diff --git a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/document/createPairListener.ts b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/document/createPairListener.ts
index aa55c923017..722616e040e 100644
--- a/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/document/createPairListener.ts
+++ b/packages/sanity/src/core/store/_legacy/document/createPairListener.ts
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
 import {type SanityClient} from '@sanity/client'
 import {type SanityDocument} from '@sanity/types'
 import {groupBy} from 'lodash'
-import {defer, type Observable, of as observableOf} from 'rxjs'
-import {concatMap, map, mergeMap, scan} from 'rxjs/operators'
+import LRU from 'quick-lru'
+import {defer, merge, type Observable, of as observableOf, skip, timer} from 'rxjs'
+import {concatMap, delay, filter, map, mergeMap, scan, share, take, takeUntil} from 'rxjs/operators'
 
 import {
   type IdPair,
@@ -58,6 +59,18 @@ function allPendingTransactionEventsReceived(listenerEvents: ListenerEvent[]) {
   )
 }
 
+/** How long to wait after the first connection is set up to start the exhange */
+const EXCHANGE_WAIT_MIN = 1000 * 60 * 12
+const EXCHANGE_WAIT_MAX = 1000 * 20 * 19
+
+/** How long should the overlap between the two listeners be */
+const EXCHANGE_OVERLAP_TIME = 1000 * 20
+
+/** Add some randomness to the exchange delay to avoid thundering herd */
+function getExhangeWait() {
+  return Math.floor(Math.random() * (EXCHANGE_WAIT_MAX - EXCHANGE_WAIT_MIN) + EXCHANGE_WAIT_MIN)
+}
+
 /** @internal */
 export function createPairListener(
   client: SanityClient,
@@ -65,22 +78,7 @@ export function createPairListener(
   options: PairListenerOptions = {},
 ): Observable<ListenerEvent> {
   const {publishedId, draftId} = idPair
-  return defer(
-    () =>
-      client.observable.listen(
-        `*[_id == $publishedId || _id == $draftId]`,
-        {
-          publishedId,
-          draftId,
-        },
-        {
-          includeResult: false,
-          events: ['welcome', 'mutation', 'reconnect'],
-          effectFormat: 'mendoza',
-          tag: options.tag || 'document.pair-listener',
-        },
-      ) as Observable<WelcomeEvent | MutationEvent | ReconnectEvent>,
-  ).pipe(
+  return _createRelayPairListener(client, idPair, options).pipe(
     concatMap((event) =>
       event.type === 'welcome'
         ? fetchInitialDocumentSnapshots().pipe(
@@ -138,6 +136,82 @@ export function createPairListener(
   }
 }
 
+type ClientListenerEvent = WelcomeEvent | MutationEvent | ReconnectEvent
+
+function _createRelayPairListener(
+  client: SanityClient,
+  idPair: IdPair,
+  options: PairListenerOptions = {},
+): Observable<ClientListenerEvent> {
+  const {publishedId, draftId} = idPair
+
+  const currentLeg = defer(
+    () =>
+      client.observable.listen(
+        `*[_id == $publishedId || _id == $draftId]`,
+        {
+          publishedId,
+          draftId,
+        },
+        {
+          includeResult: false,
+          events: ['welcome', 'mutation', 'reconnect'],
+          effectFormat: 'mendoza',
+          tag: options.tag || 'document.pair-listener',
+        },
+      ) as Observable<ClientListenerEvent>,
+  )
+
+  // This represents the next leg, and will be started after a certain delay
+  const nextLeg = timer(getExhangeWait()).pipe(
+    mergeMap(() => _createRelayPairListener(client, idPair, options)),
+    share(),
+  )
+
+  // Merge current leg with next leg
+  return merge(
+    // take from currentLeg until we get 'welcome' from next leg, plus a little overlap in time
+    currentLeg.pipe(
+      takeUntil(
+        nextLeg.pipe(
+          filter((e) => e.type === 'welcome'),
+          take(1),
+          delay(EXCHANGE_OVERLAP_TIME),
+        ),
+      ),
+    ),
+    nextLeg.pipe(skip(1)),
+  ).pipe(distinctByTransactionId())
+}
+
+/**
+ * Operator function that operates on an observable of listener events that may include events with the duplicate transaction IDs
+ * and returns a new stream filtering out duplicates
+ */
+function distinctByTransactionId() {
+  return (input$: Observable<ClientListenerEvent>) =>
+    input$.pipe(
+      scan(
+        (
+          [seen]: [LRU<string, boolean>, ClientListenerEvent | null],
+          event,
+        ): [LRU<string, boolean>, ClientListenerEvent | null] => {
+          if (event.type !== 'mutation') {
+            return [seen, event]
+          }
+          if (seen.has(event.transactionId)) {
+            return [seen, null]
+          }
+          seen.set(event.transactionId, true)
+          return [seen, event]
+        },
+        [new LRU<string, boolean>({maxSize: 1000}), null],
+      ),
+      map(([_, event]) => event),
+      filter((event): event is ClientListenerEvent => event !== null),
+    )
+}
+
 function createSnapshotEvent(
   documentId: string,
   document: null | SanityDocument,