diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/dc_array.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/dc_array.rs
index 4a55cc5db..36ee3fc0f 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/dc_array.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/dc_array.rs
@@ -19,13 +19,26 @@ impl dc_array_t {
             Self::Chat(array) => match array[index] {
                 ChatItem::Message { msg_id } => msg_id.to_u32(),
                 ChatItem::Marker1 => DC_MSG_ID_MARKER1,
-                ChatItem::DayMarker => DC_MSG_ID_DAYMARKER,
+                ChatItem::DayMarker { .. } => DC_MSG_ID_DAYMARKER,
             },
             Self::Locations(array) => array[index].location_id,
             Self::Uint(array) => array[index],
         }
     }
 
+    pub(crate) fn get_timestamp(&self, index: usize) -> Option<i64> {
+        match self {
+            Self::MsgIds(_) => None,
+            Self::Chat(array) => array.get(index).and_then(|item| match item {
+                ChatItem::Message { .. } => None,
+                ChatItem::Marker1 { .. } => None,
+                ChatItem::DayMarker { timestamp } => Some(*timestamp),
+            }),
+            Self::Locations(array) => array.get(index).map(|location| location.timestamp),
+            Self::Uint(_) => None,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) fn get_location(&self, index: usize) -> &Location {
         if let Self::Locations(array) = self {
             &array[index]
diff --git a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
index 9836039ab..7d9156dbc 100644
--- a/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
+++ b/deltachat-ffi/src/lib.rs
@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_get_timestamp(
         return 0;
     }
 
-    (*array).get_location(index).timestamp
+    (*array).get_timestamp(index).unwrap_or_default()
 }
 #[no_mangle]
 pub unsafe extern "C" fn dc_array_get_chat_id(
diff --git a/src/chat.rs b/src/chat.rs
index 0278bbe5b..41a32972a 100644
--- a/src/chat.rs
+++ b/src/chat.rs
@@ -38,7 +38,10 @@ pub enum ChatItem {
 
     /// Day marker, separating messages that correspond to different
     /// days according to local time.
-    DayMarker,
+    DayMarker {
+        /// Marker timestamp, for day markers
+        timestamp: i64,
+    },
 }
 
 /// Chat ID, including reserved IDs.
@@ -1645,7 +1648,9 @@ pub async fn get_chat_msgs(
                 let curr_local_timestamp = ts + cnv_to_local;
                 let curr_day = curr_local_timestamp / 86400;
                 if curr_day != last_day {
-                    ret.push(ChatItem::DayMarker);
+                    ret.push(ChatItem::DayMarker {
+                        timestamp: curr_day,
+                    });
                     last_day = curr_day;
                 }
             }