diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json b/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json
index 9310a620f..b8a6aae58 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/package.json
@@ -1828,6 +1828,18 @@
           "default": 5000,
           "description": "%zowe.pollInterval.info%",
           "scope": "window"
+        },
+        "zowe.pagination.enabled": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "%zowe.pagination.enabled%",
+          "scope": "window"
+        },
+        "zowe.pagination.numRecords": {
+          "type": "integer",
+          "default": 250,
+          "description": "%zowe.pagination.numRecords%",
+          "scope": "window"
         }
       }
     },
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/package.nls.json b/packages/zowe-explorer/package.nls.json
index 3c5142cf0..46882d85f 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/package.nls.json
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/package.nls.json
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@
   "zowe.pollInterval.info": "Default interval (in milliseconds) when polling spool files.",
   "zowe.security.checkForCustomCredentialManagers": "Check for any installed VS Code extensions for handling credentials when activating Zowe Explorer",
   "zowe.security.secureCredentialsEnabled": "Allow credentials to be stored securely. If disabled and autoStore is set to true, z/OS credentials are stored as clear text in zowe.config.json.",
+  "zowe.pagination.enabled": "Enable pagination for tree items and resources. Instead of loading all items or resource contents, data is loaded in chunks.",
+  "zowe.pagination.numRecords": "Maximum number of records to load at once for a job spool. Set this value to 0 to disable pagination for spools.",
   "issueTsoCmd": "Issue TSO Command",
   "deleteProfile": "Delete a Profile Permanently...",
   "renameDataSet": "Rename Data Set",
diff --git a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/trees/job/JobFSProvider.ts b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/trees/job/JobFSProvider.ts
index d70f9ef0b..b8d6dd169 100644
--- a/packages/zowe-explorer/src/trees/job/JobFSProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/zowe-explorer/src/trees/job/JobFSProvider.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { Profiles } from "../../configuration/Profiles";
 import { ZoweExplorerApiRegister } from "../../extending/ZoweExplorerApiRegister";
 import { SharedContext } from "../shared/SharedContext";
 import { AuthUtils } from "../../utils/AuthUtils";
+import { SettingsConfig } from "../../configuration/SettingsConfig";
 
 export class JobFSProvider extends BaseProvider implements vscode.FileSystemProvider {
     private static _instance: JobFSProvider;
@@ -210,6 +211,12 @@ export class JobFSProvider extends BaseProvider implements vscode.FileSystemProv
 
         const queryParams = new URLSearchParams(uri.query);
         const startRecord = queryParams.has("startRecord") ? Number(queryParams.get("startRecord")) : undefined;
+        let numRecords: number;
+        if (queryParams.has("numRecords")) {
+            numRecords = Number(queryParams.get("numRecords"));
+        } else if (SettingsConfig.getDirectValue("zowe.pagination.enabled")) {
+            numRecords = SettingsConfig.getDirectValue("zowe.pagination.numRecords");
+        }
 
         try {
             if (jesApi.downloadSingleSpool) {
@@ -217,7 +224,7 @@ export class JobFSProvider extends BaseProvider implements vscode.FileSystemProv
                     jobFile: spoolEntry.spool,
                     stream: bufBuilder,
                     startRecord,
-                    numRecords: 250,
+                    numRecords,
                 };
 
                 // Handle encoding and binary options