diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
index 16bee537d3..d259a59b88 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/django_comment_client/forum/views.py
@@ -3,18 +3,28 @@ from django.views.decorators.http import require_POST
 from django.http import HttpResponse
 from django.utils import simplejson
 from django.core.context_processors import csrf
+from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
 
 from mitxmako.shortcuts import render_to_response, render_to_string
 from courseware.courses import check_course
 
-import comment_client
-import dateutil
 from dateutil.tz import tzlocal
 from datehelper import time_ago_in_words
 
 from django_comment_client.utils import get_categorized_discussion_info
+from urllib import urlencode
 
 import json
+import comment_client
+import dateutil
+
+
+THREADS_PER_PAGE = 20
+PAGES_NEARBY_DELTA = 2
+
+class HtmlResponse(HttpResponse):
+    def __init__(self, html=''):
+        super(HtmlResponse, self).__init__(html, content_type='text/plain')
 
 def render_accordion(request, course, discussion_id):
 
@@ -29,29 +39,58 @@ def render_accordion(request, course, discussion_id):
 
     return render_to_string('discussion/_accordion.html', context)
 
-def render_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=None, with_search_bar=True, search_text='', template='discussion/_inline.html'):
+def render_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=None, with_search_bar=True, 
+                      search_text='', discussion_type='inline', page=1, num_pages=None, 
+                      per_page=THREADS_PER_PAGE, url_for_page=None):
+    template = {
+        'inline': 'discussion/_inline.html',
+        'forum': 'discussion/_forum.html',
+    }[discussion_type]
+
+    def _url_for_inline_page(page, per_page):
+        raw_url = reverse('django_comment_client.forum.views.inline_discussion', args=[course_id, discussion_id])
+        return raw_url + '?' + urlencode({'page': page, 'per_page': per_page})
+
+    def _url_for_forum_page(page, per_page):
+        raw_url = reverse('django_comment_client.forum.views.forum_form_discussion', args=[course_id, discussion_id])
+        return raw_url + '?' + urlencode({'page': page, 'per_page': per_page})
+
+    url_for_page = {
+        'inline': _url_for_inline_page,
+        'forum': _url_for_forum_page,
+    }[discussion_type]
+
+    
     context = {
         'threads': threads,
         'discussion_id': discussion_id,
         'search_bar': '' if not with_search_bar \
                       else render_search_bar(request, course_id, discussion_id, text=search_text),
         'user_info': comment_client.get_user_info(request.user.id, raw=True),
-        'tags': comment_client.get_threads_tags(raw=True),
         'course_id': course_id,
         'request': request,
+        'page': page,
+        'per_page': per_page,
+        'num_pages': num_pages,
+        'pages_nearby_delta': PAGES_NEARBY_DELTA,
+        'discussion_type': discussion_type,
+        'url_for_page': url_for_page,
     }
     return render_to_string(template, context)
 
 def render_inline_discussion(*args, **kwargs):
-    return render_discussion(template='discussion/_inline.html', *args, **kwargs)
+    
+    return render_discussion(discussion_type='inline', *args, **kwargs)
 
 def render_forum_discussion(*args, **kwargs):
-    return render_discussion(template='discussion/_forum.html', *args, **kwargs)
+    return render_discussion(discussion_type='forum', *args, **kwargs)
 
+# discussion per page is fixed for now
 def inline_discussion(request, course_id, discussion_id):
-    threads = comment_client.get_threads(discussion_id, recursive=False)
-    html = render_inline_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=discussion_id)
-    return HttpResponse(html, content_type="text/plain")
+    formpage = request.GET.get('page', 1)
+    threads, page, num_pages = comment_client.get_threads(discussion_id, recursive=False, page=page, per_page=THREADS_PER_PAGE)
+    html = render_inline_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=discussion_id, num_pages=num_pages, page=page)
+    return HtmlResponse(html)
 
 def render_search_bar(request, course_id, discussion_id=None, text=''):
     if not discussion_id:
@@ -66,18 +105,29 @@ def render_search_bar(request, course_id, discussion_id=None, text=''):
 def forum_form_discussion(request, course_id, discussion_id):
 
     course = check_course(course_id)
-
     search_text = request.GET.get('text', '')
+    page = request.GET.get('page', 1)
 
     if len(search_text) > 0:
-        threads = comment_client.search_threads({'text': search_text, 'commentable_id': discussion_id})
+        threads, page, per_page, num_pages = comment_client.search_threads({
+            'text': search_text,
+            'commentable_id': discussion_id,
+            'course_id': course_id,
+            'page': page,
+            'per_page': THREADS_PER_PAGE,
+        })
     else:
-        threads = comment_client.get_threads(discussion_id, recursive=False)
+        threads, page, per_page, num_pages = comment_client.get_threads(discussion_id, recursive=False, page=page, per_page=THREADS_PER_PAGE)
 
     context = {
         'csrf': csrf(request)['csrf_token'],
         'course': course,
-        'content': render_forum_discussion(request, course_id, threads, discussion_id=discussion_id, search_text=search_text),
+        'content': render_forum_discussion(request, course_id, threads, 
+                                           discussion_id=discussion_id,
+                                           search_text=search_text,
+                                           num_pages=num_pages,
+                                           per_page=per_page,
+                                           page=page),
         'accordion': render_accordion(request, course, discussion_id),
     }
 
