diff --git a/service/adapters/apns/apns.go b/service/adapters/apns/apns.go
index e0a39d1..5885728 100644
--- a/service/adapters/apns/apns.go
+++ b/service/adapters/apns/apns.go
@@ -116,6 +116,39 @@ func (a *APNS) SendFollowChangeNotification(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatc
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (a *APNS) SendSilentFollowChangeNotification(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatch, apnsToken domain.APNSToken) error {
+	if apnsToken.Hex() == "" {
+		return errors.New("invalid APNs token")
+	}
+	n, err := a.buildSilentFollowChangeNotification(followChange, apnsToken)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	resp, err := a.client.Push(n)
+	//a.metrics.ReportCallToAPNS(resp.StatusCode, err)
+	if err != nil {
+		return errors.Wrap(err, "error pushing the silent follow change notification")
+	}
+
+	if resp.StatusCode == 200 {
+		a.logger.Debug().
+			WithField("uuid", n.ApnsID).
+			WithField("response.reason", resp.Reason).
+			WithField("response.statusCode", resp.StatusCode).
+			WithField("host", a.client.Host).
+			Message("sent a silent follow change notification")
+	} else {
+		a.logger.Error().
+			WithField("uuid", n.ApnsID).
+			WithField("response.reason", resp.Reason).
+			WithField("response.statusCode", resp.StatusCode).
+			WithField("host", a.client.Host).
+			Message("failed to send a silent follow change notification")
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (a *APNS) buildFollowChangeNotification(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatch, apnsToken domain.APNSToken) (*apns2.Notification, error) {
 	payload, err := FollowChangePayload(followChange)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -134,6 +167,24 @@ func (a *APNS) buildFollowChangeNotification(followChange domain.FollowChangeBat
 	return n, nil
 }
 
+func (a *APNS) buildSilentFollowChangeNotification(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatch, apnsToken domain.APNSToken) (*apns2.Notification, error) {
+	payload, err := SilentFollowChangePayload(followChange)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "error creating a payload")
+	}
+
+	n := &apns2.Notification{
+		PushType:    apns2.PushTypeAlert,
+		ApnsID:      uuid.New().String(),
+		DeviceToken: apnsToken.Hex(),
+		Topic:       a.cfg.APNSTopic(),
+		Payload:     payload,
+		Priority:    apns2.PriorityLow,
+	}
+
+	return n, nil
+}
+
 func FollowChangePayload(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatch) ([]byte, error) {
 	return FollowChangePayloadWithValidation(followChange, true)
 }
@@ -203,6 +254,53 @@ func FollowChangePayloadWithValidation(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatch, va
 	return payloadBytes, nil
 }
 
+func SilentFollowChangePayload(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatch) ([]byte, error) {
+	return SilentFollowChangePayloadWithValidation(followChange, true)
+}
+
+func SilentFollowChangePayloadWithValidation(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatch, validate bool) ([]byte, error) {
+	totalNpubs := len(followChange.Follows)
+	if validate && totalNpubs > MAX_TOTAL_NPUBS {
+		return nil, errors.New("FollowChangeBatch for followee " + followChange.Followee.Hex() + " has too many npubs (" + fmt.Sprint(totalNpubs) + "). MAX_TOTAL_NPUBS is " + fmt.Sprint(MAX_TOTAL_NPUBS))
+	}
+
+	singleChange := totalNpubs == 1
+
+	npubFollows, error := pubkeysToNpubs(followChange.Follows)
+	if error != nil {
+		return nil, errors.Wrap(error, "error encoding follow npubs")
+	}
+
+	// See https://developer.apple.com/documentation/usernotifications/generating-a-remote-notification
+
+	var data map[string]interface{}
+
+	if singleChange {
+		data = map[string]interface{}{
+			"follows":          npubFollows,
+			"friendlyFollower": followChange.FriendlyFollower,
+		}
+	} else {
+		data = map[string]interface{}{
+			"follows": npubFollows,
+		}
+	}
+
+	payload := map[string]interface{}{
+		"aps": map[string]interface{}{
+			"content-available": 1,
+		},
+		"data": data,
+	}
+
+	payloadBytes, err := json.Marshal(payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return payloadBytes, nil
+}
+
 func pubkeysToNpubs(pubkeys []domain.PublicKey) ([]string, error) {
 	npubs := make([]string, len(pubkeys))
 	for i, pubkey := range pubkeys {
diff --git a/service/adapters/apns/apns_mock.go b/service/adapters/apns/apns_mock.go
index 1fec1df..07fd31f 100644
--- a/service/adapters/apns/apns_mock.go
+++ b/service/adapters/apns/apns_mock.go
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@ func (a *APNSMock) SendFollowChangeNotification(followChange domain.FollowChange
 	return a.SendNotification(notification)
 }
 
