diff --git a/docs/nostr-event-schemas.md b/docs/nostr-event-schemas.md
index cc0149b3..d450a41a 100644
--- a/docs/nostr-event-schemas.md
+++ b/docs/nostr-event-schemas.md
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ import { updateWatchHistoryListWithDefaultClient } from "./nostrWatchHistoryFaca
 | Video post (`NOTE_TYPES.VIDEO_POST`) | `30078` | `['t','video']`, `['d', <stable video identifier>]` plus optional schema append tags | JSON payload using Content Schema v3 (`version`, `title`, optional `url`, `magnet`, `thumbnail`, `description`, `mode`, `videoRootId`, `deleted`, `isPrivate`, `isNsfw`, `isForKids`, `enableComments`, `ws`, `xs`) |
 | NIP-94 mirror (`NOTE_TYPES.VIDEO_MIRROR`) | `1063` | Tags forwarded from `publishVideo` (URL, mime type, thumbnail, alt text, magnet) | Plain text alt description |
 | Repost (`NOTE_TYPES.REPOST`) | `6` | `['e', <event id>, <relay?>]` with optional address pointer `['a', <kind:pubkey:identifier>, <relay?>]`, and `['p', <pubkey>]` when the origin author is known; inherits schema append tags | Empty content |
-| Video comment (`NOTE_TYPES.VIDEO_COMMENT`) | `1` | Mandatory `['e', <video event id>, <relay?>?]` and `['a', <kind:pubkey:identifier>, <relay?>?]` tags, optional parent pointers `['e', <parent comment id>, <relay?>?]`, and optional participant markers `['p', <pubkey>, <relay?>?]`; inherits schema append tags | Plain text body sanitized to valid UTF-8 |
+| Video comment (`NOTE_TYPES.VIDEO_COMMENT`) | `1111` | Mandatory address pointer `['a', <kind:pubkey:identifier>, <relay?>?]`, optional parent pointers `['e', <parent comment id>, <relay?>?]`, and optional participant markers `['p', <pubkey>, <relay?>?]`; legacy clients may still emit `['e', <video event id>, <relay?>?]` and the ingestion pipeline accepts them; inherits schema append tags | Plain text body sanitized to valid UTF-8 |
 | NIP-71 video (`NOTE_TYPES.NIP71_VIDEO`) | `21` | `['title', <title>]`, optional `['published_at', <unix seconds>]`, optional `['alt', <text>]`, repeated `['imeta', ...]` entries describing NIP-92 media variants, optional `['duration', <seconds>]`, repeated `['text-track', <url>, <kind>, <language>]`, optional `['content-warning', <reason>]`, repeated `['segment', <start>, <end>, <title>, <thumbnail>]`, repeated hashtags `['t', <tag>]`, repeated participants `['p', <pubkey>, <relay?>]`, repeated references `['r', <url>]` | Plain text summary carried in the content field. Publishing is gated by the `FEATURE_PUBLISH_NIP71` runtime flag while the rollout stabilizes. |
 | NIP-71 short video (`NOTE_TYPES.NIP71_SHORT_VIDEO`) | `22` | Same as `NOTE_TYPES.NIP71_VIDEO`; the kind differentiates short-form presentations. | Plain text summary; gated by `FEATURE_PUBLISH_NIP71`. |
 | Relay list (`NOTE_TYPES.RELAY_LIST`) | `10002` | Repeating `['r', <relay url>]` tags, optionally with a marker of `'read'` or `'write'` to scope the relay; marker omitted for read/write relays | Empty content |
diff --git a/js/nostr/commentEvents.js b/js/nostr/commentEvents.js
index 727a46ad..31e08b21 100644
--- a/js/nostr/commentEvents.js
+++ b/js/nostr/commentEvents.js
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import { devLogger, userLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 const COMMENT_EVENT_SCHEMA = getNostrEventSchema(NOTE_TYPES.VIDEO_COMMENT);
 export const COMMENT_EVENT_KIND = Number.isFinite(COMMENT_EVENT_SCHEMA?.kind)
   ? COMMENT_EVENT_SCHEMA.kind
-  : 1;
+  : 1111;
 
 function sanitizeRelayList(primary, fallback) {
   if (Array.isArray(primary) && primary.length) {
@@ -239,41 +239,77 @@ function normalizeCommentTarget(targetInput = {}, overrides = {}) {
   };
 }
 
