diff --git a/backend/apps/webui/models/chats.py b/backend/apps/webui/models/chats.py
index abde4f2b3..d504b18c3 100644
--- a/backend/apps/webui/models/chats.py
+++ b/backend/apps/webui/models/chats.py
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ class ChatTable:
         user_id: str,
         include_archived: bool = False,
         skip: int = 0,
-        limit: int = 50,
+        limit: int = -1,
     ) -> List[ChatTitleIdResponse]:
         with get_db() as db:
             query = db.query(Chat).filter_by(user_id=user_id)
@@ -260,9 +260,10 @@ class ChatTable:
             all_chats = (
                 query.order_by(Chat.updated_at.desc())
                 # limit cols
-                .with_entities(
-                    Chat.id, Chat.title, Chat.updated_at, Chat.created_at
-                ).all()
+                .with_entities(Chat.id, Chat.title, Chat.updated_at, Chat.created_at)
+                .limit(limit)
+                .offset(skip)
+                .all()
             )
             # result has to be destrctured from sqlalchemy `row` and mapped to a dict since the `ChatModel`is not the returned dataclass.
             return [
diff --git a/backend/apps/webui/routers/chats.py b/backend/apps/webui/routers/chats.py
index ec8e72e0b..6e89722d3 100644
--- a/backend/apps/webui/routers/chats.py
+++ b/backend/apps/webui/routers/chats.py
@@ -43,9 +43,15 @@ router = APIRouter()
 @router.get("/", response_model=List[ChatTitleIdResponse])
 @router.get("/list", response_model=List[ChatTitleIdResponse])
 async def get_session_user_chat_list(
-    user=Depends(get_verified_user), skip: int = 0, limit: int = 50
+    user=Depends(get_verified_user), page: Optional[int] = None
 ):
-    return Chats.get_chat_title_id_list_by_user_id(user.id, skip=skip, limit=limit)
+    if page is not None:
+        limit = 60
+        skip = (page - 1) * limit
+
+        return Chats.get_chat_title_id_list_by_user_id(user.id, skip=skip, limit=limit)
+    else:
+        return Chats.get_chat_title_id_list_by_user_id(user.id)
 
 
 ############################
diff --git a/src/lib/apis/chats/index.ts b/src/lib/apis/chats/index.ts
index b046f1b10..8f4f81aea 100644
--- a/src/lib/apis/chats/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/apis/chats/index.ts
@@ -32,10 +32,15 @@ export const createNewChat = async (token: string, chat: object) => {
 	return res;
 };
 
-export const getChatList = async (token: string = '') => {
+export const getChatList = async (token: string = '', page: number | null = null) => {
 	let error = null;
+	const searchParams = new URLSearchParams();
 
-	const res = await fetch(`${WEBUI_API_BASE_URL}/chats/`, {
+	if (page !== null) {
+		searchParams.append('page', `${page}`);
+	}
+
+	const res = await fetch(`${WEBUI_API_BASE_URL}/chats/?${searchParams.toString()}`, {
 		method: 'GET',
 		headers: {
 			Accept: 'application/json',
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
index 253dada19..2c42c2046 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Chat.svelte
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
 		user,
 		socket,
 		showCallOverlay,
-		tools
+		tools,
+		currentChatPage
 	} from '$lib/stores';
 	import {
 		convertMessagesToHistory,
@@ -421,7 +422,9 @@
 					params: params,
 					files: chatFiles
 				});
-				await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+				currentChatPage.set(1);
+				await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 			}
 		}
 	};
@@ -467,7 +470,9 @@
 					params: params,
 					files: chatFiles
 				});
-				await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+				currentChatPage.set(1);
+				await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 			}
 		}
 	};
@@ -627,7 +632,9 @@
 					tags: [],
 					timestamp: Date.now()
 				});
-				await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+				currentChatPage.set(1);
+				await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 				await chatId.set(chat.id);
 			} else {
 				await chatId.set('local');
@@ -703,7 +710,9 @@
 			})
 		);
 
-		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+		currentChatPage.set(1);
+		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
+
 		return _responses;
 	};
 
@@ -949,7 +958,9 @@
 						params: params,
 						files: chatFiles
 					});
-					await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+					currentChatPage.set(1);
+					await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 				}
 			}
 		} else {
@@ -1216,7 +1227,9 @@
 							params: params,
 							files: chatFiles
 						});
-						await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+						currentChatPage.set(1);
+						await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 					}
 				}
 			} else {
@@ -1381,7 +1394,9 @@
 
 		if ($settings.saveChatHistory ?? true) {
 			chat = await updateChatById(localStorage.token, _chatId, { title: _title });
-			await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+			currentChatPage.set(1);
+			await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
index 319f0f170..9e3c147b1 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
-	import { chats, config, settings, user as _user, mobile } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { chats, config, settings, user as _user, mobile, currentChatPage } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { tick, getContext, onMount } from 'svelte';
 
 	import { toast } from 'svelte-sonner';
@@ -90,7 +90,8 @@
 			history: history
 		});
 
