diff --git a/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/Internal/Query/PageQuery.cs b/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/Internal/Query/PageQuery.cs
index 8fe66d7d67..7c09d4c386 100644
--- a/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/Internal/Query/PageQuery.cs
+++ b/src/JsonApiDotNetCore/Internal/Query/PageQuery.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ namespace JsonApiDotNetCore.Internal.Query
     public class PageQuery
     {
        public int PageSize { get; set; }
-       public int PageOffset { get; set; }
+       public int PageOffset { get; set; } = 1;
     }
 }
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