diff --git a/src/controllers/posts.js b/src/controllers/posts.js
index 20b0ae4292..3f42f64ebd 100644
--- a/src/controllers/posts.js
+++ b/src/controllers/posts.js
@@ -30,6 +30,10 @@ postsController.redirectToPost = async function (req, res, next) {
 };
 
 postsController.getRecentPosts = async function (req, res) {
-	const data = await posts.getRecentPosts(req.uid, 0, 19, req.params.term);
+	const page = parseInt(req.query.page, 10) || 1;
+	const postsPerPage = 20;
+	const start = Math.max(0, (page - 1) * postsPerPage);
+	const stop = start + postsPerPage - 1;
+	const data = await posts.getRecentPosts(req.uid, start, stop, req.params.term);
 	res.json(data);
 };