+func (a *APNSMock) SendSilentFollowChangeNotification(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatch, token domain.APNSToken) error {
+	notification := notifications.Notification{}
+
+	return a.SendNotification(notification)
+}
+
 func (a *APNSMock) SentNotifications() []notifications.Notification {
 	a.sentNotificationsLock.Lock()
 	defer a.sentNotificationsLock.Unlock()
diff --git a/service/adapters/apns/apns_test.go b/service/adapters/apns/apns_test.go
index 95e715f..a1971a7 100644
--- a/service/adapters/apns/apns_test.go
+++ b/service/adapters/apns/apns_test.go
@@ -174,6 +174,34 @@ func TestFollowChangePayload_BatchedFollow_WithNoFriendlyFollower(t *testing.T)
 
 	require.Equal(t, expectedPayload, actualPayload)
 }
+
+func TestSilentFollowChangePayload_BatchedFollow_WithNoFriendlyFollower(t *testing.T) {
+	pk1, _ := fixtures.PublicKeyAndNpub()
+	pk2, pk2Npub := fixtures.PublicKeyAndNpub()
+	pk3, pk3Npub := fixtures.PublicKeyAndNpub()
+
+	batch := domain.FollowChangeBatch{
+		Followee: pk1,
+		Follows:  []domain.PublicKey{pk2, pk3},
+	}
+
+	payload, err := apns.SilentFollowChangePayload(batch)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	expectedPayload := map[string]interface{}{
+		"aps": map[string]interface{}{
+			"content-available": float64(1),
+		},
+		"data": map[string]interface{}{
+			"follows": []interface{}{pk2Npub, pk3Npub},
+		},
+	}
+
+	var actualPayload map[string]interface{}
+	err = json.Unmarshal(payload, &actualPayload)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, expectedPayload, actualPayload)
+}
 func TestFollowChangePayload_Exceeds4096Bytes_With60TotalNpubs(t *testing.T) {
 	pk1, _ := fixtures.PublicKeyAndNpub()
 
diff --git a/service/app/app.go b/service/app/app.go
index 1880b6b..7efeffc 100644
--- a/service/app/app.go
+++ b/service/app/app.go
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ type Queries struct {
 type APNS interface {
 	SendNotification(notification notifications.Notification) error
 	SendFollowChangeNotification(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatch, apnsToken domain.APNSToken) error
+	SendSilentFollowChangeNotification(followChange domain.FollowChangeBatch, apnsToken domain.APNSToken) error
 }
 
 type EventOrError struct {
diff --git a/service/app/follow_change_puller.go b/service/app/follow_change_puller.go
index 1d89f79..d14598a 100644
--- a/service/app/follow_change_puller.go
+++ b/service/app/follow_change_puller.go
@@ -79,6 +79,15 @@ func (f *FollowChangePuller) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 						Message("error sending follow change notification")
 					continue
 				}
+
+				if err := f.apns.SendSilentFollowChangeNotification(*followChangeAggregate, token); err != nil {
+					f.logger.Error().
+						WithField("token", token.Hex()).
+						WithField("followee", followChangeAggregate.Followee.Hex()).
+						WithError(err).
+						Message("error sending silent follow change notification")
+					continue
+				}
 			}
 
 			f.counter += 1