diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/CommentsRsListRow.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/CommentsRsListRow.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..134167e5ceaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/CommentsRsListRow.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package org.wordpress.android.ui.commentsrs
+
+/** A rendered row in the rs comment list: either a date-group header or a comment. */
+sealed interface CommentsRsListRow {
+    /** [key] is a guaranteed-unique LazyColumn key; [label] is the (date) text shown to the user. */
+    data class DateHeader(val label: String, val key: String) : CommentsRsListRow
+    data class Item(val comment: CommentRsUiModel) : CommentsRsListRow
+}
+
+/**
+ * Interleaves date subheaders into [comments] (already in display order), mirroring the legacy
+ * list: a header before the first comment and before every comment whose date label differs from
+ * the previous one. The label is the row's own [CommentRsUiModel.relativeDate] — the same
+ * javaDateToTimeSpan value the legacy list groups by — so no extra date handling is needed here.
+ *
+ * Each header carries a unique [CommentsRsListRow.DateHeader.key] for the LazyColumn. Comments are
+ * date-sorted, so a label normally maps to one contiguous group and the key is just the label —
+ * which keeps the header stable when a newer comment is prepended into an existing group. Should
+ * the list ever arrive out of date order, a repeated label is disambiguated rather than emitting a
+ * duplicate key (which LazyColumn rejects with a hard crash, unlike the legacy RecyclerView).
+ */
+fun withDateHeaders(comments: List<CommentRsUiModel>): List<CommentsRsListRow> {
+    val rows = ArrayList<CommentsRsListRow>(comments.size + 1)
+    val usedKeys = HashSet<String>()
+    var lastLabel: String? = null
+    for (comment in comments) {
+        if (comment.relativeDate != lastLabel) {
+            rows.add(CommentsRsListRow.DateHeader(comment.relativeDate, uniqueKey(comment.relativeDate, usedKeys)))
+            lastLabel = comment.relativeDate
+        }
+        rows.add(CommentsRsListRow.Item(comment))
+    }
+    return rows
+}
+
+/** A stable per-label key, suffixed only if the same label recurs non-contiguously (see above). */
+private fun uniqueKey(label: String, used: MutableSet<String>): String {
+    val base = "header_$label"
+    if (used.add(base)) return base
+    var n = 1
+    while (!used.add("$base#$n")) n++
+    return "$base#$n"
+}
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/screens/CommentsRsListItem.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/screens/CommentsRsListItem.kt
index d97f42a47455..8dff1536f3b9 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/screens/CommentsRsListItem.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/screens/CommentsRsListItem.kt
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.draw.clip
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.Color
 import androidx.compose.ui.graphics.vector.rememberVectorPainter
 import androidx.compose.ui.layout.ContentScale
+import androidx.compose.ui.platform.LocalConfiguration
 import androidx.compose.ui.res.stringResource
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.AnnotatedString
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.SpanStyle
@@ -36,9 +37,11 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.text.buildAnnotatedString
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.font.FontWeight
 import androidx.compose.ui.text.style.TextOverflow
 import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
+import androidx.core.os.ConfigurationCompat
 import coil.compose.AsyncImage
 import org.wordpress.android.R
 import org.wordpress.android.ui.commentsrs.CommentRsUiModel
+import java.util.Locale
 
 private val AVATAR_SIZE = 40.dp
 private val PENDING_INDICATOR_WIDTH = 4.dp
@@ -173,3 +176,23 @@ private fun AnnotatedString.Builder.boldRange(formatted: String, part: String) {
         addStyle(SpanStyle(fontWeight = FontWeight.Bold), start, start + part.length)
     }
 }
+
+/** A date-group subheader row, matching the legacy list's all-caps overline separators. */
+@Composable
+fun CommentsRsDateHeader(label: String, modifier: Modifier = Modifier) {
+    // Locale-aware uppercase, like the legacy subheader's android:textAllCaps (Kotlin's no-arg
+    // uppercase() is Locale.ROOT and would mis-case e.g. Turkish month names). Read the locale
+    // observably from the composition so it tracks locale changes.
+    val locale = ConfigurationCompat.getLocales(LocalConfiguration.current)[0] ?: Locale.ROOT
+    Text(
+        text = label.uppercase(locale),
+        style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+        color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+        maxLines = 1,
+        overflow = TextOverflow.Ellipsis,
+        modifier = modifier
+            .fillMaxWidth()
+            .background(MaterialTheme.colorScheme.surface)
+            .padding(start = 16.dp, end = 16.dp, top = 16.dp, bottom = 8.dp)
+    )
+}
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/screens/CommentsRsTabListScreen.kt b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/screens/CommentsRsTabListScreen.kt
index 6e310db3aa7e..db530e737c6c 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/screens/CommentsRsTabListScreen.kt
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/screens/CommentsRsTabListScreen.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import androidx.compose.material3.pulltorefresh.PullToRefreshDefaults
 import androidx.compose.material3.pulltorefresh.rememberPullToRefreshState
 import androidx.compose.runtime.Composable
 import androidx.compose.runtime.LaunchedEffect
+import androidx.compose.runtime.remember
 import androidx.compose.runtime.snapshotFlow
 import androidx.compose.ui.Alignment
 import androidx.compose.ui.Modifier
@@ -36,7 +37,9 @@ import androidx.compose.ui.unit.dp
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.distinctUntilChanged
 import org.wordpress.android.R
 import org.wordpress.android.ui.commentsrs.CommentRsUiModel
+import org.wordpress.android.ui.commentsrs.CommentsRsListRow
 import org.wordpress.android.ui.commentsrs.CommentsTabUiState
+import org.wordpress.android.ui.commentsrs.withDateHeaders
 import org.wordpress.android.ui.compose.components.ShimmerBox
 
