diff --git a/moto/cognitoidp/models.py b/moto/cognitoidp/models.py
index dd750542cf19..4439041a7503 100644
--- a/moto/cognitoidp/models.py
+++ b/moto/cognitoidp/models.py
@@ -1354,10 +1354,54 @@ def get_user(self, access_token: str) -> CognitoIdpUser:
         raise NotAuthorizedError("Invalid token")
 
     @paginate(pagination_model=PAGINATION_MODEL)
-    def list_users(self, user_pool_id: str) -> List[CognitoIdpUser]:
+    def list_users(self, user_pool_id: str, filt: str) -> List[CognitoIdpUser]:
         user_pool = self.describe_user_pool(user_pool_id)
+        users = list(user_pool.users.values())
+        if filt:
+            inherent_attributes: Dict[str, Any] = {
+                "cognito:user_status": lambda u: u.status,
+                "status": lambda u: "Enabled" if u.enabled else "Disabled",
+                "username": lambda u: u.username,
+            }
+            comparisons: Dict[str, Any] = {
+                "=": lambda x, y: x == y,
+                "^=": lambda x, y: x.startswith(y),
+            }
+            allowed_attributes = [
+                "username",
+                "email",
+                "phone_number",
+                "name",
+                "given_name",
+                "family_name",
+                "preferred_username",
+                "cognito:user_status",
+                "status",
+                "sub",
+            ]
 
-        return list(user_pool.users.values())
+            match = re.match(r"([\w:]+)\s*(=|\^=)\s*\"(.*)\"", filt)
+            if match:
+                name, op, value = match.groups()
+            else:
+                raise InvalidParameterException("Error while parsing filter")
+            if name not in allowed_attributes:
+                raise InvalidParameterException(f"Invalid search attribute: {name}")
+            compare = comparisons[op]
+            users = [
+                user
+                for user in users
+                if [
+                    attr
+                    for attr in user.attributes
+                    if attr["Name"] == name and compare(attr["Value"], value)
+                ]
+                or (
+                    name in inherent_attributes
+                    and compare(inherent_attributes[name](user), value)
+                )
+            ]
+        return users
 
     def admin_disable_user(self, user_pool_id: str, username: str) -> None:
         user = self.admin_get_user(user_pool_id, username)
diff --git a/moto/cognitoidp/responses.py b/moto/cognitoidp/responses.py
index 33245817aac2..afdee5081ceb 100644
--- a/moto/cognitoidp/responses.py
+++ b/moto/cognitoidp/responses.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import json
-import re
 from typing import Any, Dict
 
 from moto.core.responses import TYPE_RESPONSE, BaseResponse
@@ -371,52 +370,8 @@ def list_users(self) -> str:
         filt = self._get_param("Filter")
         attributes_to_get = self._get_param("AttributesToGet")
         users, token = self.backend.list_users(
-            user_pool_id, limit=limit, pagination_token=token
-        )
-        if filt:
-            inherent_attributes: Dict[str, Any] = {
-                "cognito:user_status": lambda u: u.status,
-                "status": lambda u: "Enabled" if u.enabled else "Disabled",
-                "username": lambda u: u.username,
-            }
-            comparisons: Dict[str, Any] = {
-                "=": lambda x, y: x == y,
-                "^=": lambda x, y: x.startswith(y),
-            }
-            allowed_attributes = [
-                "username",
-                "email",
-                "phone_number",
-                "name",
-                "given_name",
-                "family_name",
-                "preferred_username",
-                "cognito:user_status",
-                "status",
-                "sub",
-            ]
-
-            match = re.match(r"([\w:]+)\s*(=|\^=)\s*\"(.*)\"", filt)
-            if match:
-                name, op, value = match.groups()
-            else:
-                raise InvalidParameterException("Error while parsing filter")
-            if name not in allowed_attributes:
-                raise InvalidParameterException(f"Invalid search attribute: {name}")
-            compare = comparisons[op]
-            users = [
-                user
-                for user in users
-                if [
-                    attr
-                    for attr in user.attributes
-                    if attr["Name"] == name and compare(attr["Value"], value)
-                ]
-                or (
-                    name in inherent_attributes
-                    and compare(inherent_attributes[name](user), value)
-                )
-            ]
+            user_pool_id, filt, limit=limit, pagination_token=token
+        )
         response: Dict[str, Any] = {
             "Users": [
                 user.to_json(extended=True, attributes_to_get=attributes_to_get)
diff --git a/tests/test_cognitoidp/test_cognitoidp.py b/tests/test_cognitoidp/test_cognitoidp.py
index 0e5077a782bf..fdf00253b03d 100644
--- a/tests/test_cognitoidp/test_cognitoidp.py
+++ b/tests/test_cognitoidp/test_cognitoidp.py
@@ -2519,6 +2519,28 @@ def test_list_users():
     result = conn.list_users(UserPoolId=user_pool_id, Filter='family_name=""')
     assert len(result["Users"]) == 0
 
+    # checking Limit and Filter work correctly together
+    user1_username = "user1@example.com"
+    conn.admin_create_user(
+        UserPoolId=user_pool_id,
+        Username=user1_username,
+        UserAttributes=[{"Name": "phone_number", "Value": "+48555555555"}],
+    )
+
+    result = conn.list_users(
+        UserPoolId=user_pool_id, Filter='phone_number ^= "+48"', Limit=1
+    )
+    assert len(result["Users"]) == 1
+    assert result["PaginationToken"] is not None
+
+    result = conn.list_users(
+        UserPoolId=user_pool_id,
+        Filter='phone_number ^= "+48"',
+        Limit=1,
+        PaginationToken=result["PaginationToken"],
+    )
+    assert len(result["Users"]) == 1
+
 
 @mock_aws
 def test_list_users_incorrect_filter():