diff --git a/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_filter.nim b/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_filter.nim
index e3893ec081..1127a9cc98 100644
--- a/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_filter.nim
+++ b/tests/wakunode_rest/test_rest_filter.nim
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {.used.}
 
 import
+  std/os,
+  chronos/timer,
   stew/byteutils,
   stew/shims/net,
   testutils/unittests,
@@ -52,7 +54,7 @@ proc init(T: type RestFilterTest): Future[T] {.async.} =
   await allFutures(testSetup.serviceNode.start(), testSetup.subscriberNode.start())
 
   await testSetup.serviceNode.mountRelay()
-  await testSetup.serviceNode.mountFilter()
+  await testSetup.serviceNode.mountFilter(messageCacheTTL = 1.seconds)
   await testSetup.subscriberNode.mountFilterClient()
 
   testSetup.subscriberNode.peerManager.addServicePeer(
@@ -315,3 +317,147 @@ suite "Waku v2 Rest API - Filter V2":
       messages == @[testMessage]
 
     await restFilterTest.shutdown()
+
+  asyncTest "duplicate message push to filter subscriber":
+    # setup filter service and client node
+    let restFilterTest = await RestFilterTest.init()
+    let subPeerId = restFilterTest.subscriberNode.peerInfo.toRemotePeerInfo().peerId
+    restFilterTest.serviceNode.subscribe((kind: PubsubSub, topic: DefaultPubsubTopic))
+
+    let requestBody = FilterSubscribeRequest(
+      requestId: "1001",
+      contentFilters: @[DefaultContentTopic],
+      pubsubTopic: some(DefaultPubsubTopic),
+    )
+    let response = await restFilterTest.client.filterPostSubscriptions(requestBody)
+
+    # subscribe fiter service
+    let subscribedPeer = restFilterTest.serviceNode.wakuFilter.subscriptions.findSubscribedPeers(
+      DefaultPubsubTopic, DefaultContentTopic
+    )
+
+    check:
+      response.status == 200
+      $response.contentType == $MIMETYPE_JSON
+      response.data.requestId == "1001"
+      subscribedPeer.len() == 1
+
+    # ping subscriber node
+    restFilterTest.messageCache.pubsubSubscribe(DefaultPubsubTopic)
+
+    let pingResponse = await restFilterTest.client.filterSubscriberPing("1002")
+
+    check:
+      pingResponse.status == 200
+      pingResponse.data.requestId == "1002"
+      pingResponse.data.statusDesc == "OK"
+
+    # first - message push from service node to subscriber client
+    let testMessage = WakuMessage(
+      payload: "TEST-PAYLOAD-MUST-RECEIVE".toBytes(),
+      contentTopic: DefaultContentTopic,
+      timestamp: int64(2022),
+      meta: "test-meta".toBytes(),
+    )
+
+    let postMsgResponse1 = await restFilterTest.clientTwdServiceNode.relayPostMessagesV1(
+      DefaultPubsubTopic, toRelayWakuMessage(testMessage)
+    )
+
+    # check messages received client side or not
+    let messages1 = await restFilterTest.client.filterGetMessagesV1(DefaultContentTopic)
+
+    check:
+      postMsgResponse1.status == 200
+      $postMsgResponse1.contentType == $MIMETYPE_TEXT
+      postMsgResponse1.data == "OK"
+      len(messages1.data) == 1
+
+    # second - message push from service node to subscriber client
+    let postMsgResponse2 = await restFilterTest.clientTwdServiceNode.relayPostMessagesV1(
+      DefaultPubsubTopic, toRelayWakuMessage(testMessage)
+    )
+
+    # check message received client side or not
+    let messages2 = await restFilterTest.client.filterGetMessagesV1(DefaultContentTopic)
+
+    check:
+      postMsgResponse2.status == 200
+      $postMsgResponse2.contentType == $MIMETYPE_TEXT
+      postMsgResponse2.data == "OK"
+      len(messages2.data) == 0
+
+    await restFilterTest.shutdown()
+
+  asyncTest "duplicate message push to filter subscriber ( sleep in between )":
+    # setup filter service and client node
+    let restFilterTest = await RestFilterTest.init()
+    let subPeerId = restFilterTest.subscriberNode.peerInfo.toRemotePeerInfo().peerId
+    restFilterTest.serviceNode.subscribe((kind: PubsubSub, topic: DefaultPubsubTopic))
+
+    let requestBody = FilterSubscribeRequest(
+      requestId: "1001",
+      contentFilters: @[DefaultContentTopic],
+      pubsubTopic: some(DefaultPubsubTopic),
+    )
+    let response = await restFilterTest.client.filterPostSubscriptions(requestBody)
+
+    # subscribe fiter service
+    let subscribedPeer = restFilterTest.serviceNode.wakuFilter.subscriptions.findSubscribedPeers(
+      DefaultPubsubTopic, DefaultContentTopic
+    )
+
+    check:
+      response.status == 200
+      $response.contentType == $MIMETYPE_JSON
+      response.data.requestId == "1001"
+      subscribedPeer.len() == 1
+
+    # ping subscriber node
+    restFilterTest.messageCache.pubsubSubscribe(DefaultPubsubTopic)
+
+    let pingResponse = await restFilterTest.client.filterSubscriberPing("1002")
+
+    check:
+      pingResponse.status == 200
+      pingResponse.data.requestId == "1002"
+      pingResponse.data.statusDesc == "OK"
+
+    # first - message push from service node to subscriber client
+    let testMessage = WakuMessage(
+      payload: "TEST-PAYLOAD-MUST-RECEIVE".toBytes(),
+      contentTopic: DefaultContentTopic,
+      timestamp: int64(2022),
+      meta: "test-meta".toBytes(),
+    )
+
+    let postMsgResponse1 = await restFilterTest.clientTwdServiceNode.relayPostMessagesV1(
+      DefaultPubsubTopic, toRelayWakuMessage(testMessage)
+    )
+
+    # check messages received client side or not
+    let messages1 = await restFilterTest.client.filterGetMessagesV1(DefaultContentTopic)
+
+    check:
+      postMsgResponse1.status == 200
+      $postMsgResponse1.contentType == $MIMETYPE_TEXT
+      postMsgResponse1.data == "OK"
+      len(messages1.data) == 1
+
+    # Pause execution for 1 seconds to test TimeCache functionality of service node
+    await sleepAsync(1.seconds)
+
+    # second - message push from service node to subscriber client
+    let postMsgResponse2 = await restFilterTest.clientTwdServiceNode.relayPostMessagesV1(
+      DefaultPubsubTopic, toRelayWakuMessage(testMessage)
+    )
+
+    # check message received client side or not
+    let messages2 = await restFilterTest.client.filterGetMessagesV1(DefaultContentTopic)
+
+    check:
+      postMsgResponse2.status == 200
+      $postMsgResponse2.contentType == $MIMETYPE_TEXT
+      postMsgResponse2.data == "OK"
+      len(messages2.data) == 1
+    await restFilterTest.shutdown()
diff --git a/waku/node/waku_node.nim b/waku/node/waku_node.nim
index 513da49728..51abfd3420 100644
--- a/waku/node/waku_node.nim
+++ b/waku/node/waku_node.nim
@@ -434,12 +434,14 @@ proc mountFilter*(
       filter_subscriptions.DefaultSubscriptionTimeToLiveSec,
     maxFilterPeers: uint32 = filter_subscriptions.MaxFilterPeers,
     maxFilterCriteriaPerPeer: uint32 = filter_subscriptions.MaxFilterCriteriaPerPeer,
+    messageCacheTTL: Duration = filter_subscriptions.MessageCacheTTL,
 ) {.async: (raises: []).} =
   ## Mounting filter v2 protocol
 
