diff --git a/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 1685df34..8386ebe7 100644
--- a/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -464,6 +464,8 @@
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+		D72E12782BEED22500F4F781 /* Array.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D72E12772BEED22400F4F781 /* Array.swift */; };
+		D72E127A2BEEEED000F4F781 /* NostrFilterTests.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = D72E12792BEEEED000F4F781 /* NostrFilterTests.swift */; };
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@@ -1391,6 +1393,8 @@
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 		D72A2D062AD9C1FB002AFF62 /* MockProfiles.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MockProfiles.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		D72E12772BEED22400F4F781 /* Array.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = Array.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		D72E12792BEEEED000F4F781 /* NostrFilterTests.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = NostrFilterTests.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
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@@ -2571,6 +2575,7 @@
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 				D753CEA92BE9DE04001C3A5D /* MutingTests.swift */,
 				4C2D34402BDAF1B300F9FB44 /* NIP10Tests.swift */,
+				D72E12792BEEEED000F4F781 /* NostrFilterTests.swift */,
 			);
 			path = damusTests;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -2695,6 +2700,7 @@
 			children = (
 				7C95CAED299DCEF1009DCB67 /* KFOptionSetter+.swift */,
 				4C7D09752A0AF19E00943473 /* FillAndStroke.swift */,
+				D72E12772BEED22400F4F781 /* Array.swift */,
 			);
 			path = Extensions;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -3251,6 +3257,7 @@
 				4CE8794829941DA700F758CC /* RelayFilters.swift in Sources */,
 				4CEE2B02280B39E800AB5EEF /* EventActionBar.swift in Sources */,
 				4C3BEFE0281DE1ED00B3DE84 /* DamusState.swift in Sources */,
+				D72E12782BEED22500F4F781 /* Array.swift in Sources */,
 				4C198DF529F88D2E004C165C /* ImageMetadata.swift in Sources */,
 				4CCEB7AE29B53D260078AA28 /* SearchingEventView.swift in Sources */,
 				4CF0ABE929844AF100D66079 /* AnyCodable.swift in Sources */,
@@ -3550,6 +3557,7 @@
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 				3A30410129AB12AA008A0F29 /* EventGroupViewTests.swift in Sources */,
 				501F8C822A0224EB001AFC1D /* KeychainStorageTests.swift in Sources */,
+				D72E127A2BEEEED000F4F781 /* NostrFilterTests.swift in Sources */,
 				B5B4D1432B37D47600844320 /* NdbExtensions.swift in Sources */,
 				3ACBCB78295FE5C70037388A /* TimeAgoTests.swift in Sources */,
 				D72A2D072AD9C1FB002AFF62 /* MockProfiles.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
index 5f040dc6..a4d95946 100644
--- a/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
+++ b/damus/Models/HomeModel.swift
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ enum HomeResubFilter {
 }
 
 class HomeModel: ContactsDelegate {
+    // The maximum amount of contacts placed on a home feed subscription filter.
+    // If the user has more contacts, chunking or other techniques will be used to avoid sending huge filters
+    let MAX_CONTACTS_ON_FILTER = 500
+    
     // Don't trigger a user notification for events older than a certain age
     static let event_max_age_for_notification: TimeInterval = EVENT_MAX_AGE_FOR_NOTIFICATION
     
@@ -545,7 +549,8 @@ class HomeModel: ContactsDelegate {
         notifications_filter.limit = 500
 
         var notifications_filters = [notifications_filter]
-        var contacts_filters = [contacts_filter, our_contacts_filter, our_blocklist_filter, our_old_blocklist_filter]
+        let contacts_filter_chunks = contacts_filter.chunked(on: .authors, into: MAX_CONTACTS_ON_FILTER)
+        var contacts_filters = contacts_filter_chunks + [our_contacts_filter, our_blocklist_filter, our_old_blocklist_filter]
         var dms_filters = [dms_filter, our_dms_filter]
         let last_of_kind = get_last_of_kind(relay_id: relay_id)
 
@@ -598,7 +603,7 @@ class HomeModel: ContactsDelegate {
         home_filter.authors = friends
         home_filter.limit = 500
 
