diff --git a/dbus-interface.c b/dbus-interface.c
index a746323..986ebd5 100644
--- a/dbus-interface.c
+++ b/dbus-interface.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ handle_method_call(GDBusConnection* UNUSED(connection),
 
   /* methods that require an open document */
   if (g_strcmp0(method_name, "GotoPage") == 0) {
-    gint page = 0;
+    gint page = ZATHURA_PAGE_NUMBER_UNSPECIFIED;
     g_variant_get(parameters, "(i)", &page);
 
     bool ret = true;
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ handle_method_call(GDBusConnection* UNUSED(connection),
     GVariant* result = g_variant_new("(b)", ret);
     g_dbus_method_invocation_return_value(invocation, result);
   } else if (g_strcmp0(method_name, "HighlightRects") == 0) {
-    gint page = 0;
+    gint page = ZATHURA_PAGE_NUMBER_UNSPECIFIED;
     GVariantIter* iter = NULL;
     g_variant_get(parameters, "(ia(dddd))", &page, &iter);
 
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ zathura_dbus_synctex_position(const char* filename, const char* position)
     return false;
   }
 
-  int page = -1;
+  int page = ZATHURA_PAGE_NUMBER_UNSPECIFIED;
   girara_list_t* rectangles = synctex_rectangles_from_position(filename, position, &page);
   if (rectangles == NULL) {
     return false;
diff --git a/synctex.c b/synctex.c
index e24a688..7866bdd 100644
--- a/synctex.c
+++ b/synctex.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ synctex_rectangles_from_position(const char* filename, const char* position, int
     }
   }
 
-  *page = -1;
+  *page = ZATHURA_PAGE_NUMBER_UNSPECIFIED;
   int current_page;
   girara_list_t* hitlist = girara_list_new2(g_free);;
   zathura_rectangle_t* rectangle = NULL;
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ synctex_rectangles_from_position(const char* filename, const char* position, int
           case SYNCTEX_PROP_PAGE:
             if (g_scanner_get_next_token(scanner) == G_TOKEN_INT) {
               current_page = g_scanner_cur_value(scanner).v_int;
-              if (*page == -1) {
+              if (*page == ZATHURA_PAGE_NUMBER_UNSPECIFIED) {
                 *page = current_page;
               }