diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index b5a0edc608..02a2e4ceb9 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -64,6 +64,9 @@ These changes are available on the `master` branch, but have not yet been releas
   apps. ([#2650](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2650))
 - Fixed type annotations of cached properties.
   ([#2635](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/issues/2635))
+- Fixed an error when responding non-ephemerally with a `Paginator` to an ephemerally
+  deferred interaction.
+  ([#2661](https://github.com/Pycord-Development/pycord/pull/2661))
 
 ### Changed
 
diff --git a/discord/ext/pages/pagination.py b/discord/ext/pages/pagination.py
index dc99996f2a..5fa297e6ee 100644
--- a/discord/ext/pages/pagination.py
+++ b/discord/ext/pages/pagination.py
@@ -1202,7 +1202,7 @@ async def respond(
                 )
                 # convert from WebhookMessage to Message reference to bypass
                 # 15min webhook token timeout (non-ephemeral messages only)
-                if not ephemeral:
+                if not ephemeral and not msg.flags.ephemeral:
                     msg = await msg.channel.fetch_message(msg.id)
             else:
                 msg = await interaction.response.send_message(