diff --git a/backend/app/api/routers/bookings.py b/backend/app/api/routers/bookings.py
index 68afa27..5ee060f 100644
--- a/backend/app/api/routers/bookings.py
+++ b/backend/app/api/routers/bookings.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Header, HTTPException, Query, Response
-from sqlalchemy import select
+from sqlalchemy import func, or_, select
 from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 
 from app.api.deps import get_current_user, get_db
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ from app.models.customer import Customer
 from app.models.vehicle import Vehicle
 from app.schemas import (
     BookingOut,
+    BookingPageOut,
     CurrentUser,
     NextBookingRisk,
     RegisterReturnRequest,
@@ -35,13 +36,16 @@ def _to_out(booking: Booking, customer: Customer, vehicle: Vehicle) -> BookingOu
     )
 
 
-@router.get("", response_model=list[BookingOut])
+@router.get("", response_model=list[BookingOut] | BookingPageOut)
 def list_bookings(
     status: str | None = Query(default=None),
     vehicle_ref: str | None = Query(default=None),
+    query: str | None = Query(default=None, min_length=1, max_length=100),
+    page: int | None = Query(default=None, ge=1),
+    page_size: int = Query(default=25, ge=1, le=25),
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
     _user: CurrentUser = Depends(get_current_user),
-) -> list[BookingOut]:
+) -> list[BookingOut] | BookingPageOut:
     stmt = select(Booking).order_by(Booking.starts_at.desc())
     if status:
         stmt = stmt.where(Booking.status == status)
@@ -50,10 +54,38 @@ def list_bookings(
         if vehicle is None:
             return []
         stmt = stmt.where(Booking.vehicle_id == vehicle.id)
-    bookings = db.scalars(stmt).all()
+    if query:
+        term = f"%{query.strip()}%"
+        stmt = (
+            stmt.join(Customer, Booking.customer_id == Customer.id)
+            .join(Vehicle, Booking.vehicle_id == Vehicle.id)
+            .where(
+                or_(
+                    Booking.public_ref.ilike(term),
+                    Customer.first_name.ilike(term),
+                    Customer.last_name.ilike(term),
+                    Vehicle.public_ref.ilike(term),
+                )
+            )
+        )
+    total = db.scalar(select(func.count()).select_from(stmt.subquery())) or 0
+    page_number = page or 1
+    bookings = db.scalars(
+        stmt if page is None else stmt.offset((page_number - 1) * page_size).limit(page_size)
+    ).all()
     customers = {c.id: c for c in db.scalars(select(Customer)).all()}
     vehicles = {v.id: v for v in db.scalars(select(Vehicle)).all()}
-    return [_to_out(b, customers[b.customer_id], vehicles[b.vehicle_id]) for b in bookings]
+    items = [_to_out(b, customers[b.customer_id], vehicles[b.vehicle_id]) for b in bookings]
+    if page is None:
+        return items
+    total_pages = max(1, (total + page_size - 1) // page_size)
+    return BookingPageOut(
+        items=items,
+        page=min(page_number, total_pages),
+        page_size=page_size,
+        total=total,
+        total_pages=total_pages,
+    )
 
 
 @router.get("/{public_ref}", response_model=BookingOut)
diff --git a/backend/app/schemas.py b/backend/app/schemas.py
index f5062a8..78dda18 100644
--- a/backend/app/schemas.py
+++ b/backend/app/schemas.py
@@ -56,6 +56,14 @@ class BookingOut(BookingSummaryOut):
     customer_name: str
 
 
+class BookingPageOut(BaseModel):
+    items: list[BookingOut]
+    page: int
+    page_size: int
+    total: int
+    total_pages: int
+
+
 class RegisterReturnRequest(BaseModel):
     end_odometer_km: Annotated[int, Field(ge=0)]
     fuel_level_percent: Annotated[int, Field(ge=0, le=100)]
diff --git a/backend/tests/test_bookings.py b/backend/tests/test_bookings.py
index 802cdf7..86ed0f3 100644
--- a/backend/tests/test_bookings.py
+++ b/backend/tests/test_bookings.py
@@ -6,6 +6,20 @@ def test_list_bookings_filters_by_vehicle(ops_client):
     assert all(b["vehicle_ref"] == "MO-024" for b in bookings)
 
