diff --git a/pagination/linked.go b/pagination/linked.go
index e9bd8de..431464b 100644
--- a/pagination/linked.go
+++ b/pagination/linked.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package pagination
 
-import "fmt"
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+)
 
 // LinkedPageBase may be embedded to implement a page that provides navigational "Next" and "Previous" links within its result.
 type LinkedPageBase struct {
@@ -60,6 +63,13 @@
 	}
 }
 
+func (current LinkedPageBase) IsEmpty() (bool, error) {
+	if b, ok := current.Body.([]interface{}); ok {
+		return len(b) == 0, nil
+	}
+	return true, fmt.Errorf("Error while checking if LinkedPageBase was empty: expected []interface type for Body bot got %+v", reflect.TypeOf(current.Body))
+}
+
 // GetBody returns the linked page's body. This method is needed to satisfy the
 // Page interface.
 func (current LinkedPageBase) GetBody() interface{} {
diff --git a/pagination/linked_test.go b/pagination/linked_test.go
index 2ee5aba..67e6e3c 100644
--- a/pagination/linked_test.go
+++ b/pagination/linked_test.go
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/testhelper"
 )
 
@@ -18,23 +17,15 @@
 
 func (r LinkedPageResult) IsEmpty() (bool, error) {
 	is, err := ExtractLinkedInts(r)
-	if err != nil {
-		return true, nil
-	}
-	return len(is) == 0, nil
+	return len(is) == 0, err
 }
 
-func ExtractLinkedInts(page Page) ([]int, error) {
-	var response struct {
-		Ints []int `mapstructure:"ints"`
+func ExtractLinkedInts(r Page) ([]int, error) {
+	var s struct {
+		Ints []int `json:"ints"`
 	}
-
-	err := mapstructure.Decode(page.(LinkedPageResult).Body, &response)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return response.Ints, nil
+	err := (r.(LinkedPageResult)).ExtractInto(&s)
+	return s.Ints, err
 }
 
 func createLinked(t *testing.T) Pager {
diff --git a/pagination/marker.go b/pagination/marker.go
index f355afc..26b9d97 100644
--- a/pagination/marker.go
+++ b/pagination/marker.go
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package pagination
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
 // MarkerPage is a stricter Page interface that describes additional functionality required for use with NewMarkerPager.
 // For convenience, embed the MarkedPageBase struct.
 type MarkerPage interface {
@@ -33,6 +38,13 @@
 	return currentURL.String(), nil
 }
 
+func (current MarkerPageBase) IsEmpty() (bool, error) {
+	if b, ok := current.Body.([]interface{}); ok {
+		return len(b) == 0, nil
+	}
+	return true, fmt.Errorf("Error while checking if MarkerPageBase was empty: expected []interface type for Body bot got %+v", reflect.TypeOf(current.Body))
+}
+
 // GetBody returns the linked page's body. This method is needed to satisfy the
 // Page interface.
 func (current MarkerPageBase) GetBody() interface{} {
diff --git a/pagination/single.go b/pagination/single.go
index f78d4ab..2be2ff6 100644
--- a/pagination/single.go
+++ b/pagination/single.go
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 package pagination
 
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
 // SinglePageBase may be embedded in a Page that contains all of the results from an operation at once.
 type SinglePageBase PageResult
 
@@ -8,6 +13,13 @@
 	return "", nil
 }
 
+func (current SinglePageBase) IsEmpty() (bool, error) {
+	if b, ok := current.Body.([]interface{}); ok {
+		return len(b) == 0, nil
+	}
+	return true, fmt.Errorf("Error while checking if SinglePageBase was empty: expected []interface type for Body bot got %+v", reflect.TypeOf(current.Body))
+}
+
 // GetBody returns the single page's body. This method is needed to satisfy the
 // Page interface.
 func (current SinglePageBase) GetBody() interface{} {
diff --git a/pagination/single_test.go b/pagination/single_test.go
index b5874cc..2a9466c 100644
--- a/pagination/single_test.go
+++ b/pagination/single_test.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 	"net/http"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/mitchellh/mapstructure"
 	"github.com/gophercloud/gophercloud/testhelper"
 )
 
@@ -23,17 +22,12 @@
 	return len(is) == 0, nil
 }
 
-func ExtractSingleInts(page Page) ([]int, error) {
-	var response struct {
-		Ints []int `mapstructure:"ints"`
+func ExtractSingleInts(r Page) ([]int, error) {
+	var s struct {
+		Ints []int `json:"ints"`
 	}
-
-	err := mapstructure.Decode(page.(SinglePageResult).Body, &response)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
-	return response.Ints, nil
+	err := (r.(SinglePageResult)).ExtractInto(&s)
+	return s.Ints, err
 }
 
 func setupSinglePaged() Pager {