diff --git a/client/src/api/photos.js b/client/src/api/photos.js
index b533f12..486094f 100644
--- a/client/src/api/photos.js
+++ b/client/src/api/photos.js
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ export function bulkAddToCollection(ids, collectionId) {
 }
 
 // Duplicates
-export function fetchDuplicates() {
-  return api('/api/duplicates');
+export function fetchDuplicates(page = 1, limit = 20) {
+  return api(`/api/duplicates?page=${page}&limit=${limit}`);
 }
 
 export function scanDuplicates() {
diff --git a/client/src/components/DuplicatesView.jsx b/client/src/components/DuplicatesView.jsx
index 78a54d6..31d0ace 100644
--- a/client/src/components/DuplicatesView.jsx
+++ b/client/src/components/DuplicatesView.jsx
@@ -2,44 +2,60 @@ import { useState, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { fetchDuplicates, scanDuplicates, dismissGroup, keepBestDuplicate } from '../api/photos.js';
 import DuplicateGroup from './DuplicateGroup.jsx';
 
+const PAGE_SIZE = 20;
+
 export default function DuplicatesView({ onOpenPhoto, onGroupCountChange }) {
-  const [groups, setGroups]         = useState(null);
+  const [groups, setGroups]         = useState([]);
+  const [total, setTotal]           = useState(null);
+  const [page, setPage]             = useState(1);
+  const [hasMore, setHasMore]       = useState(false);
+  const [loading, setLoading]       = useState(true);
+  const [loadingMore, setLoadingMore] = useState(false);
   const [scanning, setScanning]     = useState(false);
   const [scanResult, setScanResult] = useState(null);
   const [error, setError]           = useState(null);
 
-  useEffect(() => { load(); }, []);
-
-  async function load() {
+  async function loadPage(p, replace = false) {
     try {
-      const data = await fetchDuplicates();
-      setGroups(data.groups);
+      const data = await fetchDuplicates(p, PAGE_SIZE);
+      setTotal(data.total);
+      setPage(p);
+      setHasMore(p < data.pages);
+      setGroups(prev => replace ? data.groups : [...prev, ...data.groups]);
       onGroupCountChange?.(data.total);
     } catch (e) {
       setError(e.message);
     }
   }
 
+  async function handleLoadMore() {
+    setLoadingMore(true);
+    await loadPage(page + 1, false);
+    setLoadingMore(false);
+  }
+
   async function handleScan() {
     setScanning(true);
     setError(null);
     try {
       const result = await scanDuplicates();
       setScanResult(result);
-      await load();
+      setLoading(true);
+      await loadPage(1, true);
     } catch (e) {
       setError(e.message);
+    } finally {
+      setScanning(false);
+      setLoading(false);
     }
-    setScanning(false);
   }
 
-  function removeGroup(photoIds) {
-    setGroups(prev => {
-      const next = prev.filter(g => {
-        const s = new Set(g.map(p => p.id));
-        return !photoIds.every(id => s.has(id));
-      });
-      onGroupCountChange?.(next.length);
+  function removeGroupLocal(photoIds) {
+    const ids = new Set(photoIds);
+    setGroups(prev => prev.filter(g => !photoIds.every(id => new Set(g.map(p => p.id)).has(id))));
+    setTotal(prev => {
+      const next = (prev ?? 1) - 1;
+      onGroupCountChange?.(next);
       return next;
     });
   }
@@ -47,19 +63,26 @@ export default function DuplicatesView({ onOpenPhoto, onGroupCountChange }) {
   async function handleDismiss(photoIds) {
     try {
       await dismissGroup(photoIds);
-      removeGroup(photoIds);
-    } catch {}
+      removeGroupLocal(photoIds);
+    } catch (e) {
+      setError(e.message);
+    }
   }
 
   async function handleKeepBest(photoIds) {
     try {
       await keepBestDuplicate(photoIds);
-      removeGroup(photoIds);
+      removeGroupLocal(photoIds);
     } catch (e) {
       setError(e.message);
     }
   }
 