 
+def test_list_bookings_supports_bounded_search_pages(ops_client):
+    response = ops_client.get(
+        "/api/v1/bookings",
+        params={"query": "BK-", "page": 1, "page_size": 25},
+    )
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    body = response.json()
+    assert body["page"] == 1
+    assert body["page_size"] == 25
+    assert body["total"] > 25
+    assert body["total_pages"] > 1
+    assert len(body["items"]) == 25
+
+
 def test_get_booking_detail(ops_client):
     response = ops_client.get("/api/v1/bookings/BK-DEMO-RETURN")
     assert response.status_code == 200
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Bookings.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/Bookings.tsx
index c659044..5f34e85 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Bookings.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Bookings.tsx
@@ -1,43 +1,45 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
-import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
+import { Link, useSearchParams } from "react-router-dom";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import { api } from "../api/client";
-import type { Booking } from "../api/types";
+import type { Booking, Page } from "../api/types";
 import { useLocaleFormat } from "../i18n/format";
 import { StatusBadge } from "../components/Badge";
 import { EmptyState, ErrorState, LoadingState, PageHeader } from "../components/PageChrome";
+import { Pagination } from "../components/Pagination";
 
 const STATUS_OPTIONS = ["reserved", "active", "returned", "cancelled", "blocked"];
 
 export function Bookings() {
   const { t } = useTranslation("bookings");
   const { formatShortDate } = useLocaleFormat();
-  const [bookings, setBookings] = useState<Booking[] | null>(null);
+  const [searchParams, setSearchParams] = useSearchParams();
+  const [bookings, setBookings] = useState<Page<Booking> | null>(null);
   const [error, setError] = useState<string | null>(null);
-  const [status, setStatus] = useState("");
-  const [query, setQuery] = useState("");
-  const [page, setPage] = useState(1);
-  const perPage = 25;
+  const status = searchParams.get("status") ?? "";
+  const query = searchParams.get("q") ?? "";
+  const page = Math.max(1, Number(searchParams.get("page") ?? "1") || 1);
+
+  function updateFilters(updates: Record<string, string | number | null>) {
+    const next = new URLSearchParams(searchParams);
+    Object.entries(updates).forEach(([key, value]) => {
+      if (value === null || value === "") next.delete(key);
+      else next.set(key, String(value));
+    });
+    setSearchParams(next);
+  }
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setBookings(null);
     setError(null);
-    const params = new URLSearchParams();
+    const params = new URLSearchParams({ page: String(page), page_size: "25" });
     if (status) params.set("status", status);
+    if (query) params.set("query", query);
     api
-      .get<Booking[]>(`/api/v1/bookings?${params.toString()}`)
+      .get<Page<Booking>>(`/api/v1/bookings?${params.toString()}`)
       .then(setBookings)
       .catch(() => setError(t("list.unavailable")));
-  }, [status]);
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    if (!bookings) return;
-    const filteredCount = bookings.filter((b) =>
-      `${b.public_ref} ${b.customer_name} ${b.vehicle_ref}`.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()),
-    ).length;
-    const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(filteredCount / perPage));
-    setPage((p) => Math.min(p, totalPages));
-  }, [bookings, query]);
+  }, [page, query, status, t]);
 
   return (
     <div className="page">
@@ -46,62 +48,36 @@ export function Bookings() {
       <form className="filters" aria-label={t("list.title")}>
         <label>
           {t("list.searchLabel")}
-          <input type="text" value={query} onChange={(e) => { setQuery(e.target.value); setPage(1); }} placeholder={t("list.searchPlaceholder")} />
+          <input type="search" value={query} onChange={(e) => updateFilters({ q: e.target.value, page: 1 })} placeholder={t("list.searchPlaceholder")} />
         </label>
         <label>
           {t("list.statusLabel")}
-          <select value={status} onChange={(e) => { setStatus(e.target.value); setPage(1); }}>
+          <select value={status} onChange={(e) => updateFilters({ status: e.target.value, page: 1 })}>
             <option value="">{t("list.statusAll")}</option>
-            {STATUS_OPTIONS.map((s) => (
-              <option key={s} value={s}>
-                {t(`statuses.${s}`)}
-              </option>
-            ))}
+            {STATUS_OPTIONS.map((value) => <option key={value} value={value}>{t(`statuses.${value}`)}</option>)}
           </select>
         </label>
       </form>
 
       {error && <ErrorState message={error} />}
       {!error && !bookings && <LoadingState label={t("list.loading")} />}
-      {bookings && bookings.length === 0 && <EmptyState icon="bookings" title={t("list.empty")} detail={t("list.emptyDetail")} />}
+      {bookings && bookings.items.length === 0 && <EmptyState icon={query ? "search" : "bookings"} title={query ? t("list.noMatch") : t("list.empty")} detail={query ? t("list.noMatchDetail") : t("list.emptyDetail")} />}
 
