diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8338137..835c9b5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ confluence search "search term"
 
 # Limit results
 confluence search "search term" --limit 5
+
+# Paginate results
+confluence search "search term" --limit 5 --start 5
 ```
 
 ### List or Download Attachments
@@ -697,7 +700,7 @@ confluence stats
 | `init` | Initialize CLI configuration | `--read-only` |
 | `read <pageId_or_url>` | Read page content | `--format <html\|text\|storage\|markdown>` |
 | `info <pageId_or_url>` | Get page information | `--format <text\|json>` |
-| `search <query>` | Search for pages | `--limit <number>` |
+| `search <query>` | Search for pages | `--limit <number>`, `--start <number>` |
 | `spaces` | List available spaces | `--limit <number>`, `--all` |
 | `find <title>` | Find a page by its title | `--space <spaceKey>` |
 | `children <pageId>` | List child pages of a page | `--recursive`, `--max-depth <number>`, `--format <list\|tree\|json>`, `--show-url`, `--show-id` |
diff --git a/bin/confluence.js b/bin/confluence.js
index 5c2d178..782a3ca 100755
--- a/bin/confluence.js
+++ b/bin/confluence.js
@@ -166,9 +166,15 @@ program
   .command('search <query>')
   .description('Search for Confluence pages')
   .option('-l, --limit <limit>', 'Limit number of results', '10')
+  .option('--start <start>', 'Start index for results', '0')
   .option('--cql', 'Pass query as raw CQL instead of text search')
   .action(withClient('search', async ({ client, analytics }, query, options) => {
-    const results = await client.search(query, parseInt(options.limit), options.cql);
+    const start = parseInt(options.start, 10);
+    if (Number.isNaN(start) || start < 0) {
+      throw new Error('Start must be a non-negative number.');
+    }
+
+    const results = await client.search(query, parseInt(options.limit), options.cql, start);
 
     if (results.length === 0) {
       console.log(chalk.yellow('No results found.'));
@@ -178,7 +184,7 @@ program
 
     console.log(chalk.blue(`Found ${results.length} results:`));
     results.forEach((result, index) => {
-      console.log(`${index + 1}. ${chalk.green(result.title)} (ID: ${result.id})`);
+      console.log(`${start + index + 1}. ${chalk.green(result.title)} (ID: ${result.id})`);
       if (result.excerpt) {
         console.log(`   ${chalk.gray(result.excerpt)}`);
       }
diff --git a/lib/confluence-client.js b/lib/confluence-client.js
index 1a0f60d..7668f12 100644
--- a/lib/confluence-client.js
+++ b/lib/confluence-client.js
@@ -415,12 +415,13 @@ class ConfluenceClient {
   /**
    * Search for pages
    */
-  async search(query, limit = 10, rawCql = false) {
+  async search(query, limit = 10, rawCql = false, start = 0) {
     const cql = rawCql ? query : `text ~ "${this.escapeCql(query)}"`;
     const response = await this.client.get('/search', {
       params: {
         cql,
-        limit: limit
+        limit,
+        start
       }
     });
 
diff --git a/tests/cli-entry.test.js b/tests/cli-entry.test.js
index f8ff53d..69105cf 100644
--- a/tests/cli-entry.test.js
+++ b/tests/cli-entry.test.js
@@ -16,6 +16,16 @@ describe('CLI entry point', () => {
     ).trim();
     expect(output).toMatch(/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+$/);
   });
+
+  test('search --help documents start pagination option', () => {
+    const output = execFileSync(
+      process.execPath,
+      [path.resolve(__dirname, '../bin/index.js'), 'search', '--help'],
+      { encoding: 'utf8' }
+    );
+    expect(output).toContain('--start <start>');
+    expect(output).toContain('Start index for results');
+  });
 });
 
 describe('create/create-child --type validation', () => {
diff --git a/tests/confluence-client.test.js b/tests/confluence-client.test.js
index 640d157..d7565cb 100644
--- a/tests/confluence-client.test.js
+++ b/tests/confluence-client.test.js
@@ -1134,6 +1134,18 @@ describe('ConfluenceClient', () => {
       mock.restore();
     });
 
+    test('should respect start parameter', async () => {
+      const mock = new MockAdapter(client.client);
+      mock.onGet('/search').reply((config) => {
+        expect(config.params.start).toBe(20);
+        return [200, { results: [] }];
+      });
+
+      await client.search('test', 10, false, 20);
+
+      mock.restore();
+    });
+
     test('should escape backslashes before double quotes', async () => {
       const mock = new MockAdapter(client.client);
       mock.onGet('/search').reply((config) => {