diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrNostrService.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrNostrService.kt
index f777687c..2b4c30a6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrNostrService.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrNostrService.kt
@@ -691,19 +691,22 @@ class NdrNostrService(
         }
         return when (event.kind) {
             "subscribe" -> {
-                val subid = event.subid ?: return true
-                val filterJson = event.filterJson ?: return true
+                val subid = event.subid?.takeIf(String::isNotBlank) ?: return false
+                val filterJson = event.filterJson ?: return false
                 if (hasRecipientFilter(filterJson)) {
                     Log.w(TAG, "Rejecting recipient-bearing NDR relay filter")
-                    return true
+                    return false
                 }
                 val filter = try {
                     parseFilterJson(filterJson)
                 } catch (_: Throwable) {
                     Log.w(TAG, "Ignoring malformed NDR relay filter")
-                    return true
+                    return false
+                }
+                if (!isPairwiseMessageSubscription(filter)) {
+                    Log.w(TAG, "Rejecting non-pairwise NDR relay filter")
+                    return false
                 }
-                if (!isPairwiseMessageSubscription(filter)) return true
                 if (!activeSubIds.add(subid)) {
                     return true
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrNostrServiceTest.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrNostrServiceTest.kt
index d969d185..293e2aea 100644
--- a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrNostrServiceTest.kt
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrNostrServiceTest.kt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ class NdrNostrServiceTest {
         )
         assertEquals(listOf("messages"), relay.subscriptions.map { it.id })
         assertEquals(
-            setOf("message-sub", "appkeys-sub", "invite-sub", "recipient-sub"),
+            setOf("message-sub"),
             runtime.ackedActionIds.toSet()
         )
         assertEquals(
diff --git a/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrSubscriptionAdmissionTest.kt b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrSubscriptionAdmissionTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..888d7907
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/test/kotlin/com/bitchat/android/nostr/NdrSubscriptionAdmissionTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+package com.bitchat.android.nostr
+
+import com.bitchat.android.model.NdrFeatureGate
+import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
+import kotlinx.coroutines.Dispatchers
+import kotlinx.coroutines.SupervisorJob
+import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
+import org.junit.After
+import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals
+import org.junit.Assert.assertTrue
+import org.junit.Rule
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.junit.rules.TemporaryFolder
+
+class NdrSubscriptionAdmissionTest {
+    @get:Rule
+    val temporaryFolder = TemporaryFolder()
+
+    @After
+    fun resetFeatureGate() {
+        NdrFeatureGate.setEnabledForTests(false)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `rejected native subscription remains pending instead of being acknowledged`() {
+        NdrFeatureGate.setEnabledForTests(true)
+        val runtime = SubscriptionRuntime()
+        val relay = RecordingRelayManager()
+        val storageDirectory = temporaryFolder.newFolder("ndr").absolutePath
+        val service = NdrNostrService(
+            relayManager = relay,
+            runtimeFactory = object : NdrPairwiseRuntimeFactory {
+                override fun newWithStoragePath(
+                    ourPubkeyHex: String,
+                    ourIdentityPrivkeyHex: String,
+                    storagePath: String
+                ): NdrPairwiseRuntime = runtime
+            },
+            storageDirectoryProvider = { storageDirectory }
+        )
+
+        assertTrue(service.configureIfNeeded(testIdentity()))
+        assertTrue(relay.subscriptions.isEmpty())
+        assertTrue(runtime.ackedActionIds.isEmpty())
+        assertEquals(
+            listOf(SUBSCRIPTION_ACTION_ID),
+            runtime.pendingActions(0u).map { it.actionId }
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `reset-blocked pairwise subscription installs and acknowledges once after reset`() {
+        NdrFeatureGate.setEnabledForTests(true)
+        val scope = CoroutineScope(Dispatchers.Unconfined + SupervisorJob())
+        val relayManager = NostrRelayManager(
+            scope = scope,
+            eventDeduplicator = NostrEventDeduplicator(maxCapacity = 8)
+        )
+        val runtime = SubscriptionRuntime(
+            NdrPubSubEvent(
+                kind = "subscribe",
+                actionId = SUBSCRIPTION_ACTION_ID,
+                subid = "messages",
