diff --git a/components/item-act.js b/components/item-act.js
index 5312e8bd..4eaa0f24 100644
--- a/components/item-act.js
+++ b/components/item-act.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { usePaidMutation } from './use-paid-mutation'
 import { ACT_MUTATION } from '@/fragments/paidAction'
 import { meAnonSats } from '@/lib/apollo'
 import { BoostItemInput } from './adv-post-form'
+import { useWallet } from '../wallets'
 
 const defaultTips = [100, 1000, 10_000, 100_000]
 
@@ -250,12 +251,12 @@ export function useAct ({ query = ACT_MUTATION, ...options } = {}) {
 }
 
 export function useZap () {
+  const wallet = useWallet()
   const act = useAct()
-  const { me } = useMe()
   const strike = useLightning()
   const toaster = useToast()
 
-  return useCallback(async ({ item, abortSignal }) => {
+  return useCallback(async ({ item, me, abortSignal }) => {
     const meSats = (item?.meSats || 0)
 
     // add current sats to next tip since idempotent zaps use desired total zap not difference
@@ -267,7 +268,8 @@ export function useZap () {
     try {
       await abortSignal.pause({ me, amount: sats })
       strike()
-      const { error } = await act({ variables, optimisticResponse })
+      // batch zaps if wallet is enabled or using fee credits so they can be executed serially in a single request
+      const { error } = await act({ variables, optimisticResponse, context: { batch: !!wallet || me?.privates?.sats > sats } })
       if (error) throw error
     } catch (error) {
       if (error instanceof ActCanceledError) {
@@ -277,7 +279,7 @@ export function useZap () {
       const reason = error?.message || error?.toString?.()
       toaster.danger(reason)
     }
-  }, [act, me?.id, strike])
+  }, [act, toaster, strike, !!wallet])
 }
 
 export class ActCanceledError extends Error {
diff --git a/lib/apollo.js b/lib/apollo.js
index 53dd567a..98f975ae 100644
--- a/lib/apollo.js
+++ b/lib/apollo.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-import { ApolloClient, InMemoryCache, HttpLink, makeVar } from '@apollo/client'
+import { ApolloClient, InMemoryCache, HttpLink, makeVar, split } from '@apollo/client'
+import { BatchHttpLink } from '@apollo/client/link/batch-http'
 import { decodeCursor, LIMIT } from './cursor'
 import { SSR } from './constants'
 
@@ -28,8 +29,15 @@ export default function getApolloClient () {
 export const meAnonSats = {}
 
 function getClient (uri) {
+  const link = split(
+    // batch zaps if wallet is enabled so they can be executed serially in a single request
+    operation => operation.operationName === 'act' && operation.variables.act === 'TIP' && operation.getContext().batch,
+    new BatchHttpLink({ uri, batchInterval: 1000, batchDebounce: true, batchMax: 0, batchKey: op => op.variables.id }),
+    new HttpLink({ uri })
+  )
+
   return new ApolloClient({
-    link: new HttpLink({ uri }),
+    link,
     ssrMode: SSR,
     connectToDevTools: process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production',
     cache: new InMemoryCache({
diff --git a/pages/api/graphql.js b/pages/api/graphql.js
index 297bab09..7d41ee57 100644
--- a/pages/api/graphql.js
+++ b/pages/api/graphql.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const apolloServer = new ApolloServer({
   typeDefs,
   resolvers,
   introspection: true,
+  allowBatchedHttpRequests: true,
   plugins: [{
     requestDidStart (initialRequestContext) {
       return {