diff --git a/src/components/carousel/autoplay-controller.ts b/src/components/carousel/autoplay-controller.ts
index 4cd978795..7fc6addac 100644
--- a/src/components/carousel/autoplay-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components/carousel/autoplay-controller.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ export class AutoplayController implements ReactiveController {
   private host: ReactiveElement;
   private timerId = 0;
   private tickCallback: () => void;
+  private activeInteractions = 0;
 
   paused = false;
   stopped = true;
@@ -57,12 +58,16 @@ export class AutoplayController implements ReactiveController {
   }
 
   pause = () => {
-    this.paused = true;
-    this.host.requestUpdate();
+    if (!this.activeInteractions++) {
+      this.paused = true;
+      this.host.requestUpdate();
+    }
   };
 
   resume = () => {
-    this.paused = false;
-    this.host.requestUpdate();
+    if (!--this.activeInteractions) {
+      this.paused = false;
+      this.host.requestUpdate();
+    }
   };
 }
diff --git a/src/components/carousel/carousel.styles.ts b/src/components/carousel/carousel.styles.ts
index d6b31cac2..a44883085 100644
--- a/src/components/carousel/carousel.styles.ts
+++ b/src/components/carousel/carousel.styles.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ export default css`
     grid-area: pagination;
 
     display: flex;
+    flex-wrap: wrap;
     justify-content: center;
     gap: var(--sl-spacing-small);
   }
diff --git a/src/components/carousel/carousel.test.ts b/src/components/carousel/carousel.test.ts
index 1f6b36c18..1f4ca4c8f 100644
--- a/src/components/carousel/carousel.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/carousel/carousel.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,34 @@ describe('<sl-carousel>', () => {
       // Assert
       expect(el.next).not.to.have.been.called;
     });
+
+    it('should not resume if the user is still interacting', async () => {
+      // Arrange
+      const el = await fixture<SlCarousel>(html`
+        <sl-carousel autoplay autoplay-interval="10">
+          <sl-carousel-item>Node 1</sl-carousel-item>
+          <sl-carousel-item>Node 2</sl-carousel-item>
+          <sl-carousel-item>Node 3</sl-carousel-item>
+        </sl-carousel>
+      `);
+      sinon.stub(el, 'next');
+
+      await el.updateComplete;
+
+      // Act
+      el.dispatchEvent(new Event('mouseenter'));
+      el.dispatchEvent(new Event('focusin'));
+      await el.updateComplete;
+
+      el.dispatchEvent(new Event('mouseleave'));
+      await el.updateComplete;
+
+      clock.next();
+      clock.next();
+
+      // Assert
+      expect(el.next).not.to.have.been.called;
+    });
   });
 
   describe('when `loop` attribute is provided', () => {
diff --git a/src/components/carousel/carousel.ts b/src/components/carousel/carousel.ts
index ab31cff9d..417e8ce58 100644
--- a/src/components/carousel/carousel.ts
+++ b/src/components/carousel/carousel.ts
@@ -168,13 +168,21 @@ export default class SlCarousel extends ShoelaceElement {
   goToSlide(index: number, behavior: ScrollBehavior = 'smooth') {
     const { slidesPerPage, loop } = this;
 
+    const slides = this.getSlides();
     const slidesWithClones = this.getSlides({ excludeClones: false });
-    const normalizedIndex = clamp(index + (loop ? slidesPerPage : 0), 0, slidesWithClones.length - 1);
-    const slide = slidesWithClones[normalizedIndex];
+
+    // Sets the next index without taking into account clones, if any.
+    const newActiveSlide = (index + slides.length) % slides.length;
+    this.activeSlide = newActiveSlide;
+
+    // Get the index of the next slide. For looping carousel it adds `slidesPerPage`
+    // to normalize the starting index in order to ignore the first nth clones.
+    const nextSlideIndex = clamp(index + (loop ? slidesPerPage : 0), 0, slidesWithClones.length - 1);
+    const nextSlide = slidesWithClones[nextSlideIndex];
 
     this.scrollContainer.scrollTo({
-      left: slide.offsetLeft,
-      top: slide.offsetTop,
+      left: nextSlide.offsetLeft,
+      top: nextSlide.offsetTop,
       behavior: prefersReducedMotion() ? 'auto' : behavior
     });
   }
@@ -307,13 +315,18 @@ export default class SlCarousel extends ShoelaceElement {
     this.scrollController.mouseDragging = this.mouseDragging;
   }
 
-  private renderPagination = () => {
-    const slides = this.getSlides();
-    const slidesCount = slides.length;
+  private getPageCount() {
+    return Math.ceil(this.getSlides().length / this.slidesPerPage);
+  }
 
-    const { activeSlide, slidesPerPage } = this;
-    const pagesCount = Math.ceil(slidesCount / slidesPerPage);
-    const currentPage = Math.floor(activeSlide / slidesPerPage);
+  private getCurrentPage() {
+    return Math.floor(this.activeSlide / this.slidesPerPage);
+  }
+
+  private renderPagination = () => {
+    const { slidesPerPage } = this;
+    const pagesCount = this.getPageCount();
+    const currentPage = this.getCurrentPage();
 
     return html`
       <nav part="pagination" role="tablist" class="carousel__pagination" aria-controls="scroll-container">
@@ -338,11 +351,11 @@ export default class SlCarousel extends ShoelaceElement {
   };
 
   private renderNavigation = () => {
-    const { loop, activeSlide } = this;
-    const slides = this.getSlides();
-    const slidesCount = slides.length;
-    const prevEnabled = loop || activeSlide > 0;
-    const nextEnabled = loop || activeSlide < slidesCount - 1;
+    const { loop } = this;
+    const pagesCount = this.getPageCount();
+    const currentPage = this.getCurrentPage();
+    const prevEnabled = loop || currentPage > 0;
+    const nextEnabled = loop || currentPage < pagesCount - 1;
     const isLtr = this.localize.dir() === 'ltr';
 
     return html`
diff --git a/src/components/carousel/scroll-controller.ts b/src/components/carousel/scroll-controller.ts
index b0dc0a8ad..a4063d73a 100644
--- a/src/components/carousel/scroll-controller.ts
+++ b/src/components/carousel/scroll-controller.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ export class ScrollController<T extends ScrollHost> implements ReactiveControlle
         })
       );
       this.host.requestUpdate();
+    } else {
+      this.handleScrollEnd();
     }
   }