diff --git a/docs/nostr-event-schemas.md b/docs/nostr-event-schemas.md
index 45ec5d6b..8cd532bf 100644
--- a/docs/nostr-event-schemas.md
+++ b/docs/nostr-event-schemas.md
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ import { updateWatchHistoryListWithDefaultClient } from "./nostrWatchHistoryFaca
 | View counter (`NOTE_TYPES.VIEW_EVENT`) | `WATCH_HISTORY_KIND` (default `30079`, clients also read legacy `30078`) | Canonical tag set: `['t','view']`, a pointer tag (`['e', <eventId>]` or `['a', <address>]`), and a stable dedupe tag `['d', <view identifier>]`, with optional `['session','true']` when a session actor signs; schema overrides may append extra tags. `['video', ...]` is supported for legacy overrides only. | Optional plaintext message |
 | Watch history index (`NOTE_TYPES.WATCH_HISTORY_INDEX`) | `WATCH_HISTORY_KIND` (default `30079`, clients also read legacy `30078`) | `['d', WATCH_HISTORY_LIST_IDENTIFIER]`, `['snapshot', <id>]`, `['chunks', <total>]`, repeated `['a', <chunk address>]` pointers plus schema append tags | JSON payload `{ snapshot, totalChunks }` (may be empty when using tags only) |
 | Watch history chunk (`NOTE_TYPES.WATCH_HISTORY_CHUNK`) | `WATCH_HISTORY_KIND` (default `30079`, clients also read legacy `30078`) | `['d', <snapshotId:index>]`, `['encrypted','nip04']`, `['snapshot', <id>]`, `['chunk', <index>, <total>]`, optional leading `['head','1']` on the first chunk, pointer tags for each item, plus schema append tags | NIP-04 encrypted JSON chunk (`{ version, snapshot, chunkIndex, totalChunks, items[] }`) |
-| Subscription list (`NOTE_TYPES.SUBSCRIPTION_LIST`) | `30000` | `['d', 'subscriptions']` | NIP-04/NIP-44 encrypted JSON array of NIP-51 follow-set tuples (e.g., `[['p', <hex>], …]`) |
+| Subscription list (`NOTE_TYPES.SUBSCRIPTION_LIST`) | `30000` (clients also read legacy `30002`) | `['d', 'subscriptions']` | NIP-04/NIP-44 encrypted JSON array of NIP-51 follow-set tuples (e.g., `[['p', <hex>], …]`) |
 | User block list (`NOTE_TYPES.USER_BLOCK_LIST`) | `10000` | `['d', 'user-blocks']` | NIP-04/NIP-44 encrypted JSON `{ blockedPubkeys: string[] }` |
 | Hashtag preferences (`NOTE_TYPES.HASHTAG_PREFERENCES`) | `30005` | `['d', 'bitvid:tag-preferences']` plus schema-appended `['encrypted','nip44_v2']` | NIP-44 encrypted JSON `{ version, interests: string[], disinterests: string[] }` |
 | Admin moderation list (`NOTE_TYPES.ADMIN_MODERATION_LIST`) | `30000` | `['d', 'bitvid:admin:editors']`, repeated `['p', <pubkey>]` entries | Empty content |
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ Subscription lists therefore match the
 [NIP-51 follow-set specification](./nips/51.md#sets) by emitting kind `30000`
 events with the shared `['d','subscriptions']` identifier. Builders continue to
 encrypt the payload so individual follows stay private unless explicitly
-revealed by the author.
+revealed by the author. Readers still request legacy kind `30002` alongside
+`30000` while older clients migrate so existing follow sets remain visible.
 
 NIP-94 compliance: mirror events now normalize the `['m', <mime>]` tag to lowercase—covering both user input and inferred values—so they satisfy [NIP-94's lowercase MIME requirement](./nips/94.md). Related helpers reuse the same normalization to keep future publishers aligned.
 
diff --git a/js/subscriptions.js b/js/subscriptions.js
index 73dca45b..f8588d4a 100644
--- a/js/subscriptions.js
+++ b/js/subscriptions.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import nostrService from "./services/nostrService.js";
 
 const SUBSCRIPTION_SET_KIND =
   getNostrEventSchema(NOTE_TYPES.SUBSCRIPTION_LIST)?.kind ?? 30000;
+const LEGACY_SUBSCRIPTION_SET_KIND = 30002;
 
 function normalizeHexPubkey(value) {
   if (typeof value !== "string") {
@@ -265,8 +266,13 @@ class SubscriptionsManager {
         authors.push(userPubkey);
       }
 
