diff --git a/src/components/Reactions/MessageReactionsDetail.tsx b/src/components/Reactions/MessageReactionsDetail.tsx
index beef3250d..8d49d6ac7 100644
--- a/src/components/Reactions/MessageReactionsDetail.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Reactions/MessageReactionsDetail.tsx
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import React, { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
 
 import type { ReactionSummary, ReactionType } from './types';
 
-import { useFetchReactions } from './hooks/useFetchReactions';
 import { Avatar as DefaultAvatar } from '../Avatar';
 import type { MessageContextValue } from '../../context';
 import {
@@ -14,8 +13,11 @@ import {
 import type { ReactionSort } from 'stream-chat';
 import { defaultReactionOptions } from './reactionOptions';
 import type { useProcessReactions } from './hooks/useProcessReactions';
+import { useReactionPaginator } from './hooks/useReactionPaginator';
 import { IconEmojiAdd } from '../Icons';
 import { ReactionSelector, type ReactionSelectorProps } from './ReactionSelector';
+import { LoadMorePaginator } from '../LoadMore';
+import { Button } from '../Button';
 
 export type MessageReactionsDetailProps = Partial<
   Pick<MessageContextValue, 'handleFetchReactions' | 'reactionDetailsSort'>
@@ -52,7 +54,6 @@ interface MessageReactionsDetailInterface {
 }
 
 export const MessageReactionsDetail: MessageReactionsDetailInterface = ({
-  handleFetchReactions,
   handleReaction,
   onSelectedReactionTypeChange,
   own_reactions,
@@ -62,8 +63,8 @@ export const MessageReactionsDetail: MessageReactionsDetailInterface = ({
   selectedReactionType,
   totalReactionCount,
 }) => {
-  const [extendedReactionListOpen, setExtendedReactionListOpen] = useState(false);
   const { client } = useChatContext();
+  const [extendedReactionListOpen, setExtendedReactionListOpen] = useState(false);
   const {
     Avatar = DefaultAvatar,
     LoadingIndicator = MessageReactionsDetailLoadingIndicator,
@@ -82,13 +83,13 @@ export const MessageReactionsDetail: MessageReactionsDetailInterface = ({
     propReactionDetailsSort ?? contextReactionDetailsSort ?? defaultReactionDetailsSort;
 
   const {
+    hasNext,
     isLoading: areReactionsLoading,
+    paginator,
     reactions: reactionDetails,
     refetch,
-  } = useFetchReactions({
-    handleFetchReactions,
+  } = useReactionPaginator({
     reactionType: selectedReactionType,
-    shouldFetch: true,
     sort: reactionDetailsSort,
   });
 
