diff --git a/api-reference.md b/api-reference.md
index 65a09ad..8e8b5ae 100644
--- a/api-reference.md
+++ b/api-reference.md
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ with GraphQL endpoint, GraphQL serviceURL and auth if needed
     * [.listPersistedQueries([options], [retryOptions])](#AEMHeadless+listPersistedQueries) ⇒ <code>Promise.&lt;any&gt;</code>
     * [.runPersistedQuery(path, [variables], [options], [retryOptions])](#AEMHeadless+runPersistedQuery) ⇒ <code>Promise.&lt;any&gt;</code>
     * [.runPaginatedQuery(model, fields, [config], [args], [options], [retryOptions])](#AEMHeadless+runPaginatedQuery)
+    * [.runModelQuery(model, fields, [config], [args], [options], [retryOptions])](#AEMHeadless+runModelQuery) ⇒ <code>Promise.&lt;any&gt;</code>
     * [.buildQuery(model, fields, [config], [args])](#AEMHeadless+buildQuery) ⇒ [<code>QueryBuilderResult</code>](#QueryBuilderResult)
 
 <a name="new_AEMHeadless_new"></a>
@@ -246,6 +247,41 @@ Returns a Generator Function.
     </tr>  </tbody>
 </table>
 
+<a name="AEMHeadless+runModelQuery"></a>
+
+### aemHeadless.runModelQuery(model, fields, [config], [args], [options], [retryOptions]) ⇒ <code>Promise.&lt;any&gt;</code>
+Returns a Promise that resolves with a filtered POST request JSON data.
+
+**Kind**: instance method of [<code>AEMHeadless</code>](#AEMHeadless)  
+**Returns**: <code>Promise.&lt;any&gt;</code> - - the response data wrapped inside a Promise  
+<table>
+  <thead>
+    <tr>
+      <th>Param</th><th>Type</th><th>Default</th><th>Description</th>
+    </tr>
+  </thead>
+  <tbody>
+<tr>
+    <td>model</td><td><code>string</code></td><td></td><td><p>contentFragment model name</p>
+</td>
+    </tr><tr>
+    <td>fields</td><td><code>string</code></td><td></td><td><p>The query string for item fields</p>
+</td>
+    </tr><tr>
+    <td>[config]</td><td><code><a href="#ModelConfig">ModelConfig</a></code></td><td><code>{}</code></td><td><p>Pagination config</p>
+</td>
+    </tr><tr>
+    <td>[args]</td><td><code><a href="#ModelArgs">ModelArgs</a></code></td><td><code>{}</code></td><td><p>Query arguments</p>
+</td>
+    </tr><tr>
+    <td>[options]</td><td><code>object</code></td><td><code>{}</code></td><td><p>additional POST request options</p>
+</td>
+    </tr><tr>
+    <td>[retryOptions]</td><td><code>object</code></td><td><code>{}</code></td><td><p>retry options for @adobe/aio-lib-core-networking</p>
+</td>
+    </tr>  </tbody>
+</table>
+
 <a name="AEMHeadless+buildQuery"></a>
 
 ### aemHeadless.buildQuery(model, fields, [config], [args]) ⇒ [<code>QueryBuilderResult</code>](#QueryBuilderResult)
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index 6e26f65..14f3be1 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ class AEMHeadless {
     let hasNext = true
     let after = args.after || ''
     const limit = args.limit
-    const size = args.first || limit
     let pagingArgs = args
     while (hasNext) {
       const offset = pagingArgs.offset || 0
@@ -153,27 +152,55 @@ class AEMHeadless {
       }
 
       isInitial = false
+      const filteredData = await this.runModelQuery(model, fields, config, pagingArgs, options, retryOptions)
 
-      const { query, type } = this.buildQuery(model, fields, config, pagingArgs)
-      const { data } = await this.runQuery(query, options, retryOptions)
+      hasNext = filteredData.hasNext
+      after = filteredData.endCursor
 
-      let filteredData = {}
-      try {
-        filteredData = this.__filterData(model, type, data, size)
-      } catch (e) {
-        throw new API_ERROR({
-          sdkDetails: {
-            serviceURL: this.serviceURL
-          },
-          messageValues: `Error while filtering response data. ${e.message}`
-        })
+      yield {
+        data: filteredData.data,
+        hasNext
       }
+    }
+  }
 
-      hasNext = filteredData.hasNext
-      after = filteredData.endCursor
+  /**
+   * Returns a Promise that resolves with a filtered POST request JSON data.
+   *
+   * @param {string} model - contentFragment model name
+   * @param {string} fields - The query string for item fields
+   * @param {ModelConfig} [config={}] - Pagination config
+   * @param {ModelArgs} [args={}] - Query arguments
+   * @param {object} [options={}] - additional POST request options
+   * @param {object} [retryOptions={}] - retry options for @adobe/aio-lib-core-networking
+   * @returns {Promise<any>} - the response data wrapped inside a Promise
+   */
+  async runModelQuery (model, fields, config, args, options, retryOptions) {
+    if (!model || !fields) {
+      throw new INVALID_PARAM({
+        sdkDetails: {
+          serviceURL: this.serviceURL
+        },
+        messageValues: 'Required param missing: @param {string} fields - query string for item fields'
+      })
+    }
 
