diff --git a/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/counter.rs b/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/counter.rs
index b884844c6..f67c6daab 100644
--- a/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/counter.rs
+++ b/crates/typst-library/src/introspection/counter.rs
@@ -366,20 +366,22 @@ impl Counter {
             .custom()
             .or_else(|| {
                 let styles = styles?;
-                let CounterKey::Selector(Selector::Elem(func, _)) = self.0 else {
-                    return None;
-                };
-
-                if func == HeadingElem::elem() {
-                    HeadingElem::numbering_in(styles).clone()
-                } else if func == FigureElem::elem() {
-                    FigureElem::numbering_in(styles).clone()
-                } else if func == EquationElem::elem() {
-                    EquationElem::numbering_in(styles).clone()
-                } else if func == FootnoteElem::elem() {
-                    Some(FootnoteElem::numbering_in(styles).clone())
-                } else {
-                    None
+                match self.0 {
+                    CounterKey::Page => PageElem::numbering_in(styles).clone(),
+                    CounterKey::Selector(Selector::Elem(func, _)) => {
+                        if func == HeadingElem::elem() {
+                            HeadingElem::numbering_in(styles).clone()
+                        } else if func == FigureElem::elem() {
+                            FigureElem::numbering_in(styles).clone()
+                        } else if func == EquationElem::elem() {
+                            EquationElem::numbering_in(styles).clone()
+                        } else if func == FootnoteElem::elem() {
+                            Some(FootnoteElem::numbering_in(styles).clone())
+                        } else {
+                            None
+                        }
+                    }
+                    _ => None,
                 }
             })
             .unwrap_or_else(|| NumberingPattern::from_str("1.1").unwrap().into());
diff --git a/tests/ref/counter-page-display.png b/tests/ref/counter-page-display.png
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..040b634d5
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diff --git a/tests/suite/introspection/counter.typ b/tests/suite/introspection/counter.typ
index e97f05dd4..2f095f2fb 100644
--- a/tests/suite/introspection/counter.typ
+++ b/tests/suite/introspection/counter.typ
@@ -102,6 +102,14 @@ B
 #set page(numbering: "1 / 1", margin: (bottom: 20pt))
 #counter(page).update(5)
 
+--- counter-page-display ---
+// Counter display should use numbering from style chain.
+#set page(
+  numbering: "A",
+  margin: (bottom: 20pt),
+  footer: context align(center, counter(page).display())
+)
+
 --- counter-figure ---
 // Count figures.
 #figure(numbering: "A", caption: [Four 'A's], kind: image, supplement: "Figure")[_AAAA!_]