@@ -102,7 +152,6 @@ def render_single_thread(request, course_id, thread_id):
         'thread': thread,
         'user_info': comment_client.get_user_info(request.user.id, raw=True),
         'annotated_content_info': json.dumps(get_annotated_content_info(thread=thread, user_id=request.user.id)),
-        'tags': comment_client.get_threads_tags(raw=True),
         'course_id': course_id,
         'request': request,
     }
diff --git a/lms/lib/comment_client.py b/lms/lib/comment_client.py
index e530527ef3..c9c1e74122 100644
--- a/lms/lib/comment_client.py
+++ b/lms/lib/comment_client.py
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ class CommentClientUnknownError(CommentClientError):
 def delete_threads(commentable_id, *args, **kwargs):
     return _perform_request('delete', _url_for_commentable_threads(commentable_id), *args, **kwargs)
 
-def get_threads(commentable_id, recursive=False, *args, **kwargs):
-    return _perform_request('get', _url_for_threads(commentable_id), {'recursive': recursive}, *args, **kwargs)
+def get_threads(commentable_id, recursive=False, page=1, per_page=20, *args, **kwargs):
+    response = _perform_request('get', _url_for_threads(commentable_id), {'recursive': recursive, 'page': page, 'per_page': per_page}, *args, **kwargs)
+    return response['collection'], response['page'], response['per_page'], response['num_pages']
 
 def get_threads_tags(*args, **kwargs):
     return _perform_request('get', _url_for_threads_tags(), {}, *args, **kwargs)
@@ -98,6 +99,8 @@ def unsubscribe_commentable(user_id, commentable_id, *args, **kwargs):
     return unsubscribe(user_id, {'source_type': 'other', 'source_id': commentable_id})
 
 def search_threads(attributes, *args, **kwargs):
+    default_attributes = {'page': 1, 'per_page': 20}
+    attributes = dict(default_attributes.items() + attributes.items())
     return _perform_request('get', _url_for_search_threads(), attributes, *args, **kwargs)
 
 def _perform_request(method, url, data_or_params=None, *args, **kwargs):
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
index adefe34683..a27ad60f51 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/_discussion.scss
@@ -280,7 +280,12 @@ $discussion_input_width: 90%;
       }
     }
   }
-
+  .discussion-paginator {
+    margin-top: 40px;
+    div {
+      display: inline-block;
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_forum.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_forum.html
index 967ebb9994..f8a2d54f00 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_forum.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_forum.html
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
     ${search_bar}
     <div class="discussion-new-post control-button" href="javascript:void(0)">New Post</div>
   </div>
+  <%include file="_paginator.html" />
   % for thread in threads:
     ${renderer.render_thread(course_id, thread, edit_thread=False, show_comments=False)}
   % endfor
+  <%include file="_paginator.html" />
 </section>
 
 <%!
@@ -21,5 +23,4 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">
   var $$user_info = JSON.parse('${user_info | escape_quotes}');
   var $$course_id = "${course_id}";
-  var $$tags = JSON.parse("${tags | escape_quotes}");
 </script>
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_inline.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_inline.html
index 967ebb9994..f8a2d54f00 100644
--- a/lms/templates/discussion/_inline.html
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_inline.html
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@
     ${search_bar}
     <div class="discussion-new-post control-button" href="javascript:void(0)">New Post</div>
   </div>
+  <%include file="_paginator.html" />
   % for thread in threads:
     ${renderer.render_thread(course_id, thread, edit_thread=False, show_comments=False)}
   % endfor
+  <%include file="_paginator.html" />
 </section>
 
 <%!
@@ -21,5 +23,4 @@
 <script type="text/javascript">
   var $$user_info = JSON.parse('${user_info | escape_quotes}');
   var $$course_id = "${course_id}";
-  var $$tags = JSON.parse("${tags | escape_quotes}");
 </script>
diff --git a/lms/templates/discussion/_paginator.html b/lms/templates/discussion/_paginator.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9df1df0d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lms/templates/discussion/_paginator.html
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+<%def name="link_to_page(_page)">
+  % if _page != page:
+    <div class="page-link">
+      <a href="${url_for_page(_page, per_page)}">${_page}</a>
+    </div>
+  % else:
+    <div class="page-link">${_page}</div>
+  % endif
+</%def>
+
+<%def name="list_pages(*args)">
+  % for arg in args:
+    % if arg == 'dots':
+      <div class="page-dots">...</div>
+    % elif isinstance(arg, list):
+      % for _page in arg:
+        ${link_to_page(_page)}
+      % endfor
+    % else:
+      ${link_to_page(arg)}
+    % endif
+  % endfor
+</%def>
+
+<div class="discussion-${discussion_type}-paginator discussion-paginator">
+  <div class="prev-page">
+    % if page > 1:
+      <a href="${url_for_page(page - 1, per_page)}">&lt; Previous page</a>
+    % else:
+      &lt; Previous page
+    % endif
+  </div>
+
+  % if num_pages <= 2 * pages_nearby_delta + 2:
+    ${list_pages(range(1, num_pages + 1))}
+  % else:
+    % if page <= 2 * pages_nearby_delta:
+      ${list_pages(range(1, 2 * pages_nearby_delta + 2), 'dots', num_pages)}
+    % elif num_pages - page + 1 <= 2 * pages_nearby_delta:
+      ${list_pages(1, 'dots', range(num_pages - 2 * pages_nearby_delta, num_pages + 1))}
+    % else:
+      ${list_pages(1, 'dots', range(page - pages_nearby_delta, page + pages_nearby_delta + 1), 'dots', num_pages)}
+    % endif
+  % endif
+  <div class="next-page">
+    % if page < num_pages:
+      <a href="${url_for_page(page + 1, per_page)}">Next page &gt;</a>
+    % else:
+      Next page &gt;
+    % endif
+  </div>
+</div>