diff --git a/src/Controllers/HomeController.cs b/src/Controllers/HomeController.cs
index 4b30b38..4578bfa 100644
--- a/src/Controllers/HomeController.cs
+++ b/src/Controllers/HomeController.cs
@@ -75,22 +75,56 @@ public class HomeController : Controller
 
     [Authorize(Roles = "CanManageUsers")]
     [HttpGet("Users")]
-    public async Task<ActionResult> UsersAsync()
+    public async Task<ActionResult> UsersAsync([FromQuery] int page = 1, [FromQuery] int pageSize = 50)
     {
-        IEnumerable<UserModel> users = await _ldap.ListUsersAsync([.. _ldap.UsersAttributes.Where(attr => attr != "jpegPhoto" && attr != "userPassword")]);
+        page = Math.Max(1, page);
+        pageSize = Math.Clamp(pageSize, 10, 100);
+
+        // Fetch all users with jpegPhoto (but not userPassword)
+        IEnumerable<UserModel> allUsers = await _ldap.ListUsersAsync([.. _ldap.UsersAttributes.Where(attr => attr != "userPassword")]);
+        List<UserModel> usersList = allUsers.ToList();
+        int totalUsers = usersList.Count;
+
+        List<UserModel> paginatedUsers = usersList
+            .Skip((page - 1) * pageSize)
+            .Take(pageSize)
+            .ToList();
+
         List<UserTableViewModel> UserTableViewModels = [];
-        foreach (UserModel user in users)
+        foreach (UserModel user in paginatedUsers)
         {
+            string? jpegPhotoBase64 = null;
+            if (user.JpegPhoto != null)
+            {
+                try
+                {
+                    byte[] photoBytes = Convert.FromBase64String(user.JpegPhoto);
+                    jpegPhotoBase64 = ImageHelper.ResizeAndConvertToBase64(photoBytes, 48);
+                }
+                catch
+                {
+                    // If image processing fails, leave as null
+                }
+            }
+
             UserTableViewModels.Add(new()
             {
                 Name = user.Cn ?? "",
                 Surname = user.Sn ?? "",
                 Title = user.Title ?? "",
                 Uid = user.Uid,
-                Description = user.Description ?? new() {Address = new(), BirthDate = "", Workplace = "", Groups = []}
+                Description = user.Description ?? new() {Address = new(), BirthDate = "", Workplace = "", Groups = []},
+                JpegPhotoBase64 = jpegPhotoBase64
             });
         }
-        return View(new UsersIndexViewModel() { UserTableViewModels = UserTableViewModels });
+
+        return View(new UsersIndexViewModel()
+        {
+            UserTableViewModels = UserTableViewModels,
+            CurrentPage = page,
+            PageSize = pageSize,
+            TotalUsers = totalUsers
+        });
     }
 
