diff --git a/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py b/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py
index 3a7665c8..4081b6dc 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/buildsettings.py
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ SETTINGS_TEMPLATE = {
     "format.rightMargin":     (float, 2.0),
     "odt.addColours":         (bool, True),
     "odt.pageHeader":         (str, nwHeadFmt.ODT_AUTO),
+    "odt.pageCountOffset":    (int, 0),
     "html.addStyles":         (bool, True),
 }
 
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ SETTINGS_LABELS = {
     "odt":                    QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Open Document (.odt)"),
     "odt.addColours":         QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Add Highlight Colours"),
     "odt.pageHeader":         QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Page Header"),
+    "odt.pageCountOffset":    QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Page Counter Offset"),
 
     "html":                   QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "HTML (.html)"),
     "html.addStyles":         QT_TRANSLATE_NOOP("Builds", "Add CSS Styles"),
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/docbuild.py b/novelwriter/core/docbuild.py
index e45c5f06..35bfa79d 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/docbuild.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/docbuild.py
@@ -284,7 +284,9 @@ class NWBuildDocument:
         if isinstance(bldObj, ToOdt):
             bldObj.setColourHeaders(self._build.getBool("odt.addColours"))
             bldObj.setLanguage(self._project.data.language)
-            bldObj.setHeaderFormat(self._build.getStr("odt.pageHeader"))
+            bldObj.setHeaderFormat(
+                self._build.getStr("odt.pageHeader"), self._build.getInt("odt.pageCountOffset")
+            )
 
             scale = nwLabels.UNIT_SCALE.get(self._build.getStr("format.pageUnit"), 1.0)
             pW, pH = nwLabels.PAPER_SIZE.get(self._build.getStr("format.pageSize"), (-1.0, -1.0))
diff --git a/novelwriter/core/toodt.py b/novelwriter/core/toodt.py
index e173c9de..97201f70 100644
--- a/novelwriter/core/toodt.py
+++ b/novelwriter/core/toodt.py
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ class ToOdt(Tokenizer):
         self._textFixed    = False
         self._colourHead   = False
         self._headerFormat = ""
+        self._pageOffset   = 0
 
         # Internal
         self._fontFamily   = "'Liberation Serif'"
@@ -222,9 +223,10 @@ class ToOdt(Tokenizer):
         self._mDocRight  = f"{right/10.0:.3f}cm"
         return
 
-    def setHeaderFormat(self, format: str) -> None:
+    def setHeaderFormat(self, format: str, offset: int) -> None:
         """Set the document header format."""
         self._headerFormat = format.strip()
+        self._pageOffset = offset
         return
 
     ##
@@ -1023,9 +1025,10 @@ class ToOdt(Tokenizer):
             })
             xPar.text = pre
             if page:
-                xTail = ET.SubElement(xPar, _mkTag("text", "page-number"), attrib={
-                    _mkTag("text", "select-page"): "current"
-                })
+                attrib = {_mkTag("text", "select-page"): "current"}
+                if self._pageOffset > 0:
+                    attrib = {_mkTag("text", "page-adjust"): str(0 - self._pageOffset)}
+                xTail = ET.SubElement(xPar, _mkTag("text", "page-number"), attrib=attrib)
                 xTail.text = "2"
                 xTail.tail = post
             else:
diff --git a/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py b/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
index 701fe2e4..b62d0491 100644
--- a/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
+++ b/novelwriter/tools/manussettings.py
@@ -1210,6 +1210,7 @@ class _OutputTab(NScrollableForm):
         self._build = build
 
         iPx = SHARED.theme.baseIconSize
+        spW = 6*SHARED.theme.textNWidth
 
         # Open Document
         self.addGroupLabel(self._build.getLabel("odt"))
@@ -1227,6 +1228,13 @@ class _OutputTab(NScrollableForm):
             button=self.btnPageHeader, stretch=(1, 1)
         )
 
+        self.odtPageCountOffset = QSpinBox(self)
+        self.odtPageCountOffset.setMinimum(0)
+        self.odtPageCountOffset.setMaximum(999)
+        self.odtPageCountOffset.setSingleStep(1)
+        self.odtPageCountOffset.setMinimumWidth(spW)
+        self.addRow(self._build.getLabel("odt.pageCountOffset"), self.odtPageCountOffset)
+
         # HTML Document
         self.addGroupLabel(self._build.getLabel("html"))
 
