diff --git a/app/models/search_builder.rb b/app/models/search_builder.rb
index d9501db13..8e0163183 100644
--- a/app/models/search_builder.rb
+++ b/app/models/search_builder.rb
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ def excessive_paging_error(_solr_parameters)
   def excessive_paging?
     page = blacklight_params[:page].to_i || 0
     return false if page <= 1
-    return false if (search_parameters? || advanced_search?) && page < 1000
+    return false if (search_parameters? || advanced_search? || bookmarks_page?) && page < 1000
     true
   end
 
@@ -153,4 +153,8 @@ def add_edismax(advanced_fields:)
         blacklight_config.search_fields[field]['clause_params'] = { edismax: }
       end
     end
+
+    def bookmarks_page?
+      blacklight_params[:controller] == 'bookmarks'
+    end
 end
diff --git a/spec/models/search_builder_spec.rb b/spec/models/search_builder_spec.rb
index a21799fa0..f45bda1b0 100644
--- a/spec/models/search_builder_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/search_builder_spec.rb
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@
       expect(search_builder.excessive_paging?).to be false
     end
 
+    it 'allows paging for bookmarks controller' do
+      search_builder.blacklight_params[:page] = reasonable
+      search_builder.blacklight_params[:controller] = 'bookmarks'
+      expect(search_builder.excessive_paging?).to be false
+    end
+
     it 'handles query ending with empty parenthesis' do
       search_builder.blacklight_params[:q] = 'hello world ()'
       search_builder.parslet_trick({})