   info "mounting filter protocol"
   node.wakuFilter = WakuFilter.new(
-    node.peerManager, subscriptionTimeout, maxFilterPeers, maxFilterCriteriaPerPeer
+    node.peerManager, subscriptionTimeout, maxFilterPeers, maxFilterCriteriaPerPeer,
+    messageCacheTTL,
   )
 
   if node.started:
diff --git a/waku/waku_filter_v2/protocol.nim b/waku/waku_filter_v2/protocol.nim
index b3e1516eae..5b87d61485 100644
--- a/waku/waku_filter_v2/protocol.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_filter_v2/protocol.nim
@@ -295,14 +295,14 @@ proc new*(
     subscriptionTimeout: Duration = DefaultSubscriptionTimeToLiveSec,
     maxFilterPeers: uint32 = MaxFilterPeers,
     maxFilterCriteriaPerPeer: uint32 = MaxFilterCriteriaPerPeer,
-    timeout: Duration = 2.minutes,
+    messageCacheTTL: Duration = MessageCacheTTL,
 ): T =
   let wf = WakuFilter(
     subscriptions: FilterSubscriptions.init(
       subscriptionTimeout, maxFilterPeers, maxFilterCriteriaPerPeer
     ),
     peerManager: peerManager,
-    messageCache: init(TimedCache[string], timeout),
+    messageCache: init(TimedCache[string], messageCacheTTL),
   )
 
   wf.initProtocolHandler()
diff --git a/waku/waku_filter_v2/subscriptions.nim b/waku/waku_filter_v2/subscriptions.nim
index 61d292eedb..8a5c5bc91a 100644
--- a/waku/waku_filter_v2/subscriptions.nim
+++ b/waku/waku_filter_v2/subscriptions.nim
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ const
   MaxFilterPeers* = 1000
   MaxFilterCriteriaPerPeer* = 1000
   DefaultSubscriptionTimeToLiveSec* = 5.minutes
+  MessageCacheTTL* = 2.minutes
 
 type
   # a single filter criterion is fully defined by a pubsub topic and content topic