diff --git a/src/app/mail/index.ts b/src/app/mail/index.ts
index 9d4644f8..64127ff3 100644
--- a/src/app/mail/index.ts
+++ b/src/app/mail/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,76 @@
-import {hash, maybe, throttle} from "@welshman/lib"
+import {hash, maybe, spec, throttle} from "@welshman/lib"
 import type {Filter} from "@welshman/util"
-import {Address, DELETE, makeEvent, makeHttpAuth, makeHttpAuthHeader} from "@welshman/util"
+import {Address, DELETE, MESSAGE, makeEvent, makeHttpAuth, makeHttpAuthHeader} from "@welshman/util"
+import {merged} from "@welshman/store"
 import {Relays, User} from "@welshman/app"
 import {buildUrl} from "@lib/util"
-import {app, thunks} from "@app/core"
+import {app, messagingRelayLists, roomLists, thunks} from "@app/core"
 import {EMAIL_NOTIFICATION_SERVER, PUSH_BRIDGE} from "@app/env"
 import {ensureEmailSalt, userSettingsValues} from "@app/settings"
-import {emailNotificationState, syncRelaySubscriptions} from "@app/push/adapters/common"
+import {emailNotificationState} from "@app/push/adapters/common"
+import {DM_KINDS, CONTENT_KINDS, makeCommentFilter} from "@app/content"
+
+// Email digests sync their own kind 30390 subscriptions. Unlike push, the email
+// subscription is driven by the email digest setting (SettingsValues.email) plus
+// per-space alert preferences, and must NOT be gated on the push notificationSettings
+// toggles - otherwise turning off push "new activity" would delete the 30390 and stop
+// email digests entirely.
+const syncRelaySubscriptionsForEmail = (
+  signal: AbortSignal,
+  sync: (url: string, key: string, filters: Filter[], ignore: Filter[]) => void,
+) => {
+  const $pubkey = User.require(app.get()).pubkey
+
+  const unsubscribeSpaces = merged([roomLists.get().urls($pubkey).$, userSettingsValues]).subscribe(
+    throttle(3000, ([$spaceUrls, {email, alerts}]) => {
+      const baseFilters = [{kinds: [MESSAGE, ...CONTENT_KINDS]}, makeCommentFilter(CONTENT_KINDS)]
+
+      for (const url of $spaceUrls) {
+        const filters: Filter[] = []
+        const ignore: Filter[] = []
+
+        if (!email) {
+          sync(url, "spaces", filters, [])
+          continue
+        }
+
+        const {notify = true, exceptions = []} = alerts.find(spec({url})) || {}
+
+        if (notify) {
+          if (exceptions.length > 0) {
+            ignore.push({"#h": exceptions})
+          }
+          filters.push(...baseFilters)
+        } else if (exceptions.length > 0) {
+          filters.push(...baseFilters.map(f => ({...f, "#h": exceptions})))
+        }
+
+        // Mentions are part of the digest regardless of push settings, and
+        // guarantee there is always at least one filter so the subscription
+        // stays live while email digests are enabled.
+        filters.push(...baseFilters.map(f => ({...f, "#p": [$pubkey]})))
+
+        sync(url, "spaces", filters, ignore)
+      }
+    }),
+  )
+
+  const unsubscribeMessages = merged([
+    messagingRelayLists.get().urls($pubkey).$,
+    userSettingsValues,
+  ]).subscribe(
+    throttle(3000, ([$messagingUrls, {email}]) => {
+      for (const url of $messagingUrls) {
+        sync(url, "messages", email ? [{kinds: DM_KINDS, "#p": [$pubkey]}] : [], [])
+      }
+    }),
+  )
+
+  signal.addEventListener("abort", () => {
+    unsubscribeSpaces()
+    unsubscribeMessages()
+  })
+}
 
 export class MailNotifications {
   _controller = maybe<AbortController>()
@@ -96,8 +160,9 @@ export class MailNotifications {
       await this.register(email, frequency)
     }
 
-    // Sync kind 30390 subscriptions using the same filters as push
-    syncRelaySubscriptions(
+    // Sync kind 30390 subscriptions for the email digest. Filters are derived
+    // from the email setting + per-space alerts, independent of push toggles.
+    syncRelaySubscriptionsForEmail(
       this._controller.signal,
       async (url: string, key: string, filters: Filter[], ignore: Filter[]) => {
         const {callback} = emailNotificationState.get()