diff --git a/config/areas/site/requests.php b/config/areas/site/requests.php
index 352334a400..ad1e7e992b 100644
--- a/config/areas/site/requests.php
+++ b/config/areas/site/requests.php
@@ -22,25 +22,35 @@
 				$value = $uuid ?? '/';
 
 				return [
-					[
-						'children'    => $panel->url(true),
-						'disabled'    => $move?->isMovableTo($site) === false,
-						'hasChildren' => true,
-						'icon'        => 'home',
-						'id'          => '/',
-						'label'       => I18n::translate('view.site'),
-						'open'        => false,
-						'url'         => $url,
-						'uuid'        => $uuid,
-						'value'       => $value
+					'items' => [
+						[
+							'children'    => $panel->url(true),
+							'disabled'    => $move?->isMovableTo($site) === false,
+							'hasChildren' => true,
+							'icon'        => 'home',
+							'id'          => '/',
+							'label'       => I18n::translate('view.site'),
+							'open'        => false,
+							'url'         => $url,
+							'uuid'        => $uuid,
+							'value'       => $value
+						]
 					]
 				];
 			}
 
-			$parent = Find::parent($parent);
-			$pages  = [];
+			$pages    = [];
+			$parent   = Find::parent($parent);
+			$page     = $request->get('page', 1);
+			$limit    = $request->get('limit', 50);
+			$children = $parent->childrenAndDrafts();
+			$children = $children->filterBy('isListable', true);
+			$children = $children->paginate([
+				'limit' => $limit,
+				'page' => $page
+			]);
 
-			foreach ($parent->childrenAndDrafts()->filterBy('isListable', true) as $child) {
+			foreach ($children as $child) {
 				$panel = $child->panel();
 				$uuid  = $child->uuid()?->toString();
 				$url   = $child->url();
@@ -60,7 +70,10 @@
 				];
 			}
 
-			return $pages;
+			return [
+				'items'      => $pages,
+				'pagination' => $children->pagination()->toArray()
+			];
 		}
 	]
 ];
diff --git a/panel/lab/components/trees/index.vue b/panel/lab/components/trees/index.vue
index 0a97737ee7..cab57c8a7e 100644
--- a/panel/lab/components/trees/index.vue
+++ b/panel/lab/components/trees/index.vue
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 <template>
 	<k-lab-examples>
-		<k-lab-example label="page tree">
+		<k-lab-example label="Page tree">
 			<k-page-tree :current="selected?.value" @select="selected = $event" />
 		</k-lab-example>
+
+		<k-lab-example label="Page tree: limit 5">
+			<k-page-tree
+				:current="selected?.value"
+				:limit="5"
+				@select="selected = $event"
+			/>
+		</k-lab-example>
 	</k-lab-examples>
 </template>
 
@@ -10,8 +18,8 @@
 export default {
 	data() {
 		return {
-			selected: null,
+			selected: null
 		};
-	},
+	}
 };
 </script>
diff --git a/panel/src/components/Navigation/PageTree.vue b/panel/src/components/Navigation/PageTree.vue
index 749d5122c1..64470f2994 100644
--- a/panel/src/components/Navigation/PageTree.vue
+++ b/panel/src/components/Navigation/PageTree.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ export default {
 		current: {
 			type: String
 		},
+		/**
+		 * Items per folder to load at once
+		 */
+		limit: {
+			type: Number
+		},
 		move: {
 			type: String
 		}
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ export default {
 			this.state = this.items;
 		} else {
 			// load top-level items (e.g. only site)
-			const items = await this.load(null);
+			const { items } = await this.load(null);
 			await this.open(items[0]);
 
 			// if root is disabled, show the first level of children
@@ -39,11 +45,22 @@ export default {
 		}
 	},
 	methods: {
-		async load(path) {
+		hasPaginate(item) {
+			if (!item.pagination) {
+				return false;
+			}
+
+			return (
+				item.pagination.page * item.pagination.limit < item.pagination.total
+			);
+		},
+		async load(path, page) {
 			return await this.$panel.get("site/tree", {
 				query: {
 					move: this.move ?? null,
-					parent: path
+					parent: path,
+					page: page ?? 1,
+					limit: this.limit ?? null
 				}
 			});
 		},
@@ -56,10 +73,26 @@ export default {
 
 			// children have not been loaded yet
 			if (typeof item.children === "string") {
-				item.children = await this.load(item.children);
+				const { items, pagination } = await this.load(item.children);
+				item.endpoint = item.children;
+				item.children = items;
+				item.pagination = pagination;
 			}
 
 			this.$set(item, "open", true);
+			this.$set(item, "loading", false);
+		},
+		async paginate(item) {
+			this.$set(item, "loading", true);
+
+			// children have not been loaded yet
+			const { items, pagination } = await this.load(
+				item.endpoint,
+				item.pagination.page + 1
+			);
+			this.$set(item, "children", [...item.children, ...items]);
+			this.$set(item, "pagination", pagination);
+
 			this.$set(item, "loading", false);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/panel/src/components/Navigation/Tree.vue b/panel/src/components/Navigation/Tree.vue
index 5310f63e18..6d9cd0d5d6 100644
--- a/panel/src/components/Navigation/Tree.vue
+++ b/panel/src/components/Navigation/Tree.vue
@@ -40,6 +40,13 @@
 					@select="$emit('select', $event)"
 					@toggle="$emit('toggle', $event)"
 				/>
+
+				<!-- Load more paginate btn -->
+				<li v-if="hasPaginate(item)" class="k-tree-branch k-tree-paginate">
+					<button class="k-tree-folder" type="button" @click="paginate(item)">
+						...
+					</button>
+				</li>
 			</template>
 		</li>
 	</ul>
@@ -75,6 +82,11 @@ export default {
 			state: this.items
 		};
 	},
+	watch: {
+		items() {
+			this.state = this.items;
+		}
+	},
 	methods: {
 		arrow(item) {
 			if (item.loading === true) {
@@ -87,6 +99,9 @@ export default {
 			this.$set(item, "open", false);
 			this.$emit("close", item);
 		},
+		hasPaginate() {
+			return false;
+		},
 		open(item) {
 			this.$set(item, "open", true);
 			this.$emit("open", item);
@@ -193,4 +208,8 @@ li[aria-current] > .k-tree-branch {
 .k-tree-folder[disabled] {
 	opacity: var(--opacity-disabled);
 }
+
+.k-tree-paginate {
+	color: var(--color-gray-500);
+}
 </style>