diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/contentUtility.js b/src/main/resources/static/contentUtility.js
index deb5658..ff48f52 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/contentUtility.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/contentUtility.js
@@ -1,25 +1,31 @@
-import {searchBarTimeout, searchSection} from "./main.js"
+import {searchBarTimeout, searchSection, lastQuery} from "./main.js"
 import Dataset from "./dataset.js"
-
-export function fetchQuery(fetchString) {
+// TODO consider renaming this to "searchUtility.js"
+export function fetchQuery(fetchString, clearResults) {
     clearTimeout(searchBarTimeout);
     fetch(fetchString)
         .then(resp => resp.json())
         .then((data) => {
-            parseContent(data.content);
+            parseContent(data.content, clearResults);
+            lastQuery.totalPages = data.totalPages;
+            if (clearResults) {
+                lastQuery.currentPage = 0;
+            }
         });
 }
 
-function parseContent(content) {
+function parseContent(content, clearResults) {
     if (content.length === 0) {
         searchSection.querySelector("#nothing-found ").classList.remove("hidden");
     } else {
         searchSection.querySelector("#nothing-found").classList.add("hidden");
         const datasets = content.map(dataset => new Dataset(dataset));
-        Array.from(searchSection.querySelectorAll(".datasets .dataset")).forEach(e => e.remove());
+        if (clearResults) {
+            Array.from(searchSection.querySelectorAll(".datasets .dataset")).forEach(e => e.remove());
+        }
         for (const dataset of datasets) {
-            searchSection.querySelector(".datasets").appendChild(dataset.createDatasetHTMLElement());
+            searchSection.querySelector(".datasets")
+                .appendChild(dataset.createDatasetHTMLElement());
         }
     }
-
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/dataset.js b/src/main/resources/static/dataset.js
index 27245e5..29170a8 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/dataset.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/dataset.js
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ export default class Dataset {
         clone.querySelector("h3").innerText = this.#title;
         clone.querySelector("p").innerText = this.#description;
         clone.querySelector("span").innerText = this.#upvotes;
+        let votedIDs = window.localStorage;
+        // depending on whether the button has been up/downvoted, its according button get disabled and hidden
+        if (votedIDs.getItem(this.#id)) {
+            let votedButton = clone.querySelector(votedIDs.getItem(this.#id)? ".upvote-btn":".downvote-btn");
+            votedButton.classList.add("isVoted");
+            votedButton.disabled = true;
+            let notVotedButton = clone.querySelector(votedIDs.getItem(this.#id)? ".downvote-btn":".upvote-btn");
+            notVotedButton.style.visibility = "hidden";
+        }
 
         // Event Listeners
         clone.querySelector(".upvote-btn").addEventListener("click", () => {
@@ -48,4 +57,8 @@ export default class Dataset {
 
         return clone;
     }
+
+    getID() {
+        return this.#id;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/main.css b/src/main/resources/static/main.css
index c62d21e..ab5e5bf 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/main.css
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/main.css
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ header {
 .hidden {
     display: none;
 }
+
 #search-entry:focus-visible {
     outline: none;
 }
@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@ header {
     align-items: center;
     gap: .5em;
 }
+
 /* Buttons */
 .upvote-btn, .downvote-btn, #search-btn, #filter-btn, #sort-btn, #reset-tools-btn {
     background: var(--icon-url) no-repeat;
@@ -143,6 +145,7 @@ header {
     --icon-url: url(looking-glass.svg);
     --icon-size: 1rem;
 }
+
 #filter-btn {
     --icon-url: url(filter.svg);
     --icon-size: 1rem;
@@ -158,6 +161,10 @@ header {
     --icon-size: 1rem;
 }
 
+.isVoted {
+    filter: brightness(1.75);
+}
+
 .divider {
     width: .05rem;
     height: 1rem;
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/main.js b/src/main/resources/static/main.js
index 77af7e6..32caf41 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/main.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/main.js
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import Dataset from "./dataset.js";
 const apiEndpoint = "/api/v1/datasets";
 const baseURL = location.origin;
 const defaultPagingValue = 20;
-const lastQuery = {
-    url: "",
+export const lastQuery = {
     totalPages: 0,
     currentPage: 0
 };
+const votedIDs = window.localStorage;
 
 // definition of all buttons & sections
 const addButton = document.getElementById("add-btn");
@@ -35,12 +35,12 @@ addButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
 filterButton.addEventListener("change", () => {
     const filterString = filterButton.value;
     if (filterString !== filterButton.querySelector("#default-filter").value) {
-        fetchQuery(createQuery());
+        fetchQuery(createQuery(), true);
     }
 });
 
 searchButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
-    fetchQuery(createQuery());
+    fetchQuery(createQuery(), true);
 
 });
 
@@ -48,18 +48,18 @@ searchBar.addEventListener("input", () => {
     updateSections();
     clearTimeout(searchBarTimeout);
     searchBarTimeout = setTimeout(() => {
-        fetchQuery(createQuery());
+        fetchQuery(createQuery(), true);
     }, searchDelay);
 });
 
 searchBar.addEventListener('keypress', function (e) {
     if (e.key === 'Enter') {
-        fetchQuery(createQuery());
+        fetchQuery(createQuery(), true);
     }
 });
 
 sortButton.addEventListener("change", () => {
-    fetchQuery(createQuery());
+    fetchQuery(createQuery(), true);
 });
 
 resetButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ resetButton.addEventListener("click", () => {
     updateSections();
 });
 
