );
-  return <tbody>{rowItems}</tbody>;
+
+const sortRows = ({
+  currentSortDirection,
+  currentSortKey,
+  rows,
+  sortable,
+  sortFunction,
+}: Pick<Props, "rows" | "sortable" | "sortFunction"> & {
+  currentSortDirection: Props["defaultSortDirection"];
+  currentSortKey: Props["defaultSort"];
+}): MainTableRow[] => {
+  if (!rows) {
+    return [];
+  }
+  // Clone the rows so we can restore the original order.
+  const sortedRows = [...rows];
+  if (sortable && currentSortKey) {
+    if (!sortFunction) {
+      sortFunction = (a, b) => {
+        if (!a.sortData || !b.sortData) {
+          return 0;
+        }
+        if (a.sortData[currentSortKey] > b.sortData[currentSortKey]) {
+          return currentSortDirection === "ascending" ? 1 : -1;
+        } else if (a.sortData[currentSortKey] < b.sortData[currentSortKey]) {
+          return currentSortDirection === "ascending" ? -1 : 1;
+        }
+        return 0;
+      };
+    }
+    sortedRows.sort((a, b) =>
+      sortFunction(a, b, currentSortDirection, currentSortKey)
+    );
+  }
+  return sortedRows;
 };
 
 const MainTable = ({
@@ -299,7 +293,6 @@ const MainTable = ({
   const [currentSortKey, setSortKey] = useState(defaultSort);
   const [currentSortDirection, setSortDirection] =
     useState(defaultSortDirection);
-  const [currentPage, setCurrentPage] = useState(1);
 
   // Update the current sort state if the prop changes.
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -316,6 +309,27 @@ const MainTable = ({
     onUpdateSort && onUpdateSort(newSort);
   };
 
