diff --git src/bp-activity/classes/class-bp-activity-list-table.php src/bp-activity/classes/class-bp-activity-list-table.php
index e735f6445..9867ee83e 100644
--- src/bp-activity/classes/class-bp-activity-list-table.php
+++ src/bp-activity/classes/class-bp-activity-list-table.php
@@ -217,6 +217,7 @@ class BP_Activity_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 					'fields'      => 'ids',
 					'show_hidden' => true,
 					'count_total' => 'count_query',
+					'per_page'    => 1,
 				)
 			);