-function createVideoCommentFilters(targetInput, options = {}) {
-  const descriptor = normalizeCommentTarget(targetInput, options);
-  if (!descriptor) {
-    throw new Error("Invalid video comment target supplied.");
+function applyFilterOptions(filter, options = {}) {
+  if (!filter || typeof filter !== "object") {
+    return filter;
   }
 
-  const filter = {
-    kinds: [COMMENT_EVENT_KIND],
-    "#e": [descriptor.videoEventId],
-    "#a": [descriptor.videoDefinitionAddress],
-  };
-
-  if (descriptor.parentCommentId) {
-    if (!filter["#e"].includes(descriptor.parentCommentId)) {
-      filter["#e"].push(descriptor.parentCommentId);
-    }
-  }
+  const result = { ...filter };
 
   if (
     typeof options.limit === "number" &&
     Number.isFinite(options.limit) &&
     options.limit > 0
   ) {
-    filter.limit = Math.floor(options.limit);
+    result.limit = Math.floor(options.limit);
   }
 
   if (typeof options.since === "number" && Number.isFinite(options.since)) {
-    filter.since = Math.floor(options.since);
+    result.since = Math.floor(options.since);
   }
 
   if (typeof options.until === "number" && Number.isFinite(options.until)) {
-    filter.until = Math.floor(options.until);
+    result.until = Math.floor(options.until);
   }
 
-  return { descriptor, filters: [filter] };
+  return result;
+}
+
+function createVideoCommentFilters(targetInput, options = {}) {
+  const descriptor = normalizeCommentTarget(targetInput, options);
+  if (!descriptor) {
+    throw new Error("Invalid video comment target supplied.");
+  }
+
+  const filters = [];
+  const baseFilter = { kinds: [COMMENT_EVENT_KIND] };
+
+  if (descriptor.videoDefinitionAddress) {
+    baseFilter["#a"] = [descriptor.videoDefinitionAddress];
+  }
+
+  if (descriptor.parentCommentId) {
+    baseFilter["#e"] = [descriptor.parentCommentId];
+  }
+
+  if (!descriptor.videoDefinitionAddress && descriptor.videoEventId) {
+    baseFilter["#e"] = baseFilter["#e"] || [];
+    if (!baseFilter["#e"].includes(descriptor.videoEventId)) {
+      baseFilter["#e"].push(descriptor.videoEventId);
+    }
+  }
+
+  filters.push(applyFilterOptions(baseFilter, options));
+
+  const shouldIncludeLegacyFilter =
+    Boolean(descriptor.videoDefinitionAddress) && Boolean(descriptor.videoEventId);
+
+  if (shouldIncludeLegacyFilter) {
+    const legacyFilter = {
+      kinds: [COMMENT_EVENT_KIND],
+      "#e": [descriptor.videoEventId],
+    };
+
+    if (descriptor.parentCommentId) {
+      if (!legacyFilter["#e"].includes(descriptor.parentCommentId)) {
+        legacyFilter["#e"].push(descriptor.parentCommentId);
+      }
+    }
+
+    filters.push(applyFilterOptions(legacyFilter, options));
+  }
+
+  return { descriptor, filters };
 }
 
 function flattenListResults(input) {
@@ -306,9 +342,13 @@ function isVideoCommentEvent(event, descriptor) {
   }
 
   const tags = Array.isArray(event.tags) ? event.tags : [];
-  let hasEventTag = false;
-  let hasDefinitionTag = false;
-  let hasParentTag = !descriptor.parentCommentId;
+  const requiresParentTag = Boolean(descriptor.parentCommentId);
+  const requiresAddressMatch = Boolean(descriptor.videoDefinitionAddress);
+  const requiresEventMatch = !requiresAddressMatch && Boolean(descriptor.videoEventId);
+
+  let hasEventTag = !requiresEventMatch;
+  let hasDefinitionTag = !requiresAddressMatch;
+  let hasParentTag = !requiresParentTag;
 
   for (const tag of tags) {
     if (!Array.isArray(tag) || tag.length < 2) {
diff --git a/js/nostrEventSchemas.js b/js/nostrEventSchemas.js
index f619fd7f..84aa39f9 100644
--- a/js/nostrEventSchemas.js
+++ b/js/nostrEventSchemas.js
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ const BASE_SCHEMAS = {
   [NOTE_TYPES.VIDEO_COMMENT]: {
     type: NOTE_TYPES.VIDEO_COMMENT,
     label: "Video comment",
-    kind: 1,
+    kind: 1111,
     videoEventTagName: "e",
     videoDefinitionTagName: "a",
     parentCommentTagName: "e",
@@ -889,19 +889,10 @@ export function buildCommentEvent({
   const schema = getNostrEventSchema(NOTE_TYPES.VIDEO_COMMENT);
   const tags = [];
 