+      const subscriptionKinds = [SUBSCRIPTION_SET_KIND];
+      if (!subscriptionKinds.includes(LEGACY_SUBSCRIPTION_SET_KIND)) {
+        subscriptionKinds.push(LEGACY_SUBSCRIPTION_SET_KIND);
+      }
+
       const filter = {
-        kinds: [SUBSCRIPTION_SET_KIND],
+        kinds: subscriptionKinds,
         authors,
         "#d": [SUBSCRIPTION_LIST_IDENTIFIER],
         limit: 1
diff --git a/tests/subscriptions-manager.test.mjs b/tests/subscriptions-manager.test.mjs
index 1656b15e..e7c50597 100644
--- a/tests/subscriptions-manager.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/subscriptions-manager.test.mjs
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { subscriptions } from "../js/subscriptions.js";
 import { setApplication } from "../js/applicationContext.js";
 import nostrService from "../js/services/nostrService.js";
 import moderationService from "../js/services/moderationService.js";
+import { getNostrEventSchema, NOTE_TYPES } from "../js/nostrEventSchemas.js";
 
 test("loadSubscriptions aggregates relay results when one rejects", async () => {
   const SubscriptionsManager = subscriptions.constructor;
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ test("loadSubscriptions aggregates relay results when one rejects", async () =>
 
   const listCalls = [];
   nostrClient.pool = {
-    list(urls) {
+    list(urls, _filters) {
       const url = Array.isArray(urls) ? urls[0] : urls;
       listCalls.push(url);
       if (url === "wss://relay-b.example") {
@@ -130,6 +131,83 @@ test("loadSubscriptions aggregates relay results when one rejects", async () =>
   }
 });
 
+test("loadSubscriptions queries legacy kind fallback for pre-migration events", async () => {
+  const SubscriptionsManager = subscriptions.constructor;
+  const manager = new SubscriptionsManager();
+
+  const originalRelays = Array.isArray(nostrClient.relays)
+    ? [...nostrClient.relays]
+    : nostrClient.relays;
+  const originalWriteRelays = Array.isArray(nostrClient.writeRelays)
+    ? [...nostrClient.writeRelays]
+    : nostrClient.writeRelays;
+  const originalPool = nostrClient.pool;
+  const originalEnsurePermissions = nostrClient.ensureExtensionPermissions;
+
+  const hadWindow = typeof globalThis.window !== "undefined";
+  if (!hadWindow) {
+    globalThis.window = {};
+  }
+  const originalWindowNostr = globalThis.window.nostr;
+
+  const relayUrls = ["wss://relay-legacy.example"];
+  nostrClient.relays = relayUrls;
+  nostrClient.writeRelays = relayUrls;
+
+  const capturedFilters = [];
+  nostrClient.pool = {
+    list(urls, filters) {
+      const filterArray = Array.isArray(filters) ? filters : [];
+      if (filterArray.length) {
+        capturedFilters.push(filterArray[0]);
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve([]);
+    },
+  };
+
+  nostrClient.ensureExtensionPermissions = async () => ({ ok: true });
+
+  try {
+    await manager.loadSubscriptions("user-pubkey-legacy");
+
+    assert.ok(
+      capturedFilters.length > 0,
+      "loadSubscriptions should pass subscription filters to pool.list",
+    );
+
+    const schemaKind =
+      getNostrEventSchema(NOTE_TYPES.SUBSCRIPTION_LIST)?.kind ?? 30000;
+
+    for (const filter of capturedFilters) {
+      const kinds = Array.isArray(filter?.kinds) ? filter.kinds : [];
+      assert.ok(kinds.includes(schemaKind), "filter should include the active follow-set kind");
+      assert.ok(
+        kinds.includes(30002),
+        "filter should include the legacy kind for backwards compatibility",
+      );
+      const uniqueKinds = Array.from(new Set(kinds));
+      assert.equal(
+        kinds.length,
+        uniqueKinds.length,
+        "filter kinds should not contain duplicate entries",
+      );
+    }
+  } finally {
+    nostrClient.relays = originalRelays;
+    nostrClient.writeRelays = originalWriteRelays;
+    nostrClient.pool = originalPool;
+    nostrClient.ensureExtensionPermissions = originalEnsurePermissions;
+    if (typeof originalWindowNostr === "undefined") {
+      delete globalThis.window.nostr;
+    } else {
+      globalThis.window.nostr = originalWindowNostr;
+    }
+    if (!hadWindow) {
+      delete globalThis.window;
+    }
+  }
+});
+
 test("loadSubscriptions falls back to nip44 when hinted", async () => {
   const SubscriptionsManager = subscriptions.constructor;
   const manager = new SubscriptionsManager();