     [Authorize(Roles = "CanManageUsers")]
diff --git a/src/Models/UserModels.cs b/src/Models/UserModels.cs
index 9fa36d0..5821e62 100644
--- a/src/Models/UserModels.cs
+++ b/src/Models/UserModels.cs
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ public class UserTableViewModel
     public required string Name { get; set; }
     public required string Surname { get; set; }
     public required UserDescription Description { get; set; }
+    public string? JpegPhotoBase64 { get; set; }
 }
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diff --git a/src/Models/UsersViewModel.cs b/src/Models/UsersViewModel.cs
index 1729968..3e18d30 100644
--- a/src/Models/UsersViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Models/UsersViewModel.cs
@@ -3,4 +3,8 @@ namespace Berufsschule_HAM.Models;
 public class UsersIndexViewModel
 {
     public required IEnumerable<UserTableViewModel> UserTableViewModels { get; set; }
+    public int CurrentPage { get; set; } = 1;
+    public int PageSize { get; set; } = 50;
+    public int TotalUsers { get; set; }
+    public int TotalPages => (int)Math.Ceiling((double)TotalUsers / PageSize);
 }
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diff --git a/src/Views/Home/Users.cshtml b/src/Views/Home/Users.cshtml
index 3e5a255..3e3ec25 100644
--- a/src/Views/Home/Users.cshtml
+++ b/src/Views/Home/Users.cshtml
@@ -41,7 +41,16 @@
                 {
                 <tr class="user-row">
                     <td>
-                    <img class="rounded-circle user-icon" src="~/Home/UserPhoto?uid=@userTableViewModel.Uid&size=48" alt="Photo" style="width:32px;height:32px;" width="32" height="32" loading="lazy" />
+                    @if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(userTableViewModel.JpegPhotoBase64))
+                    {
+                        <img class="rounded-circle user-icon" src="data:image/webp;base64,@userTableViewModel.JpegPhotoBase64" alt="Photo" style="width:32px;height:32px;" width="32" height="32" />
+                    }
+                    else
+                    {
+                        <div class="rounded-circle user-icon bg-secondary d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center" style="width:32px;height:32px;">
+                            <span class="text-white fw-bold">@userTableViewModel.Name.FirstOrDefault()@userTableViewModel.Surname.FirstOrDefault()</span>
+                        </div>
+                    }
                     </td>
                     <td>@userTableViewModel.Uid</td>
                     <td>@userTableViewModel.Title</td>
@@ -79,6 +88,64 @@
             </tbody>
         </table>
     </div>
+
+    @* Pagination Controls *@
+    @if (Model.TotalPages > 1)
+    {
+        <nav aria-label="User pagination" class="mt-4">
+            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                <div class="text-muted">
+                    @T["Showing"] @((Model.CurrentPage - 1) * Model.PageSize + 1) - @Math.Min(Model.CurrentPage * Model.PageSize, Model.TotalUsers) @T["of"] @Model.TotalUsers @T["users"]
+                </div>
+                <ul class="pagination mb-0">
+                    @* Previous Button *@
+                    <li class="page-item @(Model.CurrentPage == 1 ? "disabled" : "")">
+                        <a class="page-link" href="?page=@(Model.CurrentPage - 1)&pageSize=@Model.PageSize" aria-label="Previous">
+                            <span aria-hidden="true">&laquo;</span>
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+
+                    @* Page Numbers *@
+                    @{
+                        int startPage = Math.Max(1, Model.CurrentPage - 2);
+                        int endPage = Math.Min(Model.TotalPages, Model.CurrentPage + 2);
+
+                        if (startPage > 1)
+                        {
+                            <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="?page=1&pageSize=@Model.PageSize">1</a></li>
+                            if (startPage > 2)
+                            {
+                                <li class="page-item disabled"><span class="page-link">...</span></li>
+                            }
+                        }
+
+                        for (int i = startPage; i <= endPage; i++)
+                        {
+                            <li class="page-item @(i == Model.CurrentPage ? "active" : "")">
+                                <a class="page-link" href="?page=@i&pageSize=@Model.PageSize">@i</a>
+                            </li>
+                        }
+
+                        if (endPage < Model.TotalPages)
+                        {
+                            if (endPage < Model.TotalPages - 1)
+                            {
+                                <li class="page-item disabled"><span class="page-link">...</span></li>
+                            }
+                            <li class="page-item"><a class="page-link" href="?page=@Model.TotalPages&pageSize=@Model.PageSize">@Model.TotalPages</a></li>
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    @* Next Button *@
+                    <li class="page-item @(Model.CurrentPage >= Model.TotalPages ? "disabled" : "")">
+                        <a class="page-link" href="?page=@(Model.CurrentPage + 1)&pageSize=@Model.PageSize" aria-label="Next">
+                            <span aria-hidden="true">&raquo;</span>
+                        </a>
+                    </li>
+                </ul>
+            </div>
+        </nav>
+    }
 </div>
 
 <!-- User Delete Confirmation Modal -->