diff --git a/cloud/src/Dashboard/EventListController.php b/cloud/src/Dashboard/EventListController.php
index fc44ffb..144ac2b 100644
--- a/cloud/src/Dashboard/EventListController.php
+++ b/cloud/src/Dashboard/EventListController.php
@@ -8,13 +8,41 @@ use App\Repository\EventRepository;
 
 final class EventListController
 {
+    private const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 50;
+    private const MAX_LIMIT = 200;
+
     public function __construct(private EventRepository $events, private SessionStore $sess) {}
 
     public function json(Request $req): Response
     {
         if ($this->sess->get('user_id') === null) return Response::json(['error' => 'unauthorized'], 401);
         $severity = $req->query('severity');
-        $rows = $this->events->recent(100, $severity);
-        return Response::json(['events' => $rows], 200);
+        $limit = self::clampLimit($req->query('limit'));
+        [$beforeTs, $beforeId] = self::parseCursor((string)$req->query('cursor'));
+        $rows = $this->events->page($limit, $severity, $beforeTs, $beforeId);
+
+        // Advertise a next cursor only on a full page — a short page means we hit the end.
+        // The cursor is "<occurred_at>:<event_id>" of the last (oldest) row on this page.
+        $next = null;
+        if (count($rows) === $limit && $rows !== []) {
+            $last = $rows[count($rows) - 1];
+            $next = $last['occurred_at'] . ':' . $last['event_id'];
+        }
+        return Response::json(['events' => $rows, 'next_cursor' => $next], 200);
+    }
+
+    private static function clampLimit(mixed $raw): int
+    {
+        if ($raw === null || $raw === '' || !is_numeric($raw)) return self::DEFAULT_LIMIT;
+        return max(1, min(self::MAX_LIMIT, (int)$raw));
+    }
+
+    /** @return array{0: ?float, 1: ?int} parsed (occurred_at, event_id), or null/null if absent/malformed. */
+    private static function parseCursor(string $raw): array
+    {
+        if ($raw === '' || !str_contains($raw, ':')) return [null, null];
+        [$ts, $id] = explode(':', $raw, 2);
+        if (!is_numeric($ts) || $id === '' || !ctype_digit($id)) return [null, null];
+        return [(float)$ts, (int)$id];
     }
 }
diff --git a/cloud/src/Repository/EventRepository.php b/cloud/src/Repository/EventRepository.php
index 237d4ba..9b4f1ff 100644
--- a/cloud/src/Repository/EventRepository.php
+++ b/cloud/src/Repository/EventRepository.php
@@ -6,6 +6,13 @@ interface EventRepository
 {
     public function insert(array $event): int;
     public function recent(int $limit, ?string $severity): array;
+    /**
+     * Keyset (cursor) page over the (occurred_at DESC, event_id DESC) sort key.
+     * Pass null/null for the first page; then the (occurred_at, event_id) of the last
+     * returned row to fetch strictly older events. Stable under concurrent inserts —
+     * new events land at the head and never shift a page window.
+     */
+    public function page(int $limit, ?string $severity, ?float $beforeTs, ?int $beforeId): array;
     public function find(int $id): ?array;
     public function acknowledge(int $id, string $user): bool;
 }
diff --git a/cloud/src/Repository/Pdo/PdoEventRepository.php b/cloud/src/Repository/Pdo/PdoEventRepository.php
index ee95049..84de8de 100644
--- a/cloud/src/Repository/Pdo/PdoEventRepository.php
+++ b/cloud/src/Repository/Pdo/PdoEventRepository.php
@@ -58,6 +58,36 @@ final class PdoEventRepository implements EventRepository
         return array_map(self::mapRow(...), $st->fetchAll());
     }
 
