diff --git a/python/Makefile b/python/Makefile
index 3408479..ea8fceb 100644
--- a/python/Makefile
+++ b/python/Makefile
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ test-glue:
 
 .PHONY: lint-hive
 lint-hive:
-	uv run ruff check src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2.py src/lance_namespace_impls/hive3.py tests/test_hive2.py tests/test_hive3.py tests/test_hive2_integration.py tests/test_hive3_integration.py
-	uv run ruff format --check src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2.py src/lance_namespace_impls/hive3.py tests/test_hive2.py tests/test_hive3.py tests/test_hive2_integration.py tests/test_hive3_integration.py
+	uv run ruff check src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2.py src/lance_namespace_impls/hive3.py src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2_page_util.py tests/test_hive2.py tests/test_hive3.py tests/test_hive2_page_util.py tests/test_hive2_integration.py tests/test_hive3_integration.py
+	uv run ruff format --check src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2.py src/lance_namespace_impls/hive3.py src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2_page_util.py tests/test_hive2.py tests/test_hive3.py tests/test_hive2_page_util.py tests/test_hive2_integration.py tests/test_hive3_integration.py
 
 .PHONY: install-hive
 install-hive:
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ install-hive:
 
 .PHONY: test-hive
 test-hive:
-	uv run pytest tests/test_hive2.py tests/test_hive3.py
+	uv run pytest tests/test_hive2.py tests/test_hive3.py tests/test_hive2_page_util.py
 
 # ============================================================================
 # Unity
diff --git a/python/src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2.py b/python/src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2.py
index 1e7bdcc..132ed81 100644
--- a/python/src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2.py
+++ b/python/src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2.py
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@
 )
 
 from lance_namespace_impls.rest_client import InvalidInputException
+from lance_namespace_impls.hive2_page_util import apply_list_tables_pagination
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ def list_tables(self, request: ListTablesRequest) -> ListTablesResponse:
         try:
             # Root namespace has no tables
             if self._is_root_namespace(request.id):
-                return ListTablesResponse(tables=[])
+                return ListTablesResponse(tables=[], page_token=None)
 
             if len(request.id) != 1:
                 raise ValueError(f"Invalid namespace identifier: {request.id}")
@@ -357,7 +358,11 @@ def list_tables(self, request: ListTablesRequest) -> ListTablesResponse:
                         # Skip tables we can't read
                         continue
 
-                return ListTablesResponse(tables=tables)
+                tables.sort()
+                page_items, next_token = apply_list_tables_pagination(
+                    tables, request.page_token, request.limit
+                )
+                return ListTablesResponse(tables=page_items, page_token=next_token)
         except Exception as e:
             if NoSuchObjectException and isinstance(e, NoSuchObjectException):
                 raise ValueError(f"Namespace {request.id} does not exist")
diff --git a/python/src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2_page_util.py b/python/src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2_page_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a159e3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2_page_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""
+List-tables pagination aligned with Java ``PageUtil`` (Hive2 ``listTables``).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import List, Optional, Tuple
+
+DEFAULT_LIST_TABLES_PAGE_SIZE = 20
+
+
+def normalize_list_tables_page_size(limit: Optional[int]) -> int:
+    if limit is None or limit <= 0:
+        return DEFAULT_LIST_TABLES_PAGE_SIZE
+    return limit
+
+
+def split_list_tables_page(
+    items: List[str], page_token: Optional[str], page_size: int
+) -> Tuple[List[str], Optional[str]]:
+    """Slice sorted identifiers using the same rules as Java ``PageUtil.splitPage``."""
+    start_index = 0
+    if page_token:
+        try:
+            start_index = int(page_token)
+        except ValueError:
+            start_index = 0
+
+    if start_index >= len(items):
+        return [], None
+
+    end_index = min(start_index + page_size, len(items))
+    page_items = items[start_index:end_index]
+    next_token = str(end_index) if end_index < len(items) else None
+    return page_items, next_token
+
+
+def apply_list_tables_pagination(
+    sorted_table_names: List[str],
+    page_token: Optional[str],
+    limit: Optional[int],
+) -> Tuple[List[str], Optional[str]]:
+    """Apply default page size and token slicing (Hive2 ``listTables``)."""
+    page_size = normalize_list_tables_page_size(limit)
+    return split_list_tables_page(sorted_table_names, page_token, page_size)
diff --git a/python/tests/test_hive2.py b/python/tests/test_hive2.py
index 01c9cae..3dc5f3d 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_hive2.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_hive2.py
@@ -190,10 +190,43 @@ def test_list_tables(self, hive_namespace, mock_hive_client):
         request = ListTablesRequest(id=["test_db"])
         response = hive_namespace.list_tables(request)
 
