diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
index 7d7082d22..bc8f12845 100644
--- a/CHANGES.md
+++ b/CHANGES.md
@@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
 
 ## 4.0.3 (Unreleased)
 
-- Reduce join/leave clutter by removing subsequent ones (without text messages in between)
 - Bugfix. Handler not triggered when submitting MUC password form 2nd time
 - Bugfix. MUC features weren't being refreshed when saving the config form
+- #537 Render `xmpp:` URI as link
+- #1062 Collapse multiple join/leave messages into one
 - #1063 URLs in the topic / subject are not clickable
 - #1140 Add support for destroyed chatrooms
 - #1169 Non-joined participants display an unwanted status message
diff --git a/css/converse.css b/css/converse.css
index f71efa207..9b8e0c612 100644
--- a/css/converse.css
+++ b/css/converse.css
@@ -10770,7 +10770,9 @@ body.reset {
     font-style: italic; }
   #conversejs .message.chat-info.chat-event {
     clear: left;
-    font-style: italic; }
+    font-style: italic;
+    font-size: 90%;
+    padding: 0.17rem 1rem; }
   #conversejs .message.chat-info.chat-error {
     color: #D24E2B;
     font-weight: bold; }
diff --git a/dist/converse.js b/dist/converse.js
index 1d7070df0..2eff27b07 100644
--- a/dist/converse.js
+++ b/dist/converse.js
@@ -70015,6 +70015,31 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
           }
         },
 
+        getPreviousJoinOrLeaveNotification(el, nick) {
+          /* Working backwards, get the first join/leave notification
+           * from the same user, on the same day and BEFORE any chat
+           * messages were received.
+           */
+          while (!_.isNil(el)) {
+            const data = _.get(el, 'dataset', {});
+
+            if (!_.includes(_.get(el, 'classList', []), 'chat-info')) {
+              return;
+            }
+
+            if (!moment(el.getAttribute('data-isodate')).isSame(new Date(), "day")) {
+              el = el.previousElementSibling;
+              continue;
+            }
+
+            if (data.join === nick || data.leave === nick || data.leavejoin === nick || data.joinleave === nick) {
+              return el;
+            }
+
+            el = el.previousElementSibling;
+          }
+        },
+
         showJoinNotification(occupant) {
           if (this.model.get('connection_status') !== converse.ROOMSTATUS.ENTERED) {
             return;
@@ -70022,21 +70047,30 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
 
           const nick = occupant.get('nick'),
                 stat = occupant.get('status'),
-                last_leave_el = this.getImmediateNotification(this.content.lastElementChild, nick, 'leave');
+                prev_info_el = this.getPreviousJoinOrLeaveNotification(this.content.lastElementChild, nick),
+                data = _.get(prev_info_el, 'dataset', {});
 
-          if (_.includes(_.get(last_leave_el, 'classList', []), 'chat-info') && _.get(last_leave_el, 'dataset', {}).leave === nick) {
-            let el = this.content.lastElementChild;
-            el.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', last_leave_el);
-            last_leave_el.outerHTML = tpl_info({
+          if (data.leave === nick) {
+            let message;
+
+            if (_.isNil(stat)) {
+              message = __('%1$s has left and re-entered the groupchat', nick);
+            } else {
+              message = __('%1$s has left and re-entered the groupchat. "%2$s"', nick, stat);
+            }
+
+            const data = {
               'data_name': 'leavejoin',
               'data_value': nick,
               'isodate': moment().format(),
               'extra_classes': 'chat-event',
-              'message': __('%1$s has left and re-entered the groupchat', nick)
-            });
-            el = this.content.lastElementChild;
+              'message': message
+            };
+            this.content.removeChild(prev_info_el);
+            this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
+            const el = this.content.lastElementChild;
             setTimeout(() => u.addClass('fade-out', el), 5000);
-            setTimeout(() => el.parentElement && el.parentElement.removeChild(el), 5250);
+            setTimeout(() => el.parentElement && el.parentElement.removeChild(el), 5500);
           } else {
             let message;
 
@@ -70054,45 +70088,18 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
               'message': message
             };
 
