diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
index d9c29eae4da..5abfa55d0cf 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.test.tsx
@@ -222,6 +222,20 @@ async function waitForMicrotaskAssertion(assertion: () => void, attempts = 20) {
   throw lastError;
 }
 
+function setDocumentScrollMetrics({
+  innerHeight,
+  scrollY,
+  scrollHeight,
+}: {
+  innerHeight: number;
+  scrollY: number;
+  scrollHeight: number;
+}) {
+  Object.defineProperty(window, "innerHeight", { configurable: true, value: innerHeight });
+  Object.defineProperty(window, "scrollY", { configurable: true, value: scrollY });
+  Object.defineProperty(document.documentElement, "scrollHeight", { configurable: true, value: scrollHeight });
+}
+
 function renderWithQueryClient(node: ReactNode, container: HTMLDivElement) {
   const root = createRoot(container);
   const queryClient = new QueryClient({
@@ -269,6 +283,7 @@ describe("IssuesList", () => {
     mockExecutionWorkspacesApi.list.mockResolvedValue([]);
     mockExecutionWorkspacesApi.listSummaries.mockResolvedValue([]);
     mockInstanceSettingsApi.getExperimental.mockResolvedValue({ enableIsolatedWorkspaces: false });
+    setDocumentScrollMetrics({ innerHeight: 600, scrollY: 0, scrollHeight: 2400 });
     localStorage.clear();
   });
 
@@ -948,6 +963,86 @@ describe("IssuesList", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("renders the next local issue batch after scrolling near the bottom", async () => {
+    const manyIssues = Array.from({ length: 220 }, (_, index) =>
+      createIssue({
+        id: `issue-${index + 1}`,
+        identifier: `PAP-${index + 1}`,
+        title: `Issue ${index + 1}`,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    const { root } = renderWithQueryClient(
+      <IssuesList
+        issues={manyIssues}
+        agents={[]}
+        projects={[]}
+        viewStateKey="paperclip:test-issues"
+        onUpdateIssue={() => undefined}
+      />,
+      container,
+    );
+
+    await waitForAssertion(() => {
+      expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="issue-row"]')).toHaveLength(100);
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      setDocumentScrollMetrics({ innerHeight: 600, scrollY: 1500, scrollHeight: 2000 });
+      window.dispatchEvent(new Event("scroll"));
+    });
+
+    await waitForAssertion(() => {
+      expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="issue-row"]')).toHaveLength(220);
+      expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Rendering 100 of 220 issues");
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.unmount();
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("requests more server issues after scrolling past the rendered rows", async () => {
+    const visibleIssues = Array.from({ length: 100 }, (_, index) =>
+      createIssue({
+        id: `issue-${index + 1}`,
+        identifier: `PAP-${index + 1}`,
+        title: `Issue ${index + 1}`,
+      }),
+    );
+    const onLoadMoreIssues = vi.fn();
+
+    const { root } = renderWithQueryClient(
+      <IssuesList
+        issues={visibleIssues}
+        agents={[]}
+        projects={[]}
+        viewStateKey="paperclip:test-issues"
+        hasMoreIssues
+        onLoadMoreIssues={onLoadMoreIssues}
+        onUpdateIssue={() => undefined}
+      />,
+      container,
+    );
+
+    await waitForAssertion(() => {
+      expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="issue-row"]')).toHaveLength(100);
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      setDocumentScrollMetrics({ innerHeight: 600, scrollY: 1500, scrollHeight: 2000 });
+      window.dispatchEvent(new Event("scroll"));
+    });
+
+    await waitForAssertion(() => {
+      expect(onLoadMoreIssues).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      root.unmount();
+    });
+  });
+
   it("skips deferred row sizing for expanded parent rows with visible children", async () => {
     const parentIssue = createIssue({
       id: "issue-parent",
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx
index fcf2f80578e..6f9b958cbf9 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssuesList.tsx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ const ISSUE_SEARCH_RESULT_LIMIT = 200;
 const ISSUE_BOARD_COLUMN_RESULT_LIMIT = 200;
 const INITIAL_ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_LIMIT = 100;
 const ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_BATCH_SIZE = 150;
-const ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_BATCH_DELAY_MS = 0;
+const ISSUE_SCROLL_LOAD_THRESHOLD_PX = 320;
 const boardIssueStatuses = ISSUE_STATUSES;
 const issueStatusLabels: Record<IssueStatus, string> = {
   backlog: "Backlog",
@@ -306,8 +306,11 @@ interface IssuesListProps {
   defaultSortField?: IssueSortField;
   showProgressSummary?: boolean;
   enableRoutineVisibilityFilter?: boolean;
+  hasMoreIssues?: boolean;
+  isLoadingMoreIssues?: boolean;
   mutedIssueIds?: Set<string>;
   issueBadgeById?: Map<string, string>;
+  onLoadMoreIssues?: () => void;
   onSearchChange?: (search: string) => void;
   onUpdateIssue: (id: string, data: Record<string, unknown>) => void;
 }
@@ -475,8 +478,11 @@ export function IssuesList({
   defaultSortField,
   showProgressSummary = false,
   enableRoutineVisibilityFilter = false,
+  hasMoreIssues = false,
+  isLoadingMoreIssues = false,
   mutedIssueIds,
   issueBadgeById,
+  onLoadMoreIssues,
   onSearchChange,
   onUpdateIssue,
 }: IssuesListProps) {
@@ -512,6 +518,7 @@ export function IssuesList({
   const [issueSearch, setIssueSearch] = useState(initialSearch ?? "");
   const [renderedIssueRowLimit, setRenderedIssueRowLimit] = useState(INITIAL_ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_LIMIT);
   const [visibleIssueColumns, setVisibleIssueColumns] = useState<InboxIssueColumn[]>(() => loadIssueColumns(scopedKey));
+  const renderedIssueIdsRef = useRef("");
   const deferredIssueSearch = useDeferredValue(issueSearch);
   const normalizedIssueSearch = deferredIssueSearch.trim().toLowerCase();
 
