diff --git a/cmd/kosli/listFlows.go b/cmd/kosli/listFlows.go
index 006d04ecb..79ce70b3a 100644
--- a/cmd/kosli/listFlows.go
+++ b/cmd/kosli/listFlows.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 	"net/http"
 	"net/url"
+	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 
 	"github.com/kosli-dev/cli/internal/output"
@@ -13,35 +14,73 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
-const listFlowsDesc = `List flows for an org.`
+const listFlowsShortDesc = `List flows for an org. `
+
+const listFlowsLongDesc = listFlowsShortDesc + `By default, all flows for the org are returned.
+Pass --page-limit and/or --page to paginate the results; when pagination is requested the output
+includes pagination metadata and a page footer (table) or a "data"/"pagination" envelope (JSON).
+The list can be filtered by name with --name (and --ignore-case for case-insensitive matching).`
+
+const listFlowsExample = `
+# list all flows for an org:
+kosli list flows \
+	--api-token yourAPIToken \
+	--org yourOrgName
+
+# list the first 30 flows (paginated):
+kosli list flows \
+	--page-limit 30 \
+	--api-token yourAPIToken \
+	--org yourOrgName
+
+# show the second page of flows (30 per page):
+kosli list flows \
+	--page-limit 30 \
+	--page 2 \
+	--api-token yourAPIToken \
+	--org yourOrgName
+
+# list flows whose name contains "backend" (in JSON):
+kosli list flows \
+	--name backend \
+	--api-token yourAPIToken \
+	--org yourOrgName \
+	--output json
+`
 
 type listFlowsOptions struct {
-	output     string
+	listOptions
 	name       string
 	ignoreCase bool
+	paginate   bool
 }
 
 func newListFlowsCmd(out io.Writer) *cobra.Command {
 	o := new(listFlowsOptions)
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
-		Use:   "flows",
-		Short: listFlowsDesc,
-		Long:  listFlowsDesc,
-		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
+		Use:     "flows",
+		Short:   listFlowsShortDesc,
+		Long:    listFlowsLongDesc,
+		Example: listFlowsExample,
+		Args:    cobra.NoArgs,
 		PreRunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 			err := RequireGlobalFlags(global, []string{"Org", "ApiToken"})
 			if err != nil {
 				return ErrorBeforePrintingUsage(cmd, err.Error())
 			}
-			return nil
+			return o.validate(cmd)
 		},
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			// pagination is opt-in: only when the user explicitly sets --page or
+			// --page-limit do we paginate. Otherwise all flows are returned (the
+			// historical behaviour), keeping output backwards compatible.
+			o.paginate = cmd.Flags().Changed("page") || cmd.Flags().Changed("page-limit")
 			return o.run(out)
 		},
 	}
 
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&o.output, "output", "o", "table", outputFlag)
-	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&o.name, "name", "n", "", searchByNameFlag)
+	addListFlags(cmd, &o.listOptions, 20)
+	cmd.Flags().StringVarP(&o.name, "name", "N", "", searchByNameFlag)
 	cmd.Flags().BoolVarP(&o.ignoreCase, "ignore-case", "i", false, ignoreCaseFlag)
 
 	return cmd
@@ -54,6 +93,12 @@ func (o *listFlowsOptions) run(out io.Writer) error {
 	}
 
 	params := url.Values{}
+	if o.paginate {
+		// sending per_page switches the endpoint to the paginated {data, pagination}
+		// envelope; omitting it returns all flows as a plain array (the default)
+		params.Set("page", strconv.Itoa(o.pageNumber))
+		params.Set("per_page", strconv.Itoa(o.pageLimit))
+	}
 	if o.name != "" {
 		params.Set("search_by_name", o.name)
 		// case_sensitive only affects search, so only send it alongside a search term
@@ -76,22 +121,43 @@ func (o *listFlowsOptions) run(out io.Writer) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	return output.FormattedPrint(response.Body, o.output, out, 0,
+	return output.FormattedPrint(response.Body, o.output, out, o.pageNumber,
 		map[string]output.FormatOutputFunc{
 			"table": printFlowsListAsTable,
 			"json":  output.PrintJson,
 		})
 }
 
