diff --git a/HellionChat/Ui/Components/Sidebar.cs b/HellionChat/Ui/Components/Sidebar.cs
index 0886e1d..e52ec21 100644
--- a/HellionChat/Ui/Components/Sidebar.cs
+++ b/HellionChat/Ui/Components/Sidebar.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using HellionChat.Code;
 using HellionChat.Resources;
 using HellionChat.Themes;
 using HellionChat.Ui.StyleEngine;
+using HellionChat.Ui.StyleEngine.Widgets;
 using HellionChat.Util;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 
@@ -66,6 +67,7 @@ internal sealed class Sidebar
 
     private readonly ThemeRegistry _themes;
     private readonly TokenResolver _resolver;
+    private readonly WidgetPalette _palette;
     private readonly FontManager _fonts;
     private readonly ILogger<Sidebar> _logger;
     private readonly Windows.ChannelPopoutPool _pool;
@@ -80,6 +82,7 @@ internal sealed class Sidebar
     {
         _themes = themes;
         _resolver = resolver;
+        _palette = new WidgetPalette(resolver);
         _fonts = fonts;
         _logger = logger;
         _pool = pool;
@@ -181,18 +184,23 @@ internal sealed class Sidebar
         }
     }
 
-    // Section transition marker (1.5.6 parity): the separator always renders,
-    // compact mode suppresses only the header text. Real cursor-advancing
-    // widgets on purpose — rows advance the cursor via InvisibleButton, so a
-    // drawlist-only header would overlap the next row.
+    // Section transition marker (1.5.6 parity): the rule always renders, compact
+    // mode suppresses only the caption. LineDivider submits its own layout item
+    // and carries its own padding, which is what lets the rows below sit flush
+    // without the header collapsing onto them.
     private void DrawSectionHeader(string header, int count)
     {
-        ImGui.Separator();
-        if (Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay)
-            return;
+        var colors = _themes.Active.Colors;
+        var compact = Plugin.Config.AutoTellTabsCompactDisplay;
 
-        ImGui.TextDisabled($"{header} ({count})");
-        LastDrawnSectionHeaderCount++;
+        LineDivider.Draw(
+            compact ? null : $"{header} ({count})",
+            _palette.Abgr(Token.Border, colors),
+            _palette.Abgr(Token.TextMuted, colors)
+        );
+
+        if (!compact)
+            LastDrawnSectionHeaderCount++;
     }
 
     private void DrawRow(