diff --git a/webpack/assets/javascripts/react_app/components/HostsIndex/index.js b/webpack/assets/javascripts/react_app/components/HostsIndex/index.js
index 10b27699e51..f468ae3cb92 100644
--- a/webpack/assets/javascripts/react_app/components/HostsIndex/index.js
+++ b/webpack/assets/javascripts/react_app/components/HostsIndex/index.js
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ const HostsIndex = () => {
 
   const {
     response: {
+      search: apiSearchQuery,
       results,
       total,
       per_page: perPage,
@@ -491,6 +492,9 @@ const HostsIndex = () => {
     </Flex>
   );
 
+  // Exclude stale perPage from params to avoid duplicating it with per_page
+  const { perPage: _, ...paramsWithoutPerPage } = params;
+
   return (
     <TableIndexPage
       apiUrl={HOSTS_API_PATH}
@@ -506,7 +510,12 @@ const HostsIndex = () => {
     >
       <Table
         ouiaId="hosts-index-table"
-        params={params}
+        params={{
+          ...paramsWithoutPerPage,
+          page,
+          per_page: perPage,
+          search: apiSearchQuery,
+        }}
         setParams={setParamsAndAPI}
         getActions={getActions}
         itemCount={subtotal}
diff --git a/webpack/assets/javascripts/react_app/components/HostsIndex/index.test.js b/webpack/assets/javascripts/react_app/components/HostsIndex/index.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a47e26a1f1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webpack/assets/javascripts/react_app/components/HostsIndex/index.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,165 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import { render } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { Provider } from 'react-redux';
+import * as ReactRedux from 'react-redux';
+import configureMockStore from 'redux-mock-store';
+import thunk from 'redux-thunk';
+import '@testing-library/jest-dom';
+import HostsIndex from './index';
+
+const mockStore = configureMockStore([thunk]);
+
+// Mock useSelector and useDispatch
+jest.spyOn(ReactRedux, 'useSelector').mockImplementation(() => []);
+jest.spyOn(ReactRedux, 'useDispatch').mockImplementation(() => jest.fn());
+
+// Mock the API hook to return a controlled response
+jest.mock('../PF4/TableIndexPage/Table/TableIndexHooks', () => ({
+  useTableIndexAPIResponse: jest.fn(() => ({
+    response: {
+      results: [
+        { id: 1, name: 'host1.example.com' },
+        { id: 2, name: 'host2.example.com' },
+      ],
+      total: 100,
+      per_page: 20,
+      page: 2, // Simulating page 2 from API
+      subtotal: 100,
+      message: null,
+      search: 'name~host', // Current search query from API
+    },
+    status: 'RESOLVED',
+    setAPIOptions: jest.fn(),
+  })),
+  useSetParamsAndApiAndSearch: jest.fn(() => ({
+    params: {
+      search: 'name~host',
+      page: 1, // Stale page number in params state
+      perPage: 10, // Stale perPage in params state
+    },
+    setParamsAndAPI: jest.fn(),
+  })),
+  useCurrentUserTablePreferences: jest.fn(() => ({
+    hasPreference: false,
+    columns: ['name'], // Array of column names
+    currentUserId: 1,
+  })),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('./Columns/core', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: () => ({
+    name: { title: 'Name', wrapper: result => result.name },
+  }),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('./TableRowActions/core', () => ({
+  registerGetActions: jest.fn(),
+  getActions: jest.fn(() => []),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../PF4/TableIndexPage/Table/TableHooks', () => ({
+  useBulkSelect: jest.fn(() => ({
+    fetchBulkParams: jest.fn(),
+    searchQuery: '',
+    updateSearchQuery: jest.fn(),
+    selectAll: jest.fn(),
+    selectPage: jest.fn(),
+    selectNone: jest.fn(),
+    selectedCount: 0,
+    selectOne: jest.fn(),
+    areAllRowsOnPageSelected: jest.fn(() => false),
+    areAllRowsSelected: jest.fn(() => false),
+    isSelected: jest.fn(() => false),
+    selectedResults: [],
+  })),
+  useUrlParams: jest.fn(() => ({
+    searchParam: 'name~host',
+    page: 1,
+    per_page: 10,
+  })),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../../Root/Context/ForemanContext', () => ({
+  useForemanSettings: jest.fn(() => ({
+    destroyVmOnHostDelete: false,
+  })),
+  useForemanHostsPageUrl: jest.fn(() => '/hosts'),
+  useForemanContext: jest.fn(() => ({})),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../common/Slot', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../ColumnSelector/helpers', () => ({
+  categoriesFromFrontendColumnData: jest.fn(() => []),
+  checkColumnRelevancy: jest.fn(() => true),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../ColumnSelector', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: () => null,
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../ForemanModal/ForemanModalHooks', () => ({
+  useForemanModal: jest.fn(() => ({
+    setModalOpen: jest.fn(),
+  })),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../ForemanModal/ForemanModalActions', () => ({
+  addModal: jest.fn(() => ({ type: 'ADD_MODAL' })),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../HostDetails/ActionsBar/actions', () => ({
+  deleteHost: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+jest.mock('./BulkActions/bulkDelete', () => ({
+  bulkDeleteHosts: jest.fn(),
+}));
+
+// Mock Table to capture the props it receives
+let capturedTableProps = null;
+jest.mock('../PF4/TableIndexPage/Table/Table', () => ({
+  Table: props => {
+    capturedTableProps = props;
+    return <div data-testid="mock-table">Table</div>;
+  },
+}));
+
+jest.mock('../PF4/TableIndexPage/TableIndexPage', () => ({
+  __esModule: true,
+  default: ({ children }) => <div>{children}</div>,
+}));
+
+describe('HostsIndex', () => {
+  const store = mockStore({
+    foremanModals: {},
+  });
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    capturedTableProps = null;
+  });
+
+  test('merges API response page and perPage into params passed to Table', () => {
+    render(
+      <Provider store={store}>
+        <HostsIndex />
+      </Provider>
+    );
+
+    // Verify Table was rendered
+    expect(capturedTableProps).not.toBeNull();
+
+    // This is the key test: params should have page=2 and per_page=20 from API response,
+    // not page=1 and per_page=10 from stale params state
+    expect(capturedTableProps.params).toEqual({
+      search: 'name~host',
+      page: 2, // From API response, not from params state (which has 1)
+      per_page: 20, // From API response, not from params state (which has 10)
+    });
+  });
+});