@@ -191,8 +192,27 @@ export const MessageReactionsDetail: MessageReactionsDetailInterface = ({
           className='str-chat__message-reactions-detail__user-list'
           data-testid='all-reacting-users'
         >
-          {areReactionsLoading && <LoadingIndicator />}
-          {!areReactionsLoading && (
+          <LoadMorePaginator
+            hasNextPage={hasNext}
+            isLoading={areReactionsLoading}
+            LoadMoreButton={({ isLoading, onClick }) => {
+              if (isLoading) return null;
+
+              return (
+                <Button
+                  appearance='ghost'
+                  aria-label={t('Load more')}
+                  className='str-chat__button--load-more'
+                  onClick={onClick}
+                  size='xs'
+                  variant='secondary'
+                >
+                  {t('Load more')}
+                </Button>
+              );
+            }}
+            loadNextPage={paginator.next}
+          >
             <>
               {reactionDetails.map(({ type, user }) => {
                 const belongsToCurrentUser = client.user?.id === user?.id;
@@ -257,7 +277,8 @@ export const MessageReactionsDetail: MessageReactionsDetailInterface = ({
                 );
               })}
             </>
-          )}
+          </LoadMorePaginator>
+          {areReactionsLoading && <LoadingIndicator />}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/src/components/Reactions/hooks/ReactionPaginator.ts b/src/components/Reactions/hooks/ReactionPaginator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..525a7a052
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Reactions/hooks/ReactionPaginator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import {
+  BasePaginator,
+  type PaginationQueryParams,
+  type PaginatorOptions,
+  type ReactionFilters,
+  type ReactionResponse,
+  type ReactionSort,
+  type StreamChat,
+} from 'stream-chat';
+
+export class ReactionPaginator extends BasePaginator<ReactionResponse> {
+  private client: StreamChat;
+  private messageId: string;
+  private _filters: ReactionFilters;
+  private _sort: ReactionSort;
+  protected usesCursorPagination = true;
+
+  get filters(): ReactionFilters | undefined {
+    return this._filters;
+  }
+
+  get sort(): ReactionSort | undefined {
+    return this._sort;
+  }
+
+  set filters(filters: ReactionFilters) {
+    this._filters = filters;
+    this.invalidate();
+  }
+
+  set sort(sort: ReactionSort) {
+    this._sort = sort;
+    this.invalidate();
+  }
+
+  constructor({
+    client,
+    messageId,
+    options,
+  }: {
+    client: StreamChat;
+    messageId: string;
+    options?: PaginatorOptions;
+  }) {
+    super(options);
+    this.client = client;
+    this.messageId = messageId;
+    this._filters = {};
+    this._sort = { created_at: -1 };
+  }
+
+  async query(params: PaginationQueryParams) {
+    const direction = params.direction;
+
+    const response = await this.client.queryReactions(
+      this.messageId,
+      this._filters,
+      this._sort,
+      {
+        [direction]: direction === 'next' ? params.next : params.prev,
+        limit: this.pageSize,
+      },
+    );
+
+    return {
+      items: response.reactions,
+      next: response.next,
+    };
+  }
+
+  public filterQueryResults(items: ReactionResponse[]) {
+    return items;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Reactions/hooks/useReactionPaginator.ts b/src/components/Reactions/hooks/useReactionPaginator.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..efe23a0e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Reactions/hooks/useReactionPaginator.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+import type { PaginatorState, ReactionResponse, ReactionSort } from 'stream-chat';
+
+import { useChatContext, useMessageContext } from '../../../context';
+import { ReactionPaginator } from './ReactionPaginator';
+import { useStateStore } from '../../../store';
+import type { ReactionType } from '../types';
+
+export interface FetchReactionsOptions {
+  reactionType: ReactionType | null;
+  sort?: ReactionSort;
+}
+
+const STABLE_ARRAY: ReactionResponse[] = [];
+const reactionSelector = (currentState: PaginatorState<ReactionResponse>) => ({
+  hasNext: currentState.hasNext,
+  isLoading: currentState.isLoading,
+  reactions: currentState.items ?? STABLE_ARRAY,
+});
+
+// use null symbol instead of the actual null for the paginator key
+const nullSymbol = Symbol('null');
+
+export function useReactionPaginator({ reactionType, sort }: FetchReactionsOptions) {
+  const { client } = useChatContext();
+  const { message } = useMessageContext('useReactionPaginator');
+
+  const paginatorByTypeRef = useRef<{
+    [key: string | symbol]: ReactionPaginator | undefined;
+  }>({});
+
+  const normalizedReactionType = reactionType === null ? nullSymbol : reactionType;
+
+  const getOrCreateInstance = () => {
+    const existingInstance = paginatorByTypeRef.current[normalizedReactionType];
+
+    if (existingInstance) return existingInstance;
+
+    const instance = new ReactionPaginator({
+      client,
+      messageId: message.id,
+      options: { pageSize: 25 },
+    });
+    if (reactionType) instance.filters = { type: reactionType };
+    if (sort) instance.sort = sort;
+
+    return (paginatorByTypeRef.current[normalizedReactionType] = instance);
+  };
+
+  const selectedPaginator = getOrCreateInstance();
+
+  const { hasNext, isLoading, reactions } = useStateStore(
+    selectedPaginator.state,
+    reactionSelector,
+  );
+
+  const refetch = useCallback(() => {
+    selectedPaginator.invalidate();
+    selectedPaginator.next();
+  }, [selectedPaginator]);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const data = selectedPaginator.state.getLatestValue().items;
+
+    if (data?.length) return;
+
+    selectedPaginator.next();
+  }, [selectedPaginator]);
+
+  return {
+    hasNext,
+    isLoading,
+    paginator: selectedPaginator,
+    reactions,
+    refetch,
+  } as const;
+}
diff --git a/src/components/Reactions/styling/MessageReactionsDetail.scss b/src/components/Reactions/styling/MessageReactionsDetail.scss
index b8f28634a..e40fd7452 100644
--- a/src/components/Reactions/styling/MessageReactionsDetail.scss
+++ b/src/components/Reactions/styling/MessageReactionsDetail.scss
@@ -103,6 +103,15 @@
     position: relative;
     padding-block-end: var(--str-chat__spacing-xxs);
     max-height: 180px;
+    display: flex;
+    flex-direction: column;
+
+    .str-chat__button.str-chat__button--load-more {
+      align-self: center;
+      flex-shrink: 0;
+      margin-block-end: var(--str-chat__spacing-xs);
+      margin-block-start: var(--str-chat__spacing-xxs);
+    }
 
     .str-chat__message-reactions-detail__skeleton-item {
       padding-block: var(--str-chat__spacing-xxs);