-            if (_.includes(_.get(last_leave_el, 'classList', []), 'chat-info') && _.get(last_leave_el, 'dataset', {}).joinleave === nick) {
-              last_leave_el.outerHTML = tpl_info(data);
+            if (prev_info_el) {
+              this.content.removeChild(prev_info_el);
+              this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
             } else {
-              const el = u.stringToElement(tpl_info(data));
-              this.content.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', el);
-              this.insertDayIndicator(el);
+              this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
+              this.insertDayIndicator(this.content.lastElementChild);
             }
           }
 
           this.scrollDown();
         },
 
-        getImmediateNotification(el, nick, type = 'join') {
-          while (!_.isNil(el)) {
-            const data = _.get(el, 'dataset', {});
-
-            if (!_.includes(_.get(el, 'classList', []), 'chat-info')) {
-              return;
-            }
-
-            if (!moment(el.getAttribute('data-isodate')).isSame(new Date(), "day")) {
-              el = el.previousElementSibling;
-              continue;
-            }
-
-            if (type === 'join') {
-              if (data.join === nick || data.leavejoin === nick) {
-                return el;
-              }
-            } else {
-              if (data.leave === nick || data.joinleave === nick) {
-                return el;
-              }
-            }
-
-            el = el.previousElementSibling;
-          }
-        },
-
         showLeaveNotification(occupant) {
           if (_.includes(occupant.get('states'), '303') || _.includes(occupant.get('states'), '307')) {
             return;
@@ -70100,46 +70107,30 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
 
           const nick = occupant.get('nick'),
                 stat = occupant.get('status'),
-                last_join_el = this.getImmediateNotification(this.content.lastElementChild, nick, 'join'),
-                data = _.get(last_join_el, 'dataset', {});
+                prev_info_el = this.getPreviousJoinOrLeaveNotification(this.content.lastElementChild, nick),
+                dataset = _.get(prev_info_el, 'dataset', {});
 
-          if (last_join_el) {
+          if (dataset.join === nick) {
             let message;
 
-            if (data.join === nick) {
-              if (_.isNil(stat)) {
-                message = __('%1$s has entered and left the groupchat', nick);
-              } else {
-                message = __('%1$s has entered and left the groupchat. "%2$s"', nick, stat);
-              }
-
-              let el = this.content.lastElementChild;
-              el.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', last_join_el);
-              last_join_el.outerHTML = tpl_info({
-                'data_name': 'joinleave',
-                'data_value': nick,
-                'isodate': moment().format(),
-                'extra_classes': 'chat-event',
-                'message': message
-              });
-              el = this.content.lastElementChild;
-              setTimeout(() => u.addClass('fade-out', el), 5000);
-              setTimeout(() => el.parentElement && el.parentElement.removeChild(el), 5250);
-            } else if (data.leavejoin === nick) {
-              if (_.isNil(stat)) {
-                message = __('%1$s has left the groupchat', nick);
-              } else {
-                message = __('%1$s has left the groupchat. "%2$s"', nick, stat);
-              }
-
-              last_join_el.outerHTML = tpl_info({
-                'data_name': 'leave',
-                'data_value': nick,
-                'isodate': moment().format(),
-                'extra_classes': 'chat-event',
-                'message': message
-              });
+            if (_.isNil(stat)) {
+              message = __('%1$s has entered and left the groupchat', nick);
+            } else {
+              message = __('%1$s has entered and left the groupchat. "%2$s"', nick, stat);
             }
+
+            const data = {
+              'data_name': 'joinleave',
+              'data_value': nick,
+              'isodate': moment().format(),
+              'extra_classes': 'chat-event',
+              'message': message
+            };
+            this.content.removeChild(prev_info_el);
+            this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
+            const el = this.content.lastElementChild;
+            setTimeout(() => u.addClass('fade-out', el), 5000);
+            setTimeout(() => el.parentElement && el.parentElement.removeChild(el), 5500);
           } else {
             let message;
 