@@ -966,23 +973,74 @@ export function IssuesList({
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (viewState.viewMode !== "list") return;
-    setRenderedIssueRowLimit(Math.min(filtered.length, INITIAL_ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_LIMIT));
+    const nextIssueIds = filtered.map((issue) => issue.id).join("|");
+    const previousIssueIds = renderedIssueIdsRef.current;
+    renderedIssueIdsRef.current = nextIssueIds;
+
+    setRenderedIssueRowLimit((current) => {
+      const nextInitialLimit = Math.min(filtered.length, INITIAL_ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_LIMIT);
+      const listAppended = previousIssueIds.length > 0
+        && nextIssueIds.startsWith(previousIssueIds)
+        && filtered.length >= current;
+      if (listAppended) return Math.min(filtered.length, Math.max(current, nextInitialLimit));
+      return nextInitialLimit;
+    });
   }, [filtered, viewState.viewMode]);
 
-  useEffect(() => {
+  const hasMoreRenderedRows = viewState.viewMode === "list" && renderedIssueRowLimit < filtered.length;
+  const remainingIssueRowCount = Math.max(filtered.length - renderedIssueRowLimit, 0);
+  const loadMoreIssueRows = useCallback(() => {
     if (viewState.viewMode !== "list") return;
-    if (renderedIssueRowLimit >= filtered.length) return;
-
-    const timeoutId = window.setTimeout(() => {
+    if (hasMoreRenderedRows) {
       startTransition(() => {
         setRenderedIssueRowLimit((current) => Math.min(filtered.length, current + ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_BATCH_SIZE));
       });
-    }, ISSUE_ROW_RENDER_BATCH_DELAY_MS);
+      return;
+    }
+    if (hasMoreIssues && !isLoadingMoreIssues) {
+      onLoadMoreIssues?.();
+    }
+  }, [
+    filtered.length,
+    hasMoreIssues,
+    hasMoreRenderedRows,
+    isLoadingMoreIssues,
+    onLoadMoreIssues,
+    viewState.viewMode,
+  ]);
 
-    return () => window.clearTimeout(timeoutId);
-  }, [filtered.length, renderedIssueRowLimit, viewState.viewMode]);
+  const canLoadMoreIssues = viewState.viewMode === "list"
+    && !isLoading
+    && (hasMoreRenderedRows || (hasMoreIssues && !isLoadingMoreIssues));
 
