diff --git a/tests/v2/test_waku_pagination.nim b/tests/v2/test_waku_pagination.nim
index b31aba753..16fef0695 100644
--- a/tests/v2/test_waku_pagination.nim
+++ b/tests/v2/test_waku_pagination.nim
@@ -86,98 +86,108 @@ procSuite "pagination":
       pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 2, cursor: msgList[3].index, direction: PagingDirection.FORWARD)
 
     # test for a normal pagination
-    var (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    var (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 2
       data == msgList[4..5]
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[5].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == pagingInfo.pageSize
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
    
    # test for an initial pagination request with an empty cursor
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 2, direction: PagingDirection.FORWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 2
       data == msgList[0..1]
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[1].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 2
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
     
     # test for an initial pagination request with an empty cursor to fetch the entire history
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 13, direction: PagingDirection.FORWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 10
       data == msgList[0..9]
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[9].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 10
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
     # test for an empty msgList
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 2, direction: PagingDirection.FORWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(@[], pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(@[], pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 0
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 0
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.cursor == pagingInfo.cursor
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
     # test for a page size larger than the remaining messages
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 10, cursor: msgList[3].index, direction: PagingDirection.FORWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 6
       data == msgList[4..9]
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[9].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 6
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
     # test for a page size larger than the maximum allowed page size
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: MaxPageSize+1, cursor: msgList[3].index, direction: PagingDirection.FORWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       uint64(data.len) <= MaxPageSize
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize <= MaxPageSize
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
   
-    # test for a cursor poiting to the end of the message list
+    # test for a cursor pointing to the end of the message list
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 10, cursor: msgList[9].index, direction: PagingDirection.FORWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 0
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[9].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 0
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
     
     # test for an invalid cursor 
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 10, cursor: computeIndex(WakuMessage(payload: @[byte 10])), direction: PagingDirection.FORWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 0
       newPagingInfo.cursor == pagingInfo.cursor
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 0
+      error == HistoryResponseError.INVALID_CURSOR
 
     # test initial paging query over a message list with one message 
     var singleItemMsgList = msgList[0..0]
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 10, direction: PagingDirection.FORWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(singleItemMsgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(singleItemMsgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 1
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[0].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 1
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
     # test pagination over a message list with one message
     singleItemMsgList = msgList[0..0]
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 10, cursor: msgList[0].index, direction: PagingDirection.FORWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(singleItemMsgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(singleItemMsgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 0
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[0].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 0
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
   test "Backward pagination test":
     var
@@ -185,98 +195,108 @@ procSuite "pagination":
       pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 2, cursor: msgList[3].index, direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
 
     # test for a normal pagination
-    var (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    var (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data == msgList[1..2]
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[1].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == pagingInfo.pageSize
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
     # test for an empty msgList
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 2, direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(@[], pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(@[], pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 0
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 0
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.cursor == pagingInfo.cursor
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
     # test for an initial pagination request with an empty cursor
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 2, direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 2
       data == msgList[8..9]
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[8].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 2
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
     
     # test for an initial pagination request with an empty cursor to fetch the entire history
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 13, direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 10
       data == msgList[0..9]
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[0].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 10
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
 
     # test for a page size larger than the remaining messages
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 5, cursor: msgList[3].index, direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data == msgList[0..2]
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[0].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 3
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
     
     # test for a page size larger than the Maximum allowed page size
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: MaxPageSize+1, cursor: msgList[3].index, direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       uint64(data.len) <= MaxPageSize
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize <= MaxPageSize
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
     # test for a cursor pointing to the begining of the message list
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 5, cursor: msgList[0].index, direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
 
     check:
       data.len == 0
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[0].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 0
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
     # test for an invalid cursor 
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 5, cursor: computeIndex(WakuMessage(payload: @[byte 10])), direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(msgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(msgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 0
       newPagingInfo.cursor == pagingInfo.cursor
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 0
+      error == HistoryResponseError.INVALID_CURSOR
     
     # test initial paging query over a message list with one message
     var singleItemMsgList = msgList[0..0]
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 10, direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(singleItemMsgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(singleItemMsgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 1
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[0].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 1
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
     
