diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index ffe3332f10..0d47b731ea 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ godebug x509negativeserial=1
 
 require (
 	code.gitea.io/actions-proto-go v0.4.1
-	code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea v0.22.0
+	code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea v0.23.2
 	codeberg.org/gusted/mcaptcha v0.0.0-20220723083913-4f3072e1d570
 	connectrpc.com/connect v1.19.1
 	gitea.com/go-chi/binding v0.0.0-20240430071103-39a851e106ed
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 85f392302b..b10e259c91 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ code.gitea.io/actions-proto-go v0.4.1 h1:l0EYhjsgpUe/1VABo2eK7zcoNX2W44WOnb0MSLr
 code.gitea.io/actions-proto-go v0.4.1/go.mod h1:mn7Wkqz6JbnTOHQpot3yDeHx+O5C9EGhMEE+htvHBas=
 code.gitea.io/gitea-vet v0.2.3 h1:gdFmm6WOTM65rE8FUBTRzeQZYzXePKSSB1+r574hWwI=
 code.gitea.io/gitea-vet v0.2.3/go.mod h1:zcNbT/aJEmivCAhfmkHOlT645KNOf9W2KnkLgFjGGfE=
-code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea v0.22.0 h1:HCKq7bX/HQ85Nw7c/HAhWgRye+vBp5nQOE8Md1+9Ef0=
-code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea v0.22.0/go.mod h1:yyF5+GhljqvA30sRDreoyHILruNiy4ASufugzYg0VHM=
+code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea v0.23.2 h1:iJB1FDmLegwfwjX8gotBDHdPSbk/ZR8V9VmEJaVsJYg=
+code.gitea.io/sdk/gitea v0.23.2/go.mod h1:yyF5+GhljqvA30sRDreoyHILruNiy4ASufugzYg0VHM=
 codeberg.org/gusted/mcaptcha v0.0.0-20220723083913-4f3072e1d570 h1:TXbikPqa7YRtfU9vS6QJBg77pUvbEb6StRdZO8t1bEY=
 codeberg.org/gusted/mcaptcha v0.0.0-20220723083913-4f3072e1d570/go.mod h1:IIAjsijsd8q1isWX8MACefDEgTQslQ4stk2AeeTt3kM=
 connectrpc.com/connect v1.19.1 h1:R5M57z05+90EfEvCY1b7hBxDVOUl45PrtXtAV2fOC14=
diff --git a/services/migrations/gitea_downloader.go b/services/migrations/gitea_downloader.go
index 5d48d2f003..242873e551 100644
--- a/services/migrations/gitea_downloader.go
+++ b/services/migrations/gitea_downloader.go
@@ -345,25 +345,43 @@ func (g *GiteaDownloader) GetReleases(ctx context.Context) ([]*base.Release, err
 	return releases, nil
 }
 
-func (g *GiteaDownloader) getIssueReactions(index int64) ([]*base.Reaction, error) {
-	var reactions []*base.Reaction
+func (g *GiteaDownloader) getIssueReactions(ctx context.Context, index int64) ([]*base.Reaction, error) {
 	if err := g.client.CheckServerVersionConstraint(">=1.11"); err != nil {
 		log.Info("GiteaDownloader: instance to old, skip getIssueReactions")
-		return reactions, nil
-	}
-	rl, _, err := g.client.GetIssueReactions(g.repoOwner, g.repoName, index)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, err
+		return nil, nil
 	}
 
-	for _, reaction := range rl {
-		reactions = append(reactions, &base.Reaction{
-			UserID:   reaction.User.ID,
-			UserName: reaction.User.UserName,
-			Content:  reaction.Reaction,
-		})
+	allReactions := make([]*base.Reaction, 0, g.maxPerPage)
+
+	for i := 1; ; i++ {
+		// make sure gitea can shutdown gracefully
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return nil, nil
+		default:
+		}
+
+		reactions, _, err := g.client.ListIssueReactions(g.repoOwner, g.repoName, index, gitea_sdk.ListIssueReactionsOptions{ListOptions: gitea_sdk.ListOptions{
+			PageSize: g.maxPerPage,
+			Page:     i,
+		}})
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+
+		for _, reaction := range reactions {
+			allReactions = append(allReactions, &base.Reaction{
+				UserID:   reaction.User.ID,
+				UserName: reaction.User.UserName,
+				Content:  reaction.Reaction,
+			})
+		}
+
+		if !g.pagination || len(reactions) < g.maxPerPage {
+			break
+		}
 	}
-	return reactions, nil
+	return allReactions, nil
 }
 
 func (g *GiteaDownloader) getCommentReactions(commentID int64) ([]*base.Reaction, error) {
@@ -388,7 +406,7 @@ func (g *GiteaDownloader) getCommentReactions(commentID int64) ([]*base.Reaction
 }
 
 // GetIssues returns issues according start and limit
-func (g *GiteaDownloader) GetIssues(_ context.Context, page, perPage int) ([]*base.Issue, bool, error) {
+func (g *GiteaDownloader) GetIssues(ctx context.Context, page, perPage int) ([]*base.Issue, bool, error) {
 	if perPage > g.maxPerPage {
 		perPage = g.maxPerPage
 	}
@@ -413,7 +431,7 @@ func (g *GiteaDownloader) GetIssues(_ context.Context, page, perPage int) ([]*ba
 			milestone = issue.Milestone.Title
 		}
 
-		reactions, err := g.getIssueReactions(issue.Index)
+		reactions, err := g.getIssueReactions(ctx, issue.Index)
 		if err != nil {
 			WarnAndNotice("Unable to load reactions during migrating issue #%d in %s. Error: %v", issue.Index, g, err)
 		}
@@ -497,7 +515,7 @@ func (g *GiteaDownloader) GetComments(ctx context.Context, commentable base.Comm
 }
 
 // GetPullRequests returns pull requests according page and perPage
-func (g *GiteaDownloader) GetPullRequests(_ context.Context, page, perPage int) ([]*base.PullRequest, bool, error) {
+func (g *GiteaDownloader) GetPullRequests(ctx context.Context, page, perPage int) ([]*base.PullRequest, bool, error) {
 	if perPage > g.maxPerPage {
 		perPage = g.maxPerPage
 	}
@@ -546,7 +564,7 @@ func (g *GiteaDownloader) GetPullRequests(_ context.Context, page, perPage int)
 			mergeCommitSHA = *pr.MergedCommitID
 		}
 
-		reactions, err := g.getIssueReactions(pr.Index)
+		reactions, err := g.getIssueReactions(ctx, pr.Index)
 		if err != nil {
 			WarnAndNotice("Unable to load reactions during migrating pull #%d in %s. Error: %v", pr.Index, g, err)
 		}