-        var home_filters = [home_filter]
+        var home_filters = home_filter.chunked(on: .authors, into: MAX_CONTACTS_ON_FILTER)
 
         let followed_hashtags = Array(damus_state.contacts.get_followed_hashtags())
         if followed_hashtags.count != 0 {
diff --git a/damus/Nostr/NostrFilter.swift b/damus/Nostr/NostrFilter.swift
index 1310defa..4445f2e8 100644
--- a/damus/Nostr/NostrFilter.swift
+++ b/damus/Nostr/NostrFilter.swift
@@ -54,4 +54,68 @@ struct NostrFilter: Codable, Equatable {
     public static func filter_hashtag(_ htags: [String]) -> NostrFilter {
         NostrFilter(hashtag: htags.map { $0.lowercased() })
     }
+    
+    /// Splits the filter on a given filter path/axis into chunked filters
+    ///
+    /// - Parameter path: The path where chunking should be done
+    /// - Parameter chunk_size: The maximum size of each chunk.
+    /// - Returns: An array of arrays, where each contained array is a chunk of the original array with up to `size` elements.
+    func chunked(on path: ChunkPath, into chunk_size: Int) -> [Self] {
+        let chunked_slices = self.get_slice(from: path).chunked(into: chunk_size)
+        var chunked_filters: [NostrFilter] = []
+        for chunked_slice in chunked_slices {
+            var chunked_filter = self
+            chunked_filter.apply_slice(chunked_slice)
+            chunked_filters.append(chunked_filter)
+        }
+        return chunked_filters
+    }
+    
+    /// Gets a slice from a NostrFilter on a given path/axis
+    ///
+    /// - Parameter path: The path where chunking should be done
+    /// - Parameter chunk_size: The maximum size of each chunk.
+    /// - Returns: An array of arrays, where each contained array is a chunk of the original array with up to `size` elements.
+    func get_slice(from path: ChunkPath) -> Slice {
+        switch path {
+            case .pubkeys:
+                return .pubkeys(self.pubkeys)
+            case .authors:
+                return .authors(self.authors)
+        }
+    }
+    
+    /// Overrides one member/axis of a NostrFilter using a specific slice
+    /// - Parameter slice: The slice to be applied on this NostrFilter
+    mutating func apply_slice(_ slice: Slice) {
+        switch slice {
+            case .pubkeys(let pubkeys):
+                self.pubkeys = pubkeys
+            case .authors(let authors):
+                self.authors = authors
+        }
+    }
+    
+    
+    /// A path to one of the axes of a NostrFilter.
+    enum ChunkPath {
+        case pubkeys
+        case authors
+        // Other paths/axes not supported yet
+    }
+    
+    /// Represents the value of a single axis of a NostrFilter
+    enum Slice {
+        case pubkeys([Pubkey]?)
+        case authors([Pubkey]?)
+        
+        func chunked(into chunk_size: Int) -> [Slice] {
+            switch self {
+                case .pubkeys(let array):
+                    return (array ?? []).chunked(into: chunk_size).map({ .pubkeys($0) })
+                case .authors(let array):
+                    return (array ?? []).chunked(into: chunk_size).map({ .authors($0) })
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/damus/Util/Extensions/Array.swift b/damus/Util/Extensions/Array.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d77bd27a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/damus/Util/Extensions/Array.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+//
+//  Array.swift
+//  damus
+//
+//  Created by Daniel D’Aquino on 2024-05-10.
+//
+
+import Foundation
+
+extension Array {
+    /// Splits the array into chunks of the specified size.
+    /// - Parameter size: The maximum size of each chunk.
+    /// - Returns: An array of arrays, where each contained array is a chunk of the original array with up to `size` elements.
+    func chunked(into size: Int) -> [[Element]] {
+        guard size > 0 else { return [self] }
+        return stride(from: 0, to: count, by: size).map {
+            Array(self[$0..<Swift.min($0 + size, count)])
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+extension Array where Element: Equatable {
+    mutating func removeAll(equalTo item: Element) {
+        self.removeAll(where: { $0 == item })
+    }
+}
diff --git a/damusTests/NostrFilterTests.swift b/damusTests/NostrFilterTests.swift
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..61f1327c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/damusTests/NostrFilterTests.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//
+//  NostrFilterTests.swift
+//  damusTests
+//
+//  Created by Daniel D’Aquino on 2024-05-10.
+//
+
+import XCTest
+@testable import damus
+
+final class NostrFilterTests: XCTestCase {
+    func testChunkedWithPubKeys() {
+        // Given a NostrFilter with a list of pubkeys