-		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+		currentChatPage.set(1);
+		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 	};
 
 	const confirmEditResponseMessage = async (messageId, content) => {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Chats.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Chats.svelte
index c0b9238e3..dce3e9b9f 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Chats.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Settings/Chats.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 	import fileSaver from 'file-saver';
 	const { saveAs } = fileSaver;
 
-	import { chats, user, settings } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { chats, user, settings, scrollPaginationEnabled, currentChatPage } from '$lib/stores';
 
 	import {
 		archiveAllChats,
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@
 			}
 		}
 
-		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+		currentChatPage.set(1);
+		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
+		scrollPaginationEnabled.set(true);
 	};
 
 	const exportChats = async () => {
@@ -77,7 +79,10 @@
 		await archiveAllChats(localStorage.token).catch((error) => {
 			toast.error(error);
 		});
-		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+		currentChatPage.set(1);
+		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
+		scrollPaginationEnabled.set(true);
 	};
 
 	const deleteAllChatsHandler = async () => {
@@ -85,7 +90,10 @@
 		await deleteAllChats(localStorage.token).catch((error) => {
 			toast.error(error);
 		});
-		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+		currentChatPage.set(1);
+		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
+		scrollPaginationEnabled.set(true);
 	};
 
 	const toggleSaveChatHistory = async () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Tags.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Tags.svelte
index cb4e54641..e6d01b3b5 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Tags.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Tags.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,13 @@
 		getTagsById,
 		updateChatById
 	} from '$lib/apis/chats';
-	import { tags as _tags, chats, pinnedChats } from '$lib/stores';
+	import {
+		tags as _tags,
+		chats,
+		pinnedChats,
+		currentChatPage,
+		scrollPaginationEnabled
+	} from '$lib/stores';
 	import { createEventDispatcher, onMount } from 'svelte';
 
 	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher();
@@ -46,11 +52,7 @@
 			tags: tags
 		});
 
-		console.log($_tags);
 		await _tags.set(await getAllChatTags(localStorage.token));
-
-		console.log($_tags);
-
 		if ($_tags.map((t) => t.name).includes(tagName)) {
 			if (tagName === 'pinned') {
 				await pinnedChats.set(await getChatListByTagName(localStorage.token, 'pinned'));
@@ -62,8 +64,11 @@
 				dispatch('close');
 			}
 		} else {
-			await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+			// if the tag we deleted is no longer a valid tag, return to main chat list view
+			currentChatPage.set(1);
+			await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 			await pinnedChats.set(await getChatListByTagName(localStorage.token, 'pinned'));
+			await scrollPaginationEnabled.set(true);
 		}
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/common/Loader.svelte b/src/lib/components/common/Loader.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dbe84fd60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/components/common/Loader.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { createEventDispatcher, onMount } from 'svelte';
+	const dispatch = createEventDispatcher();
+
+	let loaderElement: HTMLElement;
+
+	onMount(() => {
+		const observer = new IntersectionObserver(
+			(entries, observer) => {
+				entries.forEach((entry) => {
+					if (entry.isIntersecting) {
+						dispatch('visible');
+						// observer.unobserve(loaderElement); // Stop observing until content is loaded
+					}
+				});
+			},
+			{
+				root: null, // viewport
+				rootMargin: '0px',
+				threshold: 1.0 // When 100% of the loader is visible
+			}
+		);
+
+		observer.observe(loaderElement);
+	});
+</script>
+
+<div bind:this={loaderElement}>
+	<slot />
+</div>
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte
index 49a0e2ebb..be2ebb093 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar.svelte
@@ -11,7 +11,9 @@
 		showSidebar,
 		mobile,
 		showArchivedChats,
-		pinnedChats
+		pinnedChats,
+		scrollPaginationEnabled,
+		currentChatPage
 	} from '$lib/stores';
 	import { onMount, getContext, tick } from 'svelte';
 
@@ -34,6 +36,8 @@
 	import UserMenu from './Sidebar/UserMenu.svelte';
 	import ChatItem from './Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte';
 	import DeleteConfirmDialog from '$lib/components/common/ConfirmDialog.svelte';
+	import Spinner from '../common/Spinner.svelte';
+	import Loader from '../common/Loader.svelte';
 
 	const BREAKPOINT = 768;
 
@@ -50,6 +54,10 @@
 
 	let filteredChatList = [];
 
+	// Pagination variables
+	let chatListLoading = false;
+	let allChatsLoaded = false;
+
 	$: filteredChatList = $chats.filter((chat) => {
 		if (search === '') {
 			return true;
@@ -70,6 +78,29 @@
 		}
 	});
 
