diff --git a/packages/pinia/__tests__/subscriptions.spec.ts b/packages/pinia/__tests__/subscriptions.spec.ts
index 1c280a5249..fd1d44e659 100644
--- a/packages/pinia/__tests__/subscriptions.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/pinia/__tests__/subscriptions.spec.ts
@@ -353,5 +353,35 @@ describe('Subscriptions', () => {
       expect(spy1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
       expect(spy2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
     })
+
+    it('debugger events should not be array when subscription is not trigger by patch', () => {
+      const store = useStore()
+      store.$subscribe(
+        ({ type, events }) => {
+          if (type === MutationType.direct) {
+            expect(Array.isArray(events)).toBe(false)
+          }
+        },
+        { flush: 'sync' }
+      )
+      store.$patch({ user: 'Edu' })
+      store.user = 'a'
+    })
+
+    it('should trigger subscription when mutate state synchronously after patch', async () => {
+      const store = useStore()
+      const spy1 = vi.fn()
+      const spy2 = vi.fn()
+      const spy3 = vi.fn()
+      store.$subscribe(spy1, { flush: 'sync' })
+      store.$subscribe(spy2, { flush: 'pre' })
+      store.$subscribe(spy3, { flush: 'post' })
+      store.$patch({ user: 'Edu' })
+      store.user = 'a'
+      expect(spy1).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+      await nextTick()
+      expect(spy2).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+      expect(spy3).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/packages/pinia/src/store.ts b/packages/pinia/src/store.ts
index a7be113ce3..3c6f440e0c 100644
--- a/packages/pinia/src/store.ts
+++ b/packages/pinia/src/store.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import {
   toRefs,
   Ref,
   ref,
-  nextTick,
 } from 'vue'
 import {
   StateTree,
@@ -247,7 +246,7 @@ function createSetupStore<
       if (isListening) {
         debuggerEvents = event
         // avoid triggering this while the store is being built and the state is being set in pinia
-      } else if (isListening == false && !store._hotUpdating) {
+      } else if (isListening === false && !store._hotUpdating) {
         // let patch send all the events together later
         /* istanbul ignore else */
         if (Array.isArray(debuggerEvents)) {
@@ -262,8 +261,8 @@ function createSetupStore<
   }
 
   // internal state
-  let isListening: boolean // set to true at the end
-  let isSyncListening: boolean // set to true at the end
+  let isListening = false // set to true at the end
+  let shouldTrigger = false // The initial value does not matter, and no need to set to true at the end
   let subscriptions: SubscriptionCallback<S>[] = []
   let actionSubscriptions: StoreOnActionListener<Id, S, G, A>[] = []
   let debuggerEvents: DebuggerEvent[] | DebuggerEvent
@@ -278,9 +277,6 @@ function createSetupStore<
 
   const hotState = ref({} as S)
 
-  // avoid triggering too many listeners
-  // https://github.com/vuejs/pinia/issues/1129
-  let activeListener: Symbol | undefined
   function $patch(stateMutation: (state: UnwrapRef<S>) => void): void
   function $patch(partialState: _DeepPartial<UnwrapRef<S>>): void
   function $patch(
@@ -289,7 +285,7 @@ function createSetupStore<
       | ((state: UnwrapRef<S>) => void)
   ): void {
     let subscriptionMutation: SubscriptionCallbackMutation<S>
-    isListening = isSyncListening = false
+    isListening = false
     // reset the debugger events since patches are sync
     /* istanbul ignore else */
     if (__DEV__) {
@@ -311,13 +307,7 @@ function createSetupStore<
         events: debuggerEvents as DebuggerEvent[],
       }
     }
-    const myListenerId = (activeListener = Symbol())
-    nextTick().then(() => {
-      if (activeListener === myListenerId) {
-        isListening = true
-      }
-    })
-    isSyncListening = true
+    isListening = true
     // because we paused the watcher, we need to manually call the subscriptions
     triggerSubscriptions(
       subscriptions,
@@ -441,11 +431,19 @@ function createSetupStore<
         options.detached,
         () => stopWatcher()
       )
-      const stopWatcher = scope.run(() =>
-        watch(
+      const stopWatcher = scope.run(() => {
+        const stop1 = watch(
+          () => pinia.state.value[$id],
+          () => {
+            shouldTrigger = isListening
+          },
+          { deep: true, flush: 'sync' }
+        )
+
+        const stop2 = watch(
           () => pinia.state.value[$id] as UnwrapRef<S>,
           (state) => {
-            if (options.flush === 'sync' ? isSyncListening : isListening) {
+            if (shouldTrigger) {
               callback(
                 {
                   storeId: $id,
@@ -458,7 +456,14 @@ function createSetupStore<
           },
           assign({}, $subscribeOptions, options)
         )
-      )!
+
+        const stop = () => {
+          stop1()
+          stop2()
+        }
+
+        return stop
+      })!
 
       return removeSubscription
     },
@@ -614,12 +619,8 @@ function createSetupStore<
 
       // avoid devtools logging this as a mutation
       isListening = false
-      isSyncListening = false
       pinia.state.value[$id] = toRef(newStore._hmrPayload, 'hotState')
-      isSyncListening = true
-      nextTick().then(() => {
-        isListening = true
-      })
+      isListening = true
 
       for (const actionName in newStore._hmrPayload.actions) {
         const actionFn: _Method = newStore[actionName]
@@ -748,7 +749,6 @@ function createSetupStore<
   }
 
   isListening = true
-  isSyncListening = true
   return store
 }