+                filterJson =
+                    """{"authors":["${"aa".repeat(32)}"],"kinds":[1060]}"""
+            )
+        )
+        val storageDirectory = temporaryFolder.newFolder("reset-ndr").absolutePath
+        val service = NdrNostrService(
+            relayManager = BitchatNdrRelayAdapter(
+                relayManager,
+                accountRelayUrls = emptyList()
+            ),
+            runtimeFactory = object : NdrPairwiseRuntimeFactory {
+                override fun newWithStoragePath(
+                    ourPubkeyHex: String,
+                    ourIdentityPrivkeyHex: String,
+                    storagePath: String
+                ): NdrPairwiseRuntime = runtime
+            },
+            storageDirectoryProvider = { storageDirectory }
+        )
+        val identity = testIdentity()
+        val resetToken = relayManager.beginAccountReset()
+
+        try {
+            assertTrue(service.configureIfNeeded(identity))
+            assertTrue(relayManager.getActiveSubscriptions().isEmpty())
+            assertTrue(runtime.ackedActionIds.isEmpty())
+
+            assertTrue(relayManager.discardForAccountReset(resetToken))
+            assertTrue(relayManager.completeAccountReset(resetToken))
+            assertTrue(service.configureIfNeeded(identity))
+            assertEquals(
+                setOf("messages"),
+                relayManager.getActiveSubscriptions().keys
+            )
+            assertEquals(listOf(SUBSCRIPTION_ACTION_ID), runtime.ackedActionIds)
+
+            assertTrue(service.configureIfNeeded(identity))
+            assertEquals(
+                setOf("messages"),
+                relayManager.getActiveSubscriptions().keys
+            )
+            assertEquals(listOf(SUBSCRIPTION_ACTION_ID), runtime.ackedActionIds)
+        } finally {
+            val cleanupReset = relayManager.discardForAccountReset()
+            relayManager.completeAccountReset(cleanupReset)
+            scope.cancel()
+        }
+    }
+
+    private fun testIdentity(): NostrIdentity =
+        NostrIdentity.fromPrivateKey("0".repeat(63) + "1")
+
+    private class RecordingRelayManager : NdrRelayManager {
+        val subscriptions = mutableListOf<String>()
+
+        override fun subscribe(
+            filter: NostrFilter,
+            id: String,
+            handler: (NostrEvent) -> Boolean
+        ) {
+            subscriptions += id
+        }
+
+        override fun unsubscribe(id: String) = Unit
+
+        override fun sendEventConfirmed(
+            event: NostrEvent,
+            completion: (accepted: Boolean) -> Unit
+        ) = completion(true)
+
+        override fun cancelConfirmedEvent(eventId: String) = Unit
+
+        override fun setOnConnectionAvailable(handler: () -> Unit) = Unit
+    }
+
+    private class SubscriptionRuntime(
+        private val action: NdrPubSubEvent = NdrPubSubEvent(
+            kind = "subscribe",
+            actionId = SUBSCRIPTION_ACTION_ID,
+            subid = "messages",
+            filterJson = """
+                {
+                  "kinds": [1060],
+                  "authors": ["${"aa".repeat(32)}"],
+                  "#p": ["${"bb".repeat(32)}"]
+                }
+            """.trimIndent()
+        )
+    ) : NdrPairwiseRuntime {
+        val ackedActionIds = mutableListOf<String>()
+
+        override fun currentInviteEventJson(): String? = null
+        override fun currentInviteUrl(root: String): String? = null
+
+        override fun acceptInviteFromEventJson(
+            eventJson: String,
+            expectedPeerPubkeyHex: String
+        ): NdrAcceptInviteResult = unsupported()
+
+        override fun acceptInviteFromUrl(
+            inviteUrl: String,
+            expectedPeerPubkeyHex: String
+        ): NdrAcceptInviteResult = unsupported()
+
+        override fun processEvent(eventJson: String) = Unit
+
+        override fun processOutOfBandResponse(
+            eventJson: String,
+            expectedPeerPubkeyHex: String
+        ) = Unit
+
+        override fun pendingActions(nowSeconds: ULong): List<NdrPubSubEvent> =
+            if (SUBSCRIPTION_ACTION_ID in ackedActionIds) emptyList() else listOf(action)
+
+        override fun ackActions(actionIds: List<String>) {
+            ackedActionIds += actionIds
+        }
+
+        override fun sessionInfo(peerPubkeyHex: String): NdrPairwiseSessionInfo? = null
+        override fun knownPeerPubkeys(): List<String> = emptyList()
+        override fun retirePeer(peerPubkeyHex: String): Boolean = false
+
+        override fun sendText(
+            recipientPubkeyHex: String,
+            text: String,
+            expiresAtSeconds: ULong?
+        ): NdrPairwiseSendResult = unsupported()
+
+        override fun getOurPubkeyHex(): String = "cc".repeat(32)
+        override fun getTotalSessions(): ULong = 0u
+        override fun destroy() = Unit
+
+        private fun <T> unsupported(): T = error("not used")
+    }
+
+    companion object {
+        private const val SUBSCRIPTION_ACTION_ID = "subscription-action"
+    }
+}