diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0457d876f7..1184bb0ec7 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 ### Fixes
 
 - [#9013](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/9013) - Speed up `Indexer.Fetcher.TokenInstance.LegacySanitize`
+- [#8969](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/8969) - Support legacy paging options for address transaction endpoint
 - [#8955](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/8955) - Remove daily balances updating from BlockReward fetcher
 - [#8846](https://github.com/blockscout/blockscout/pull/8846) - Handle nil gas_price at address view
 
diff --git a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/api/v2/address_controller_test.exs b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/api/v2/address_controller_test.exs
index 6ed830528b..d3749c1628 100644
--- a/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/api/v2/address_controller_test.exs
+++ b/apps/block_scout_web/test/block_scout_web/controllers/api/v2/address_controller_test.exs
@@ -447,6 +447,51 @@ defmodule BlockScoutWeb.API.V2.AddressControllerTest do
       check_paginated_response(response, response_2nd_page, txs)
     end
 
+    test "backward compatible with legacy paging params", %{conn: conn} do
+      address = insert(:address)
+      block = insert(:block)
+
+      txs = insert_list(51, :transaction, from_address: address) |> with_block(block)
+
+      [_, tx_before_last | _] = txs
+
+      request = get(conn, "/api/v2/addresses/#{address.hash}/transactions")
+      assert response = json_response(request, 200)
+
+      request_2nd_page =
+        get(
+          conn,
+          "/api/v2/addresses/#{address.hash}/transactions",
+          %{"block_number" => to_string(block.number), "index" => to_string(tx_before_last.index)}
+        )
+
+      assert response_2nd_page = json_response(request_2nd_page, 200)
+
+      check_paginated_response(response, response_2nd_page, txs)
+    end
+
+    test "backward compatible with legacy paging params for pending transactions", %{conn: conn} do
+      address = insert(:address)
+
+      txs = insert_list(51, :transaction, from_address: address)
+
+      [_, tx_before_last | _] = txs
+
+      request = get(conn, "/api/v2/addresses/#{address.hash}/transactions")
+      assert response = json_response(request, 200)
+
+      request_2nd_page_pending =
+        get(
+          conn,
+          "/api/v2/addresses/#{address.hash}/transactions",
+          %{"inserted_at" => to_string(tx_before_last.inserted_at), "hash" => to_string(tx_before_last.hash)}
+        )
+
+      assert response_2nd_page_pending = json_response(request_2nd_page_pending, 200)
+
+      check_paginated_response(response, response_2nd_page_pending, txs)
+    end
+
     test "can order and paginate by fee ascending", %{conn: conn} do
       address = insert(:address)
 
diff --git a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/transaction.ex b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/transaction.ex
index 1f7e67790b..c488d56bac 100644
--- a/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/transaction.ex
+++ b/apps/explorer/lib/explorer/chain/transaction.ex
@@ -1373,6 +1373,7 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Transaction do
   defp address_to_transactions_tasks(address_hash, options, old_ui?) do
     direction = Keyword.get(options, :direction)
     necessity_by_association = Keyword.get(options, :necessity_by_association, %{})
+    old_ui? = old_ui? || is_tuple(Keyword.get(options, :paging_options, Chain.default_paging_options()).key)
 
     options
     |> address_to_transactions_tasks_query(false, old_ui?)
@@ -1603,7 +1604,7 @@ defmodule Explorer.Chain.Transaction do
   end
 
   @doc """
-  Adds a `has_token_transfers` field to the query via `select_merge` if second argument is `true` and returns
+  Adds a `has_token_transfers` field to the query via `select_merge` if second argument is `false` and returns
   the query untouched otherwise.
   """
   @spec put_has_token_transfers_to_tx(Ecto.Query.t() | atom, boolean) :: Ecto.Query.t()