-      {bookings && bookings.length > 0 && (() => {
-        const filtered = bookings.filter((b) => `${b.public_ref} ${b.customer_name} ${b.vehicle_ref}`.toLowerCase().includes(query.toLowerCase()));
-        const totalPages = Math.max(1, Math.ceil(filtered.length / perPage));
-        const visible = filtered.slice((page - 1) * perPage, page * perPage);
-        return filtered.length === 0 ? <EmptyState icon="search" title={t("list.noMatch")} detail={t("list.noMatchDetail")} /> : <div className="table-shell"><div className="table-meta"><span>{t("list.count", { count: filtered.length })}</span><span>{t("list.pageOf", { page, total: totalPages })}</span></div><table className="data-table">
-          <caption className="visually-hidden">{t("list.title")}</caption>
-          <thead>
-            <tr>
-              <th scope="col">{t("list.columns.reference")}</th>
-              <th scope="col">{t("list.columns.customer")}</th>
-              <th scope="col">{t("list.columns.vehicle")}</th>
-              <th scope="col">{t("list.columns.window")}</th>
-              <th scope="col">{t("list.columns.status")}</th>
+      {bookings && bookings.items.length > 0 && <div className="table-shell"><div className="table-meta"><span>{t("list.count", { count: bookings.total })}</span><span>{t("list.pageOf", { page: bookings.page, total: bookings.total_pages })}</span></div><table className="data-table">
+        <caption className="visually-hidden">{t("list.title")}</caption>
+        <thead><tr><th scope="col">{t("list.columns.reference")}</th><th scope="col">{t("list.columns.customer")}</th><th scope="col">{t("list.columns.vehicle")}</th><th scope="col">{t("list.columns.window")}</th><th scope="col">{t("list.columns.status")}</th></tr></thead>
+        <tbody>
+          {bookings.items.map((booking) => (
+            <tr key={booking.public_ref} className="row-clickable">
+              <th scope="row" data-label={t("list.columns.reference")}>{booking.public_ref}<Link className="row-link" to={`/bookings/${booking.public_ref}`}><span className="visually-hidden">{booking.public_ref}</span></Link></th>
+              <td data-label={t("list.columns.customer")}>{booking.customer_name}</td>
+              <td data-label={t("list.columns.vehicle")}><Link to={`/vehicles/${booking.vehicle_ref}`} className="cell-link">{booking.vehicle_ref}</Link></td>
+              <td data-label={t("list.columns.window")}>{formatShortDate(booking.starts_at)} → {formatShortDate(booking.ends_at)}</td>
+              <td data-label={t("list.columns.status")}><StatusBadge status={booking.status} label={t(`statuses.${booking.status}`, { defaultValue: booking.status })} /></td>
             </tr>
-          </thead>
-          <tbody>
-            {visible.map((b) => (
-              <tr key={b.public_ref} className="row-clickable">
-                <th scope="row" data-label={t("list.columns.reference")}>
-                  {b.public_ref}
-                  <Link className="row-link" to={`/bookings/${b.public_ref}`}><span className="visually-hidden">{b.public_ref}</span></Link>
-                </th>
-                <td data-label={t("list.columns.customer")}>{b.customer_name}</td>
-                <td data-label={t("list.columns.vehicle")}>
-                  <Link to={`/vehicles/${b.vehicle_ref}`} className="cell-link">{b.vehicle_ref}</Link>
-                </td>
-                <td data-label={t("list.columns.window")}>
-                  {formatShortDate(b.starts_at)} → {formatShortDate(b.ends_at)}
-                </td>
-                <td data-label={t("list.columns.status")}>
-                  <StatusBadge status={b.status} label={t(`statuses.${b.status}`, { defaultValue: b.status })} />
-                </td>
-              </tr>
-            ))}
-          </tbody>
-        </table><div className="pagination" aria-label={t("list.paginationLabel")}><button type="button" disabled={page === 1} onClick={() => setPage((p) => p - 1)}>{t("list.previous")}</button><span>{t("list.rangeOf", { from: (page - 1) * perPage + 1, to: Math.min(page * perPage, filtered.length), total: filtered.length })}</span><button type="button" disabled={page === totalPages} onClick={() => setPage((p) => p + 1)}>{t("list.next")}</button></div></div>;
-      })()}
+          ))}
+        </tbody>
+      </table><Pagination page={bookings.page} totalPages={bookings.total_pages} onPageChange={(nextPage) => updateFilters({ page: nextPage })} /></div>}
     </div>
   );
 }