diff --git a/frontend/src/components/pages/secrets-store/secrets-store-list-page.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/pages/secrets-store/secrets-store-list-page.test.tsx
index 54954a894a..c103ad87cb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/pages/secrets-store/secrets-store-list-page.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/pages/secrets-store/secrets-store-list-page.test.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import { ListSecretsResponseSchema } from 'protogen/redpanda/api/console/v1alpha
 import { listSecrets } from 'protogen/redpanda/api/console/v1alpha1/secret-SecretService_connectquery';
 import { Scope, SecretSchema } from 'protogen/redpanda/api/dataplane/v1/secret_pb';
 import React from 'react';
-import { MAX_PAGE_SIZE } from 'react-query/react-query.utils';
+import { SECRETS_LIST_PAGE_SIZE } from 'react-query/api/secret';
 import { renderWithFileRoutes, screen, waitFor } from 'test-utils';
 
 vi.mock('state/ui-state', () => ({
@@ -81,11 +81,71 @@ describe('SecretsStoreListPage', () => {
     const callArgs = listSecretsMock.mock.calls[0];
     expect(callArgs[0]).toMatchObject({
       request: {
-        pageSize: MAX_PAGE_SIZE,
+        pageSize: SECRETS_LIST_PAGE_SIZE,
+        pageToken: '',
       },
     });
   });
 
+  test('follows nextPageToken until all secrets are returned', async () => {
+    const pageOne = [
+      create(SecretSchema, {
+        id: 'page1-first-secret',
+        labels: {},
+        scopes: [Scope.AI_GATEWAY],
+      }),
+    ];
+    const pageTwo = [
+      create(SecretSchema, {
+        id: 'page2-pgdb-dsn',
+        labels: {},
+        scopes: [Scope.AI_GATEWAY],
+      }),
+    ];
+
+    const listSecretsMock = vi.fn().mockImplementation(({ request }) => {
+      if (!request?.pageToken) {
+        return create(ListSecretsResponseSchema, {
+          response: { secrets: pageOne, nextPageToken: 'page2' },
+        });
+      }
+      return create(ListSecretsResponseSchema, {
+        response: { secrets: pageTwo, nextPageToken: '' },
+      });
+    });
+    const transport = createListSecretsTransport(listSecretsMock);
+
+    renderWithFileRoutes(<SecretsStoreListPage />, { transport });
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText('page1-first-secret')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(await screen.findByText('page2-pgdb-dsn')).toBeVisible();
+    expect(listSecretsMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(listSecretsMock.mock.calls[1][0]).toMatchObject({
+      request: { pageSize: SECRETS_LIST_PAGE_SIZE, pageToken: 'page2' },
+    });
+  });
+
+  test('stops and surfaces an error if the server returns a non-advancing pageToken', async () => {
+    const listSecretsMock = vi.fn().mockImplementation(() =>
+      create(ListSecretsResponseSchema, {
+        response: {
+          secrets: [create(SecretSchema, { id: 'looping-secret', scopes: [Scope.AI_GATEWAY] })],
+          nextPageToken: 'stuck',
+        },
+      })
+    );
+    const transport = createListSecretsTransport(listSecretsMock);
+
+    renderWithFileRoutes(<SecretsStoreListPage />, { transport });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(screen.getByText(/Error loading secrets:/i)).toBeVisible();
+    });
+    // Server returned nextPageToken='stuck' on first call; second call echoed 'stuck' again and the
+    // loop bailed out. Anything higher means the guard did not trip.
+    expect(listSecretsMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+  });
+
   test('should display empty state when no secrets exist', async () => {
     const listSecretsResponse = create(ListSecretsResponseSchema, {
       response: {
diff --git a/frontend/src/react-query/api/secret.tsx b/frontend/src/react-query/api/secret.tsx
index 7b3b6d8d4e..dda3b166a5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/react-query/api/secret.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/react-query/api/secret.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,17 @@
 import { create } from '@bufbuild/protobuf';
 import type { GenMessage } from '@bufbuild/protobuf/codegenv1';
-import { createConnectQueryKey, useMutation, useQuery } from '@connectrpc/connect-query';
-import { useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import {
+  callUnaryMethod,
+  createConnectQueryKey,
+  useQuery as useConnectQuery,
+  useMutation,
+  useTransport,
+} from '@connectrpc/connect-query';
+import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import {
   GetSecretRequestSchema,
   type GetSecretResponse,
-  type ListSecretsRequest,
   ListSecretsRequestSchema,
-  type ListSecretsResponse,
   SecretService,
 } from 'protogen/redpanda/api/console/v1alpha1/secret_pb';
 import {
@@ -26,33 +30,70 @@ import {
   ListSecretsFilterSchema,
   type ListSecretsRequest as ListSecretsRequestDataPlane,
   ListSecretsRequestSchema as ListSecretsRequestSchemaDataPlane,
+  type Secret,
 } from 'protogen/redpanda/api/dataplane/v1/secret_pb';
 import { listResources } from 'protogen/redpanda/api/dataplane/v1/secret-SecretService_connectquery';
-import { MAX_PAGE_SIZE, type MessageInit, type QueryOptions } from 'react-query/react-query.utils';
+import type { MessageInit, QueryOptions } from 'react-query/react-query.utils';
 import { formatToastErrorMessageGRPC } from 'utils/toast.utils';
 
