diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 2362a9d..fa9c8a0 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ mod key_parsing;
 mod key_storage;
 pub mod login_manager;
 mod macos_key_storage;
+mod multi_subscriber;
 mod nav;
 mod note;
 mod notecache;
diff --git a/src/multi_subscriber.rs b/src/multi_subscriber.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8379e44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/multi_subscriber.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+use enostr::{Filter, RelayPool};
+use nostrdb::Ndb;
+use tracing::{error, info};
+use uuid::Uuid;
+
+use crate::filter::UnifiedSubscription;
+
+pub struct MultiSubscriber {
+    filters: Vec<Filter>,
+    sub: Option<UnifiedSubscription>,
+    subscribers: u32,
+}
+
+impl MultiSubscriber {
+    pub fn new(filters: Vec<Filter>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            filters,
+            sub: None,
+            subscribers: 0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn real_subscribe(
+        ndb: &Ndb,
+        pool: &mut RelayPool,
+        filters: Vec<Filter>,
+    ) -> Option<UnifiedSubscription> {
+        let subid = Uuid::new_v4().to_string();
+        let sub = ndb.subscribe(&filters).ok()?;
+
+        pool.subscribe(subid.clone(), filters);
+
+        Some(UnifiedSubscription {
+            local: sub,
+            remote: subid,
+        })
+    }
+
+    pub fn unsubscribe(&mut self, ndb: &Ndb, pool: &mut RelayPool) {
+        if self.subscribers == 0 {
+            error!("No subscribers to unsubscribe from");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        self.subscribers -= 1;
+        if self.subscribers == 0 {
+            let sub = match self.sub {
+                Some(ref sub) => sub,
+                None => {
+                    error!("No remote subscription to unsubscribe from");
+                    return;
+                }
+            };
+            let local_sub = &sub.local;
+            if let Err(e) = ndb.unsubscribe(*local_sub) {
+                error!(
+                    "failed to unsubscribe from object: {e}, subid:{}, {} active subscriptions",
+                    local_sub.id(),
+                    ndb.subscription_count()
+                );
+            } else {
+                info!(
+                    "Unsubscribed from object subid:{}. {} active subscriptions",
+                    local_sub.id(),
+                    ndb.subscription_count()
+                );
+            }
+
+            // unsub from remote
+            pool.unsubscribe(sub.remote.clone());
+            self.sub = None;
+        } else {
+            info!(
+                "Locally unsubscribing. {} active ndb subscriptions. {} active subscriptions for this object",
+                ndb.subscription_count(),
+                self.subscribers,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn subscribe(&mut self, ndb: &Ndb, pool: &mut RelayPool) {
+        self.subscribers += 1;
+        if self.subscribers == 1 {
+            if self.sub.is_some() {
+                error!("Object is first subscriber, but it already had remote subscription");
+                return;
+            }
+
+            self.sub = Self::real_subscribe(ndb, pool, self.filters.clone());
+            info!(
+                "Remotely subscribing to object. {} total active subscriptions, {} on this object",
+                ndb.subscription_count(),
+                self.subscribers,
+            );
+
+            if self.sub.is_none() {
+                error!("Error subscribing remotely to object");
+            }
+        } else {
+            info!(
+                "Locally subscribing. {} total active subscriptions, {} for this object",
+                ndb.subscription_count(),
+                self.subscribers,
+            )
+        }
+    }
+}