diff --git a/bookwyrm/models/list.py b/bookwyrm/models/list.py
index 96bf0b7a..6ade16de 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/models/list.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/models/list.py
@@ -46,6 +46,10 @@ class List(OrderedCollectionMixin, BookWyrmModel):
         ''' list of books for this shelf, overrides OrderedCollectionMixin  '''
         return self.books.all().order_by('listitem')
 
+    class Meta:
+        ''' default sorting '''
+        ordering = ('-updated_date',)
+
 
 class ListItem(ActivitypubMixin, BookWyrmModel):
     ''' ok '''
diff --git a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
index b016b9f1..36250331 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
+++ b/bookwyrm/templates/lists/lists.html
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 <header class="block">
     <h1 class="title">Lists</h1>
 </header>
-
-{% if request.user.is_authenticated %}
+{% if request.user.is_authenticated and not lists.has_previous %}
 <section class="block content">
     <header class="columns">
         <div class="column">
@@ -27,18 +26,26 @@
     </form>
 
     {% if request.user.list_set.exists %}
-    {% include 'lists/list_items.html' with lists=request.user.list_set.all %}
+    {% include 'lists/list_items.html' with lists=request.user.list_set.all|slice:4 %}
+    {% endif %}
+
+    {% if request.user.list_set.count > 4 %}
+    <a href="{{ request.user.local_path }}/lists">See all {{ request.user.list_set.count}} lists</a>
     {% endif %}
 </section>
 {% endif %}
 
-{% if lists.exists %}
+
+{% if lists %}
 <section class="block content">
     <h2 class="title">Recent Lists</h2>
     {% if request.user.list_set.exists %}
     {% include 'lists/list_items.html' with lists=lists %}
     {% endif %}
 </section>
+<div>
+    {% include 'snippets/pagination.html' with page=lists path=path %}
+</div>
 {% endif %}
 
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/bookwyrm/views/list.py b/bookwyrm/views/list.py
index 9ef2ae3b..01af2d19 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/views/list.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/views/list.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 ''' book list views'''
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
+from django.core.paginator import Paginator
 from django.db.models import Q
 from django.http import HttpResponseNotFound, HttpResponseBadRequest
 from django.shortcuts import get_object_or_404, redirect
@@ -19,15 +20,23 @@ class Lists(View):
     ''' book list page '''
     def get(self, request):
         ''' display a book list '''
+        try:
+            page = int(request.GET.get('page', 1))
+        except ValueError:
+            page = 1
+
         user = request.user if request.user.is_authenticated else None
         lists = models.List.objects.filter(
             ~Q(user=user),
         ).all()
         lists = privacy_filter(request.user, lists, ['public', 'followers'])
+
+        paginated = Paginator(lists, 12)
         data = {
             'title': 'Lists',
-            'lists': lists,
-            'list_form': forms.ListForm()
+            'lists': paginated.page(page),
+            'list_form': forms.ListForm(),
+            'path': '/list',
         }
         return TemplateResponse(request, 'lists/lists.html', data)