+    public function page(int $limit, ?string $severity, ?float $beforeTs, ?int $beforeId): array
+    {
+        // Bind list as [value, PDO type] pairs, positional in SQL order.
+        $where = [];
+        $binds = [];
+        if ($severity !== null) {
+            $where[] = 'severity = ?';
+            $binds[] = [$severity, PDO::PARAM_STR];
+        }
+        // Keyset predicate: strictly "older" than the client's last-seen (occurred_at, event_id)
+        // on the (occurred_at DESC, event_id DESC) order. occurred_at is bound as a string so the
+        // DECIMAL comparison keeps full precision (no float round-trip in the driver).
+        if ($beforeTs !== null && $beforeId !== null) {
+            $where[] = '(occurred_at < ? OR (occurred_at = ? AND event_id < ?))';
+            $binds[] = [(string)$beforeTs, PDO::PARAM_STR];
+            $binds[] = [(string)$beforeTs, PDO::PARAM_STR];
+            $binds[] = [$beforeId, PDO::PARAM_INT];
+        }
+        $sql = 'SELECT ' . self::SELECT_COLUMNS . ' FROM events';
+        if ($where) $sql .= ' WHERE ' . implode(' AND ', $where);
+        $sql .= ' ORDER BY occurred_at DESC, event_id DESC LIMIT ?';
+        $binds[] = [$limit, PDO::PARAM_INT];
+
+        $st = $this->pdo->prepare($sql);
+        $pos = 1;
+        foreach ($binds as [$val, $type]) $st->bindValue($pos++, $val, $type);
+        $st->execute();
+        return array_map(self::mapRow(...), $st->fetchAll());
+    }
+
     public function find(int $id): ?array
     {
         $st = $this->pdo->prepare('SELECT ' . self::SELECT_COLUMNS . ' FROM events WHERE event_id = ?');
diff --git a/cloud/tests/DashboardTest.php b/cloud/tests/DashboardTest.php
index 22de476..71b10c0 100644
--- a/cloud/tests/DashboardTest.php
+++ b/cloud/tests/DashboardTest.php
@@ -25,6 +25,23 @@ final class DashboardTest extends TestCase
         $this->assertSame(200, $res->status());
         $this->assertCount(1, json_decode($res->body(), true)['events']);
     }
+    public function testListPaginatesWithCursor(): void {
+        $repo = new InMemoryEventRepository();
+        $repo->insert(['severity' => 'high', 'event_type' => 'fall', 'occurred_at' => 100.0]); // id 1
+        $repo->insert(['severity' => 'high', 'event_type' => 'fall', 'occurred_at' => 200.0]); // id 2
+        $repo->insert(['severity' => 'high', 'event_type' => 'fall', 'occurred_at' => 300.0]); // id 3
+        $c = new EventListController($repo, $this->authed());
+        // Page 1: the newest two (300, 200); a full page hands back a cursor at the oldest row.
+        $p1 = json_decode($c->json(new Request('GET', '/api/events', [], '', ['limit' => '2'], []))->body(), true);
+        $this->assertCount(2, $p1['events']);
+        $this->assertSame([3, 2], [$p1['events'][0]['event_id'], $p1['events'][1]['event_id']]);
+        $this->assertSame('200:2', $p1['next_cursor']);
+        // Page 2: following the cursor yields only the older remaining event; short page => no cursor.
+        $p2 = json_decode($c->json(new Request('GET', '/api/events', [], '', ['limit' => '2', 'cursor' => $p1['next_cursor']], []))->body(), true);
+        $this->assertCount(1, $p2['events']);
+        $this->assertSame(1, $p2['events'][0]['event_id']);
+        $this->assertNull($p2['next_cursor']);
+    }
     public function testAcknowledgeRequiresPermissionAndSetsUser(): void {
         $repo = new InMemoryEventRepository();
         $id = $repo->insert(['severity' => 'critical', 'event_type' => 'no_motion']);
diff --git a/cloud/tests/Support/InMemoryRepositories.php b/cloud/tests/Support/InMemoryRepositories.php
index 68fa2ad..dfec277 100644
--- a/cloud/tests/Support/InMemoryRepositories.php
+++ b/cloud/tests/Support/InMemoryRepositories.php
@@ -29,6 +29,17 @@ final class InMemoryEventRepository implements EventRepository {
         if ($sev !== null) $r = array_filter($r, fn($x) => $x['severity'] === $sev);
         return array_slice(array_values($r), 0, $limit);
     }
+    public function page(int $limit, ?string $sev, ?float $beforeTs, ?int $beforeId): array {
+        $r = array_values($this->rows);
+        if ($sev !== null) $r = array_filter($r, fn($x) => $x['severity'] === $sev);
+        // (occurred_at DESC, event_id DESC); events inserted without occurred_at sort as 0.
+        usort($r, fn($a, $b) => [$b['occurred_at'] ?? 0, $b['event_id']] <=> [$a['occurred_at'] ?? 0, $a['event_id']]);
+        if ($beforeTs !== null && $beforeId !== null) {
+            $r = array_filter($r, fn($x) => ($x['occurred_at'] ?? 0) < $beforeTs
+                || (($x['occurred_at'] ?? 0) == $beforeTs && $x['event_id'] < $beforeId));
+        }
+        return array_slice(array_values($r), 0, $limit);
+    }
     public function find(int $id): ?array { return $this->rows[$id] ?? null; }
     public function acknowledge(int $id, string $u): bool { if (!isset($this->rows[$id])) return false; $this->rows[$id]['acknowledged_by'] = $u; return true; }
 }
diff --git a/docs/delivery-audit.md b/docs/delivery-audit.md
index e510147..1182384 100644
--- a/docs/delivery-audit.md
+++ b/docs/delivery-audit.md
@@ -159,8 +159,13 @@ misconfig/degradation fail LOUD.
   `camera_id` with a space/`+`/Korean saves zones but never loads them. **Fix:** decode
   captured params.
   DONE — dispatch rawurldecodes captured params; BasePathTest locks space + Korean cases.
-- [ ] **P4-5 [M]** `cloud/src/Dashboard/EventListController.php:17` — event list hard-capped at
+- [x] **P4-5 [M]** `cloud/src/Dashboard/EventListController.php:17` — event list hard-capped at
   newest 100, no pagination/date filter; older events unreachable. **Fix:** cursor pagination.
+  DONE — added keyset `EventRepository::page(limit, severity, beforeTs, beforeId)` (Pdo + InMemory),
+  a `(occurred_at DESC, event_id DESC)` cursor stable under concurrent inserts. Controller takes
+  `limit` (default 50, cap 200) + `cursor` ("occurred_at:event_id"), returns `next_cursor` on full
+  pages. `recent()` kept for existing callers. The live-tail dashboard consumes page 1; a
+  history-browse UI can layer on the same cursor later. Test `testListPaginatesWithCursor`.
 - [x] **P4-6 [M]** `cloud/src/Repository/Pdo/PdoZoneRepository.php:86` — editing a zone with a
   changed device_id/camera_id throws an uncaught RuntimeException → 500. **Fix:** 400 with a
   clear error.