+  const sortedRows = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      sortRows({
+        currentSortDirection,
+        currentSortKey,
+        rows,
+        sortable,
+        sortFunction,
+      }),
+    [currentSortDirection, currentSortKey, rows, sortable, sortFunction]
+  );
+
+  const {
+    pageData: finalRows,
+    currentPage,
+    paginate: setCurrentPage,
+  } = usePagination(sortedRows, {
+    itemsPerPage: paginate,
+    autoResetPage: true,
+  });
+
   return (
     <>
       <Table expanding={expanding} responsive={responsive} {...props}>
@@ -329,21 +343,21 @@ const MainTable = ({
             updateSort,
             setSortDirection
           )}
-        {!!rows &&
-          generateRows(
-            currentSortDirection,
-            currentSortKey,
-            emptyStateMsg,
-            expanding,
-            responsive,
-            headers,
-            paginate,
-            rows,
-            currentPage,
-            setCurrentPage,
-            sortable,
-            sortFunction
-          )}
+        {
+          // If the table has no rows, return empty state message
+          Object.entries(finalRows).length === 0 && emptyStateMsg ? (
+            <caption>{emptyStateMsg}</caption>
+          ) : (
+            <tbody>
+              {generateRows({
+                rows: finalRows,
+                headers,
+                responsive,
+                expanding,
+              })}
+            </tbody>
+          )
+        }
       </Table>
       {paginate && rows && rows.length > 0 && (
         <Pagination
diff --git a/src/hooks/index.ts b/src/hooks/index.ts
index 8345dd058..89ce52213 100644
--- a/src/hooks/index.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/index.ts
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ export { useListener } from "./useListener";
 export { usePrevious } from "./usePrevious";
 export { useThrottle } from "./useThrottle";
 export { useId } from "./useId";
+export { usePagination } from "./usePagination";
 export type { WindowFitment } from "./useWindowFitment";
diff --git a/src/hooks/usePagination.test.ts b/src/hooks/usePagination.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..306d27855
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/usePagination.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+import { renderHook } from "@testing-library/react-hooks";
+
+import { usePagination } from "./usePagination";
+
+it("returns correct data", () => {
+  const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+    usePagination([1, 2, 3], { itemsPerPage: 2 })
+  );
+  const { pageData, currentPage, paginate, itemsPerPage, totalItems } =
+    result.current;
+  expect(currentPage).toBe(1);
+  expect(pageData).toEqual([1, 2]);
+  expect(paginate).toBeInstanceOf(Function);
+  expect(itemsPerPage).toBe(2);
+  expect(totalItems).toBe(3);
+});
+
+it("correctly sets the initial page", () => {
+  const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+    usePagination([1, 2], { itemsPerPage: 1, initialPage: 2 })
+  );
+  const { pageData, currentPage } = result.current;
+  expect(currentPage).toBe(2);
+  expect(pageData).toEqual([2]);
+});
+
+it("goes to the last available page if the current page is out of bounds", () => {
+  const options = { itemsPerPage: 1, initialPage: 3 };
+  const { result, rerender } = renderHook(
+    ({ data, options }) => usePagination(data, options),
+    {
+      initialProps: {
+        data: [1, 2, 3],
+        options,
+      },
+    }
+  );
+  expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(3);
+  expect(result.current.pageData).toEqual([3]);
+  rerender({ data: [1, 2], options });
+  expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(2);
+  expect(result.current.pageData).toEqual([2]);
+});
+
+it("go to the initial page if autoResetPage is true", () => {
+  const options = { itemsPerPage: 1, initialPage: 3, autoResetPage: true };
+  const { result, rerender } = renderHook(
+    ({ data, options }) => usePagination(data, options),
+    {
+      initialProps: {
+        data: [1, 2, 3],
+        options,
+      },
+    }
+  );
+  expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(3);
+  expect(result.current.pageData).toEqual([3]);
+  rerender({ data: [1, 2], options });
+  expect(result.current.currentPage).toBe(1);
+  expect(result.current.pageData).toEqual([1]);
+});
diff --git a/src/hooks/usePagination.ts b/src/hooks/usePagination.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..67a482d9c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/hooks/usePagination.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import { useMemo, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+
+/**
+ * A hook that handles pagination.
+ * @param data - The data array to paginate.
+ * @param {Object} options
+ * @param {number} [options.itemsPerPage] - Number of items per page. Returns all items if no value has been provided.
+ * @param {number} [options.initialPage=1] - Initial page number. Defaults to 1.
+ * @param {boolean} [options.autoResetPage=false] - Whether to reset the page number to 1 when the data changes.
+ */
+
+export function usePagination<D, I = number | null>(
+  data: Array<D>,
+  options?: {
+    itemsPerPage: I;
+    initialPage?: number;
+    autoResetPage?: boolean;
+  }
+): {
+  pageData: Array<D>;
+  currentPage: number;
+  paginate: (pageNumber: number) => void;
+  itemsPerPage: I;
+  totalItems: number;
+} {
+  const defaultOptions = {
+    initialPage: 1,
+    autoResetPage: false,
+  };
+  const { itemsPerPage, initialPage, autoResetPage } = Object.assign(
+    defaultOptions,
+    options
+  );
+  const totalItems = data?.length ?? 0;
+  const initialPageIndex = initialPage > 0 ? initialPage - 1 : 0;
+  const [pageIndex, setPageIndex] = useState(initialPageIndex);
+  const startIndex =
+    typeof itemsPerPage === "number" ? pageIndex * itemsPerPage : 0;
+  const paginate = (pageNumber: number) => setPageIndex(pageNumber - 1);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (typeof itemsPerPage === "number" && startIndex >= totalItems) {
+      !autoResetPage && Math.floor(totalItems / itemsPerPage) > 0
+        ? // go to the last available page if the current page is out of bounds
+          setPageIndex(Math.floor(totalItems / itemsPerPage) - 1)
+        : // go to the initial page if autoResetPage is true
+          setPageIndex(0);
+    }
+  }, [
+    pageIndex,
+    startIndex,
+    setPageIndex,
+    totalItems,
+    itemsPerPage,
+    autoResetPage,
+  ]);
+
+  const pageData = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      typeof itemsPerPage === "number"
+        ? data?.slice(startIndex, startIndex + itemsPerPage)
+        : data,
+    [startIndex, data, itemsPerPage]
+  );
+
+  return {
+    pageData,
+    currentPage: pageIndex + 1,
+    paginate,
+    itemsPerPage,
+    totalItems,
+  };
+}