-  const videoEventTagName = schema?.videoEventTagName || "e";
   const normalizedVideoEventId =
     typeof videoEventId === "string" ? videoEventId.trim() : "";
   const normalizedVideoEventRelay =
     typeof videoEventRelay === "string" ? videoEventRelay.trim() : "";
-  if (videoEventTagName && normalizedVideoEventId) {
-    if (normalizedVideoEventRelay) {
-      tags.push([videoEventTagName, normalizedVideoEventId, normalizedVideoEventRelay]);
-    } else {
-      tags.push([videoEventTagName, normalizedVideoEventId]);
-    }
-  }
-
   const videoDefinitionTagName = schema?.videoDefinitionTagName || "a";
   const normalizedVideoDefinitionAddress =
     typeof videoDefinitionAddress === "string"
@@ -909,6 +900,20 @@ export function buildCommentEvent({
       : "";
   const normalizedVideoDefinitionRelay =
     typeof videoDefinitionRelay === "string" ? videoDefinitionRelay.trim() : "";
+  const includeVideoEventTag =
+    !normalizedVideoDefinitionAddress &&
+    Boolean(schema?.videoEventTagName || "e") &&
+    Boolean(normalizedVideoEventId);
+
+  if (includeVideoEventTag) {
+    const videoEventTagName = schema?.videoEventTagName || "e";
+    if (normalizedVideoEventRelay) {
+      tags.push([videoEventTagName, normalizedVideoEventId, normalizedVideoEventRelay]);
+    } else {
+      tags.push([videoEventTagName, normalizedVideoEventId]);
+    }
+  }
+
   if (videoDefinitionTagName && normalizedVideoDefinitionAddress) {
     if (normalizedVideoDefinitionRelay) {
       tags.push([
@@ -972,7 +977,7 @@ export function buildCommentEvent({
   const resolvedContent = ensureValidUtf8Content(content);
 
   return {
-    kind: schema?.kind ?? 1,
+    kind: schema?.kind ?? 1111,
     pubkey,
     created_at,
     tags,
diff --git a/js/services/discussionCountService.js b/js/services/discussionCountService.js
index 445bee7e..7c8173c2 100644
--- a/js/services/discussionCountService.js
+++ b/js/services/discussionCountService.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { devLogger } from "../utils/logger.js";
 import { buildVideoAddressPointer } from "../utils/videoPointer.js";
+import { COMMENT_EVENT_KIND } from "../nostr/commentEvents.js";
 
 const DEFAULT_MAX_DISCUSSION_COUNT_VIDEOS = 24;
 const COUNT_UNSUPPORTED_TITLE = "Relay does not support NIP-45 COUNT queries.";
@@ -130,12 +131,12 @@ export default class DiscussionCountService {
     const filters = [];
     const eventId = typeof video.id === "string" ? video.id.trim() : "";
     if (eventId) {
-      filters.push({ kinds: [1], "#e": [eventId] });
+      filters.push({ kinds: [COMMENT_EVENT_KIND], "#e": [eventId] });
     }
 
     const address = buildVideoAddressPointer(video);
     if (address) {
-      filters.push({ kinds: [1], "#a": [address] });
+      filters.push({ kinds: [COMMENT_EVENT_KIND], "#a": [address] });
     }
 
     return filters;
diff --git a/tests/nostr/comment-events.test.mjs b/tests/nostr/comment-events.test.mjs
index c08693c2..db1621bf 100644
--- a/tests/nostr/comment-events.test.mjs
+++ b/tests/nostr/comment-events.test.mjs
@@ -135,11 +135,8 @@ test("publishComment prefers active signer when available", async () => {
   const aTags = eventTags.filter((tag) => Array.isArray(tag) && tag[0] === "a");
   assert.deepEqual(
     eTags,
-    [
-      ["e", "video-event-id", "wss://video-relay"],
-      ["e", "parent-comment-id"],
-    ],
-    "comment event should include both video and parent pointers",
+    [["e", "parent-comment-id"]],
+    "comment event should include parent pointer but omit the addressable video id",
   );
   assert.deepEqual(
     aTags,
@@ -189,13 +186,12 @@ test("publishComment falls back to session signer when active signer is missing"
   assert.equal(publishCalls.length, 1, "publish should still occur once");
 });
 
