diff --git a/src/api/repository/message.repository.ts b/src/api/repository/message.repository.ts
index d719de01..64ac9982 100644
--- a/src/api/repository/message.repository.ts
+++ b/src/api/repository/message.repository.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export class MessageQuery {
   where: MessageRaw;
   limit?: number;
   sort?: { [key: string]: SortOrder };
+  skip?: number;
 }
 
 export class MessageRepository extends Repository {
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ export class MessageRepository extends Repository {
           .find({ ...query.where })
           .select(query.select || {})
           .sort(query?.sort ?? { messageTimestamp: -1 })
+          .skip(query?.skip ?? 0)
           .limit(query?.limit ?? 0);
       }
 
diff --git a/src/api/services/channel.service.ts b/src/api/services/channel.service.ts
index ea3a57c1..966c8897 100644
--- a/src/api/services/channel.service.ts
+++ b/src/api/services/channel.service.ts
@@ -1256,6 +1256,7 @@ export class ChannelStartupService {
           owner: this.instance.name,
         },
         limit: query?.limit,
+        skip: query?.skip,
       };
     }
     return await this.repository.message.find(query);