+        let test_pubkey_1 = Pubkey(hex: "760f108754eb415561239d4079e71766d87e23f7e71c8e5b00d759e54dd8d082")!
+        let test_pubkey_2 = Pubkey(hex: "065eab63e939ea2f2f72f2305886b13e5e301302da67b5fe8a18022b278fe872")!
+        let test_pubkey_3 = Pubkey(hex: "aa146d7c6618ebe993702a74c561f54fc046c8a16e388b828cb2f631a1ed9602")!
+        let test_pubkey_4 = Pubkey(hex: "2f7108dcd33fb484be3e09cea24a1e96868fbc0842e691ca19db63781801089e")!
+        let test_pubkey_5 = Pubkey(hex: "1cc7c458e6b565a856d7c3791f4eb5ca5890b1f2433f452ed7a917f9aa0e5250")!
+        let test_pubkey_6 = Pubkey(hex: "2ee1f46a847b6613c33fd766db1e64c7f727c63774fa3ee952261d2c03b81cf2")!
+        let test_pubkey_7 = Pubkey(hex: "214664a7ca3236b9dd5f76550d322f390fd70cc12908a2e3ff2cdf50085d4ef2")!
+        let test_pubkey_8 = Pubkey(hex: "40255b02f3d8ccd6178d50f5ce1c1ac2867b3d919832176957b021c1816fce2f")!
+        let pubkeys: [Pubkey] = [test_pubkey_1, test_pubkey_2, test_pubkey_3, test_pubkey_4]
+        let authors: [Pubkey] = [test_pubkey_5, test_pubkey_6, test_pubkey_7, test_pubkey_8]
+        let filter = NostrFilter(
+            pubkeys: pubkeys,
+            authors: authors
+        )
+        
+        let chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_2 = filter.chunked(on: .pubkeys, into: 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_2.count, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_2[0].pubkeys, [test_pubkey_1, test_pubkey_2])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_2[1].pubkeys, [test_pubkey_3, test_pubkey_4])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_2[0].authors, authors)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_2[1].authors, authors)
+        
+        let chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_3 = filter.chunked(on: .pubkeys, into: 3)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_3.count, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_3[0].pubkeys, [test_pubkey_1, test_pubkey_2, test_pubkey_3])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_3[1].pubkeys, [test_pubkey_4])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_3[0].authors, authors)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_3[1].authors, authors)
+        
+        let chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_4 = filter.chunked(on: .pubkeys, into: 4)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_4.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_4[0].pubkeys, [test_pubkey_1, test_pubkey_2, test_pubkey_3, test_pubkey_4])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_4[0].authors, authors)
+        
+        let chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_5 = filter.chunked(on: .pubkeys, into: 5)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_5.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_5[0].pubkeys, [test_pubkey_1, test_pubkey_2, test_pubkey_3, test_pubkey_4])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_pubkeys_filters_size_5[0].authors, authors)
+        
+        let chunked_authors_filters_size_2 = filter.chunked(on: .authors, into: 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_2.count, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_2[0].authors, [test_pubkey_5, test_pubkey_6])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_2[1].authors, [test_pubkey_7, test_pubkey_8])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_2[0].pubkeys, pubkeys)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_2[1].pubkeys, pubkeys)
+
+        let chunked_authors_filters_size_3 = filter.chunked(on: .authors, into: 3)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_3.count, 2)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_3[0].authors, [test_pubkey_5, test_pubkey_6, test_pubkey_7])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_3[1].authors, [test_pubkey_8])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_3[0].pubkeys, pubkeys)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_3[1].pubkeys, pubkeys)
+        
+        let chunked_authors_filters_size_4 = filter.chunked(on: .authors, into: 4)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_4.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_4[0].authors, [test_pubkey_5, test_pubkey_6, test_pubkey_7, test_pubkey_8])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_4[0].pubkeys, pubkeys)
+        
+        let chunked_authors_filters_size_5 = filter.chunked(on: .authors, into: 5)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_5.count, 1)
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_5[0].authors, [test_pubkey_5, test_pubkey_6, test_pubkey_7, test_pubkey_8])
+        XCTAssertEqual(chunked_authors_filters_size_5[0].pubkeys, pubkeys)
+    }
+}