diff --git a/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index b677851cd7..4ef67dd74d 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -1925,6 +1925,27 @@ function wp_list_comments( $args = array(), $comments = null ) {
 	 */
 	$r = apply_filters( 'wp_list_comments_args', $r );
 
+	/*
+	 * If 'page' or 'per_page' has been passed, and does not match what's in $wp_query,
+	 * perform a separate comment query and allow Walker_Comment to paginate.
+	 */
+	if ( is_singular() && ( $r['page'] || $r['per_page'] ) ) {
+		$current_cpage = get_query_var( 'cpage' );
+		if ( ! $current_cpage ) {
+			$current_cpage = 'newest' === get_option( 'default_comments_page' ) ? 1 : $wp_query->max_num_comment_pages;
+		}
+
+		$current_per_page = get_query_var( 'comments_per_page' );
+		if ( $r['page'] != $current_cpage || $r['per_page'] != $current_per_page ) {
+			$comments = get_comments( array(
+				'post_id' => get_queried_object_id(),
+				'orderby' => 'comment_date_gmt',
+				'order' => 'ASC',
+				'status' => 'all',
+			) );
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Figure out what comments we'll be looping through ($_comments)
 	if ( null !== $comments ) {
 		$comments = (array) $comments;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index b488b7f055..efca187e44 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4.1-alpha-36155';
+$wp_version = '4.4.1-alpha-36158';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.