diff --git a/packages/client/src/components/hermes/chat/HistoryMessageList.vue b/packages/client/src/components/hermes/chat/HistoryMessageList.vue
index 3395b6c..69a09d3 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/components/hermes/chat/HistoryMessageList.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/components/hermes/chat/HistoryMessageList.vue
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
-import { ref, computed, watch } from "vue";
+import { ref, computed, nextTick, watch } from "vue";
 import { useI18n } from "vue-i18n";
 import VirtualMessageList from "./VirtualMessageList.vue";
 import MessageItem from "./MessageItem.vue";
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type { Session } from "@/stores/hermes/chat";
 
 const props = defineProps<{
   session?: Session | null; // Optional: use this session instead of chatStore.activeSession
+  loadOlder?: (sessionId: string) => Promise<boolean>;
 }>();
 
 const chatStore = useChatStore();
@@ -45,6 +46,16 @@ function scrollToAnchor(messageId: string, anchorId: string) {
   listRef.value?.scrollToAnchor(messageId, anchorId);
 }
 
+async function handleTopReach() {
+  const session = activeSession.value;
+  if (!session?.hasMoreBefore || session.isLoadingOlderMessages || !props.loadOlder) return;
+  const snapshot = listRef.value?.captureScrollPosition() ?? null;
+  const loaded = await props.loadOlder(session.id);
+  if (!loaded) return;
+  await nextTick();
+  listRef.value?.restoreScrollPosition(snapshot);
+}
+
 // Scroll to bottom on session switch
 watch(
   () => activeSession.value?.id,
@@ -97,6 +108,7 @@ defineExpose({
   <VirtualMessageList
     ref="listRef"
     :messages="displayMessages"
+    @top-reach="handleTopReach"
   >
     <template #empty>
       <div class="empty-state">
@@ -104,6 +116,14 @@ defineExpose({
         <p>{{ t("chat.emptyState") }}</p>
       </div>
     </template>
+    <template #before>
+      <div
+        v-if="activeSession?.hasMoreBefore || activeSession?.isLoadingOlderMessages"
+        class="history-loader"
+      >
+        <span v-if="activeSession?.isLoadingOlderMessages" class="history-loader-spinner"></span>
+      </div>
+    </template>
     <template #item="{ message: msg }">
       <MessageItem
         :message="msg"
@@ -136,6 +156,34 @@ defineExpose({
   }
 }
 
+.history-loader {
+  height: 28px;
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  flex: 0 0 auto;
+}
+
+.history-loader-spinner {
+  width: 14px;
+  height: 14px;
+  border: 2px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.16);
+  border-top-color: $accent-primary;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  animation: spin 0.7s linear infinite;
+
+  .dark & {
+    border-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
+    border-top-color: $accent-primary;
+  }
+}
+
+@keyframes spin {
+  to {
+    transform: rotate(360deg);
+  }
+}
+
 .fade-enter-active,
 .fade-leave-active {
   transition: opacity 0.4s ease;
diff --git a/packages/client/src/views/hermes/HistoryView.vue b/packages/client/src/views/hermes/HistoryView.vue
index 3997e48..58e3997 100644
--- a/packages/client/src/views/hermes/HistoryView.vue
+++ b/packages/client/src/views/hermes/HistoryView.vue
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import { copyToClipboard } from '@/utils/clipboard'
 import HistoryMessageList from '@/components/hermes/chat/HistoryMessageList.vue'
 import SessionListItem from '@/components/hermes/chat/SessionListItem.vue'
 import OutlinePanel from '@/components/hermes/chat/OutlinePanel.vue'
-import { batchDeleteSessions, deleteSession, fetchHermesSessions, fetchHermesSession, importHermesSession, type SessionSummary } from '@/api/hermes/sessions'
+import { batchDeleteSessions, deleteSession, fetchHermesSessions, fetchHermesSession, fetchSessionMessagesPage, importHermesSession, type HermesMessage, type SessionSummary } from '@/api/hermes/sessions'
 
 const appStore = useAppStore()
 const profilesStore = useProfilesStore()
@@ -53,6 +53,8 @@ const contextMenuX = ref(0)
 const contextMenuY = ref(0)
 let hermesSessionsRequestId = 0
 
+const HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE = 300
+
 function handleOutlineNavigate(target: { messageId: string; anchorId: string }) {
   historyMessageListRef.value?.scrollToAnchor(target.messageId, target.anchorId)
 }
@@ -107,56 +109,98 @@ const contextMenuOptions = computed<DropdownOption[]>(() => {
   return options
 })
 
