diff --git a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/core/util/CollectionUtils.kt b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/core/util/CollectionUtils.kt
index 8dab8a054..baf369e39 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/core/util/CollectionUtils.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/eu/kanade/core/util/CollectionUtils.kt
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import kotlin.contracts.ExperimentalContracts
 import kotlin.contracts.contract
 
 fun <T : R, R : Any> List<T>.insertSeparators(
-    generator: (T?, T?) -> R?,
+    generator: (before: T?, after: T?) -> R?,
 ): List<R> {
     if (isEmpty()) return emptyList()
     val newList = mutableListOf<R>()
@@ -19,6 +19,24 @@ fun <T : R, R : Any> List<T>.insertSeparators(
     return newList
 }
 
+/**
+ * Similar to [eu.kanade.core.util.insertSeparators] but iterates from last to first element
+ */
+fun <T : R, R : Any> List<T>.insertSeparatorsReversed(
+    generator: (before: T?, after: T?) -> R?,
+): List<R> {
+    if (isEmpty()) return emptyList()
+    val newList = mutableListOf<R>()
+    for (i in size downTo 0) {
+        val after = getOrNull(i)
+        after?.let(newList::add)
+        val before = getOrNull(i - 1)
+        val separator = generator.invoke(before, after)
+        separator?.let(newList::add)
+    }
+    return newList.asReversed()
+}
+
 fun <E> HashSet<E>.addOrRemove(value: E, shouldAdd: Boolean) {
     if (shouldAdd) {
         add(value)
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingScreenContent.kt b/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingScreenContent.kt
index 32090f2fa..479d02be6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingScreenContent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingScreenContent.kt
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import cafe.adriel.voyager.navigator.currentOrThrow
 import eu.kanade.presentation.components.AppBar
 import eu.kanade.presentation.components.relativeDateText
 import eu.kanade.presentation.util.isTabletUi
-import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.toLocalDate
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.ImmutableList
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.ImmutableMap
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
@@ -175,12 +174,9 @@ private fun UpcomingScreenSmallImpl(
                     )
                 }
                 is UpcomingUIModel.Header -> {
-                    val mangaCount = items.filterIsInstance<UpcomingUIModel.Item>()
-                        .count { it.manga.expectedNextUpdate?.toLocalDate() == item.date }
-
                     DateHeading(
                         date = item.date,
-                        mangaCount = mangaCount,
+                        mangaCount = item.mangaCount,
                     )
                 }
             }
@@ -229,12 +225,9 @@ private fun UpcomingScreenLargeImpl(
                             )
                         }
                         is UpcomingUIModel.Header -> {
-                            val mangaCount = items.filterIsInstance<UpcomingUIModel.Item>()
-                                .count { it.manga.expectedNextUpdate?.toLocalDate() == item.date }
-
                             DateHeading(
                                 date = item.date,
-                                mangaCount = mangaCount,
+                                mangaCount = item.mangaCount,
                             )
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingScreenModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingScreenModel.kt
index b404a7f96..e72bb548d 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingScreenModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingScreenModel.kt
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.util.fastMap
 import androidx.compose.ui.util.fastMapIndexedNotNull
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.model.StateScreenModel
 import cafe.adriel.voyager.core.model.screenModelScope
-import eu.kanade.core.util.insertSeparators
+import eu.kanade.core.util.insertSeparatorsReversed
 import eu.kanade.tachiyomi.util.lang.toLocalDate
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.ImmutableList
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.ImmutableMap
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class UpcomingScreenModel(
                     val upcomingItems = it.toUpcomingUIModels()
                     state.copy(
                         items = upcomingItems,
-                        events = it.toEvents(),
+                        events = upcomingItems.toEvents(),
                         headerIndexes = upcomingItems.getHeaderIndexes(),
                     )
                 }
@@ -42,13 +42,16 @@ class UpcomingScreenModel(
     }
 
     private fun List<Manga>.toUpcomingUIModels(): ImmutableList<UpcomingUIModel> {
+        var mangaCount = 0
         return fastMap { UpcomingUIModel.Item(it) }
-            .insertSeparators { before, after ->
+            .insertSeparatorsReversed { before, after ->
+                if (after != null) mangaCount++
+
                 val beforeDate = before?.manga?.expectedNextUpdate?.toLocalDate()
                 val afterDate = after?.manga?.expectedNextUpdate?.toLocalDate()
 
                 if (beforeDate != afterDate && afterDate != null) {
-                    UpcomingUIModel.Header(afterDate)
+                    UpcomingUIModel.Header(afterDate, mangaCount).also { mangaCount = 0 }
                 } else {
                     null
                 }
@@ -56,9 +59,9 @@ class UpcomingScreenModel(
             .toImmutableList()
     }
 
-    private fun List<Manga>.toEvents(): ImmutableMap<LocalDate, Int> {
-        return groupBy { it.expectedNextUpdate?.toLocalDate() ?: LocalDate.MAX }
-            .mapValues { it.value.size }
+    private fun List<UpcomingUIModel>.toEvents(): ImmutableMap<LocalDate, Int> {
+        return filterIsInstance<UpcomingUIModel.Header>()
+            .associate { it.date to it.mangaCount }
             .toImmutableMap()
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingUIModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingUIModel.kt
index c394f45f6..758e1686e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingUIModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/mihon/feature/upcoming/UpcomingUIModel.kt
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ import tachiyomi.domain.manga.model.Manga
 import java.time.LocalDate
 
 sealed interface UpcomingUIModel {
-    data class Header(val date: LocalDate) : UpcomingUIModel
+    data class Header(val date: LocalDate, val mangaCount: Int) : UpcomingUIModel
     data class Item(val manga: Manga) : UpcomingUIModel
 }