@@ -70156,9 +70147,14 @@ var __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_FACTORY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_DEFINE_ARRAY__, __WEBPACK_AMD_
               'data_name': 'leave',
               'data_value': nick
             };
-            const el = u.stringToElement(tpl_info(data));
-            this.content.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', el);
-            this.insertDayIndicator(el);
+
+            if (prev_info_el) {
+              this.content.removeChild(prev_info_el);
+              this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
+            } else {
+              this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
+              this.insertDayIndicator(this.content.lastElementChild);
+            }
           }
 
           this.scrollDown();
diff --git a/sass/_messages.scss b/sass/_messages.scss
index 619feddfb..60af68a56 100644
--- a/sass/_messages.scss
+++ b/sass/_messages.scss
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
             &.chat-event {
                 clear: left;
                 font-style: italic;
+                font-size: 90%;
+                padding: 0.17rem 1rem
             }
             &.chat-error {
                 color: $warning-color;
diff --git a/src/converse-muc-views.js b/src/converse-muc-views.js
index ba64df4cc..bd421c10a 100644
--- a/src/converse-muc-views.js
+++ b/src/converse-muc-views.js
@@ -1498,32 +1498,60 @@
                     }
                 },
 
+                getPreviousJoinOrLeaveNotification (el, nick) {
+                    /* Working backwards, get the first join/leave notification
+                     * from the same user, on the same day and BEFORE any chat
+                     * messages were received.
+                     */
+                    while (!_.isNil(el)) {
+                        const data = _.get(el, 'dataset', {});
+                        if (!_.includes(_.get(el, 'classList', []), 'chat-info')) {
+                            return;
+                        }
+                        if (!moment(el.getAttribute('data-isodate')).isSame(new Date(), "day")) {
+                            el = el.previousElementSibling;
+                            continue;
+                        }
+                        if (data.join === nick ||
+                                data.leave === nick ||
+                                data.leavejoin === nick ||
+                                data.joinleave === nick) {
+                            return el;
+                        }
+                        el = el.previousElementSibling;
+                    }
+                },
+
                 showJoinNotification (occupant) {
                     if (this.model.get('connection_status') !==  converse.ROOMSTATUS.ENTERED) {
                         return;
                     }
                     const nick = occupant.get('nick'),
                           stat = occupant.get('status'),
-                          last_leave_el = this.getImmediateNotification(this.content.lastElementChild, nick, 'leave');
+                          prev_info_el = this.getPreviousJoinOrLeaveNotification(this.content.lastElementChild, nick),
+                          data = _.get(prev_info_el, 'dataset', {});
 
-                    if (_.includes(_.get(last_leave_el, 'classList', []), 'chat-info') &&
-                            _.get(last_leave_el, 'dataset', {}).leave === nick) {
-
-                        let el = this.content.lastElementChild;
-                        el.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', last_leave_el);
-                        last_leave_el.outerHTML =
-                            tpl_info({
-                                'data_name': 'leavejoin',
-                                'data_value': nick,
-                                'isodate': moment().format(),
-                                'extra_classes': 'chat-event',
-                                'message': __('%1$s has left and re-entered the groupchat', nick)
-                            });
-                        el = this.content.lastElementChild;
+                    if (data.leave === nick) {
+                        let message;
+                        if (_.isNil(stat)) {
+                            message = __('%1$s has left and re-entered the groupchat', nick);
+                        } else {
+                            message = __('%1$s has left and re-entered the groupchat. "%2$s"', nick, stat);
+                        }
+                        const data = {
+                            'data_name': 'leavejoin',
+                            'data_value': nick,
+                            'isodate': moment().format(),
+                            'extra_classes': 'chat-event',
+                            'message': message
+                        };
+                        this.content.removeChild(prev_info_el);
+                        this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
+                        const el = this.content.lastElementChild;
                         setTimeout(() => u.addClass('fade-out', el), 5000);
-                        setTimeout(() => el.parentElement && el.parentElement.removeChild(el), 5250);
+                        setTimeout(() => el.parentElement && el.parentElement.removeChild(el), 5500);
                     } else {
-                        let  message;
+                        let message;
                         if (_.isNil(stat)) {
                             message = __('%1$s has entered the groupchat', nick);
                         } else {
@@ -1536,87 +1564,45 @@
                             'extra_classes': 'chat-event',
                             'message': message
                         };
-                        if (_.includes(_.get(last_leave_el, 'classList', []), 'chat-info') &&
-                                _.get(last_leave_el, 'dataset', {}).joinleave === nick) {
-
-                            last_leave_el.outerHTML = tpl_info(data);
+                        if (prev_info_el) {
+                            this.content.removeChild(prev_info_el);
+                            this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
                         } else {
-                            const el = u.stringToElement(tpl_info(data));
-                            this.content.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', el);
-                            this.insertDayIndicator(el);
+                            this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
+                            this.insertDayIndicator(this.content.lastElementChild);
                         }
                     }
                     this.scrollDown();
                 },
 