-  const remainingIssueRowCount = Math.max(filtered.length - renderedIssueRowLimit, 0);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!canLoadMoreIssues) return;
+    let animationFrameId: number | null = null;
+
+    const checkScrollPosition = () => {
+      if (animationFrameId !== null) return;
+      animationFrameId = window.requestAnimationFrame(() => {
+        animationFrameId = null;
+        const documentElement = document.documentElement;
+        if (documentElement.scrollHeight === 0) return;
+        const scrollBottom = window.scrollY + window.innerHeight;
+        const threshold = documentElement.scrollHeight - ISSUE_SCROLL_LOAD_THRESHOLD_PX;
+        if (scrollBottom >= threshold) {
+          loadMoreIssueRows();
+        }
+      });
+    };
+
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", checkScrollPosition, { passive: true });
+    window.addEventListener("resize", checkScrollPosition);
+    checkScrollPosition();
+
+    return () => {
+      window.removeEventListener("scroll", checkScrollPosition);
+      window.removeEventListener("resize", checkScrollPosition);
+      if (animationFrameId !== null) window.cancelAnimationFrame(animationFrameId);
+    };
+  }, [canLoadMoreIssues, loadMoreIssueRows]);
 
   const newIssueDefaults = useCallback((groupKey?: string) => {
     const defaults: Record<string, unknown> = { ...(baseCreateIssueDefaults ?? {}) };
@@ -1569,10 +1627,16 @@ export function IssuesList({
           </Collapsible>
           );
           })}
-          {remainingIssueRowCount > 0 && (
-            <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
-              Rendering {Math.min(renderedIssueRowLimit, filtered.length)} of {filtered.length} issues
-            </p>
+          {(remainingIssueRowCount > 0 || hasMoreIssues || isLoadingMoreIssues) && (
+            <div className="py-2" data-testid="issues-load-more-sentinel">
+              <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
+                {isLoadingMoreIssues
+                  ? "Loading more issues..."
+                  : remainingIssueRowCount > 0
+                    ? `Rendering ${Math.min(renderedIssueRowLimit, filtered.length)} of ${filtered.length} issues`
+                    : "Scroll to load more issues"}
+              </p>
+            </div>
           )}
         </>
       )}
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Issues.test.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Issues.test.tsx
index 1234242baec..cea0f0adb8c 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Issues.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Issues.test.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
-import { buildIssuesSearchUrl } from "./Issues";
+import { buildIssuesSearchUrl, getNextIssuesPageLimit, hasMoreIssuesToRequest } from "./Issues";
 
 describe("buildIssuesSearchUrl", () => {
   it("preserves trailing spaces in the synced search param", () => {
@@ -14,3 +14,17 @@ describe("buildIssuesSearchUrl", () => {
     expect(buildIssuesSearchUrl("http://localhost:3100/issues?q=bug+", "bug ")).toBeNull();
   });
 });
+
+describe("issues page pagination helpers", () => {
+  it("increments issue list limits up to the server cap", () => {
+    expect(getNextIssuesPageLimit(500)).toBe(750);
+    expect(getNextIssuesPageLimit(750)).toBe(1000);
+    expect(getNextIssuesPageLimit(1000)).toBe(1000);
+  });
+
+  it("requests another issue page only when the current server limit is full", () => {
+    expect(hasMoreIssuesToRequest(499, 500)).toBe(false);
+    expect(hasMoreIssuesToRequest(500, 500)).toBe(true);
+    expect(hasMoreIssuesToRequest(1000, 1000)).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Issues.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Issues.tsx
index 63eb7704fc5..0a10c85a384 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Issues.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Issues.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useMemo, useCallback } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useMemo, useCallback, useState } from "react";
 import { useLocation, useSearchParams } from "@/lib/router";
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { issuesApi } from "../api/issues";
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ import { IssuesList } from "../components/IssuesList";
 import { CircleDot } from "lucide-react";
 
 const WORKSPACE_FILTER_ISSUE_LIMIT = 1000;
+const ISSUES_PAGE_INITIAL_LIMIT = 500;
+const ISSUES_PAGE_LIMIT_INCREMENT = 250;
+const ISSUES_PAGE_MAX_LIMIT = 1000;
+
+export function getNextIssuesPageLimit(currentLimit: number): number {
+  return Math.min(ISSUES_PAGE_MAX_LIMIT, currentLimit + ISSUES_PAGE_LIMIT_INCREMENT);
+}
+
+export function hasMoreIssuesToRequest(loadedIssueCount: number, currentLimit: number): boolean {
+  return loadedIssueCount >= currentLimit && currentLimit < ISSUES_PAGE_MAX_LIMIT;
+}
 
