diff --git a/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/exam_review_question_fragment.html b/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/exam_review_question_fragment.html
index bdba3cf6..ef09f971 100644
--- a/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/exam_review_question_fragment.html
+++ b/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/exam_review_question_fragment.html
@@ -109,39 +109,19 @@
             <a class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-secondary" href="{% url app_name|add:':question_detail' question.pk %}" target="_blank">View full question details</a>
         </p>
 
-        {# Show responses given during this exam for the question #}
+        {# Responses partial: load on demand via HTMX. Button fetches partial into #responses-container #}
         <div class="mt-3">
-            <h6>Responses in this exam</h6>
-            <div class="small text-muted mb-2">List of candidate answers recorded for this question in the current exam.</div>
-            <ul class="list-group">
-                {% for ua in question.cid_user_answers.all %}
-                    {% if ua.exam and ua.exam.pk == exam.pk %}
-                        <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start">
-                            <div>
-                                {% if ua.user %}
-                                    <strong>{{ ua.user.get_full_name|default:ua.user.username }}</strong>
-                                {% else %}
-                                    <strong>Anonymous</strong>
-                                {% endif %}
-                                <div>Answer: <strong>{{ ua.answer }}</strong></div>
-                                {% if ua.created_date %}
-                                    <div class="small text-muted">Answered: {{ ua.created_date }}</div>
-                                {% endif %}
-                            </div>
-                            <div>
-                                {% if ua.answer == question.best_answer %}
-                                    <span class="badge bg-success">Correct</span>
-                                {% else %}
-                                    <span class="badge bg-secondary">Incorrect</span>
-                                {% endif %}
-                            </div>
-                        </li>
-                    {% endif %}
-                {% empty %}
-                    <li class="list-group-item">No responses recorded for this exam.</li>
-                {% endfor %}
-            </ul>
-        </div>
+            <div class="d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
+                <div>
+                    <button class="btn btn-sm btn-outline-primary" 
+                            hx-get="{% url 'sbas:exam_review_question_responses' exam.pk q_index %}"
+                            hx-target="#responses-container"
+                            hx-swap="innerhtmlHTML">Show responses</button>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+            <div class="mt-2" id="responses-container">
+                <div class="text-muted small">Responses are hidden — click “Show responses” to load.</div>
+            </div>
 
         <div class="d-flex justify-content-between mt-3">
             {% if prev_index is not None %}
diff --git a/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/exam_review_question_responses_fragment.html b/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/exam_review_question_responses_fragment.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9dfce6fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sbas/templates/sbas/partials/exam_review_question_responses_fragment.html
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{# Partial: responses for a question within an exam. Rendered server-side or via HTMX. #}
+<div id="responses-container">
+    <h6>Responses in this exam</h6>
+    <div class="small text-muted mb-2">List of candidate answers recorded for this question in the current exam.</div>
+    <ul class="list-group">
+        {% for ua in question.cid_user_answers.all %}
+            {% if ua.exam and ua.exam.pk == exam.pk %}
+                <li class="list-group-item d-flex justify-content-between align-items-start">
+                    <div>
+                        {% if ua.user %}
+                            <strong>{{ ua.user.get_full_name|default:ua.user.username }}</strong>
+                        {% else %}
+                            <strong>Anonymous</strong>
+                        {% endif %}
+                        <div>Answer: <strong>{{ ua.answer }}</strong></div>
+                        {% if ua.created_date %}
+                            <div class="small text-muted">Answered: {{ ua.created_date }}</div>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    </div>
+                    <div>
+                        {% if ua.answer == question.best_answer %}
+                            <span class="badge bg-success">Correct</span>
+                        {% else %}
+                            <span class="badge bg-secondary">Incorrect</span>
+                        {% endif %}
+                    </div>
+                </li>
+            {% endif %}
+        {% empty %}
+            <li class="list-group-item">No responses recorded for this exam.</li>
+        {% endfor %}
+    </ul>
+</div>
diff --git a/sbas/urls.py b/sbas/urls.py
index cf911d4d..fc7339bd 100644
--- a/sbas/urls.py
+++ b/sbas/urls.py
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ urlpatterns = [
     ),
     path("search/", views.question_search_page, name="question_search_page"),
     path("search/questions/", views.question_search_partial, name="question_search_partial"),
+    path(
+        "exam/<int:pk>/review/<int:q_index>/responses",
+        views.exam_review_question_responses,
+        name="exam_review_question_responses",
+    ),
     path("question/<int:pk>/toggle_frcr/", views.toggle_frcr_appropriate, name="toggle_frcr"),
     path("category/merge/", views.merge_category, name="merge_category"),
     #path(
diff --git a/sbas/views.py b/sbas/views.py
index 5941aa14..0dcc022e 100644
--- a/sbas/views.py
+++ b/sbas/views.py
@@ -87,6 +87,31 @@ from .forms import (
 )
 
 
+@login_required
+def exam_review_question_responses(request, pk: int, q_index: int):
+    """Return the responses partial for a given exam question (HTMX-friendly).
+
+    pk: exam pk
+    q_index: question index within the exam
+    """
+    exam = get_object_or_404(Exam, pk=pk)
+
+    questions = exam.get_questions()
+    try:
+        question = questions[q_index]
+    except Exception:
+        raise Http404("Question not found in exam")
+
+    context = {
+        "exam": exam,
+        "question": question,
+        "q_index": q_index,
+        "app_name": "sbas",
+    }
+
+    return render(request, "sbas/partials/exam_review_question_responses_fragment.html", context)
+
+
 class AuthorOrCheckerRequiredMixin(object):
     def get_object(self, *args, **kwargs):
         obj = super().get_object(*args, **kwargs)