diff --git a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_list.py b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_list.py
index 80847841..4bb40e31 100644
--- a/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_list.py
+++ b/swh/deposit/api/private/deposit_list.py
@@ -1,57 +1,68 @@
-# Copyright (C) 2018-2021  The Software Heritage developers
+# Copyright (C) 2018-2022  The Software Heritage developers
 # See the AUTHORS file at the top-level directory of this distribution
 # License: GNU General Public License version 3, or any later version
 # See top-level LICENSE file for more information
 
 
 from rest_framework.generics import ListAPIView
 
 from swh.deposit.api.utils import DefaultPagination, DepositSerializer
 
 from . import APIPrivateView
 from ...models import Deposit
 
 
 class APIList(ListAPIView, APIPrivateView):
     """Deposit request class to list the deposit's status per page.
 
     HTTP verbs supported: GET
 
     """
 
     serializer_class = DepositSerializer
     pagination_class = DefaultPagination
 
+    def paginate_queryset(self, queryset):
+        """Return a single page of results. This enriches the queryset results with
+        metadata if any.
+
+        """
+        page_result = self.paginator.paginate_queryset(
+            queryset, self.request, view=self
+        )
+
+        deposits = []
+        for deposit in page_result:
+            deposit_requests = deposit.depositrequest_set.filter(
+                type="metadata"
+            ).order_by("-id")
+            # enrich deposit with raw metadata when we have some
+            if deposit_requests and len(deposit_requests) > 0:
+                raw_meta = deposit_requests[0].raw_metadata
+                if raw_meta:
+                    deposit.set_raw_metadata(raw_meta)
+
+            deposits.append(deposit)
+
+        return deposits
+
     def get_queryset(self):
-        """Retrieve iterable of deposits (with some optional filtering)."""
+        """Retrieve queryset of deposits (with some optional filtering)."""
         params = self.request.query_params
         exclude_like = params.get("exclude")
         username = params.get("username")
 
         if username:
             deposits_qs = Deposit.objects.select_related("client").filter(
                 client__username=username
             )
         else:
             deposits_qs = Deposit.objects.all()
 
         if exclude_like:
             # sql injection: A priori, nothing to worry about, django does it for
             # queryset
             # https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/topics/security/#sql-injection-protection  # noqa
             deposits_qs = deposits_qs.exclude(external_id__startswith=exclude_like)
 
-        deposits = []
-        for deposit in deposits_qs.order_by("id"):
-            deposit_requests = deposit.depositrequest_set.filter(
-                type="metadata"
-            ).order_by("-id")
-            # enrich deposit with raw metadata when we have some
-            if deposit_requests and len(deposit_requests) > 0:
-                raw_meta = deposit_requests[0].raw_metadata
-                if raw_meta:
-                    deposit.set_raw_metadata(raw_meta)
-
-            deposits.append(deposit)
-
-        return deposits
+        return deposits_qs.order_by("id")