diff --git a/filter.go b/filter.go
index d9d86fe..e28ad5a 100644
--- a/filter.go
+++ b/filter.go
@@ -39,12 +39,37 @@ func (eff Filters) Match(event *Event) bool {
 	return false
 }
 
+func (eff Filters) MatchIgnoringTimestampConstraints(event *Event) bool {
+	for _, filter := range eff {
+		if filter.MatchesIgnoringTimestampConstraints(event) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 func (ef Filter) String() string {
 	j, _ := easyjson.Marshal(ef)
 	return string(j)
 }
 
 func (ef Filter) Matches(event *Event) bool {
+	if !ef.MatchesIgnoringTimestampConstraints(event) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if ef.Since != nil && event.CreatedAt < *ef.Since {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	if ef.Until != nil && event.CreatedAt > *ef.Until {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return true
+}
+
+func (ef Filter) MatchesIgnoringTimestampConstraints(event *Event) bool {
 	if event == nil {
 		return false
 	}
@@ -67,14 +92,6 @@ func (ef Filter) Matches(event *Event) bool {
 		}
 	}
 
-	if ef.Since != nil && event.CreatedAt < *ef.Since {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	if ef.Until != nil && event.CreatedAt > *ef.Until {
-		return false
-	}
-
 	return true
 }
 
diff --git a/relay.go b/relay.go
index 47b5bad..ed06a5f 100644
--- a/relay.go
+++ b/relay.go
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ func (r *Relay) PrepareSubscription(ctx context.Context, filters Filters, opts .
 		EndOfStoredEvents: make(chan struct{}, 1),
 		ClosedReason:      make(chan string, 1),
 		Filters:           filters,
+		match:             filters.Match,
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
diff --git a/subscription.go b/subscription.go
index ec858d3..e1acc42 100644
--- a/subscription.go
+++ b/subscription.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ type Subscription struct {
 	// Context will be .Done() when the subscription ends
 	Context context.Context
 
+	match  func(*Event) bool // this will be either Filters.Match or Filters.MatchIgnoringTimestampConstraints
 	live   atomic.Bool
 	eosed  atomic.Bool
 	closed atomic.Bool
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ func (sub *Subscription) dispatchEvent(evt *Event) {
 
 func (sub *Subscription) dispatchEose() {
 	if sub.eosed.CompareAndSwap(false, true) {
+		sub.match = sub.Filters.MatchIgnoringTimestampConstraints
 		go func() {
 			sub.storedwg.Wait()
 			sub.EndOfStoredEvents <- struct{}{}