diff --git a/pypdf/_page.py b/pypdf/_page.py
index e7b47882c..942fb27eb 100644
--- a/pypdf/_page.py
+++ b/pypdf/_page.py
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 from .generic import (
     ArrayObject,
     ContentStream,
+    DecodedStreamObject,
     DictionaryObject,
     EncodedStreamObject,
     FloatObject,
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@
     PdfObject,
     RectangleObject,
     StreamObject,
+    TextStringObject,
     is_null_or_none,
 )
 
@@ -2149,6 +2151,46 @@ def annotations(self, value: Optional[ArrayObject]) -> None:
         else:
             self[NameObject("/Annots")] = value
 
+    def add_action(
+            self,
+            trigger: Literal["O", "C"] = "O",
+            action_type: Literal["JavaScript"] = "JavaScript",
+            action: str = ""
+        ) -> None:
+        r"""
+        Add action which will launch on the open or close trigger event of this page.
+
+        Args:
+            trigger: "/O" or "/C", for open or close trigger event respectively.
+            action_type: "JavaScript" is currently the only available action type.
+            action: Your JavaScript.
+
+        >>> output.add_action("/O", "JavaScript", 'app.alert("This is page " + this.pageNum);')
+        # Example: This will display the page number when the page is opened.
+        >>> output.add_action("/C", "JavaScript", 'app.alert("This is page " + this.pageNum);')
+        # Example: This will display the page number when the page is closed.
+
+        Note that this will replace any existing open or close trigger event on this page.
+        Currently only an open or close event can be added, not both.
+        """
+        if trigger not in {"/O", "/C"}:
+            raise ValueError('The trigger must be "/O" or "/C"')
+
+        if action_type != "JavaScript":
+            raise ValueError('Currently the only action_type supported is "JavaScript"')
+
+        additional_actions = DictionaryObject()
+        self[NameObject("/AA")] = additional_actions
+        additional_actions[NameObject(trigger)] = DictionaryObject(
+            {
+                NameObject("/Type"): NameObject("/Action"),
+                NameObject("/S"): NameObject("/JavaScript"),
+                NameObject("/JS"): TextStringObject(f"{action}"),
+            }
+        )
+        action_object = DecodedStreamObject()
+        action_object.set_data(action.encode())
+
 
 class _VirtualList(Sequence[PageObject]):
     def __init__(
diff --git a/tests/test_javascript.py b/tests/test_javascript.py
index 094f8126d..f398818f8 100644
--- a/tests/test_javascript.py
+++ b/tests/test_javascript.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from pypdf import PdfReader, PdfWriter
+from pypdf.generic import NameObject
 
 # Configure path environment
 TESTS_ROOT = Path(__file__).parent.resolve()
@@ -49,3 +50,27 @@ def get_javascript_name() -> Any:
     assert (
         first_js != second_js
     ), "add_js should add to the previous script in the catalog."
+
+
+def test_page_add_action(pdf_file_writer):
+    page = pdf_file_writer.pages[0]
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc:
+        page.add_action("/xyzzy", "JavaScript", 'app.alert("This is page " + this.pageNum);')
+    assert (
+        exc.value.args[0] == 'The trigger must be "/O" or "/C"'
+    )
+
+    with pytest.raises(ValueError) as exc:
+        page.add_action("/O", "xyzzy", 'app.alert("This is page " + this.pageNum);')
+    assert (
+        exc.value.args[0] == 'Currently the only action_type supported is "JavaScript"'
+    )
+
+    page.add_action("/O", "JavaScript", 'app.alert("This is page " + this.pageNum);')
+    expected = {"/O": {"/Type": "/Action", "/S": "/JavaScript", "/JS": 'app.alert("This is page " + this.pageNum);'}}
+    assert page[NameObject("/AA")] == expected
+
+    page.add_action("/C", "JavaScript", 'app.alert("This is page " + this.pageNum);')
+    expected = {"/C": {"/Type": "/Action", "/S": "/JavaScript", "/JS": 'app.alert("This is page " + this.pageNum);'}}
+    assert page[NameObject("/AA")] == expected