diff --git a/src/resources/projects/website/listing/quarto-listing.js b/src/resources/projects/website/listing/quarto-listing.js
index 6006b2c2a7..d0714d2a88 100644
--- a/src/resources/projects/website/listing/quarto-listing.js
+++ b/src/resources/projects/website/listing/quarto-listing.js
@@ -48,19 +48,16 @@ window["quarto-listing-loaded"] = () => {
     // The actual list
     const list = window["quarto-listings"][listingId];
 
-    // Update the handlers for pagination events
-    refreshPaginationHandlers(listingId);
+    // Record the page hash on pagination clicks
+    attachPaginationHandler(listingId);
 
     // Render any visible items that need it
     renderVisibleProgressiveImages(list);
 
-    // Whenever the list is updated, we also need to
-    // attach handlers to the new pagination elements
-    // and refresh any newly visible items.
+    // Whenever the list is updated, refresh any newly visible items.
     list.on("updated", function () {
       renderVisibleProgressiveImages(list);
       window.quartoDecorateExternalLinks?.(list.list);
-      setTimeout(() => refreshPaginationHandlers(listingId));
 
       // Show or hide the no matching message
       toggleNoMatchingMessage(list);
@@ -130,19 +127,26 @@ function getListingPageKey(listingId) {
   return `${listingId}-page`;
 }
 
-function refreshPaginationHandlers(listingId) {
+function attachPaginationHandler(listingId) {
+  // list.js rebuilds the page links on every update but keeps their
+  // container, so a single listener there covers every link.
   const listingEl = window.document.getElementById(listingId);
-  const paginationEls = listingEl.querySelectorAll(
-    ".pagination li.page-item:not(.disabled) .page.page-link"
-  );
-  for (const paginationEl of paginationEls) {
+  const paginationEl = listingEl.querySelector(".pagination");
+  if (!paginationEl) {
+    return;
+  }
+  paginationEl.addEventListener("click", (event) => {
+    const pageLink = event.target.closest(
+      "li.page-item:not(.disabled) .page.page-link"
+    );
+    if (!pageLink) {
+      return;
+    }
     // list.js's pagination plugin shows the page from its own click
     // listener on the pagination list; this handler only records the hash.
-    paginationEl.onclick = (sender) => {
-      setPageHash(listingId, sender.target.getAttribute("data-i"));
-      return false;
-    };
-  }
+    event.preventDefault();
+    setPageHash(listingId, pageLink.getAttribute("data-i"));
+  });
 }
 
 function renderVisibleProgressiveImages(list) {
diff --git a/tests/integration/playwright/tests/listing-interactions.spec.ts b/tests/integration/playwright/tests/listing-interactions.spec.ts
index 1d303e2e37..3d73fcfa03 100644
--- a/tests/integration/playwright/tests/listing-interactions.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/playwright/tests/listing-interactions.spec.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,23 @@ test.describe("Listing pagination", () => {
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(/#listing-second-listing-page=3$/);
   });
 
+  test("page link clicked right after an update writes the page hash", async ({ page }) => {
+    await page.goto(fixture);
+
+    // Click page 2 then page 3 in one task, so no timer runs between the
+    // update that rebuilds the links and the click on a rebuilt link.
+    await page.evaluate(() => {
+      const link = (n: string) =>
+        [...document.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>("#second-listing-pagination .page.page-link")]
+          .find((el) => el.textContent?.trim() === n)!;
+      link("2").click();
+      link("3").click();
+    });
+
+    await expect(titles(page, "second-listing")).toHaveText(["Post 3"]);
+    await expect(page).toHaveURL(/#listing-second-listing-page=3$/);
+  });
+
   test("back restores the previous page", async ({ page }) => {
     await page.goto(fixture);
     await pageLink(page, "second-listing", "2").click();