diff --git a/src/demo-app/paginator/paginator-demo.html b/src/demo-app/paginator/paginator-demo.html
index d75b72294f9..af3c21879c1 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/paginator/paginator-demo.html
+++ b/src/demo-app/paginator/paginator-demo.html
@@ -20,12 +20,14 @@
     <mat-slide-toggle [(ngModel)]="hidePageSize">Hide page size</mat-slide-toggle>
     <mat-slide-toggle [(ngModel)]="showPageSizeOptions">Show multiple page size options</mat-slide-toggle>
     <mat-slide-toggle [(ngModel)]="showFirstLastButtons">Show first/last buttons</mat-slide-toggle>
+    <mat-slide-toggle [(ngModel)]="disabled">Disabled</mat-slide-toggle>
   </div>
 
   <mat-paginator #paginator
                  (page)="handlePageEvent($event)"
                  [length]="length"
                  [pageSize]="pageSize"
+                 [disabled]="disabled"
                  [showFirstLastButtons]="showFirstLastButtons"
                  [pageSizeOptions]="showPageSizeOptions ? pageSizeOptions : []"
                  [hidePageSize]="hidePageSize"
diff --git a/src/demo-app/paginator/paginator-demo.ts b/src/demo-app/paginator/paginator-demo.ts
index c5a38a8410b..f53194cd3df 100644
--- a/src/demo-app/paginator/paginator-demo.ts
+++ b/src/demo-app/paginator/paginator-demo.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ export class PaginatorDemo {
   hidePageSize = false;
   showPageSizeOptions = true;
   showFirstLastButtons = true;
+  disabled = false;
 
   pageEvent: PageEvent;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.html b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.html
index 0a003590b39..64d800e157a 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.html
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.html
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
         class="mat-paginator-page-size-select">
         <mat-select
           [value]="pageSize"
+          [disabled]="disabled"
           [aria-label]="_intl.itemsPerPageLabel"
           (selectionChange)="_changePageSize($event.value)">
           <mat-option *ngFor="let pageSizeOption of _displayedPageSizeOptions" [value]="pageSizeOption">
@@ -32,9 +33,9 @@
               (click)="firstPage()"
               [attr.aria-label]="_intl.firstPageLabel"
               [matTooltip]="_intl.firstPageLabel"
-              [matTooltipDisabled]="!hasPreviousPage()"
+              [matTooltipDisabled]="_previousButtonsDisabled()"
               [matTooltipPosition]="'above'"
-              [disabled]="!hasPreviousPage()"
+              [disabled]="_previousButtonsDisabled()"
               *ngIf="showFirstLastButtons">
         <svg class="mat-paginator-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" focusable="false">
           <path d="M18.41 16.59L13.82 12l4.59-4.59L17 6l-6 6 6 6zM6 6h2v12H6z"/>
@@ -45,9 +46,9 @@
               (click)="previousPage()"
               [attr.aria-label]="_intl.previousPageLabel"
               [matTooltip]="_intl.previousPageLabel"
-              [matTooltipDisabled]="!hasPreviousPage()"
+              [matTooltipDisabled]="_previousButtonsDisabled()"
               [matTooltipPosition]="'above'"
-              [disabled]="!hasPreviousPage()">
+              [disabled]="_previousButtonsDisabled()">
         <svg class="mat-paginator-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" focusable="false">
           <path d="M15.41 7.41L14 6l-6 6 6 6 1.41-1.41L10.83 12z"/>
         </svg>
@@ -57,9 +58,9 @@
               (click)="nextPage()"
               [attr.aria-label]="_intl.nextPageLabel"
               [matTooltip]="_intl.nextPageLabel"
-              [matTooltipDisabled]="!hasNextPage()"
+              [matTooltipDisabled]="_nextButtonsDisabled()"
               [matTooltipPosition]="'above'"
-              [disabled]="!hasNextPage()">
+              [disabled]="_nextButtonsDisabled()">
         <svg class="mat-paginator-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" focusable="false">
           <path d="M10 6L8.59 7.41 13.17 12l-4.58 4.59L10 18l6-6z"/>
         </svg>
@@ -69,9 +70,9 @@
               (click)="lastPage()"
               [attr.aria-label]="_intl.lastPageLabel"
               [matTooltip]="_intl.lastPageLabel"
-              [matTooltipDisabled]="!hasNextPage()"
+              [matTooltipDisabled]="_nextButtonsDisabled()"
               [matTooltipPosition]="'above'"
-              [disabled]="!hasNextPage()"
+              [disabled]="_nextButtonsDisabled()"
               *ngIf="showFirstLastButtons">
         <svg class="mat-paginator-icon" viewBox="0 0 24 24" focusable="false">
           <path d="M5.59 7.41L10.18 12l-4.59 4.59L7 18l6-6-6-6zM16 6h2v12h-2z"/>
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
index f3a2b3e08b2..c290748db41 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.spec.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import {async, ComponentFixture, TestBed, inject, tick, fakeAsync} from '@angular/core/testing';
-import {MatPaginatorModule} from './index';
-import {MatPaginator} from './paginator';
 import {Component, ViewChild} from '@angular/core';
-import {MatPaginatorIntl} from './paginator-intl';
 import {NoopAnimationsModule} from '@angular/platform-browser/animations';
 import {dispatchMouseEvent} from '@angular/cdk/testing';
 import {ThemePalette} from '@angular/material/core';
+import {MatSelect} from '@angular/material/select';
+import {By} from '@angular/platform-browser';
+import {MatPaginatorModule, MatPaginator, MatPaginatorIntl} from './index';
 
