diff --git a/packages/nicolium/src/columns/timeline.tsx b/packages/nicolium/src/columns/timeline.tsx
index fb57f710f..a7115b586 100644
--- a/packages/nicolium/src/columns/timeline.tsx
+++ b/packages/nicolium/src/columns/timeline.tsx
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ import {
 } from '@/queries/timelines/use-timelines';
 import { useSettings } from '@/stores/settings';
 import { selectChild } from '@/utils/scroll-utils';
+import { hasActiveFilters, sortFilteredTimeline } from '@/utils/timeline-filter';
 
 import type { FilterContextType } from '@/queries/settings/use-filters';
-import type { Settings } from '@/schemas/frontend-settings';
+import type { TimelineFilters } from '@/schemas/frontend-settings';
 import type { TimelineEntry } from '@/stores/timelines';
 import type { VirtuosoHandle } from 'react-virtuoso';
 
@@ -361,7 +362,7 @@ type IBaseTimeline = Pick<
   'emptyMessageIcon' | 'emptyMessageText' | 'onTopItemChanged'
 > & {
   featuredStatusIds?: Array<string>;
-  filters?: Settings['timelines'][string];
+  filters?: TimelineFilters;
 };
 
 interface ITimeline extends IBaseTimeline {
@@ -478,45 +479,32 @@ const Timeline: React.FC<ITimeline> = ({
       }
     }
 
-    entries
-      .map((entry) => {
-        if (entry.type === 'status') {
-          return {
-            ...entry,
-            filtered:
-              (filters?.showDirect === false && entry.isDirect) ||
-              (filters?.showReblogs === false && entry.isReblog) ||
-              (filters?.showReplies === false && entry.isReply) ||
-              (filters?.showQuotes === false && entry.isQuote) ||
-              (filters?.showNonMedia === false && !entry.hasMedia),
-          };
-        }
-        return entry;
-      })
-      .forEach((entry, entryIndex, entries) => {
-        if (entry.type === 'status' && entry.filtered) {
-          return;
-        }
+    const processedEntries = hasActiveFilters(filters)
+      ? sortFilteredTimeline(entries, filters)
+      : entries;
 
-        if (entry.type === 'status') {
-          const previousEntry = entries[entryIndex - 1];
-          const nextEntry = entries[entryIndex + 1];
+    processedEntries.forEach((entry, entryIndex, arr) => {
+      if (entry.type === 'status') {
+        const previousEntry = arr[entryIndex - 1];
+        const nextEntry = arr[entryIndex + 1];
 
-          rendered.push(
-            renderEntry(entry, rendered.length, {
-              isConnectedTop:
-                !!entry.isConnectedTop &&
-                previousEntry?.type === 'status' &&
-                !previousEntry.filtered,
-              isConnectedBottom:
-                !!entry.isConnectedBottom && nextEntry?.type === 'status' && !nextEntry.filtered,
-            }),
-          );
-          return;
-        }
+        rendered.push(
+          renderEntry(entry, rendered.length, {
+            isConnectedTop:
+              !!entry.isConnectedTop &&
+              previousEntry?.type === 'status' &&
+              !!previousEntry.isConnectedBottom,
+            isConnectedBottom:
+              !!entry.isConnectedBottom &&
+              nextEntry?.type === 'status' &&
+              !!nextEntry.isConnectedTop,
+          }),
+        );
+        return;
+      }
 
-        rendered.push(renderEntry(entry, rendered.length));
-      });
+      rendered.push(renderEntry(entry, rendered.length));
+    });
 
     return rendered;
   }, [entries, contextType, timelineId, featuredStatusIds, filters]);
diff --git a/packages/nicolium/src/schemas/frontend-settings.ts b/packages/nicolium/src/schemas/frontend-settings.ts
index 46138428d..6e52a4cf6 100644
--- a/packages/nicolium/src/schemas/frontend-settings.ts
+++ b/packages/nicolium/src/schemas/frontend-settings.ts
@@ -125,5 +125,6 @@ const settingsSchema = v.object({
 });
 
 type Settings = v.InferOutput<typeof settingsSchema>;
+type TimelineFilters = Settings['timelines'][string];
 
-export { settingsSchema, type Settings };
+export { settingsSchema, type Settings, type TimelineFilters };
diff --git a/packages/nicolium/src/utils/timeline-filter.ts b/packages/nicolium/src/utils/timeline-filter.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f737c430
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/nicolium/src/utils/timeline-filter.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import { compareId } from '@/utils/comparators';
+
+import type { TimelineFilters } from '@/schemas/frontend-settings';
+import type { TimelineEntry } from '@/stores/timelines';
+
+type StatusEntry = Extract<TimelineEntry, { type: 'status' }>;
+
+const isEntryFiltered = (entry: StatusEntry, filters: TimelineFilters): boolean =>
+  (filters?.showDirect === false && entry.isDirect) ||
+  (filters?.showReblogs === false && entry.isReblog) ||
+  (filters?.showReplies === false && entry.isReply) ||
+  (filters?.showQuotes === false && entry.isQuote) ||
+  (filters?.showNonMedia === false && !entry.hasMedia);
+
+const hasActiveFilters = (filters: TimelineFilters | undefined): filters is TimelineFilters =>
+  !!filters &&
+  (filters.showDirect === false ||
+    filters.showReblogs === false ||
+    filters.showReplies === false ||
+    filters.showQuotes === false ||
+    filters.showNonMedia === false);
+
+const sortFilteredTimeline = (
+  entries: Array<TimelineEntry>,
+  filters: TimelineFilters,
+): Array<TimelineEntry> => {
+  const result: Array<TimelineEntry> = [];
+  let collectedGroups: Array<{ sortKey: string; entries: Array<StatusEntry> }> = [];
+  let currentGroup: Array<StatusEntry> = [];
+
+  const endGroup = () => {
+    if (currentGroup.length === 0) return;
+
+    let sortKey = currentGroup[0].originalId;
+    for (let i = 1; i < currentGroup.length; i++) {
+      if (compareId(currentGroup[i].originalId, sortKey) > 0) {
+        sortKey = currentGroup[i].originalId;
+      }
+    }
+
+    collectedGroups.push({ sortKey, entries: currentGroup });
+    currentGroup = [];
+  };
+
+  const endSection = () => {
+    endGroup();
+
+    if (collectedGroups.length > 1) {
+      collectedGroups.sort((a, b) => compareId(b.sortKey, a.sortKey));
+    }
+
+    for (const group of collectedGroups) {
+      for (const entry of group.entries) {
+        result.push(entry);
+      }
+    }
+    collectedGroups = [];
+  };
+
+  for (const entry of entries) {
+    if (entry.type === 'status' && isEntryFiltered(entry, filters)) continue;
+
+    if (entry.type !== 'status') {
+      endSection();
+      result.push(entry);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    if (entry.isConnectedTop && currentGroup.length > 0) {
+      currentGroup.push(entry);
+    } else {
+      endGroup();
+      currentGroup = [entry];
+    }
+  }
+
+  endSection();
+
+  return result;
+};
+
+export { sortFilteredTimeline, hasActiveFilters };