-                getImmediateNotification (el, nick, type='join') {
-                    while (!_.isNil(el)) {
-                        const data = _.get(el, 'dataset', {});
-                        if (!_.includes(_.get(el, 'classList', []), 'chat-info')) {
-                            return;
-                        }
-                        if (!moment(el.getAttribute('data-isodate')).isSame(new Date(), "day")) {
-                            el = el.previousElementSibling;
-                            continue;
-                        }
-                        if (type === 'join') {
-                            if (data.join === nick || data.leavejoin === nick) {
-                                return el;
-                            }
-                        } else {
-                            if (data.leave === nick || data.joinleave === nick) {
-                                return el;
-                            }
-                        }
-                        el = el.previousElementSibling;
-                    }
-                },
-
                 showLeaveNotification (occupant) {
                     if (_.includes(occupant.get('states'), '303') || _.includes(occupant.get('states'), '307')) {
                         return;
                     }
                     const nick = occupant.get('nick'),
                           stat = occupant.get('status'),
-                          last_join_el = this.getImmediateNotification(this.content.lastElementChild, nick, 'join'),
-                          data = _.get(last_join_el, 'dataset', {});
+                          prev_info_el = this.getPreviousJoinOrLeaveNotification(this.content.lastElementChild, nick),
+                          dataset = _.get(prev_info_el, 'dataset', {});
 
-                    if (last_join_el) {
+                    if (dataset.join === nick) {
                         let message;
-                        if (data.join === nick) {
-                            if (_.isNil(stat)) {
-                                message = __('%1$s has entered and left the groupchat', nick);
-                            } else {
-                                message = __('%1$s has entered and left the groupchat. "%2$s"', nick, stat);
-                            }
-                            let el = this.content.lastElementChild;
-                            el.insertAdjacentElement('afterend', last_join_el);
-                            last_join_el.outerHTML =
-                                tpl_info({
-                                    'data_name': 'joinleave',
-                                    'data_value': nick,
-                                    'isodate': moment().format(),
-                                    'extra_classes': 'chat-event',
-                                    'message': message
-                                });
-                            el = this.content.lastElementChild;
-                            setTimeout(() => u.addClass('fade-out', el), 5000);
-                            setTimeout(() => el.parentElement && el.parentElement.removeChild(el), 5250);
-                        } else if (data.leavejoin === nick) {
-                            if (_.isNil(stat)) {
-                                message = __('%1$s has left the groupchat', nick);
-                            } else {
-                                message = __('%1$s has left the groupchat. "%2$s"', nick, stat);
-                            }
-                            last_join_el.outerHTML =
-                                tpl_info({
-                                    'data_name': 'leave',
-                                    'data_value': nick,
-                                    'isodate': moment().format(),
-                                    'extra_classes': 'chat-event',
-                                    'message': message
-                                });
+                        if (_.isNil(stat)) {
+                            message = __('%1$s has entered and left the groupchat', nick);
+                        } else {
+                            message = __('%1$s has entered and left the groupchat. "%2$s"', nick, stat);
                         }
+                        const data = {
+                            'data_name': 'joinleave',
+                            'data_value': nick,
+                            'isodate': moment().format(),
+                            'extra_classes': 'chat-event',
+                            'message': message
+                        };
+                        this.content.removeChild(prev_info_el);
+                        this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
+                        const el = this.content.lastElementChild;
+                        setTimeout(() => u.addClass('fade-out', el), 5000);
+                        setTimeout(() => el.parentElement && el.parentElement.removeChild(el), 5500);
                     } else {
                         let message;
                         if (_.isNil(stat)) {
@@ -1631,9 +1617,13 @@
                             'data_name': 'leave',
                             'data_value': nick
                         }
-                        const el = u.stringToElement(tpl_info(data));
-                        this.content.insertAdjacentElement('beforeend', el);
-                        this.insertDayIndicator(el);
+                        if (prev_info_el) {
+                            this.content.removeChild(prev_info_el);
+                            this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
+                        } else {
+                            this.content.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', tpl_info(data));
+                            this.insertDayIndicator(this.content.lastElementChild);
+                        }
                     }
                     this.scrollDown();
                 },