diff --git a/src/CONST/index.ts b/src/CONST/index.ts
index 78e7cf9c8f6ac..c062336611c1c 100755
--- a/src/CONST/index.ts
+++ b/src/CONST/index.ts
@@ -5191,7 +5191,7 @@ const CONST = {
      * The maximum count of items per page for SelectionList.
      * When paginate, it multiplies by page number.
      */
-    MAX_SELECTION_LIST_PAGE_LENGTH: 500,
+    MAX_SELECTION_LIST_PAGE_LENGTH: 50,
 
     /**
      * Bank account names
diff --git a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
index 765813b7aa228..e0790727cb938 100644
--- a/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/SelectionList/BaseSelectionList.tsx
@@ -195,6 +195,35 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>(
         return canShowProductTrainingTooltip && isFocused;
     }, [canShowProductTrainingTooltip, isFocused]);
 
+    // Calculate initial page count so selected item is loaded
+    const initialPageCount = useMemo(() => {
+        if (canSelectMultiple || sections.length === 0) {
+            return 1;
+        }
+
+        let currentIndex = 0;
+        for (const section of sections) {
+            if (section.data) {
+                for (const item of section.data) {
+                    if (isItemSelected(item)) {
+                        return Math.floor(currentIndex / CONST.MAX_SELECTION_LIST_PAGE_LENGTH) + 1;
+                    }
+                    currentIndex++;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        return 1;
+    }, [sections, canSelectMultiple, isItemSelected]);
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        if (initialPageCount < 1) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        setCurrentPage(initialPageCount);
+    }, [initialPageCount]);
+
     /**
      * Iterates through the sections and items inside each section, and builds 4 arrays along the way:
      * - `allOptions`: Contains all the items in the list, flattened, regardless of section
@@ -777,7 +806,9 @@ function BaseSelectionList<TItem extends ListItem>(
                 : 0;
 
         // Reset the current page to 1 when the user types something
-        setCurrentPage(1);
+        if (prevTextInputValue !== textInputValue) {
+            setCurrentPage(1);
+        }
 
         updateAndScrollToFocusedIndex(newSelectedIndex);
     }, [