 export function buildIssuesSearchUrl(currentHref: string, search: string): string | null {
   const url = new URL(currentHref);
@@ -36,12 +47,15 @@ export function Issues() {
   const location = useLocation();
   const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const [issueListLimit, setIssueListLimit] = useState(ISSUES_PAGE_INITIAL_LIMIT);
 
   const initialSearch = searchParams.get("q") ?? "";
+  const [syncedSearch, setSyncedSearch] = useState(initialSearch);
   const participantAgentId = searchParams.get("participantAgentId") ?? undefined;
   const initialWorkspaces = searchParams.getAll("workspace").filter((workspaceId) => workspaceId.length > 0);
   const workspaceIdFilter = initialWorkspaces.length === 1 ? initialWorkspaces[0] : undefined;
   const handleSearchChange = useCallback((search: string) => {
+    setSyncedSearch(search);
     const nextUrl = buildIssuesSearchUrl(window.location.href, search);
     if (!nextUrl) return;
     window.history.replaceState(window.history.state, "", nextUrl);
@@ -82,7 +96,17 @@ export function Issues() {
     setBreadcrumbs([{ label: "Issues" }]);
   }, [setBreadcrumbs]);
 
-  const { data: issues, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
+  const effectiveIssueListLimit = workspaceIdFilter ? WORKSPACE_FILTER_ISSUE_LIMIT : issueListLimit;
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setSyncedSearch(initialSearch);
+  }, [initialSearch]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setIssueListLimit(ISSUES_PAGE_INITIAL_LIMIT);
+  }, [participantAgentId, workspaceIdFilter, selectedCompanyId, syncedSearch]);
+
+  const { data: issues, isLoading, isFetching, error } = useQuery({
     queryKey: [
       ...queryKeys.issues.list(selectedCompanyId!),
       "participant-agent",
@@ -90,16 +114,27 @@ export function Issues() {
       "workspace",
       workspaceIdFilter ?? "__all__",
       "with-routine-executions",
+      "limit",
+      effectiveIssueListLimit,
     ],
     queryFn: () => issuesApi.list(selectedCompanyId!, {
       participantAgentId,
       workspaceId: workspaceIdFilter,
       includeRoutineExecutions: true,
-      ...(workspaceIdFilter ? { limit: WORKSPACE_FILTER_ISSUE_LIMIT } : {}),
+      limit: effectiveIssueListLimit,
     }),
     enabled: !!selectedCompanyId,
+    placeholderData: (previousData) => previousData,
   });
 
+  const hasMoreServerIssues = !workspaceIdFilter
+    && syncedSearch.trim().length === 0
+    && hasMoreIssuesToRequest(issues?.length ?? 0, issueListLimit);
+  const loadMoreServerIssues = useCallback(() => {
+    if (workspaceIdFilter) return;
+    setIssueListLimit((current) => getNextIssuesPageLimit(current));
+  }, [workspaceIdFilter]);
+
   const updateIssue = useMutation({
     mutationFn: ({ id, data }: { id: string; data: Record<string, unknown> }) =>
       issuesApi.update(id, data),
@@ -116,6 +151,7 @@ export function Issues() {
     <IssuesList
       issues={issues ?? []}
       isLoading={isLoading}
+      isLoadingMoreIssues={isFetching && !isLoading}
       error={error as Error | null}
       agents={agents}
       projects={projects}
@@ -124,9 +160,11 @@ export function Issues() {
       issueLinkState={issueLinkState}
       initialAssignees={searchParams.get("assignee") ? [searchParams.get("assignee")!] : undefined}
       initialWorkspaces={initialWorkspaces.length > 0 ? initialWorkspaces : undefined}
-      initialSearch={initialSearch}
+      initialSearch={syncedSearch}
       onSearchChange={handleSearchChange}
       enableRoutineVisibilityFilter
+      hasMoreIssues={hasMoreServerIssues}
+      onLoadMoreIssues={loadMoreServerIssues}
       onUpdateIssue={(id, data) => updateIssue.mutate({ id, data })}
       searchFilters={participantAgentId || workspaceIdFilter ? { participantAgentId, workspaceId: workspaceIdFilter } : undefined}
     />