diff --git a/packages/backend/src/db/scylla.ts b/packages/backend/src/db/scylla.ts
index d49eec29f7..bffb33c29d 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/db/scylla.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/db/scylla.ts
@@ -406,7 +406,9 @@ export async function execPaginationQuery(
 		} else if (kind === "notification" && userId) {
 			params.push(userId, untilDate, untilDate);
 		} else if (kind === "list" && ps.userIds) {
-			params.push(ps.userIds.pop() as string, untilDate);
+			const targetId = ps.userIds.pop();
+			if (!targetId) break;
+			params.push(targetId, untilDate);
 		} else {
 			params.push(untilDate, untilDate);
 		}
@@ -415,7 +417,8 @@ export async function execPaginationQuery(
 			params.push(sinceDate);
 		}
 
-		params.push(kind === "list" ? ps.limit : queryLimit);
+		const fetchLimit = kind === "list" ? ps.limit : queryLimit;
+		params.push(fetchLimit);
 
 		const result = await scyllaClient.execute(query, params, {
 			prepare: true,
@@ -437,7 +440,7 @@ export async function execPaginationQuery(
 			}
 		}
 
-		if (result.rowLength < queryLimit) {
+		if (result.rowLength < fetchLimit) {
 			// Reached the end of partition. Queries posts created one day before.
 			scannedPartitions++;
 			const yesterday = new Date(untilDate.getTime() - 86400000);
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/user-list-timeline.ts b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/user-list-timeline.ts
index ac5910a628..73734a8cf4 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/user-list-timeline.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/server/api/endpoints/notes/user-list-timeline.ts
@@ -76,6 +76,16 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, user) => {
 	}
 
 	if (scyllaClient) {
+		const userIds = await UserListJoinings.find({
+			select: ["userId"],
+			where: {
+				userListId: list.id,
+			},
+		}).then((lists) => lists.map(({ userId }) => userId));
+		if (userIds.length === 0) {
+			return await Notes.packMany([]);
+		}
+
 		const followingUserIds = await LocalFollowingsCache.init(user.id).then(
 			(cache) => cache.getAll(),
 		);
@@ -106,11 +116,13 @@ export default define(meta, paramDef, async (ps, user) => {
 			const foundNotes = (
 				(await execPaginationQuery(
 					"list",
-					ps,
+					{ ...ps, userIds },
 					{ note: filter },
 					user.id,
 				)) as ScyllaNote[]
-			).slice(0, ps.limit * 1.5); // Some may filtered out by Notes.packMany, thus we take more than ps.limit.
+			)
+				.sort((a, b) => b.createdAt.getTime() - a.createdAt.getTime())
+				.slice(0, ps.limit * 1.5); // Some may filtered out by Notes.packMany, thus we take more than ps.limit.
 			foundPacked.push(...(await Notes.packMany(foundNotes, user)));
 			if (foundNotes.length < ps.limit) break;
 			ps.untilDate = foundNotes[foundNotes.length - 1].createdAt.getTime();