     # test paging query over a message list with one message
     singleItemMsgList = msgList[0..0]
     pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 10, cursor: msgList[0].index, direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
-    (data, newPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(singleItemMsgList, pagingInfo)
+    (data, newPagingInfo, error) = paginate(singleItemMsgList, pagingInfo)
     check:
       data.len == 0
       newPagingInfo.cursor == msgList[0].index
       newPagingInfo.direction == pagingInfo.direction
       newPagingInfo.pageSize == 0
+      error == HistoryResponseError.NONE
 
 suite "time-window history query":
   test "Encode/Decode waku message with timestamp":
diff --git a/tests/v2/test_waku_store.nim b/tests/v2/test_waku_store.nim
index c3c8d0119..5fb8428ae 100644
--- a/tests/v2/test_waku_store.nim
+++ b/tests/v2/test_waku_store.nim
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ procSuite "Waku Store":
       wm = WakuMessage(payload: @[byte 1], contentTopic: defaultContentTopic)
       index = computeIndex(wm)
       pagingInfo = PagingInfo(pageSize: 1, cursor: index, direction: PagingDirection.BACKWARD)
-      res = HistoryResponse(messages: @[wm], pagingInfo:pagingInfo)
+      res = HistoryResponse(messages: @[wm], pagingInfo:pagingInfo, error: HistoryResponseError.INVALID_CURSOR)
       pb = res.encode()
       decodedRes = HistoryResponse.init(pb.buffer)
 
diff --git a/waku/v2/protocol/waku_store/waku_store.nim b/waku/v2/protocol/waku_store/waku_store.nim
index 28e705fb7..8718747b2 100644
--- a/waku/v2/protocol/waku_store/waku_store.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/protocol/waku_store/waku_store.nim
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@ proc init*(T: type HistoryResponse, buffer: seq[byte]): ProtoResult[T] =
   discard ? pb.getField(2,pagingInfoBuffer)
   msg.pagingInfo= ? PagingInfo.init(pagingInfoBuffer)
 
+  var error: uint32
+  discard ? pb.getField(3, error)
+  msg.error = HistoryResponseError(error)
+
   ok(msg)
 
 proc init*(T: type HistoryRPC, buffer: seq[byte]): ProtoResult[T] =
@@ -210,6 +214,8 @@ proc encode*(response: HistoryResponse): ProtoBuffer =
 
   result.write(2, response.pagingInfo.encode())
 
+  result.write(3, uint32(ord(response.error)))
+
 proc encode*(rpc: HistoryRPC): ProtoBuffer =
   result = initProtoBuffer()
 
@@ -244,7 +250,7 @@ proc findIndex*(msgList: seq[IndexedWakuMessage], index: Index): Option[int] =
       return some(i)
   return none(int)
 
-proc paginateWithIndex*(list: seq[IndexedWakuMessage], pinfo: PagingInfo): (seq[IndexedWakuMessage], PagingInfo) =
+proc paginate*(list: seq[IndexedWakuMessage], pinfo: PagingInfo): (seq[IndexedWakuMessage], PagingInfo, HistoryResponseError) =
   ## takes list, and performs paging based on pinfo 
   ## returns the page i.e, a sequence of IndexedWakuMessage and the new paging info to be used for the next paging request
   var
@@ -253,10 +259,10 @@ proc paginateWithIndex*(list: seq[IndexedWakuMessage], pinfo: PagingInfo): (seq[
     dir = pinfo.direction
 
   if pageSize == uint64(0): # pageSize being zero indicates that no pagination is required
-    return (list, pinfo)
+    return (list, pinfo, HistoryResponseError.NONE)
 
   if list.len == 0: # no pagination is needed for an empty list
-    return (list, PagingInfo(pageSize: 0, cursor:pinfo.cursor, direction: pinfo.direction))
+    return (list, PagingInfo(pageSize: 0, cursor:pinfo.cursor, direction: pinfo.direction), HistoryResponseError.NONE)
 