-      yield filteredData.data
+    const size = args.first || args.limit
+    const { query, type } = this.buildQuery(model, fields, config, args)
+    const { data } = await this.runQuery(query, options, retryOptions)
+    let filteredData = {}
+    try {
+      filteredData = this.__filterData(model, type, data, size)
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw new API_ERROR({
+        sdkDetails: {
+          serviceURL: this.serviceURL
+        },
+        messageValues: `Error while filtering response data. ${e.message}`
+      })
     }
+
+    return filteredData
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/test/shared/index.test.js b/test/shared/index.test.js
index 3b159a8..8ad3291 100644
--- a/test/shared/index.test.js
+++ b/test/shared/index.test.js
@@ -241,12 +241,12 @@ describe('runPaginatedQuery', () => {
   const mockRetryOptions = {}
 
   it('should throw an error if model is missing', async () => {
-    const gen = sdk.runPaginatedQuery(null, mockFields, mockConfig, mockArgs, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
+    const gen = await sdk.runPaginatedQuery(null, mockFields, mockConfig, mockArgs, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
     await expect(gen.next()).rejects.toThrow(ErrorCodes.INVALID_PARAM)
   })
 
   it('should throw an error if fields are missing', async () => {
-    const gen = sdk.runPaginatedQuery(mockModel, null, mockConfig, mockArgs, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
+    const gen = await sdk.runPaginatedQuery(mockModel, null, mockConfig, mockArgs, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
     await expect(gen.next()).rejects.toThrow(ErrorCodes.INVALID_PARAM)
   })
 
@@ -268,9 +268,150 @@ describe('runPaginatedQuery', () => {
       })
     })
 
-    const gen = sdk.runPaginatedQuery(mockModel, mockFields, mockConfig, mockArgs, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
+    const gen = await sdk.runPaginatedQuery(mockModel, mockFields, mockConfig, mockArgs, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
+    const { value } = await gen.next()
+
+    expect(value.data).toEqual([mockData])
+  })
+
+  it('should yield done true and value false, at the last iteration', async () => {
+    const mockData = { id: '1', name: 'foo' }
+    fetch.resetMocks()
+    fetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      status: 200,
+      json: async () => ({
+        data: {
+          mockModelPaginated: {
+            edges: [
+              { node: mockData }
+            ],
+            pageInfo: {
+              hasNextPage: false
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    const gen = await sdk.runPaginatedQuery(mockModel, mockFields, mockConfig, mockArgs, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
     const result = await gen.next()
 
-    expect(result).toEqual({ done: false, value: [mockData] })
+    expect(result.done).toBeFalsy()
+    expect(result.value.data).toEqual([mockData])
+
+    const { done, value } = await gen.next()
+
+    expect(done).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(value).toBeFalsy()
+  })
+
+  it('should yield only first item - cursor query', async () => {
+    const mockData = [
+      { id: '1', name: 'foo' },
+      { id: '2', name: 'bar' }
+    ]
+    fetch.resetMocks()
+    fetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      status: 200,
+      json: async () => ({
+        data: {
+          mockModelPaginated: {
+            edges: [
+              { node: mockData[0] }
+            ],
+            pageInfo: {
+              hasNextPage: true
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    const gen = await sdk.runPaginatedQuery(mockModel, mockFields, mockConfig, { first: 1 }, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
+    const result = await gen.next()
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({ done: false, value: { data: [mockData[0]], hasNext: true } })
+  })
+
+  it('should yield only first item - offset query', async () => {
+    const mockData = [
+      { id: '1', name: 'foo' },
+      { id: '2', name: 'bar' }
+    ]
+    fetch.resetMocks()
+    fetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      status: 200,
+      json: async () => ({
+        data: {
+          mockModelList: {
+            items: [
+              mockData[0]
+            ]
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    const gen = await sdk.runPaginatedQuery('mockModel', mockFields, { useLimitOffset: true }, { limit: 1 }, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
+    const { value } = await gen.next()
+
+    expect(value.data).toEqual([mockData[0]])
+  })
+
+  it('should yield item - path query', async () => {
+    const mockData = { id: '1', name: 'foo' }
+    fetch.resetMocks()
+    fetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      status: 200,
+      json: async () => ({
+        data: {
+          mockModelByPath: {
+            item: mockData
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    const gen = await sdk.runPaginatedQuery(mockModel, mockFields, {}, { _path: 'path' }, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
+    const { value } = await gen.next()
+
+    expect(value.data).toEqual(mockData)
+  })
+
+  it('should update pagingArgs', async () => {
+    const mockData = { id: '1', name: 'foo' }
+    fetch.resetMocks()
+    fetch.mockResolvedValue({
+      ok: true,
+      status: 200,
+      json: async () => ({
+        data: {
+          mockModel2Paginated: {
+            edges: [
+              { node: mockData },
+              { node: mockData }
+            ],
+            pageInfo: {
+              hasNextPage: true
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      })
+    })
+
+    const gen = await sdk.runPaginatedQuery('mockModel2', mockFields, { pageSize: 1 }, { limit: 1 }, mockOptions, mockRetryOptions)
+    const result = await gen.next()
+
+    expect(result.done).toBeFalsy()
+    expect(result.value.data).toEqual([mockData, mockData])
+
+    const { done, value } = await gen.next()
+
+    expect(done).toBeFalsy()
+    expect(value.data).toEqual([mockData, mockData])
   })
 })