diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/ui/DensePhotoGrid.kt b/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/ui/DensePhotoGrid.kt
index c6b07b9..123c4e6 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/ui/DensePhotoGrid.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/com/bolenpad/photophetch/ui/DensePhotoGrid.kt
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ fun DensePhotoGrid(
                 Row(
                     modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(horizontal = 8.dp),
                     horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(2.dp),
+                    verticalAlignment = Alignment.Bottom,
                 ) {
                     row.photos.forEach { labeled ->
                         DenseThumb(
@@ -171,18 +172,29 @@ private fun DenseThumb(
     }
 
     Column(modifier = modifier) {
-        // Date label or invisible spacer — keeps all thumbnails in the row aligned
         if (dateLabel != null) {
-            Text(
-                dateLabel,
-                fontSize = 10.sp,
-                fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
-                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
-                modifier = Modifier.height(16.dp).padding(start = 1.dp),
-            )
-        } else {
-            Spacer(Modifier.height(16.dp))
+            // Date label with trailing rule — sits above this specific column
+            Row(
+                verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
+                horizontalArrangement = Arrangement.spacedBy(4.dp),
+                modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().padding(top = 6.dp, bottom = 2.dp),
+            ) {
+                Text(
+                    dateLabel,
+                    fontSize = 10.sp,
+                    fontWeight = FontWeight.Medium,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                )
+                HorizontalDivider(
+                    modifier = Modifier.weight(1f),
+                    thickness = 0.5.dp,
+                    color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.outlineVariant,
+                )
+            }
         }
+        // No spacer for cells without a label — rows collapse tightly.
+        // Alignment within a row is handled by the Row using Alignment.Bottom
+        // so thumbnails sit flush even when some cells have a label header.
 
         Box(
             modifier = Modifier