-        # Should only return Lance table names
+        # Should only return Lance table names (sorted, single page)
         assert response.tables == ["table1", "table3"]
+        assert response.page_token is None
         mock_client_instance.get_all_tables.assert_called_once_with("test_db")
 
+    def test_list_tables_with_pagination(self, hive_namespace, mock_hive_client):
+        """``list_tables`` uses the same token/limit rules as Java ``PageUtil``."""
+        names = [f"t{i:02d}" for i in range(5)]
+        mock_tables = []
+        for _ in names:
+            mt = MagicMock()
+            mt.parameters = {"table_type": "lance"}
+            mock_tables.append(mt)
+
+        mock_client_instance = MagicMock()
+        mock_client_instance.get_all_tables.return_value = names
+        mock_client_instance.get_table.side_effect = mock_tables
+        mock_hive_client.__enter__.return_value = mock_client_instance
+
+        r1 = hive_namespace.list_tables(
+            ListTablesRequest(id=["db"], limit=2, page_token=None)
+        )
+        assert r1.tables == ["t00", "t01"]
+        assert r1.page_token == "2"
+
+        r2 = hive_namespace.list_tables(
+            ListTablesRequest(id=["db"], limit=2, page_token="2")
+        )
+        assert r2.tables == ["t02", "t03"]
+        assert r2.page_token == "4"
+
+        r3 = hive_namespace.list_tables(
+            ListTablesRequest(id=["db"], limit=2, page_token="4")
+        )
+        assert r3.tables == ["t04"]
+        assert r3.page_token is None
+
     def test_describe_table(self, hive_namespace, mock_hive_client):
         """Test describing a table returns location only.
 
@@ -272,6 +305,7 @@ def test_root_namespace_operations(self, hive_namespace):
         request = ListTablesRequest(id=[])
         response = hive_namespace.list_tables(request)
         assert response.tables == []
+        assert response.page_token is None
 
         # Test create_namespace for root (should fail)
         request = CreateNamespaceRequest(id=[])
diff --git a/python/tests/test_hive2_page_util.py b/python/tests/test_hive2_page_util.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f1925ba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/test_hive2_page_util.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+"""
+Unit tests for Hive2 list-tables pagination (Java PageUtil parity).
+
+Loaded via file path so the suite does not import ``lance_namespace_impls`` package
+``__init__`` (which pulls in Lance / JVM-dependent modules).
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import importlib.util
+from pathlib import Path
+
+
+def _load_hive2_page_util():
+    root = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
+    path = root / "src/lance_namespace_impls/hive2_page_util.py"
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("hive2_page_util", path)
+    assert spec is not None and spec.loader is not None
+    mod = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    spec.loader.exec_module(mod)
+    return mod
+
+
+pu = _load_hive2_page_util()
+
+
+class TestHive2PageUtil:
+    def test_normalize_page_size(self):
+        assert pu.normalize_list_tables_page_size(None) == pu.DEFAULT_LIST_TABLES_PAGE_SIZE
+        assert pu.normalize_list_tables_page_size(0) == pu.DEFAULT_LIST_TABLES_PAGE_SIZE
+        assert pu.normalize_list_tables_page_size(-1) == pu.DEFAULT_LIST_TABLES_PAGE_SIZE
+        assert pu.normalize_list_tables_page_size(50) == 50
+
+    def test_split_page_first_and_next_token(self):
+        items = ["a", "b", "c", "d"]
+        page, token = pu.split_list_tables_page(items, None, 2)
+        assert page == ["a", "b"]
+        assert token == "2"
+
+        page2, token2 = pu.split_list_tables_page(items, "2", 2)
+        assert page2 == ["c", "d"]
+        assert token2 is None
+
+    def test_split_page_invalid_token_resets_to_start(self):
+        items = ["x", "y"]
+        page, token = pu.split_list_tables_page(items, "not-an-int", 1)
+        assert page == ["x"]
+        assert token == "1"
+
+    def test_split_page_start_beyond_end(self):
+        page, token = pu.split_list_tables_page(["only"], "99", 10)
+        assert page == []
+        assert token is None
+
+    def test_apply_pagination_multi_page(self):
+        names = [f"t{i:02d}" for i in range(5)]
+        r1 = pu.apply_list_tables_pagination(names, None, 2)
+        assert r1 == (["t00", "t01"], "2")
+
+        r2 = pu.apply_list_tables_pagination(names, "2", 2)
+        assert r2 == (["t02", "t03"], "4")
+
+        r3 = pu.apply_list_tables_pagination(names, "4", 2)
+        assert r3 == (["t04"], None)
+
+    def test_default_limit_full_single_page(self):
+        names = ["a", "b"]
+        page, token = pu.apply_list_tables_pagination(names, None, None)
+        assert page == names
+        assert token is None