+function mapHistoryMessages(messages: HermesMessage[]): Session['messages'] {
+  return messages.map(m => {
+    const msg: Session['messages'][number] = {
+      id: String(m.id),
+      role: m.role,
+      content: m.content || '',
+      timestamp: m.timestamp * 1000,
+      reasoning: m.reasoning || undefined,
+      systemType: m.role === 'command' ? 'command' : undefined,
+    }
+
+    if (m.role === 'tool') {
+      msg.toolName = m.tool_name || undefined
+      msg.toolCallId = m.tool_call_id || undefined
+      msg.toolArgs = m.tool_calls?.[0]?.function?.arguments
+        ? JSON.stringify(m.tool_calls[0].function.arguments)
+        : undefined
+      msg.toolStatus = 'done'
+      msg.toolResult = m.content || undefined
+      msg.content = ''
+    }
+
+    return msg
+  })
+}
+
+function sessionFromSummary(summary: SessionSummary, messages: Session['messages'] = []): Session {
+  return {
+    id: summary.id,
+    profile: summary.profile || undefined,
+    title: summary.title || '',
+    source: summary.source,
+    createdAt: summary.started_at * 1000,
+    updatedAt: (summary.last_active || summary.ended_at || summary.started_at) * 1000,
+    model: summary.model,
+    provider: summary.provider,
+    messageCount: summary.message_count,
+    messageTotal: summary.message_count,
+    loadedMessageCount: messages.length,
+    hasMoreBefore: false,
+    inputTokens: summary.input_tokens,
+    outputTokens: summary.output_tokens,
+    endedAt: summary.ended_at ? summary.ended_at * 1000 : undefined,
+    lastActiveAt: summary.last_active ? summary.last_active * 1000 : undefined,
+    workspace: summary.workspace || undefined,
+    messages,
+  }
+}
+
 async function loadHistorySession(sessionId: string, profile?: string | null) {
   const summary = findHistorySession(sessionId)
   const sessionProfile = profile || summary?.profile || null
-  // First, fetch the Hermes session detail
-  const sessionDetail = await fetchHermesSession(sessionId, sessionProfile)
-  if (!sessionDetail) {
-    message.error(t('chat.sessionNotFound'))
-    return
-  }
+  const page = await fetchSessionMessagesPage(sessionId, 0, HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE, sessionProfile)
+  let sessionData: Session | null = null
 
-  // Convert SessionDetail to Session format and add to chatStore
-  const sessionData: Session = {
-    id: sessionDetail.id,
-    profile: sessionDetail.profile || sessionProfile || undefined,
-    title: sessionDetail.title || '',
-    source: sessionDetail.source,
-    createdAt: sessionDetail.started_at * 1000,
-    updatedAt: (sessionDetail.last_active || sessionDetail.started_at) * 1000,
-    model: sessionDetail.model,
-    messageCount: sessionDetail.message_count,
-    inputTokens: sessionDetail.input_tokens,
-    outputTokens: sessionDetail.output_tokens,
-    endedAt: sessionDetail.ended_at ? sessionDetail.ended_at * 1000 : undefined,
-    lastActiveAt: sessionDetail.last_active ? sessionDetail.last_active * 1000 : undefined,
-    workspace: sessionDetail.workspace || undefined,
-    messages: sessionDetail.messages.map(m => {
-      const msg: any = {
-        id: String(m.id),
-        sessionId: m.session_id,
-        role: m.role,
-        content: m.content || '',
-        timestamp: m.timestamp * 1000,
-      }
+  if (page) {
+    const base = summary || page.session
+    sessionData = sessionFromSummary(base, mapHistoryMessages(page.messages))
+    sessionData.profile = summary?.profile || sessionProfile || undefined
+    sessionData.messageCount = page.total
+    sessionData.messageTotal = page.total
+    sessionData.loadedMessageCount = page.messages.length
+    sessionData.hasMoreBefore = page.hasMore
+  } else {
+    // Some imported/legacy Hermes sessions may only exist in Hermes state.db.
+    // Keep the old full-detail path as a compatibility fallback.
+    const sessionDetail = await fetchHermesSession(sessionId, sessionProfile)
+    if (!sessionDetail) {
+      message.error(t('chat.sessionNotFound'))
+      return
+    }
 
