diff --git a/.changelogs/fix_paginate-links-warning.yml b/.changelogs/fix_paginate-links-warning.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e2c752b950
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelogs/fix_paginate-links-warning.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+significance: patch
+type: fixed
+entry: Fixed warnings from running `wp_kses_post()` on empty `paginate_links()` calls.
diff --git a/includes/shortcodes/class.llms.shortcodes.php b/includes/shortcodes/class.llms.shortcodes.php
index 7ee2a3ef71..be87d1f552 100644
--- a/includes/shortcodes/class.llms.shortcodes.php
+++ b/includes/shortcodes/class.llms.shortcodes.php
@@ -368,20 +368,21 @@ public static function memberships( $atts ) {
 			do_action( 'lifterlms_after_loop' );
 
 			echo '<nav class="llms-pagination">';
-			echo wp_kses_post(
-				paginate_links(
-					array(
-						'base'      => str_replace( 999999, '%#%', esc_url( get_pagenum_link( 999999 ) ) ),
-						'format'    => '?page=%#%',
-						'total'     => $query->max_num_pages,
-						'current'   => max( 1, $args['paged'] ),
-						'prev_next' => true,
-						'prev_text' => '«' . __( 'Previous', 'lifterlms' ),
-						'next_text' => __( 'Next', 'lifterlms' ) . '»',
-						'type'      => 'list',
-					)
+			$pagination = paginate_links(
+				array(
+					'base'      => str_replace( 999999, '%#%', esc_url( get_pagenum_link( 999999 ) ) ),
+					'format'    => '?page=%#%',
+					'total'     => $query->max_num_pages,
+					'current'   => max( 1, $args['paged'] ),
+					'prev_next' => true,
+					'prev_text' => '«' . __( 'Previous', 'lifterlms' ),
+					'next_text' => __( 'Next', 'lifterlms' ) . '»',
+					'type'      => 'list',
 				)
 			);
+			if ( ! empty( $pagination ) ) {
+				echo wp_kses_post( $pagination );
+			}
 			echo '</nav>';
 
 		else :
diff --git a/templates/myaccount/my-notifications.php b/templates/myaccount/my-notifications.php
index e646664ce6..49acab0270 100644
--- a/templates/myaccount/my-notifications.php
+++ b/templates/myaccount/my-notifications.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
 		<footer class="llms-sd-pagination llms-my-notifications-pagination">
 			<nav class="llms-pagination">
 			<?php
-			echo wp_kses_post( paginate_links(
+			$pagination = paginate_links(
 				array(
 					'base'      => str_replace( 999999, '%#%', esc_url( get_pagenum_link( 999999 ) ) ),
 					'format'    => '?page=%#%',
@@ -39,7 +39,10 @@
 					'next_text' => __( 'Next', 'lifterlms' ) . ' »',
 					'type'      => 'list',
 				)
-			) );
+			);
+			if ( ! empty( $pagination ) ) {
+				echo wp_kses_post( $pagination );
+			}
 			?>
 			</nav>
 		</footer>