diff --git a/js/nostr.js b/js/nostr.js
index f8750e1d..419a989e 100644
--- a/js/nostr.js
+++ b/js/nostr.js
@@ -1509,6 +1509,21 @@ class NostrClient {
     this.watchHistoryRefreshPromises = new Map();
     this.watchHistoryCacheTtlMs = WATCH_HISTORY_CACHE_TTL_MS;
     this.countRequestCounter = 0;
+    this.countUnsupportedRelays = new Set();
+  }
+
+  makeCountUnsupportedError(relayUrl) {
+    const normalizedUrl =
+      typeof relayUrl === "string" && relayUrl.trim()
+        ? relayUrl.trim()
+        : "";
+    const error = new Error(
+      `[nostr] Relay ${normalizedUrl} does not support COUNT frames.`
+    );
+    error.code = "count-unsupported";
+    error.relay = normalizedUrl;
+    error.unsupported = true;
+    return error;
   }
 
   restoreLocalData() {
@@ -5757,6 +5772,10 @@ class NostrClient {
       throw new Error("Invalid relay URL for COUNT request.");
     }
 
+    if (this.countUnsupportedRelays.has(normalizedUrl)) {
+      throw this.makeCountUnsupportedError(normalizedUrl);
+    }
+
     const normalizedFilters = this.normalizeCountFilters(filters);
     if (!normalizedFilters.length) {
       throw new Error("At least one filter is required for a COUNT request.");
@@ -5824,9 +5843,8 @@ class NostrClient {
     } else if (typeof relay.count === "function") {
       countPromise = relay.count(normalizedFilters, { id: requestId });
     } else {
-      throw new Error(
-        `[nostr] Relay ${normalizedUrl} does not support COUNT frames.`
-      );
+      this.countUnsupportedRelays.add(normalizedUrl);
+      throw this.makeCountUnsupportedError(normalizedUrl);
     }
 
     const timeoutMs = this.getRequestTimeoutMs(options.timeoutMs);
@@ -5858,8 +5876,29 @@ class NostrClient {
         ? this.relays
         : RELAY_URLS;
 
-    const perRelayResults = await Promise.all(
-      relayList.map(async (url) => {
+    const normalizedRelayList = relayList
+      .map((url) => (typeof url === "string" ? url.trim() : ""))
+      .filter(Boolean);
+
+    const activeRelays = [];
+    const precomputedEntries = [];
+
+    for (const url of normalizedRelayList) {
+      if (this.countUnsupportedRelays.has(url)) {
+        const error = this.makeCountUnsupportedError(url);
+        precomputedEntries.push({
+          url,
+          ok: false,
+          error,
+          unsupported: true,
+        });
+        continue;
+      }
+      activeRelays.push(url);
+    }
+
+    const activeResults = await Promise.all(
+      activeRelays.map(async (url) => {
         try {
           const frame = await this.sendRawCountFrame(url, normalizedFilters, {
             timeoutMs: options.timeoutMs,
@@ -5867,14 +5906,31 @@ class NostrClient {
           const count = this.extractCountValue(frame?.[2]);
           return { url, ok: true, frame, count };
         } catch (error) {
-          if (isDevMode) {
+          const isUnsupported = error?.code === "count-unsupported";
+          if (isUnsupported) {
+            this.countUnsupportedRelays.add(url);
+          } else if (isDevMode) {
             console.warn(`[nostr] COUNT request failed on ${url}:`, error);
           }
-          return { url, ok: false, error };
+          return { url, ok: false, error, unsupported: isUnsupported };
         }
       })
     );
 
+    const resultsByUrl = new Map();
+    for (const entry of [...precomputedEntries, ...activeResults]) {
+      if (entry && typeof entry.url === "string") {
+        resultsByUrl.set(entry.url, entry);
+      }
+    }
+
+    const perRelayResults = normalizedRelayList.map((url) => {
+      if (resultsByUrl.has(url)) {
+        return resultsByUrl.get(url);
+      }
+      return { url, ok: false };
+    });
+
     let bestEstimate = null;
     const perRelay = perRelayResults.map((entry) => {
       if (!entry || !entry.ok) {
diff --git a/tests/nostr-count-fallback.test.mjs b/tests/nostr-count-fallback.test.mjs
index fc7a3487..f3490498 100644
--- a/tests/nostr-count-fallback.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/nostr-count-fallback.test.mjs
@@ -144,8 +144,72 @@ async function testFallbackAfterCountFailureUsesDefaultWindow() {
   }
 }
 
+async function testUnsupportedRelaySkipsWarningsAndFallsBack() {
+  const client = new NostrClient();
+  const unsupportedRelay = "wss://unsupported.example";
+  client.relays = [unsupportedRelay];
+
+  let ensureRelayCalls = 0;
+  client.pool = {
+    ensureRelay: async (url) => {
+      ensureRelayCalls += 1;
+      assert.equal(
+        url,
+        unsupportedRelay,
+        "COUNT helper should target the configured relay"
+      );
+      return {};
+    },
+  };
+
+  let listCalls = 0;
+  client.listVideoViewEvents = async () => {
+    listCalls += 1;
+    return [];
+  };
+
+  const originalWarn = console.warn;
+  const warnCalls = [];
+  console.warn = (...args) => {
+    warnCalls.push(args);
+  };
+
+  try {
+    const pointer = { type: "e", value: "unsupported-relay" };
+    const result = await client.countVideoViewEvents(pointer, {});
+
+    assert.equal(listCalls, 1, "fallback should query list once when COUNT fails");
+    assert.equal(result?.fallback, true, "unsupported relay should trigger fallback");
+    assert.ok(
+      client.countUnsupportedRelays.has(unsupportedRelay),
+      "unsupported relay should be remembered for future requests"
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      warnCalls.length,
+      0,
+      "unsupported relay error should not emit console warnings"
+    );
+
+    // Subsequent calls should skip the unsupported relay entirely.
+    await client.countVideoViewEvents(pointer, {});
+    assert.equal(
+      ensureRelayCalls,
+      1,
+      "unsupported relays should be skipped after the first failure"
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      warnCalls.length,
+      0,
+      "no warnings should be emitted for cached unsupported relays"
+    );
+  } finally {
+    console.warn = originalWarn;
+  }
+}
+
 await testFallbackAddsDefaultSinceWhenPoolMissing();
 await testFallbackHonorsCallerOverrides();
 await testFallbackAfterCountFailureUsesDefaultWindow();
+await testUnsupportedRelaySkipsWarningsAndFallsBack();
 
 console.log("nostr COUNT fallback tests completed successfully.");