diff --git a/app/main/views/jobs.py b/app/main/views/jobs.py
index fe60ee2b6..e95c3d61f 100644
--- a/app/main/views/jobs.py
+++ b/app/main/views/jobs.py
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ def get_notifications(service_id, message_type, status_override=None):
     filter_args = parse_filter_args(request.args)
     filter_args['status'] = set_status_filters(filter_args)
     service_data_retention_days = None
+    search_term = request.form.get('to', '')
 
     if message_type is not None:
         service_data_retention_days = current_service.get_days_of_retention(message_type)
@@ -235,7 +236,7 @@ def get_notifications(service_id, message_type, status_override=None):
         template_type=[message_type] if message_type else [],
         status=filter_args.get('status'),
         limit_days=service_data_retention_days,
-        to=request.form.get('to', ''),
+        to=search_term,
     )
     url_args = {
         'message_type': message_type,
@@ -284,6 +285,7 @@ def get_notifications(service_id, message_type, status_override=None):
             limit_days=service_data_retention_days,
             prev_page=prev_page,
             next_page=next_page,
+            show_pagination=(not search_term),
             status=request.args.get('status'),
             message_type=message_type,
             download_link=download_link,
diff --git a/app/templates/views/activity/notifications.html b/app/templates/views/activity/notifications.html
index ed98307eb..c38d3cee5 100644
--- a/app/templates/views/activity/notifications.html
+++ b/app/templates/views/activity/notifications.html
@@ -33,6 +33,12 @@
     </div>
   {% endif %}
 
-  {{ previous_next_navigation(prev_page, next_page) }}
+  {% if show_pagination %}
+    {{ previous_next_navigation(prev_page, next_page) }}
+  {% elif next_page %}
+    <p class="table-show-more-link">
+      Only showing the first 50 messages
+    </p>
+  {% endif %}
 
 </div>
diff --git a/tests/app/main/views/test_activity.py b/tests/app/main/views/test_activity.py
index c75aa90e3..6b92c7bec 100644
--- a/tests/app/main/views/test_activity.py
+++ b/tests/app/main/views/test_activity.py
@@ -527,6 +527,35 @@ def test_should_show_notifications_for_a_service_with_next_previous(
     assert 'page 1' in prev_page_link.text.strip()
 
 
+def test_doesnt_show_pagination_with_search_term(
+    client_request,
+    service_one,
+    active_user_with_permissions,
+    mock_get_notifications_with_previous_next,
+    mock_get_service_statistics,
+    mock_get_service_data_retention,
+    mock_get_no_api_keys,
+    mocker,
+):
+    page = client_request.post(
+        'main.view_notifications',
+        service_id=service_one['id'],
+        message_type='sms',
+        _data={
+            'to': 'test@example.com',
+        },
+        _expected_status=200,
+    )
+    assert len(page.select('tbody tr')) == 50
+    assert not page.find('a', {'rel': 'next'})
+    assert not page.find('a', {'rel': 'previous'})
+    assert normalize_spaces(
+        page.select_one('.table-show-more-link').text
+    ) == (
+        'Only showing the first 50 messages'
+    )
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "job_created_at, expected_message", [
         ("2016-01-10 11:09:00.000000+00:00", "Data available for 7 days"),