 
 describe('MatPaginator', () => {
@@ -391,6 +391,29 @@ describe('MatPaginator', () => {
         .toBeNull('Expected select to be removed.');
   });
 
+  it('should be able to disable all the controls in the paginator via the binding', () => {
+    const select: MatSelect = fixture.debugElement.query(By.directive(MatSelect)).componentInstance;
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.pageIndex = 1;
+    fixture.componentInstance.showFirstLastButtons = true;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(select.disabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(getPreviousButton(fixture).hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false);
+    expect(getNextButton(fixture).hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false);
+    expect(getFirstButton(fixture).hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false);
+    expect(getLastButton(fixture).hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(false);
+
+    fixture.componentInstance.disabled = true;
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    expect(select.disabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(getPreviousButton(fixture).hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true);
+    expect(getNextButton(fixture).hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true);
+    expect(getFirstButton(fixture).hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true);
+    expect(getLastButton(fixture).hasAttribute('disabled')).toBe(true);
+  });
+
 });
 
 function getPreviousButton(fixture: ComponentFixture<any>) {
@@ -418,6 +441,7 @@ function getLastButton(fixture: ComponentFixture<any>) {
                    [showFirstLastButtons]="showFirstLastButtons"
                    [length]="length"
                    [color]="color"
+                   [disabled]="disabled"
                    (page)="pageEvent($event)">
     </mat-paginator>
   `,
@@ -429,6 +453,7 @@ class MatPaginatorApp {
   hidePageSize = false;
   showFirstLastButtons = false;
   length = 100;
+  disabled: boolean;
   pageEvent = jasmine.createSpy('page event');
   color: ThemePalette;
 
diff --git a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.ts b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.ts
index f6eefab4bce..0445dcd9f50 100644
--- a/src/lib/paginator/paginator.ts
+++ b/src/lib/paginator/paginator.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ import {
   HasInitializedCtor,
   mixinInitialized,
   ThemePalette,
+  mixinDisabled,
+  CanDisableCtor,
+  CanDisable,
 } from '@angular/material/core';
 
 /** The default page size if there is no page size and there are no provided page size options. */
@@ -54,8 +57,8 @@ export class PageEvent {
 // Boilerplate for applying mixins to MatPaginator.
 /** @docs-private */
 export class MatPaginatorBase {}
-export const _MatPaginatorBase: HasInitializedCtor & typeof MatPaginatorBase =
-    mixinInitialized(MatPaginatorBase);
+export const _MatPaginatorBase: CanDisableCtor & HasInitializedCtor & typeof MatPaginatorBase =
+    mixinDisabled(mixinInitialized(MatPaginatorBase));
 
 /**
  * Component to provide navigation between paged information. Displays the size of the current
@@ -68,13 +71,15 @@ export const _MatPaginatorBase: HasInitializedCtor & typeof MatPaginatorBase =
   exportAs: 'matPaginator',
   templateUrl: 'paginator.html',
   styleUrls: ['paginator.css'],
+  inputs: ['disabled'],
   host: {
     'class': 'mat-paginator',
   },
   changeDetection: ChangeDetectionStrategy.OnPush,
   encapsulation: ViewEncapsulation.None,
 })
-export class MatPaginator extends _MatPaginatorBase implements OnInit, OnDestroy, HasInitialized {
+export class MatPaginator extends _MatPaginatorBase implements OnInit, OnDestroy, CanDisable,
+  HasInitialized {
   private _initialized: boolean;
   private _intlChanges: Subscription;
 
@@ -234,6 +239,16 @@ export class MatPaginator extends _MatPaginatorBase implements OnInit, OnDestroy
     this._emitPageEvent(previousPageIndex);
   }
 
+  /** Checks whether the buttons for going forwards should be disabled. */
+  _nextButtonsDisabled() {
+    return this.disabled || !this.hasNextPage();
+  }
+
+  /** Checks whether the buttons for going backwards should be disabled. */
+  _previousButtonsDisabled() {
+    return this.disabled || !this.hasPreviousPage();
+  }
+
   /**
    * Updates the list of page size options to display to the user. Includes making sure that
    * the page size is an option and that the list is sorted.