+type listFlowsResponse struct {
+	Data       []map[string]interface{} `json:"data"`
+	Pagination Pagination               `json:"pagination"`
+}
+
 func printFlowsListAsTable(raw string, out io.Writer, page int) error {
 	var flows []map[string]interface{}
-	err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &flows)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
+	var pagination *Pagination
+
+	// The endpoint returns a plain array when unpaginated and a {data, pagination}
+	// envelope when paginated; handle both so the default behaviour is unchanged.
+	if strings.HasPrefix(strings.TrimSpace(raw), "[") {
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &flows); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	} else {
+		response := &listFlowsResponse{}
+		if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), response); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		flows = response.Data
+		pagination = &response.Pagination
 	}
 
 	if len(flows) == 0 {
-		logger.Info("No flows were found.")
+		msg := "No flows were found"
+		if page != 1 {
+			msg = fmt.Sprintf("%s at page number %d", msg, page)
+		}
+		logger.Info(msg + ".")
 		return nil
 	}
 
@@ -107,6 +173,11 @@ func printFlowsListAsTable(raw string, out io.Writer, page int) error {
 		row := fmt.Sprintf("%s\t%s\t%s\t%s", flow["name"], flow["description"], flow["visibility"], tagsOutput)
 		rows = append(rows, row)
 	}
+	if pagination != nil {
+		paginationInfo := fmt.Sprintf("\nShowing page %.0f of %.0f, total %.0f items", pagination.Page, pagination.PageCount, pagination.Total)
+		rows = append(rows, paginationInfo)
+	}
+
 	tabFormattedPrint(out, header, rows)
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/cmd/kosli/listFlows_test.go b/cmd/kosli/listFlows_test.go
index 7135c8d94..2612060ce 100644
--- a/cmd/kosli/listFlows_test.go
+++ b/cmd/kosli/listFlows_test.go
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (suite *ListFlowsCommandTestSuite) TestListFlowsCmd() {
 		{
 			name:       "listing flows with --output json works when there are flows",
 			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --output json %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
-			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"", "non-empty"}},
+			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"", "non-empty"}}, // unpaginated default returns a plain array
 		},
 		{
 			name:       "listing flows with --output json works when there are no flows",
@@ -76,10 +76,49 @@ func (suite *ListFlowsCommandTestSuite) TestListFlowsCmd() {
 			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"", "non-empty"}, {"[0].name", "list-flows-search-target"}},
 		},
 		{
-			name:       "short flags -n and -i work like --name and --ignore-case",
-			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows -n LIST-FLOWS-SEARCH-TARGET -i --output json %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			name:       "short flags -N and -i work like --name and --ignore-case",
+			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows -N LIST-FLOWS-SEARCH-TARGET -i --output json %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
 			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"", "non-empty"}, {"[0].name", "list-flows-search-target"}},
 		},
+		{
+			name:       "pagination metadata is returned on page 1",
+			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --page-limit 1 --page 1 --output json %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"data", "non-empty"}, {"pagination.page", float64(1)}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:       "can page through flows with --page",
+			cmd:        fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --page-limit 1 --page 2 --output json %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			goldenJson: []jsonCheck{{"pagination.page", float64(2)}},
+		},
+		{
+			name:   "an empty page reports the page number",
+			cmd:    fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --page 99 %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			golden: "No flows were found at page number 99.\n",
+		},
+		{
+			wantError: true,
+			name:      "negative page limit causes an error",
+			cmd:       fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --page-limit -1 %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			golden:    "Error: flag '--page-limit' has value '-1' which is illegal\n",
+		},
+		{
+			wantError: true,
+			name:      "negative page number causes an error",
+			cmd:       fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --page -1 %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			golden:    "Error: flag '--page' has value '-1' which is illegal\n",
+		},
+		{
+			wantError: true,
+			name:      "zero page limit causes an error",
+			cmd:       fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --page-limit 0 %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			golden:    "Error: page limit must be a positive integer\nUsage: kosli list flows [flags]\n",
+		},
+		{
+			wantError: true,
+			name:      "zero page number causes an error",
+			cmd:       fmt.Sprintf(`list flows --page 0 %s`, suite.defaultKosliArguments),
+			golden:    "Error: page number must be a positive integer\nUsage: kosli list flows [flags]\n",
+		},
 		{
 			wantError: true,
 			name:      "providing an argument causes an error",