-test("listVideoComments builds filters with both #e and #a tags", async () => {
+test("listVideoComments builds filters that prefer #a pointers", async () => {
   const matchingEventLatest = {
     id: "comment-2",
     kind: COMMENT_EVENT_KIND,
     created_at: 1700000200,
     tags: [
-      ["e", "video-1"],
       ["a", "30078:author:clip"],
       ["e", "parent-1"],
     ],
@@ -206,7 +202,6 @@ test("listVideoComments builds filters with both #e and #a tags", async () => {
     kind: COMMENT_EVENT_KIND,
     created_at: 1690000000,
     tags: [
-      ["e", "video-1"],
       ["a", "30078:author:clip"],
       ["e", "parent-1"],
     ],
@@ -216,7 +211,7 @@ test("listVideoComments builds filters with both #e and #a tags", async () => {
     id: "comment-3",
     kind: COMMENT_EVENT_KIND,
     created_at: 1700000100,
-    tags: [["e", "video-1"]],
+    tags: [["a", "30078:author:clip"]],
   };
 
   const {
@@ -250,21 +245,38 @@ test("listVideoComments builds filters with both #e and #a tags", async () => {
     ["wss://history"],
     "list should use caller provided relays",
   );
-  assert.equal(receivedFilters.filters.length, 1, "exactly one filter should be emitted");
-  const [filter] = receivedFilters.filters;
-  assert.equal(filter.kinds[0], COMMENT_EVENT_KIND, "filter should target comment kind");
-  assert.deepEqual(
-    filter["#e"],
-    ["video-1", "parent-1"],
-    "filter should bind the video and parent ids via #e",
+  assert.equal(receivedFilters.filters.length, 2, "legacy and preferred filters should be emitted");
+  const [primaryFilter, legacyFilter] = receivedFilters.filters;
+  assert.equal(
+    primaryFilter.kinds[0],
+    COMMENT_EVENT_KIND,
+    "primary filter should target comment kind",
   );
   assert.deepEqual(
-    filter["#a"],
+    primaryFilter["#a"],
     ["30078:author:clip"],
-    "filter should bind the video definition via #a",
+    "primary filter should bind the video definition via #a",
   );
-  assert.equal(filter.since, 1700000000, "since option should propagate to filter");
-  assert.equal(filter.limit, 10, "limit option should propagate to filter");
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    primaryFilter["#e"],
+    ["parent-1"],
+    "primary filter should include the parent pointer via #e",
+  );
+  assert.equal(primaryFilter.since, 1700000000, "since option should propagate to primary filter");
+  assert.equal(primaryFilter.limit, 10, "limit option should propagate to primary filter");
+
+  assert.equal(
+    legacyFilter.kinds[0],
+    COMMENT_EVENT_KIND,
+    "legacy filter should target comment kind",
+  );
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    legacyFilter["#e"],
+    ["video-1", "parent-1"],
+    "legacy filter should target the video id for backward compatibility",
+  );
+  assert.equal(legacyFilter.since, 1700000000, "since option should propagate to legacy filter");
+  assert.equal(legacyFilter.limit, 10, "limit option should propagate to legacy filter");
 });
 
 test("subscribeVideoComments forwards matching events and cleans up unsubscribe", async () => {
@@ -317,24 +329,26 @@ test("subscribeVideoComments forwards matching events and cleans up unsubscribe"
     ["wss://live"],
     "subscription should use caller provided relays",
   );
-  assert.equal(subscriptionArgs.filters.length, 1, "subscription should emit a single filter");
-  const [subFilter] = subscriptionArgs.filters;
   assert.deepEqual(
-    subFilter["#e"],
-    ["video-1", "parent-1"],
-    "subscription filter should bind video and parent ids",
-  );
-  assert.deepEqual(
-    subFilter["#a"],
-    ["30078:author:clip"],
-    "subscription filter should bind the video definition",
+    subscriptionArgs.filters,
+    [
+      {
+        kinds: [COMMENT_EVENT_KIND],
+        "#a": ["30078:author:clip"],
+        "#e": ["parent-1"],
+      },
+      {
+        kinds: [COMMENT_EVENT_KIND],
+        "#e": ["video-1", "parent-1"],
+      },
+    ],
+    "subscription should emit preferred and legacy filters",
   );
 
   handler({
     id: "comment-accepted",
     kind: COMMENT_EVENT_KIND,
     tags: [
-      ["e", "video-1"],
       ["a", "30078:author:clip"],
       ["e", "parent-1"],
     ],