diff --git a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
index 65d05989f..5ae34cb4e 100644
--- a/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
+++ b/app/dao/notifications_dao.py
@@ -633,7 +633,11 @@ def dao_get_notifications_by_recipient_or_reference(service_id, search_term, not
     if notification_type:
         filters.append(Notification.notification_type == notification_type)
 
-    results = db.session.query(Notification).filter(*filters).order_by(desc(Notification.created_at)).all()
+    results = db.session.query(Notification)\
+        .filter(*filters)\
+        .order_by(desc(Notification.created_at))\
+        .limit(current_app.config['PAGE_SIZE'])\
+        .all()
     return results
 
 
diff --git a/tests/app/dao/notification_dao/test_notification_dao.py b/tests/app/dao/notification_dao/test_notification_dao.py
index 9fedbd8ca..498e70496 100644
--- a/tests/app/dao/notification_dao/test_notification_dao.py
+++ b/tests/app/dao/notification_dao/test_notification_dao.py
@@ -1057,6 +1057,24 @@ def test_dao_get_notifications_by_recipient(sample_template):
     assert notification1.id == results[0].id
 
 
+def test_dao_get_notifications_by_recipient_is_limited_to_50_results(sample_template):
+
+    for _ in range(100):
+        create_notification(
+            template=sample_template,
+            to_field='+447700900855',
+            normalised_to='447700900855',
+        )
+
+    results = dao_get_notifications_by_recipient_or_reference(
+        sample_template.service_id,
+        '447700900855',
+        notification_type='sms'
+    )
+
+    assert len(results) == 50
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("search_term",
                          ["JACK", "JACK@gmail.com", "jack@gmail.com"])
 def test_dao_get_notifications_by_recipient_is_not_case_sensitive(sample_email_template, search_term):