+  // Initial load
+  useEffect(() => {
+    loadPage(1, true).finally(() => setLoading(false));
+  }, []);
+
   return (
     <div style={{ padding: '24px 20px', maxWidth: 1100, margin: '0 auto' }}>
       {/* Toolbar */}
@@ -92,32 +115,52 @@ export default function DuplicatesView({ onOpenPhoto, onGroupCountChange }) {
         <p style={{ color: '#f87171', fontSize: 13, marginBottom: 16 }}>{error}</p>
       )}
 
-      {groups === null && (
+      {loading && (
         <p style={{ color: '#777', fontSize: 13 }}>Loading…</p>
       )}
 
-      {groups !== null && groups.length === 0 && (
+      {!loading && total === 0 && (
         <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', paddingTop: 60, color: '#777' }}>
           <p style={{ fontSize: 15, marginBottom: 8 }}>No similar photos to review.</p>
           <p style={{ fontSize: 13 }}>Click "Scan library" to compare perceptual hashes across your library.</p>
         </div>
       )}
 
-      {groups !== null && groups.length > 0 && (
-        <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 10 }}>
-          <p style={{ fontSize: 12, color: '#666', marginBottom: 4 }}>
-            {groups.length} group{groups.length !== 1 ? 's' : ''} — click a photo to inspect it, "Not duplicates" to dismiss
+      {!loading && total > 0 && (
+        <>
+          <p style={{ fontSize: 12, color: '#666', marginBottom: 12 }}>
+            {total} group{total !== 1 ? 's' : ''} — showing {groups.length}
+            {' · '}click a photo to inspect it
           </p>
-          {groups.map((group, i) => (
-            <DuplicateGroup
-              key={i}
-              photos={group}
-              onDismiss={() => handleDismiss(group.map(p => p.id))}
-              onKeepBest={() => handleKeepBest(group.map(p => p.id))}
-              onOpen={(photo) => onOpenPhoto(photo, group)}
-            />
-          ))}
-        </div>
+
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 10 }}>
+            {groups.map((group, i) => (
+              <DuplicateGroup
+                key={`${group[0]?.id}-${i}`}
+                photos={group}
+                onDismiss={() => handleDismiss(group.map(p => p.id))}
+                onKeepBest={() => handleKeepBest(group.map(p => p.id))}
+                onOpen={(photo) => onOpenPhoto(photo, group)}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </div>
+
+          {hasMore && (
+            <div style={{ textAlign: 'center', marginTop: 24 }}>
+              <button
+                onClick={handleLoadMore}
+                disabled={loadingMore}
+                style={{
+                  background: '#1a1a1a', border: '1px solid #2a2a2a', borderRadius: 6,
+                  color: loadingMore ? '#444' : '#aaa', cursor: loadingMore ? 'default' : 'pointer',
+                  padding: '8px 28px', fontSize: 13,
+                }}
+              >
+                {loadingMore ? 'Loading…' : `Load more (${total - groups.length} remaining)`}
+              </button>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </>
       )}
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/server/index.js b/server/index.js
index b21acac..481d02d 100644
--- a/server/index.js
+++ b/server/index.js
@@ -568,9 +568,17 @@ app.post('/api/dedupe/scan', async (_req, res) => {
   } catch (e) { res.status(500).json({ error: e.message }); }
 });
 
-app.get('/api/duplicates', (_req, res) => {
+app.get('/api/duplicates', (req, res) => {
+  const PAGE_SIZE = 20;
+  const page  = Math.max(1, parseInt(req.query.page  ?? '1',  10));
+  const limit = Math.min(100, Math.max(1, parseInt(req.query.limit ?? String(PAGE_SIZE), 10)));
+
   const rawGroups = getGroups(db);
-  const groups = rawGroups.map(group =>
+  const total  = rawGroups.length;
+  const start  = (page - 1) * limit;
+  const slice  = rawGroups.slice(start, start + limit);
+
+  const groups = slice.map(group =>
     group.map(p => ({
       id:           p.id,
       date_taken:   p.date_taken,
@@ -582,7 +590,8 @@ app.get('/api/duplicates', (_req, res) => {
       preview_url:  posterUrl(p.preview_path),
     }))
   );
-  res.json({ groups, total: groups.length });
+
+  res.json({ groups, total, page, limit, pages: Math.ceil(total / limit) });
 });
 
 app.post('/api/duplicates/dismiss', (req, res) => {