-// Consider moving this to datasets.js completely
+// Consider moving this to datasets.js completely // TODO: we dont need them, do we? there in dataset.js
 const upvoteButtonClickListener = e => {
     const entryID = e.target.parentElement.parentElement.dataset.id;
     vote(entryID, true);
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ for (const upvoteButton of upvoteButtons) {
     upvoteButton.addEventListener("click", upvoteButtonClickListener);
 }
 
-// Consider moving this to datasets.js completely
-const downvoteButtonClickListener = e  => {
+// Consider moving this to datasets.js completely  // TODO: we dont need them, do we? there in dataset.js
+const downvoteButtonClickListener = e => {
     const entryID = e.target.parentElement.parentElement.dataset.id;
     vote(entryID, false);
 };
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@ for (const downvoteButton of downvoteButtons) {
 
 // functions of the main page
 function navigateToAdd() {
-    window.location.href = "/add";
+    window.location.href = "/add"; //TODO: move to EventListner?
 }
 
 function getFilterQuery() {
-    let filterString= filterButton.value.toUpperCase();
+    let filterString = filterButton.value.toUpperCase();
     if (filterString === "NONE") {
         return ["type", "%"]
     } else if (document.querySelector('#filter-btn option:checked').parentElement.label === "Standard categories") {
@@ -141,17 +141,22 @@ export function vote(entryID, up) {
         method: "PUT",
         headers: {
             'Content-Type': 'application/json',
-        }})
-    .then(resp => resp.json())
-    .then((data) => {
-        console.log(data.upvotes); // TODO: remove, check einbauen: data.id === entryID?
-    let dataset = document.querySelector('[data-id= ' + CSS.escape(entryID) + ']')
-    dataset.querySelector("span").innerText = data.upvotes;
-    });
-}
-
-function incrementPageCount() {
-    lastQuery.currentPage++;
+        }
+    })
+        .then(resp => resp.json())
+        .then((data) => {
+            console.log(data.upvotes); // TODO: remove, check einbauen: data.id === entryID?
+            let dataSets = document.querySelectorAll('[data-id= ' + CSS.escape(entryID) + ']');
+            for (const dataSetElement of dataSets) {
+                dataSetElement.querySelector("span").innerText = data.upvotes;
+                let votedButton = dataSetElement.querySelector(up? ".upvote-btn":".downvote-btn");
+                votedButton.classList.add("isVoted");
+                votedButton.disabled = true;
+                let notVotedButton = dataSetElement.querySelector(up? ".downvote-btn":".upvote-btn");
+                notVotedButton.style.visibility = "hidden";
+                votedIDs.setItem(dataSetElement.getAttribute("data-id"), up);
+            }
+        });
 }
 
 // updates the page display. If no query is present, the initial page is shown, otherwise the search results.
@@ -173,7 +178,7 @@ function updateSections() {
 // fetches the further categories used in the filter function
 function fetchCategories() {
     const fetchURL = new URL(
-        "api/v1/categories" , baseURL);
+        "api/v1/categories", baseURL);
     fetch(fetchURL)
         .then(resp => resp.json())
         .then((data) => {
@@ -196,7 +201,8 @@ function fetchInitialEntries() {
         .then((data) => {
             const datasets = data.content.map(dataset => new Dataset(dataset));
             for (const dataset of datasets) {
-                document.querySelector("#recents .datasets").appendChild(dataset.createDatasetHTMLElement());
+                document.querySelector("#recents .datasets")
+                    .appendChild(dataset.createDatasetHTMLElement());
             }
         });
 
@@ -207,8 +213,9 @@ function fetchInitialEntries() {
     fetch(topVotedQueryURL)
         .then(resp => resp.json())
         .then((data) => {
+            let dataset = new Dataset(data.content[0]);
             document.querySelector("#top .datasets")
-                .appendChild(new Dataset(data.content[0]).createDatasetHTMLElement());
+                .appendChild(dataset.createDatasetHTMLElement());
         });
 }
 
@@ -217,6 +224,21 @@ window.onload = function () {
     fetchInitialEntries();
     updateSections();
     if (searchBar.value !== "") {
-        fetchQuery(createQuery());
+        fetchQuery(createQuery(), true);
+    }
+    let observer = new IntersectionObserver(() => {
+        if (!searchSection.classList.contains("hidden")) {
+            fetchPagingResults();
+        }
+    }, {root: null, rootMargin: "0px", threshold: .9});
+    observer.observe(document.getElementById("observable"));
+}
+
+function fetchPagingResults() {
+    lastQuery.currentPage++
+    if (lastQuery.currentPage < lastQuery.totalPages) {
+        let pagingQuery = new URL(createQuery());
+        pagingQuery.searchParams.append("page", lastQuery.currentPage.toString(10));
+        fetchQuery(pagingQuery, false);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/index.html b/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
index 23ee989..5f8cbdd 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/index.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
     <title>DataDash</title>
     <link rel="stylesheet" href="main.css">
-    <script type="module"  src="main.js" defer></script>
+    <script type="module" src="main.js" defer></script>
 </head>
 <body>
     <div id="add-btn" title="Add a new API entry"></div>
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@
             </div>
             <ul class="datasets">
             </ul>
+            <div id="observable" style="height: 2rem"></div>
         </section>
     </main>
 </body>