diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index c93f07fa0f..e5e0065be8 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -544,11 +544,13 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component {
             }
             if (!grouper) {
                 const wantTile = this._shouldShowEvent(mxEv);
+                const isGrouped = false;
                 if (wantTile) {
                     // make sure we unpack the array returned by _getTilesForEvent,
                     // otherwise react will auto-generate keys and we will end up
                     // replacing all of the DOM elements every time we paginate.
-                    ret.push(...this._getTilesForEvent(prevEvent, mxEv, last, nextEvent, nextTile));
+                    ret.push(...this._getTilesForEvent(prevEvent, mxEv, last, isGrouped,
+                        nextEvent, nextTile));
                     prevEvent = mxEv;
                 }
 
@@ -564,7 +566,7 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component {
         return ret;
     }
 
-    _getTilesForEvent(prevEvent, mxEv, last, nextEvent, nextEventWithTile) {
+    _getTilesForEvent(prevEvent, mxEv, last, isGrouped=false, nextEvent, nextEventWithTile) {
         const TileErrorBoundary = sdk.getComponent('messages.TileErrorBoundary');
         const EventTile = sdk.getComponent('rooms.EventTile');
         const DateSeparator = sdk.getComponent('messages.DateSeparator');
@@ -584,7 +586,7 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component {
 
         // do we need a date separator since the last event?
         const wantsDateSeparator = this._wantsDateSeparator(prevEvent, eventDate);
-        if (wantsDateSeparator) {
+        if (wantsDateSeparator && !isGrouped) {
             const dateSeparator = <li key={ts1}><DateSeparator key={ts1} ts={ts1} /></li>;
             ret.push(dateSeparator);
         }
@@ -968,9 +970,9 @@ class CreationGrouper {
 
         const DateSeparator = sdk.getComponent('messages.DateSeparator');
         const EventListSummary = sdk.getComponent('views.elements.EventListSummary');
-
         const panel = this.panel;
         const ret = [];
+        const isGrouped = true;
         const createEvent = this.createEvent;
         const lastShownEvent = this.lastShownEvent;
 
@@ -984,12 +986,12 @@ class CreationGrouper {
         // If this m.room.create event should be shown (room upgrade) then show it before the summary
         if (panel._shouldShowEvent(createEvent)) {
             // pass in the createEvent as prevEvent as well so no extra DateSeparator is rendered
-            ret.push(...panel._getTilesForEvent(createEvent, createEvent, false));
+            ret.push(...panel._getTilesForEvent(createEvent, createEvent));
         }
 
         for (const ejected of this.ejectedEvents) {
             ret.push(...panel._getTilesForEvent(
-                createEvent, ejected, createEvent === lastShownEvent,
+                createEvent, ejected, createEvent === lastShownEvent, isGrouped,
             ));
         }
 
@@ -998,7 +1000,7 @@ class CreationGrouper {
             // of EventListSummary, render each member event as if the previous
             // one was itself. This way, the timestamp of the previous event === the
             // timestamp of the current event, and no DateSeparator is inserted.
-            return panel._getTilesForEvent(e, e, e === lastShownEvent);
+            return panel._getTilesForEvent(e, e, e === lastShownEvent, isGrouped);
         }).reduce((a, b) => a.concat(b), []);
         // Get sender profile from the latest event in the summary as the m.room.create doesn't contain one
         const ev = this.events[this.events.length - 1];
@@ -1083,7 +1085,7 @@ class RedactionGrouper {
 
         const DateSeparator = sdk.getComponent('messages.DateSeparator');
         const EventListSummary = sdk.getComponent('views.elements.EventListSummary');
-
+        const isGrouped = true;
         const panel = this.panel;
         const ret = [];
         const lastShownEvent = this.lastShownEvent;
@@ -1103,7 +1105,8 @@ class RedactionGrouper {
         let eventTiles = this.events.map((e, i) => {
             senders.add(e.sender);
             const prevEvent = i === 0 ? this.prevEvent : this.events[i - 1];
-            return panel._getTilesForEvent(prevEvent, e, e === lastShownEvent, this.nextEvent, this.nextEventTile);
+            return panel._getTilesForEvent(
+                prevEvent, e, e === lastShownEvent, isGrouped, this.nextEvent, this.nextEventTile);
         }).reduce((a, b) => a.concat(b), []);
 
         if (eventTiles.length === 0) {
@@ -1182,7 +1185,7 @@ class MemberGrouper {
 
         const DateSeparator = sdk.getComponent('messages.DateSeparator');
         const MemberEventListSummary = sdk.getComponent('views.elements.MemberEventListSummary');
-
+        const isGrouped = true;
         const panel = this.panel;
         const lastShownEvent = this.lastShownEvent;
         const ret = [];
@@ -1215,7 +1218,7 @@ class MemberGrouper {
             // of MemberEventListSummary, render each member event as if the previous
             // one was itself. This way, the timestamp of the previous event === the
             // timestamp of the current event, and no DateSeparator is inserted.
-            return panel._getTilesForEvent(e, e, e === lastShownEvent);
+            return panel._getTilesForEvent(e, e, e === lastShownEvent, isGrouped);
         }).reduce((a, b) => a.concat(b), []);
 
         if (eventTiles.length === 0) {
diff --git a/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js b/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
index 7347ff2658..dc70e3f7f6 100644
--- a/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
+++ b/test/components/structures/MessagePanel-test.js
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function() {
         DMRoomMap.makeShared();
     });
 
-    afterEach(function() {
+    afterEach(function () {
         clock.uninstall();
     });
 
@@ -88,7 +88,21 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function() {
             events.push(test_utils.mkMessage(
                 {
                     event: true, room: "!room:id", user: "@user:id",
-                    ts: ts0 + i*1000,
+                    ts: ts0 + i * 1000,
+                }));
+        }
+        return events;
+    }
+
+    // Just to avoid breaking Dateseparator tests that might run at 00hrs
+    function mkOneDayEvents() {
+        const events = [];
+        const ts0 = Date.parse('09 May 2004 00:12:00 GMT');
+        for (let i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
+            events.push(test_utils.mkMessage(
+                {
+                    event: true, room: "!room:id", user: "@user:id",
+                    ts: ts0 + i * 1000,
                 }));
         }
         return events;
@@ -104,7 +118,7 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function() {
         let i = 0;
         events.push(test_utils.mkMessage({
             event: true, room: "!room:id", user: "@user:id",
-            ts: ts0 + ++i*1000,
+            ts: ts0 + ++i * 1000,
         }));
 
         for (i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
@@ -151,7 +165,7 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function() {
                     },
                     getMxcAvatarUrl: () => 'mxc://avatar.url/image.png',
                 },
-                ts: ts0 + i*1000,
+                ts: ts0 + i * 1000,
                 mship: 'join',
                 prevMship: 'join',
                 name: 'A user',
@@ -250,7 +264,6 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function() {
             }),
         ];
     }
-
     function isReadMarkerVisible(rmContainer) {
         return rmContainer && rmContainer.children.length > 0;
     }
@@ -437,4 +450,17 @@ describe('MessagePanel', function() {
         // read marker should be hidden given props and at the last event
         expect(isReadMarkerVisible(rm)).toBeFalsy();
     });
+
+    it('should render Date separators for the events', function () {
+        const events = mkOneDayEvents();
+        const res = mount(
+            <WrappedMessagePanel
+                className="cls"
+                events={events}
+            />,
+        );
+        const Dates = res.find(sdk.getComponent('messages.DateSeparator'));
+       
+        expect(Dates.length).toEqual(1);
+    });
 });