-      // Preserve tool-related fields
-      if (m.role === 'tool') {
-        msg.toolName = m.tool_name
-        msg.toolArgs = m.tool_calls?.[0]?.function?.arguments
-          ? JSON.stringify(m.tool_calls[0].function.arguments)
-          : undefined
-        msg.toolStatus = 'done'
-      }
-
-      // Preserve reasoning field
-      if (m.reasoning) {
-        msg.reasoning = m.reasoning
-      }
-
-      return msg
-    }),
+    sessionData = {
+      id: sessionDetail.id,
+      profile: sessionDetail.profile || sessionProfile || undefined,
+      title: sessionDetail.title || '',
+      source: sessionDetail.source,
+      createdAt: sessionDetail.started_at * 1000,
+      updatedAt: (sessionDetail.last_active || sessionDetail.started_at) * 1000,
+      model: sessionDetail.model,
+      provider: sessionDetail.provider,
+      messageCount: sessionDetail.message_count,
+      messageTotal: sessionDetail.message_count,
+      loadedMessageCount: sessionDetail.messages.length,
+      hasMoreBefore: false,
+      inputTokens: sessionDetail.input_tokens,
+      outputTokens: sessionDetail.output_tokens,
+      endedAt: sessionDetail.ended_at ? sessionDetail.ended_at * 1000 : undefined,
+      lastActiveAt: sessionDetail.last_active ? sessionDetail.last_active * 1000 : undefined,
+      workspace: sessionDetail.workspace || undefined,
+      messages: mapHistoryMessages(sessionDetail.messages),
+    }
   }
 
   // Set history page's own session state (independent from chatStore)
@@ -166,6 +210,34 @@ async function loadHistorySession(sessionId: string, profile?: string | null) {
   if (mobileQuery?.matches) showSessions.value = false
 }
 
+async function loadOlderHistoryMessages(sessionId: string): Promise<boolean> {
+  const target = historySession.value
+  if (!target || target.id !== sessionId || target.isLoadingOlderMessages || !target.hasMoreBefore) return false
+  const offset = target.loadedMessageCount || 0
+  target.isLoadingOlderMessages = true
+  try {
+    const page = await fetchSessionMessagesPage(sessionId, offset, HISTORY_PAGE_SIZE, target.profile)
+    if (!page || page.messages.length === 0) {
+      target.hasMoreBefore = false
+      return false
+    }
+
+    const existingIds = new Set(target.messages.map(message => message.id))
+    const olderMessages = mapHistoryMessages(page.messages).filter(message => !existingIds.has(message.id))
+    target.messages = [...olderMessages, ...target.messages]
+    target.loadedMessageCount = offset + page.messages.length
+    target.messageTotal = page.total
+    target.messageCount = page.total
+    target.hasMoreBefore = page.hasMore
+    return olderMessages.length > 0
+  } catch (err) {
+    console.error('Failed to load older history messages:', err)
+    return false
+  } finally {
+    target.isLoadingOlderMessages = false
+  }
+}
+
 async function handleSessionClick(sessionId: string, profile?: string | null) {
   await router.push({
     name: 'hermes.historySession',
@@ -764,7 +836,11 @@ function handleBatchDeleteConfirm() {
 
       <div class="history-content-wrapper">
         <div class="history-main-content">
-          <HistoryMessageList ref="historyMessageListRef" :session="historySession" />
+          <HistoryMessageList
+            ref="historyMessageListRef"
+            :session="historySession"
+            :load-older="loadOlderHistoryMessages"
+          />
         </div>
         <OutlinePanel
           v-if="showOutline && historySession"
diff --git a/packages/server/src/controllers/hermes/sessions.ts b/packages/server/src/controllers/hermes/sessions.ts
index fd09074..e058256 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/controllers/hermes/sessions.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/controllers/hermes/sessions.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import * as hermesCli from '../../services/hermes/hermes-cli'
-import { listSessionSummaries, getUsageStatsFromDb, getSessionDetailFromDb, getSessionDetailFromDbWithProfile, getExactSessionDetailFromDbWithProfile } from '../../db/hermes/sessions-db'
+import { listSessionSummaries, getUsageStatsFromDb, getSessionDetailFromDb, getSessionDetailFromDbWithProfile, getSessionDetailPaginatedFromDbWithProfile, getExactSessionDetailFromDbWithProfile } from '../../db/hermes/sessions-db'
 import {
   listSessions as localListSessions,
   searchSessions as localSearchSessions,
@@ -872,29 +872,35 @@ function serializeAsText(title: string | null, messages: any[]): string {
 export async function getConversationMessagesPaginated(ctx: any) {
   const offset = ctx.query.offset ? parseInt(ctx.query.offset as string, 10) : 0
   const limit = ctx.query.limit ? parseInt(ctx.query.limit as string, 10) : 50
+  const profile = requestedProfile(ctx)
 
