diff --git a/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx b/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
index bba5f3ad9..3bda5f989 100644
--- a/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
+++ b/client/homebrew/editor/editor.jsx
@@ -126,15 +126,15 @@ const Editor = createClass({
 	},
 
 	updateCurrentCursorPage : function(cursor) {
-		const lines = this.props.brew.text.split('\n').slice(0, cursor.line + 1);
-		const pageRegex = this.props.brew.renderer == 'V3' ? /^\\page$/ : /\\page/;
+		const lines = this.props.brew.text.split('\n').slice(1, cursor.line + 1);
+		const pageRegex = this.props.brew.renderer == 'V3' ? /^(?=\\page(?:{[^\n{}]+})?$)/ : /\\page/;
 		const currentPage = lines.reduce((count, line)=>count + (pageRegex.test(line) ? 1 : 0), 1);
 		this.props.onCursorPageChange(currentPage);
 	},
 
 	updateCurrentViewPage : function(topScrollLine) {
-		const lines = this.props.brew.text.split('\n').slice(0, topScrollLine + 1);
-		const pageRegex = this.props.brew.renderer == 'V3' ? /^\\page$/ : /\\page/;
+		const lines = this.props.brew.text.split('\n').slice(1, topScrollLine + 1);
+		const pageRegex = this.props.brew.renderer == 'V3' ? /^(?=\\page(?:{[^\n{}]+})?$)/ : /\\page/;
 		const currentPage = lines.reduce((count, line)=>count + (pageRegex.test(line) ? 1 : 0), 1);
 		this.props.onViewPageChange(currentPage);
 	},
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ const Editor = createClass({
 
 				for (let i=customHighlights.length - 1;i>=0;i--) customHighlights[i].clear();
 
-				let editorPageCount = 2; // start page count from page 2
+				let editorPageCount = 1; // start page count from page 1
 
 				_.forEach(this.props.brew.text.split('\n'), (line, lineNumber)=>{
 
@@ -190,7 +190,10 @@ const Editor = createClass({
 
 					// Styling for \page breaks
 					if((this.props.renderer == 'legacy' && line.includes('\\page')) ||
-				     (this.props.renderer == 'V3'     && line.match(/^\\page$/))) {
+				     (this.props.renderer == 'V3'     && line.match(/^(?=\\page(?:{[^\n{}]+})?$)/))) {
+
+						if(lineNumber > 1)      // Since \page is optional on first line of document,
+							editorPageCount += 1; // don't use it to increment page count; stay at 1 
 
 						// add back the original class 'background' but also add the new class '.pageline'
 						codeMirror.addLineClass(lineNumber, 'background', 'pageLine');
@@ -199,8 +202,6 @@ const Editor = createClass({
 							textContent : editorPageCount
 						});
 						codeMirror.setBookmark({ line: lineNumber, ch: line.length }, pageCountElement);
-
-						editorPageCount += 1;
 					};
 
 					// New Codemirror styling for V3 renderer
@@ -358,7 +359,7 @@ const Editor = createClass({
 		if(!this.isText() || isJumping)
 			return;
 
-		const textSplit  = this.props.renderer == 'V3' ? /^\\page$/gm : /\\page/;
+		const textSplit  = this.props.renderer == 'V3' ? /^(?=\\page(?:{[^\n{}]+})?$)/gm : /\\page/;
 		const textString = this.props.brew.text.split(textSplit).slice(0, targetPage-1).join(textSplit);
 		const targetLine = textString.match('\n') ? textString.split('\n').length - 1 : -1;