diff --git a/library/Icinga/Protocol/Ldap/LdapConnection.php b/library/Icinga/Protocol/Ldap/LdapConnection.php
index 18101d2e2..9dc962407 100644
--- a/library/Icinga/Protocol/Ldap/LdapConnection.php
+++ b/library/Icinga/Protocol/Ldap/LdapConnection.php
@@ -889,13 +889,17 @@ class LdapConnection implements Selectable, Inspectable
             }
         }
 
+        $legacyControlHandling = version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.3.0') < 0;
+
         $count = 0;
         $cookie = '';
         $entries = array();
         do {
-            // Do not request the pagination control as a critical extension, as we want the
-            // server to return results even if the paged search request cannot be satisfied
-            ldap_control_paged_result($ds, $pageSize, false, $cookie);
+            if ($legacyControlHandling) {
+                // Do not request the pagination control as a critical extension, as we want the
+                // server to return results even if the paged search request cannot be satisfied
+                ldap_control_paged_result($ds, $pageSize, false, $cookie);
+            }
 
             if ($serverSorting && $query->hasOrder()) {
                 ldap_set_option($ds, LDAP_OPT_SERVER_CONTROLS, array(
@@ -910,7 +914,10 @@ class LdapConnection implements Selectable, Inspectable
                 $query,
                 array_values($fields),
                 0,
-                ($serverSorting || ! $query->hasOrder()) && $limit ? $offset + $limit : 0
+                ($serverSorting || ! $query->hasOrder()) && $limit ? $offset + $limit : 0,
+                0,
+                LDAP_DEREF_NEVER,
+                $legacyControlHandling ? null : $pageSize
             );
             if ($results === false) {
                 if (ldap_errno($ds) === self::LDAP_NO_SUCH_OBJECT) {
@@ -976,7 +983,7 @@ class LdapConnection implements Selectable, Inspectable
                 && ($entry = ldap_next_entry($ds, $entry))
             );
 
-            if (false === @ldap_control_paged_result_response($ds, $results, $cookie)) {
+            if ($legacyControlHandling && false === @ldap_control_paged_result_response($ds, $results, $cookie)) {
                 // If the page size is greater than or equal to the sizeLimit value, the server should ignore the
                 // control as the request can be satisfied in a single page: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2696.txt
                 // This applies no matter whether paged search requests are permitted or not. You're done once you
@@ -993,7 +1000,7 @@ class LdapConnection implements Selectable, Inspectable
             ldap_free_result($results);
         } while ($cookie && (! $serverSorting || $limit === 0 || count($entries) < $limit));
 
-        if ($cookie) {
+        if ($legacyControlHandling && $cookie) {
             // A sequence of paged search requests is abandoned by the client sending a search request containing a
             // pagedResultsControl with the size set to zero (0) and the cookie set to the last cookie returned by
             // the server: https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2696.txt
@@ -1219,6 +1226,7 @@ class LdapConnection implements Selectable, Inspectable
      * @param   int         $sizelimit      Enables you to limit the count of entries fetched
      * @param   int         $timelimit      Sets the number of seconds how long is spend on the search
      * @param   int         $deref
+     * @param   int         $pageSize       The page size to request (Only supported with PHP v7.3+)
      *
      * @return  resource|bool               A search result identifier or false on error
      *
@@ -1230,7 +1238,8 @@ class LdapConnection implements Selectable, Inspectable
         $attrsonly = 0,
         $sizelimit = 0,
         $timelimit = 0,
-        $deref = LDAP_DEREF_NEVER
+        $deref = LDAP_DEREF_NEVER,
+        $pageSize = null
     ) {
         $queryString = (string) $query;
         $baseDn = $query->getBase() ?: $this->getDn();
@@ -1285,6 +1294,20 @@ class LdapConnection implements Selectable, Inspectable
                 throw new LogicException('LDAP scope %s not supported by ldapSearch', $scope);
         }
 
+        $serverctrls = [];
+        if ($pageSize !== null) {
+            $serverctrls[] = [
+                'oid' => LDAP_CONTROL_PAGEDRESULTS,
+                // Do not request the pagination control as a critical extension, as we want the
+                // server to return results even if the paged search request cannot be satisfied
+                'iscritical' => false,
+                'value' => [
+                    'size' => $pageSize,
+                    'cookie' => ''
+                ]
+            ];
+        }
+
         return @$function(
             $this->getConnection(),
             $baseDn,
@@ -1293,7 +1316,8 @@ class LdapConnection implements Selectable, Inspectable
             $attrsonly,
             $sizelimit,
             $timelimit,
-            $deref
+            $deref,
+            $serverctrls
         );
     }