diff --git a/src/js/components/feed/Feed.tsx b/src/js/components/feed/Feed.tsx
index 820d148b..73ce10d7 100644
--- a/src/js/components/feed/Feed.tsx
+++ b/src/js/components/feed/Feed.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ const Feed = (props: FeedProps) => {
     filter: filterOption.filter,
     filterFn,
     sinceLastOpened: false,
-    mergeSubscriptions: false,
+    mergeSubscriptions: true,
   });
 
   const hiddenEvents = useMemo(() => {
diff --git a/src/js/components/helpers/InfiniteScroll.tsx b/src/js/components/helpers/InfiniteScroll.tsx
index 1d780e63..3f1b5cba 100644
--- a/src/js/components/helpers/InfiniteScroll.tsx
+++ b/src/js/components/helpers/InfiniteScroll.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react';
+import React, { useCallback, useEffect, useRef } from 'react';
+
+import useHistoryState from '@/state/useHistoryState.ts';
 
 type Props = {
   children: any;
@@ -6,8 +8,13 @@ type Props = {
   loadMore?: () => void;
 };
 
+const DEFAULT_INITIAL_DISPLAY_COUNT = 10;
+
 const InfiniteScroll: React.FC<Props> = ({ children, margin = 2000, loadMore }) => {
-  const [displayCount, setDisplayCount] = useState<number>(10);
+  const [displayCount, setDisplayCount] = useHistoryState(
+    DEFAULT_INITIAL_DISPLAY_COUNT,
+    'scroller', // TODO use mandatory key prop, in case multiple infinite scrollers are used on the same page
+  );
   const sentinelRef = useRef<HTMLDivElement | null>(null);
   const lastLoadMoreCall = useRef<number>(0);
 
diff --git a/src/js/state/useHistoryState.ts b/src/js/state/useHistoryState.ts
index 2e431bdc..b9b63d80 100644
--- a/src/js/state/useHistoryState.ts
+++ b/src/js/state/useHistoryState.ts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ function useHistoryState(initialValue, key) {
       const newHistoryState = { ...history.state, [key]: value };
       history.replaceState(newHistoryState, '');
       latestValue.current = value;
-    }, 500),
+    }, 1000),
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {