diff --git a/assets/chat/js/chat.js b/assets/chat/js/chat.js
index 5c59477c..28593286 100644
--- a/assets/chat/js/chat.js
+++ b/assets/chat/js/chat.js
@@ -736,6 +736,7 @@ class Chat {
         win.lastmessage &&
         !win.lastmessage.target &&
         win.lastmessage.user &&
+        (!win.lastmessage.ignored || win.lastmessage.continued) && // messages should not appear as "continued" if the previous message is ignored and was the start of the thread
         win.lastmessage.user.username === message.user.username;
       // set highlighted state
       message.highlighted = this.shouldHighlightMessage(message);
diff --git a/assets/chat/js/messages/ChatMessage.js b/assets/chat/js/messages/ChatMessage.js
index f5a2d5ff..c37b8f39 100644
--- a/assets/chat/js/messages/ChatMessage.js
+++ b/assets/chat/js/messages/ChatMessage.js
@@ -146,4 +146,20 @@ export default class ChatMessage extends ChatUIMessage {
     this.ui.classList.toggle('msg-own', isOwn);
     this.isown = isOwn;
   }
+
+  /**
+   * @param {ChatMessage} lastMessage
+   */
+  setContinued(lastMessage) {
+    this.continued =
+      lastMessage &&
+      !lastMessage.target &&
+      lastMessage.user &&
+      (!lastMessage.ignored || lastMessage.continued) && // messages should not appear as "continued" if the previous message is ignored and was the start of the thread
+      lastMessage.user.username === this.user.username;
+
+    this.ui.classList.toggle('msg-continue', this.continued);
+    const ctrl = this.ui.querySelector('.ctrl');
+    if (ctrl) ctrl.textContent = this.continued ? '' : ': ';
+  }
 }
diff --git a/assets/chat/js/window.js b/assets/chat/js/window.js
index 1a22edc8..fc67e6ca 100644
--- a/assets/chat/js/window.js
+++ b/assets/chat/js/window.js
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ class ChatWindow extends EventEmitter {
    * this window.
    */
   updateMessages(chat) {
-    for (const message of this.messages) {
+    for (const [i, message] of this.messages.entries()) {
       if (message.type !== MessageTypes.UI) {
         message.updateTimeFormat();
       }
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class ChatWindow extends EventEmitter {
         message.ignore(chat.ignored(username, message.message));
         message.highlight(chat.shouldHighlightMessage(message));
         if (message.type === MessageTypes.USER) {
+          message.setContinued(this.messages[i - 1]);
           message.setTag(chat.taggednicks.get(username));
         }
         message.setTagTitle(chat.taggednotes.get(username));