diff --git a/src/components/common/VirtualGrid.vue b/src/components/common/VirtualGrid.vue
index 301f59604b..7a63ea6ff5 100644
--- a/src/components/common/VirtualGrid.vue
+++ b/src/components/common/VirtualGrid.vue
@@ -15,10 +15,16 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup lang="ts" generic="T">
-import { useElementSize, useScroll } from '@vueuse/core'
+import { useElementSize, useScroll, whenever } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { clamp, debounce } from 'lodash'
 import { type CSSProperties, computed, onBeforeUnmount, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 
+type GridState = {
+  start: number
+  end: number
+  isNearEnd: boolean
+}
+
 const {
   items,
   bufferRows = 1,
@@ -36,6 +42,13 @@ const {
   defaultItemWidth?: number
 }>()
 
+const emit = defineEmits<{
+  /**
+   * Emitted when `bufferRows` (or fewer) rows remaining between scrollY and grid bottom.
+   */
+  'approach-end': []
+}>()
+
 const itemHeight = ref(defaultItemHeight)
 const itemWidth = ref(defaultItemWidth)
 const container = ref<HTMLElement | null>(null)
@@ -50,22 +63,31 @@ const viewRows = computed(() => Math.ceil(height.value / itemHeight.value))
 const offsetRows = computed(() => Math.floor(scrollY.value / itemHeight.value))
 const isValidGrid = computed(() => height.value && width.value && items?.length)
 
-const state = computed<{ start: number; end: number }>(() => {
+const state = computed<GridState>(() => {
   const fromRow = offsetRows.value - bufferRows
   const toRow = offsetRows.value + bufferRows + viewRows.value
 
   const fromCol = fromRow * cols.value
   const toCol = toRow * cols.value
+  const remainingCol = items.length - toCol
 
   return {
     start: clamp(fromCol, 0, items?.length),
-    end: clamp(toCol, fromCol, items?.length)
+    end: clamp(toCol, fromCol, items?.length),
+    isNearEnd: remainingCol <= cols.value * bufferRows
   }
 })
 const renderedItems = computed(() =>
   isValidGrid.value ? items.slice(state.value.start, state.value.end) : []
 )
 
+whenever(
+  () => state.value.isNearEnd,
+  () => {
+    emit('approach-end')
+  }
+)
+
 const updateItemSize = () => {
   if (container.value) {
     const firstItem = container.value.querySelector('[data-virtual-grid-item]')
diff --git a/src/components/dialog/content/manager/ManagerDialogContent.vue b/src/components/dialog/content/manager/ManagerDialogContent.vue
index 7e789801c9..da076699b7 100644
--- a/src/components/dialog/content/manager/ManagerDialogContent.vue
+++ b/src/components/dialog/content/manager/ManagerDialogContent.vue
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
           />
           <div class="flex-1 overflow-auto">
             <div
-              v-if="isLoading || isInitialLoad"
+              v-if="(searchResults.length === 0 && isLoading) || isInitialLoad"
               class="flex justify-center items-center h-full"
             >
               <ProgressSpinner />
@@ -55,13 +55,14 @@
             <div v-else class="h-full" @click="handleGridContainerClick">
               <VirtualGrid
                 :items="resultsWithKeys"
-                :buffer-rows="5"
+                :buffer-rows="3"
                 :gridStyle="{
                   display: 'grid',
-                  gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(auto-fill, minmax(22rem, 1fr))',
+                  gridTemplateColumns: 'repeat(auto-fill, minmax(19rem, 1fr))',
                   padding: '0.5rem',
                   gap: '1.5rem'
                 }"
+                @approach-end="onApproachEnd"
               >
                 <template #item="{ item }">
                   <PackCard
@@ -138,6 +139,9 @@ const {
   suggestions
 } = useRegistrySearch()
 pageNumber.value = 0
+const onApproachEnd = () => {
+  pageNumber.value++
+}
 
 const isInitialLoad = computed(
   () => searchResults.value.length === 0 && searchQuery.value === ''
diff --git a/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts b/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts
index f616d2812a..7b4234c712 100644
--- a/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useRegistrySearch.ts
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ export function useRegistrySearch() {
     (algoliaNode: AlgoliaNodePack) => algoliaNode.id
   )
 
-  const onQueryChange = async () => {
+  const updateSearchResults = async (options: { append?: boolean }) => {
     isLoading.value = true
+    if (!options.append) {
+      pageNumber.value = 0
+    }
     const { nodePacks, querySuggestions } = await searchPacks(
       searchQuery.value,
       {
@@ -59,16 +62,23 @@ export function useRegistrySearch() {
         restrictSearchableAttributes: searchAttributes.value
       }
     )
-    results.value = nodePacks
+    if (options.append && results.value?.length) {
+      results.value = results.value.concat(nodePacks)
+    } else {
+      results.value = nodePacks
+    }
     suggestions.value = querySuggestions
     isLoading.value = false
   }
 
-  watch([pageNumber, sortField, searchMode], onQueryChange, {
-    immediate: true
-  })
+  const onQueryChange = () => updateSearchResults({ append: false })
+  const onPageChange = () => updateSearchResults({ append: true })
+
+  watch([sortField, searchMode], onQueryChange)
+  watch(pageNumber, onPageChange)
   watchDebounced(searchQuery, onQueryChange, {
-    debounce: SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_TIME
+    debounce: SEARCH_DEBOUNCE_TIME,
+    immediate: true
   })
 
   return {