diff --git a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/PaginatedParticipants.tsx b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/PaginatedParticipants.tsx
index 288419a2b4..32d7fb1141 100644
--- a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/PaginatedParticipants.tsx
+++ b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/PaginatedParticipants.tsx
@@ -1,30 +1,79 @@
-import React, { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { useInView } from 'react-intersection-observer';
 import { useMeasure } from 'react-use';
-import { FixedSizeList } from 'react-window';
+import { VariableSizeList } from 'react-window';
 import { selectIsConnectedToRoom, useHMSStore, usePaginatedParticipants } from '@100mslive/react-sdk';
 import { ChevronLeftIcon, CrossIcon } from '@100mslive/react-icons';
-import { Button } from '../../../Button';
 import { IconButton } from '../../../IconButton';
 import { Box, Flex } from '../../../Layout';
 import { Loading } from '../../../Loading';
 import { Text } from '../../../Text';
 // @ts-ignore: No implicit Any
-import { ParticipantSearch } from './ParticipantList';
-import { itemKey, ROW_HEIGHT, VirtualizedParticipantItem } from './RoleAccordion';
+import { Participant, ParticipantSearch } from './ParticipantList';
+import { ItemData, itemKey, ROW_HEIGHT } from './RoleAccordion';
 // @ts-ignore: No implicit Any
 import { useSidepaneReset } from '../AppData/useSidepane';
 // @ts-ignore: No implicit Any
 import { getFormattedCount } from '../../common/utils';
 
+const LoadMoreParticipants = ({
+  hasNext,
+  loadMore,
+  style,
+}: {
+  hasNext: boolean;
+  loadMore: () => Promise<void>;
+  style: React.CSSProperties;
+}) => {
+  const { ref, inView } = useInView();
+  const [inProgress, setInProgress] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (hasNext && inView && !inProgress) {
+      setInProgress(true);
+      loadMore()
+        .catch(console.error)
+        .finally(() => setInProgress(false));
+    }
+  }, [hasNext, loadMore, inView, inProgress]);
+  return (
+    <Flex ref={ref} style={style} align="center" justify="center">
+      {inProgress ? <Loading size={16} /> : null}
+    </Flex>
+  );
+};
+
+const VirtualizedParticipantItem = React.memo(
+  ({
+    index,
+    data,
+    style,
+  }: {
+    index: number;
+    data: ItemData & { hasNext: boolean; loadMorePeers: () => Promise<void> };
+    style: React.CSSProperties;
+  }) => {
+    if (!data.peerList[index]) {
+      return <LoadMoreParticipants hasNext={data.hasNext} loadMore={data.loadMorePeers} style={style} />;
+    }
+    return (
+      <Participant
+        key={data.peerList[index].id}
+        peer={data.peerList[index]}
+        isConnected={data.isConnected}
+        style={style}
+      />
+    );
+  },
+);
+
 export const PaginatedParticipants = ({ roleName, onBack }: { roleName: string; onBack: () => void }) => {
   const { peers, total, loadPeers, loadMorePeers } = usePaginatedParticipants({ role: roleName, limit: 20 });
   const [search, setSearch] = useState<string>('');
-  const [isLoading, setIsLoading] = useState(false);
   const filteredPeers = peers.filter(p => p.name?.toLowerCase().includes(search));
   const isConnected = useHMSStore(selectIsConnectedToRoom);
   const [ref, { width }] = useMeasure<HTMLDivElement>();
-  const containerRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
-  const height = ROW_HEIGHT * peers.length;
+  const height = ROW_HEIGHT * (filteredPeers.length + 1);
   const resetSidePane = useSidepaneReset();
   const hasNext = total > peers.length;
 
@@ -60,33 +109,16 @@ export const PaginatedParticipants = ({ roleName, onBack }: { roleName: string;
           </Text>
         </Flex>
         <Box css={{ flex: '1 1 0', overflowY: 'auto', overflowX: 'hidden', mr: '-$10' }}>
-          <FixedSizeList
-            itemSize={ROW_HEIGHT}
-            itemData={{ peerList: filteredPeers, isConnected: isConnected === true }}
+          <VariableSizeList
+            itemSize={index => (index === filteredPeers.length + 1 ? 16 : ROW_HEIGHT)}
+            itemData={{ peerList: filteredPeers, hasNext, loadMorePeers, isConnected: isConnected === true }}
             itemKey={itemKey}
-            itemCount={filteredPeers.length}
+            itemCount={filteredPeers.length + 1}
             width={width}
             height={height}
-            outerRef={containerRef}
           >
             {VirtualizedParticipantItem}
-          </FixedSizeList>
-          {hasNext ? (
-            <Flex justify="center" css={{ w: '100%' }}>
-              <Button
-                css={{ w: 'max-content', p: '$4' }}
-                onClick={() => {
-                  setIsLoading(true);
-                  loadMorePeers()
-                    .catch(console.error)
-                    .finally(() => setIsLoading(false));
-                }}
-                disabled={isLoading}
-              >
-                {isLoading ? <Loading size={16} /> : 'Load More'}
-              </Button>
-            </Flex>
-          ) : null}
+          </VariableSizeList>
         </Box>
       </Flex>
     </Flex>
diff --git a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/ParticipantList.jsx b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/ParticipantList.jsx
index fe23f71495..67bfe1d180 100644
--- a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/ParticipantList.jsx
+++ b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/ParticipantList.jsx
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ const VirtualizedParticipants = ({
   );
 };
 
-export const Participant = ({ peer, isConnected }) => {
+export const Participant = ({ peer, isConnected, style }) => {
   const localPeerId = useHMSStore(selectLocalPeerID);
   return (
     <Flex
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ export const Participant = ({ peer, isConnected }) => {
       align="center"
       justify="between"
       data-testid={'participant_' + peer.name}
+      style={style}
     >
       <Text
         variant="sm"
diff --git a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/RoleAccordion.tsx b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/RoleAccordion.tsx
index 953baa0592..dbe37cf27b 100644
--- a/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/RoleAccordion.tsx
+++ b/packages/roomkit-react/src/Prebuilt/components/Footer/RoleAccordion.tsx
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ export interface ItemData {
 }
 
 export function itemKey(index: number, data: ItemData) {
-  return data.peerList[index].id;
+  return data.peerList[index]?.id;
 }
 
 export const VirtualizedParticipantItem = React.memo(({ index, data }: { index: number; data: ItemData }) => {
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ export const RoleAccordion = ({
     return null;
   }
 
-  const height = ROW_HEIGHT * (peers.length || peerList.length);
   const peersInAccordion = isOffStageRole && isLargeRoom ? peers : peerList;
+  const height = ROW_HEIGHT * peersInAccordion.length;
   const hasNext = total > peersInAccordion.length;
 
   if (peersInAccordion.length === 0) {