+// Matches the server-side upper bound declared in redpanda/api/dataplane/v1/secret.proto.
+export const SECRETS_LIST_PAGE_SIZE = 50;
+// Hard cap on pagination iterations. At SECRETS_LIST_PAGE_SIZE=50 this allows 10k secrets,
+// which is far beyond any realistic tenant. Protects against a misbehaving server returning
+// non-empty nextPageToken indefinitely.
+export const SECRETS_LIST_MAX_PAGES = 200;
+
 export const useListSecretsQuery = (
   input?: MessageInit<ListSecretsRequestDataPlane>,
-  options?: QueryOptions<GenMessage<ListSecretsRequest>, ListSecretsResponse>
+  options?: { enabled?: boolean }
 ) => {
-  const listSecretsRequestDataPlane = create(ListSecretsRequestSchemaDataPlane, {
-    pageSize: MAX_PAGE_SIZE,
-    filter: input?.filter?.nameContains
-      ? create(ListSecretsFilterSchema, {
-          nameContains: input?.filter?.nameContains,
-        })
-      : undefined,
-  });
-
-  const listSecretsRequest = create(ListSecretsRequestSchema, {
-    request: listSecretsRequestDataPlane,
-  });
+  const transport = useTransport();
+  const nameContains = input?.filter?.nameContains;
 
-  return useQuery(listSecrets, listSecretsRequest, {
+  return useQuery({
+    queryKey: [
+      ...createConnectQueryKey({
+        schema: SecretService.method.listSecrets,
+        cardinality: 'finite',
+      }),
+      { nameContains: nameContains ?? '' },
+    ],
     enabled: options?.enabled,
-    select: (data) => ({
-      secrets: data.response?.secrets || [],
-    }),
+    // Our queryFn throws intentionally on pagination safety violations (non-advancing token,
+    // max-pages exceeded). Retrying would multiply the server round-trips for no benefit.
+    retry: false,
+    queryFn: async ({ signal }) => {
+      const secrets: Secret[] = [];
+      let pageToken = '';
+      for (let iteration = 0; iteration < SECRETS_LIST_MAX_PAGES; iteration++) {
+        if (signal?.aborted) {
+          throw signal.reason ?? new Error('ListSecrets query aborted');
+        }
+        const request = create(ListSecretsRequestSchema, {
+          request: create(ListSecretsRequestSchemaDataPlane, {
+            pageSize: SECRETS_LIST_PAGE_SIZE,
+            pageToken,
+            filter: nameContains ? create(ListSecretsFilterSchema, { nameContains }) : undefined,
+          }),
+        });
+        const response = await callUnaryMethod(transport, listSecrets, request, { signal });
+        for (const secret of response.response?.secrets ?? []) {
+          if (secret) {
+            secrets.push(secret);
+          }
+        }
+        const next = response.response?.nextPageToken ?? '';
+        if (!next) {
+          return { secrets };
+        }
+        // Guard against a server that returns the same token twice — would otherwise loop forever.
+        if (next === pageToken) {
+          throw new Error('ListSecrets returned a non-advancing nextPageToken; aborting to avoid infinite loop');
+        }
+        pageToken = next;
+      }
+      throw new Error(`ListSecrets exceeded ${SECRETS_LIST_MAX_PAGES} pages; aborting to avoid runaway pagination`);
+    },
   });
 };
 
@@ -63,7 +104,7 @@ export const useGetSecretQuery = (
   const getSecretRequestDataPlane = create(GetSecretRequestSchemaDataPlane, { id: input?.id });
   const getSecretRequest = create(GetSecretRequestSchema, { request: getSecretRequestDataPlane });
 
-  return useQuery(getSecret, getSecretRequest, { enabled: options?.enabled });
+  return useConnectQuery(getSecret, getSecretRequest, { enabled: options?.enabled });
 };
 
 export const useListResourcesForSecretQuery = (
@@ -73,7 +114,7 @@ export const useListResourcesForSecretQuery = (
   const filter = create(ListResourcesRequest_FilterSchema, { secretId });
   const request = create(ListResourcesRequestSchema, { filter });
 
-  return useQuery(listResources, request, {
+  return useConnectQuery(listResources, request, {
     enabled: !!secretId && options?.enabled !== false,
   });
 };