diff --git a/pygeoapi/api/itemtypes.py b/pygeoapi/api/itemtypes.py
index 33cb517..b43d759 100644
--- a/pygeoapi/api/itemtypes.py
+++ b/pygeoapi/api/itemtypes.py
@@ -531,17 +531,23 @@ def get_collection_items(
                 'href': f'{uri}?offset={prev}{serialized_query_params}'
             })
 
-    if 'numberMatched' in content:
-        if content['numberMatched'] > (limit + offset):
-            next_ = offset + limit
-            next_href = f'{uri}?offset={next_}{serialized_query_params}'
-            content['links'].append(
-                {
-                    'type': 'application/geo+json',
-                    'rel': 'next',
-                    'title': l10n.translate('Items (next)', request.locale),
-                    'href': next_href
-                })
+    next_link = False
+
+    if content.get('numberMatched', -1) > (limit + offset):
+        next_link = True
+    elif len(content['features']) == limit:
+        next_link = True
+
+    if next_link:
+        next_ = offset + limit
+        next_href = f'{uri}?offset={next_}{serialized_query_params}'
+        content['links'].append(
+            {
+                'type': 'application/geo+json',
+                'rel': 'next',
+                'title': l10n.translate('Items (next)', request.locale),
+                'href': next_href
+            })
 
     content['links'].append(
         {