@@ -1242,6 +1250,7 @@ class _OutputTab(NScrollableForm):
         """Populate the widgets."""
         self.odtAddColours.setChecked(self._build.getBool("odt.addColours"))
         self.odtPageHeader.setText(self._build.getStr("odt.pageHeader"))
+        self.odtPageCountOffset.setValue(self._build.getInt("odt.pageCountOffset"))
         self.htmlAddStyles.setChecked(self._build.getBool("html.addStyles"))
         return
 
@@ -1249,6 +1258,7 @@ class _OutputTab(NScrollableForm):
         """Save choices back into build object."""
         self._build.setValue("odt.addColours", self.odtAddColours.isChecked())
         self._build.setValue("odt.pageHeader", self.odtPageHeader.text())
+        self._build.setValue("odt.pageCountOffset", self.odtPageCountOffset.value())
         self._build.setValue("html.addStyles", self.htmlAddStyles.isChecked())
         return
 
diff --git a/tests/reference/coreToOdt_SaveFlat_document.fodt b/tests/reference/coreToOdt_SaveFlat_document.fodt
index e684d070..29f75d9e 100644
--- a/tests/reference/coreToOdt_SaveFlat_document.fodt
+++ b/tests/reference/coreToOdt_SaveFlat_document.fodt
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 <?xml version='1.0' encoding='utf-8'?>
 <office:document xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:fo="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:xsl-fo-compatible:1.0" xmlns:loext="urn:org:documentfoundation:names:experimental:office:xmlns:loext:1.0" xmlns:meta="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:meta:1.0" xmlns:office="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:office:1.0" xmlns:style="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:style:1.0" xmlns:text="urn:oasis:names:tc:opendocument:xmlns:text:1.0" office:version="1.3" office:mimetype="application/vnd.oasis.opendocument.text">
   <office:meta>
-    <meta:creation-date>2023-10-20T22:51:30</meta:creation-date>
-    <meta:generator>novelWriter/2.2-alpha1</meta:generator>
+    <meta:creation-date>2024-01-28T15:48:36</meta:creation-date>
+    <meta:generator>novelWriter/2.3a3</meta:generator>
     <meta:initial-creator>Jane Smith</meta:initial-creator>
     <meta:editing-cycles>1234</meta:editing-cycles>
     <meta:editing-duration>P42DT12H34M56S</meta:editing-duration>
     <dc:title>Test Project</dc:title>
-    <dc:date>2023-10-20T22:51:30</dc:date>
+    <dc:date>2024-01-28T15:48:36</dc:date>
     <dc:creator>Jane Smith</dc:creator>
   </office:meta>
   <office:font-face-decls>
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@
   <office:master-styles>
     <style:master-page style:name="Standard" style:page-layout-name="PM1">
       <style:header>
-        <text:p text:style-name="Header">Test Project / Jane Smith / <text:page-number text:select-page="current">2</text:page-number></text:p>
+        <text:p text:style-name="Header">Test Project / Jane Smith / <text:page-number text:page-adjust="-1">2</text:page-number></text:p>
       </style:header>
       <style:header-first>
         <text:p text:style-name="Header" />
diff --git a/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py b/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py
index 3ab402e1..c9039236 100644
--- a/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py
+++ b/tests/test_core/test_core_toodt.py
@@ -693,7 +693,7 @@ def testCoreToOdt_SaveFlat(mockGUI, fncPath, tstPaths):
     assert odt._dLanguage == "nb"
     odt.setColourHeaders(True)
     assert odt._colourHead is True
-    odt.setHeaderFormat(nwHeadFmt.ODT_AUTO)
+    odt.setHeaderFormat(nwHeadFmt.ODT_AUTO, 1)
     assert odt._headerFormat == nwHeadFmt.ODT_AUTO
 
     odt.setPageLayout(148, 210, 20, 18, 17, 15)
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ def testCoreToOdt_SaveFull(mockGUI, fncPath, tstPaths):
     odt._isNovel = True
 
     # Set a format without page number
-    odt.setHeaderFormat(f"{nwHeadFmt.ODT_PROJECT} - {nwHeadFmt.ODT_AUTHOR}")
+    odt.setHeaderFormat(f"{nwHeadFmt.ODT_PROJECT} - {nwHeadFmt.ODT_AUTHOR}", 0)
 
     odt._text = (
         "## Chapter One\n\n"