diff --git a/res/css/structures/_NotificationPanel.scss b/res/css/structures/_NotificationPanel.scss
index 2da334b385..6366bcaec5 100644
--- a/res/css/structures/_NotificationPanel.scss
+++ b/res/css/structures/_NotificationPanel.scss
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     position: relative;
     padding-bottom: 18px;
 
-    &:not(.mx_EventTile_last)::after {
+    &:not(.mx_EventTile_last):not(.mx_EventTile_lastInSection)::after {
         position: absolute;
         bottom: 0;
         left: 0;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index fe7b20a2d9..e2e3592536 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -518,10 +518,13 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component {
             if (!grouper) {
                 const wantTile = this._shouldShowEvent(mxEv);
                 if (wantTile) {
+                    const nextEvent = i < this.props.events.length - 1
+                        ? this.props.events[i + 1]
+                        : null;
                     // 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));
+                    ret.push(...this._getTilesForEvent(prevEvent, mxEv, last, nextEvent));
                     prevEvent = mxEv;
                 }
 
@@ -537,7 +540,7 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component {
         return ret;
     }
 
-    _getTilesForEvent(prevEvent, mxEv, last) {
+    _getTilesForEvent(prevEvent, mxEv, last, nextEvent) {
         const TileErrorBoundary = sdk.getComponent('messages.TileErrorBoundary');
         const EventTile = sdk.getComponent('rooms.EventTile');
         const DateSeparator = sdk.getComponent('messages.DateSeparator');
@@ -562,6 +565,11 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component {
             ret.push(dateSeparator);
         }
 
+        let willWantDateSeparator = false;
+        if (nextEvent) {
+            willWantDateSeparator = this._wantsDateSeparator(mxEv, nextEvent.getDate() || new Date());
+        }
+
         // is this a continuation of the previous message?
         const continuation = !wantsDateSeparator && shouldFormContinuation(prevEvent, mxEv);
 
@@ -598,6 +606,7 @@ export default class MessagePanel extends React.Component {
                         isTwelveHour={this.props.isTwelveHour}
                         permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
                         last={last}
+                        lastInSection={willWantDateSeparator}
                         isSelectedEvent={highlight}
                         getRelationsForEvent={this.props.getRelationsForEvent}
                         showReactions={this.props.showReactions}
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index 121930b294..a1cc681a4c 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -148,6 +148,10 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component {
          */
         last: PropTypes.bool,
 
+        // true if the event is the last event in a section (adds a css class for
+        // targeting)
+        lastInSection: PropTypes.bool,
+
         /* true if this is search context (which has the effect of greying out
          * the text
          */
@@ -674,6 +678,7 @@ export default class EventTile extends React.Component {
             mx_EventTile_selected: this.props.isSelectedEvent,
             mx_EventTile_continuation: this.props.tileShape ? '' : this.props.continuation,
             mx_EventTile_last: this.props.last,
+            mx_EventTile_lastInSection: this.props.lastInSection,
             mx_EventTile_contextual: this.props.contextual,
             mx_EventTile_actionBarFocused: this.state.actionBarFocused,
             mx_EventTile_verified: !isBubbleMessage && this.state.verified === E2E_STATE.VERIFIED,