   const { getSessionDetailPaginated } = await import('../../db/hermes/session-store')
-  const result = getSessionDetailPaginated(ctx.params.id, offset, limit)
+  const localResult = getSessionDetailPaginated(ctx.params.id, offset, limit)
+  const result = localResult && (!profile || localResult.session.profile === profile)
+    ? localResult
+    : await getSessionDetailPaginatedFromDbWithProfile(ctx.params.id, profile || 'default', offset, limit)
 
   if (!result) {
     ctx.status = 404
     ctx.body = { error: 'Conversation not found' }
     return
   }
-  if (denySessionAccess(ctx, result.session)) return
+  const session = { ...result.session, profile: (result.session as any).profile || profile || 'default' }
+  if (denySessionAccess(ctx, session)) return
 
   ctx.body = {
     session: {
-      id: result.session.id,
-      source: result.session.source,
-      model: result.session.model,
-      title: result.session.title,
-      started_at: result.session.started_at,
-      ended_at: result.session.ended_at,
-      last_active: result.session.last_active,
-      message_count: result.session.message_count,
-      input_tokens: result.session.input_tokens,
-      output_tokens: result.session.output_tokens,
+      id: session.id,
+      profile: session.profile,
+      source: session.source,
+      model: session.model,
+      title: session.title,
+      started_at: session.started_at,
+      ended_at: session.ended_at,
+      last_active: session.last_active,
+      message_count: session.message_count,
+      input_tokens: session.input_tokens,
+      output_tokens: session.output_tokens,
     },
     messages: result.messages,
     total: result.total,
diff --git a/packages/server/src/db/hermes/sessions-db.ts b/packages/server/src/db/hermes/sessions-db.ts
index 66dca39..130745b 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/db/hermes/sessions-db.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/db/hermes/sessions-db.ts
@@ -62,6 +62,15 @@ export interface HermesSessionDetailRow extends HermesSessionRow {
   thread_session_count: number
 }
 
+export interface PaginatedHermesSessionDetailResult {
+  session: HermesSessionDetailRow
+  messages: HermesMessageRow[]
+  total: number
+  offset: number
+  limit: number
+  hasMore: boolean
+}
+
 interface HermesSessionInternalRow extends HermesSessionRow {
   parent_session_id: string | null
 }
@@ -669,6 +678,52 @@ export async function getSessionDetailFromDbWithProfile(sessionId: string, profi
   }
 }
 
+export async function getSessionDetailPaginatedFromDbWithProfile(
+  sessionId: string,
+  profile: string,
+  offset = 0,
+  limit = 300,
+): Promise<PaginatedHermesSessionDetailResult | null> {
+  const db = await openSessionDb(profile)
+  try {
+    const idx = loadAllSessions(db)
+    const requested = idx.byId.get(sessionId) || null
+    if (!requested) return null
+
+    const chain = collectSessionChainForMatchedSession(requested, idx)
+    if (!chain.length) return null
+
+    const ids = chain.map(session => session.id)
+    const placeholders = ids.map(() => '?').join(', ')
+    const orderSql = chainOrderSql(ids)
+    const totalRow = db.prepare(`
+      SELECT COUNT(*) AS total
+      FROM messages
+      WHERE session_id IN (${placeholders})
+    `).get(...ids) as { total: number } | undefined
+    const total = Number(totalRow?.total || 0)
+
+    const messageRows = db.prepare(`
+      SELECT * FROM messages
+      WHERE session_id IN (${placeholders})
+      ORDER BY CASE session_id ${orderSql} ELSE ${ids.length} END DESC, id DESC
+      LIMIT ? OFFSET ?
+    `).all(...ids, ...ids, limit, offset) as Record<string, unknown>[]
+    const messages = messageRows.map(mapMessageRow).reverse()
+
+    return {
+      session: aggregateSessionDetail(chain, messages, sessionId),
+      messages,
+      total,
+      offset,
+      limit,
+      hasMore: offset + messages.length < total,
+    }
+  } finally {
+    db.close()
+  }
+}
+
 export async function getExactSessionDetailFromDbWithProfile(sessionId: string, profile: string): Promise<HermesSessionDetailRow | null> {
   const { DatabaseSync } = await import('node:sqlite')
   const dbPath = join(getProfileDir(profile), 'state.db')