diff --git a/client/js/lounge.js b/client/js/lounge.js
index a665dca9..dea07450 100644
--- a/client/js/lounge.js
+++ b/client/js/lounge.js
@@ -420,9 +420,12 @@ $(function() {
 
 		// Remove the date-change marker we put at the top, because it may
 		// not actually be a date change now
-		var firstChild = $(chan).children().eq(0);
-		if (firstChild.attr("class") === "date-marker") {
-			firstChild.remove();
+		var children = $(chan).children();
+		if (children.eq(0).hasClass("date-marker")) { // Check top most child
+			children.eq(0).remove();
+		} else if (children.eq(0).hasClass("unread-marker") && children.eq(1).hasClass("date-marker")) {
+			// Otherwise the date-marker would get 'stuck' because of the new-message marker
+			children.eq(1).remove();
 		}
 
 		// get the scrollable wrapper around messages
diff --git a/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js b/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js
index 8e7e900b..ff2ceac9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js
+++ b/src/plugins/irc-events/link.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ module.exports = function(irc, network) {
 		var msg = new Msg({
 			self: data.nick === irc.user.nick,
 			type: Msg.Type.TOGGLE,
+			time: data.time, // msg handles it if it isn't defined
 		});
 		chan.pushMessage(client, msg);
 
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ function parse(msg, url, res, client) {
 		head: "",
 		body: "",
 		thumb: "",
-		link: url
+		link: url,
+		time: msg.time,
 	};
 
 	switch (res.type) {