diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a6c0168c..1c207559 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 ### Features
 
-* Builtin Prosody, Share chat url: ability to show/hide the scrollbar in readonly mode.
+* Builtin Prosody, Share chat url: ability to show/hide the scrollbar in readonly mode. Note: new messages and new day separators will also be hidden if scollbars are.
 * Builtin Prosody: display Peertube users avatars.
 * Builtin Prosody: display random avatars for anonymous users.
 
diff --git a/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/livechat.scss b/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/livechat.scss
index 52c45fbf..064cfb5e 100644
--- a/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/livechat.scss
+++ b/conversejs/custom/shared/styles/livechat.scss
@@ -26,6 +26,13 @@ body.livechat-readonly #conversejs {
   }
 }
 
-body.livechat-readonly.livechat-noscroll converse-chat-content {
-  overflow-y: hidden !important;
+body.livechat-readonly.livechat-noscroll {
+  converse-chat-content {
+    overflow-y: hidden !important;
+  }
+
+  .message.separator {
+    // also hide separators (new day, new message)
+    display: none;
+  }
 }