+	const enablePagination = async () => {
+		// Reset pagination variables
+		currentChatPage.set(1);
+		allChatsLoaded = false;
+		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
+
+		// Enable pagination
+		scrollPaginationEnabled.set(true);
+	};
+
+	const loadMoreChats = async () => {
+		chatListLoading = true;
+
+		currentChatPage.set($currentChatPage + 1);
+		const newChatList = await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage);
+
+		// once the bottom of the list has been reached (no results) there is no need to continue querying
+		allChatsLoaded = newChatList.length === 0;
+		await chats.set([...$chats, ...newChatList]);
+
+		chatListLoading = false;
+	};
+
 	onMount(async () => {
 		mobile.subscribe((e) => {
 			if ($showSidebar && e) {
@@ -82,9 +113,8 @@
 		});
 
 		showSidebar.set(window.innerWidth > BREAKPOINT);
-
 		await pinnedChats.set(await getChatListByTagName(localStorage.token, 'pinned'));
-		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+		await enablePagination();
 
 		let touchstart;
 		let touchend;
@@ -185,7 +215,11 @@
 				await tick();
 				goto('/');
 			}
-			await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+			allChatsLoaded = false;
+			currentChatPage.set(1);
+			await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
+
 			await pinnedChats.set(await getChatListByTagName(localStorage.token, 'pinned'));
 		}
 	};
@@ -410,7 +444,10 @@
 						class="w-full rounded-r-xl py-1.5 pl-2.5 pr-4 text-sm bg-transparent dark:text-gray-300 outline-none"
 						placeholder={$i18n.t('Search')}
 						bind:value={search}
-						on:focus={() => {
+						on:focus={async () => {
+							// TODO: migrate backend for more scalable search mechanism
+							scrollPaginationEnabled.set(false);
+							await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token)); // when searching, load all chats
 							enrichChatsWithContent($chats);
 						}}
 					/>
@@ -422,7 +459,7 @@
 					<button
 						class="px-2.5 text-xs font-medium bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 transition rounded-full"
 						on:click={async () => {
-							await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+							await enablePagination();
 						}}
 					>
 						{$i18n.t('all')}
@@ -431,12 +468,17 @@
 						<button
 							class="px-2.5 text-xs font-medium bg-gray-50 dark:bg-gray-900 dark:hover:bg-gray-800 transition rounded-full"
 							on:click={async () => {
+								scrollPaginationEnabled.set(false);
 								let chatIds = await getChatListByTagName(localStorage.token, tag.name);
 								if (chatIds.length === 0) {
 									await tags.set(await getAllChatTags(localStorage.token));
-									chatIds = await getChatList(localStorage.token);
+
+									// if the tag we deleted is no longer a valid tag, return to main chat list view
+									await enablePagination();
 								}
 								await chats.set(chatIds);
+
+								chatListLoading = false;
 							}}
 						>
 							{tag.name}
@@ -527,6 +569,21 @@
 						}}
 					/>
 				{/each}
+
+				{#if $scrollPaginationEnabled && !allChatsLoaded}
+					<Loader
+						on:visible={(e) => {
+							if (!chatListLoading) {
+								loadMoreChats();
+							}
+						}}
+					>
+						<div class="w-full flex justify-center py-1 text-xs animate-pulse items-center gap-2">
+							<Spinner className=" size-4" />
+							<div class=" ">Loading...</div>
+						</div>
+					</Loader>
+				{/if}
 			</div>
 		</div>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
index 129c653fa..859366949 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/layout/Sidebar/ChatItem.svelte
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 		getChatListByTagName,
 		updateChatById
 	} from '$lib/apis/chats';
-	import { chatId, chats, mobile, pinnedChats, showSidebar } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { chatId, chats, mobile, pinnedChats, showSidebar, currentChatPage } from '$lib/stores';
 
 	import ChatMenu from './ChatMenu.svelte';
 	import ShareChatModal from '$lib/components/chat/ShareChatModal.svelte';
@@ -40,7 +40,9 @@
 			await updateChatById(localStorage.token, id, {
 				title: _title
 			});
-			await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+			currentChatPage.set(1);
+			await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 			await pinnedChats.set(await getChatListByTagName(localStorage.token, 'pinned'));
 		}
 	};
@@ -53,14 +55,18 @@
 
 		if (res) {
 			goto(`/c/${res.id}`);
-			await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+			currentChatPage.set(1);
+			await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 			await pinnedChats.set(await getChatListByTagName(localStorage.token, 'pinned'));
 		}
 	};
 
 	const archiveChatHandler = async (id) => {
 		await archiveChatById(localStorage.token, id);
-		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token));
+
+		currentChatPage.set(1);
+		await chats.set(await getChatList(localStorage.token, $currentChatPage));
 		await pinnedChats.set(await getChatListByTagName(localStorage.token, 'pinned'));
 	};
 
diff --git a/src/lib/stores/index.ts b/src/lib/stores/index.ts
index 5874ce456..f55732937 100644
--- a/src/lib/stores/index.ts
+++ b/src/lib/stores/index.ts
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ export const showArchivedChats = writable(false);
 export const showChangelog = writable(false);
 export const showCallOverlay = writable(false);
 
+export const scrollPaginationEnabled = writable(false);
+export const currentChatPage = writable(1);
+
 export type Model = OpenAIModel | OllamaModel;
 
 type BaseModel = {