   var msgList = list # makes a copy of the list
   # sorts msgList based on the custom comparison proc indexedWakuMessageComparison
@@ -272,7 +278,7 @@ proc paginateWithIndex*(list: seq[IndexedWakuMessage], pinfo: PagingInfo): (seq[
         cursor = msgList[list.len - 1].index # perform paging from the end of the list
   var foundIndexOption = msgList.findIndex(cursor) 
   if foundIndexOption.isNone: # the cursor is not valid
-    return (@[], PagingInfo(pageSize: 0, cursor:pinfo.cursor, direction: pinfo.direction))
+    return (@[], PagingInfo(pageSize: 0, cursor:pinfo.cursor, direction: pinfo.direction), HistoryResponseError.INVALID_CURSOR)
   var foundIndex = uint64(foundIndexOption.get())
   var retrievedPageSize, s, e: uint64
   var newCursor: Index # to be returned as part of the new paging info
@@ -298,20 +304,13 @@ proc paginateWithIndex*(list: seq[IndexedWakuMessage], pinfo: PagingInfo): (seq[
       newCursor = msgList[s].index # the new cursor points to the begining of the page
 
   if (retrievedPageSize == 0):
-    return (@[], PagingInfo(pageSize: 0, cursor:pinfo.cursor, direction: pinfo.direction))
+    return (@[], PagingInfo(pageSize: 0, cursor:pinfo.cursor, direction: pinfo.direction), HistoryResponseError.NONE)
 
   # retrieve the messages
+  var retMessages: seq[IndexedWakuMessage]= @[]
   for i in s..e:
-    result[0].add(msgList[i])
-  result[1] = PagingInfo(pageSize : retrievedPageSize, cursor : newCursor, direction : pinfo.direction)
-
-proc paginateWithoutIndex(list: seq[IndexedWakuMessage], pinfo: PagingInfo): (seq[WakuMessage], PagingInfo) =
-  ## takes list, and perfomrs paging based on pinfo 
-  ## returns the page i.e, a sequence of WakuMessage and the new paging info to be used for the next paging request  
-  var (indexedData, updatedPagingInfo) = paginateWithIndex(list,pinfo)
-  for indexedMsg in indexedData:
-    result[0].add(indexedMsg.msg)
-  result[1] = updatedPagingInfo
+    retMessages.add(msgList[i])
+  return (retMessages, PagingInfo(pageSize : retrievedPageSize, cursor : newCursor, direction : pinfo.direction), HistoryResponseError.NONE)
 
 proc findMessages(w: WakuStore, query: HistoryQuery): HistoryResponse =
   result = HistoryResponse(messages: newSeq[WakuMessage]())
@@ -342,7 +341,13 @@ proc findMessages(w: WakuStore, query: HistoryQuery): HistoryResponse =
 
   
   # perform pagination
-  (result.messages, result.pagingInfo)= paginateWithoutIndex(data, query.pagingInfo)
+  var (indexedWakuMsgList, updatedPagingInfo, error) = paginate(data, query.pagingInfo)
+
+  # extract waku messages
+  var wakuMsgList = indexedWakuMsgList.mapIt(it.msg)
+
+  var historyRes = HistoryResponse(messages: wakuMsgList, pagingInfo: updatedPagingInfo, error: error)
+  return historyRes
 
 
 proc init*(ws: WakuStore) {.raises: [Defect, Exception]} =
diff --git a/waku/v2/protocol/waku_store/waku_store_types.nim b/waku/v2/protocol/waku_store/waku_store_types.nim
index f73005a41..58869a3fe 100644
--- a/waku/v2/protocol/waku_store/waku_store_types.nim
+++ b/waku/v2/protocol/waku_store/waku_store_types.nim
@@ -52,9 +52,15 @@ type
     startTime*: float64 # used for time-window query
     endTime*: float64 # used for time-window query
 
+  HistoryResponseError* {.pure.} = enum
+    ## HistoryResponseError contains error message to inform  the querying node about the state of its request
+    NONE = uint32(0)
+    INVALID_CURSOR = uint32(1)
+
   HistoryResponse* = object
     messages*: seq[WakuMessage]
     pagingInfo*: PagingInfo # used for pagination
+    error*: HistoryResponseError
 
   HistoryRPC* = object
     requestId*: string