 @OptIn(ExperimentalMaterial3Api::class)
@@ -135,21 +138,35 @@ private fun CommentListContent(
         }
     }
 
+    // Interleave date subheaders once per comment-list change, like the legacy list.
+    val rows = remember(comments) { withDateHeaders(comments) }
     LazyColumn(
         state = listState,
         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxSize()
     ) {
         items(
-            items = comments,
-            key = { it.remoteCommentId }
-        ) { comment ->
-            CommentsRsListItem(
-                comment = comment,
-                isSelected = comment.remoteCommentId in selectedIds,
-                onClick = { onCommentClick(comment.remoteCommentId) },
-                onLongClick = { onCommentLongClick(comment.remoteCommentId) },
-                modifier = Modifier.animateItem()
-            )
+            items = rows,
+            key = { row ->
+                when (row) {
+                    is CommentsRsListRow.DateHeader -> row.key
+                    is CommentsRsListRow.Item -> row.comment.remoteCommentId
+                }
+            },
+            contentType = { it::class }
+        ) { row ->
+            when (row) {
+                is CommentsRsListRow.DateHeader -> CommentsRsDateHeader(
+                    label = row.label,
+                    modifier = Modifier.animateItem()
+                )
+                is CommentsRsListRow.Item -> CommentsRsListItem(
+                    comment = row.comment,
+                    isSelected = row.comment.remoteCommentId in selectedIds,
+                    onClick = { onCommentClick(row.comment.remoteCommentId) },
+                    onLongClick = { onCommentLongClick(row.comment.remoteCommentId) },
+                    modifier = Modifier.animateItem()
+                )
+            }
         }
 
         if (isLoadingMore) {
diff --git a/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/CommentsRsListRowTest.kt b/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/CommentsRsListRowTest.kt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6765094e5946
--- /dev/null
+++ b/WordPress/src/test/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/commentsrs/CommentsRsListRowTest.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+package org.wordpress.android.ui.commentsrs
+
+import org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat
+import org.junit.Test
+import org.wordpress.android.fluxc.model.CommentStatus
+import org.wordpress.android.ui.commentsrs.CommentsRsListRow.DateHeader
+import org.wordpress.android.ui.commentsrs.CommentsRsListRow.Item
+
+class CommentsRsListRowTest {
+    @Test
+    fun `empty list produces no rows`() {
+        assertThat(withDateHeaders(emptyList())).isEmpty()
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a single comment gets a leading date header`() {
+        val comment = comment(id = 1, date = "Today")
+
+        assertThat(withDateHeaders(listOf(comment))).containsExactly(
+            header("Today"),
+            Item(comment)
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `consecutive comments with the same date share one header`() {
+        val a = comment(id = 1, date = "Today")
+        val b = comment(id = 2, date = "Today")
+
+        assertThat(withDateHeaders(listOf(a, b))).containsExactly(
+            header("Today"),
+            Item(a),
+            Item(b)
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a new header is inserted whenever the date label changes`() {
+        val a = comment(id = 1, date = "Today")
+        val b = comment(id = 2, date = "Today")
+        val c = comment(id = 3, date = "Yesterday")
+        val d = comment(id = 4, date = "January 8")
+
+        assertThat(withDateHeaders(listOf(a, b, c, d))).containsExactly(
+            header("Today"),
+            Item(a),
+            Item(b),
+            header("Yesterday"),
+            Item(c),
+            header("January 8"),
+            Item(d)
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a header stays identical when a newer comment is prepended into its group`() {
+        // The header is keyed by its label, so adding a same-day comment at the top of the group
+        // must not change the header's identity (which would make it re-animate on refresh).
+        val before = withDateHeaders(listOf(comment(id = 1, date = "Today")))
+        val after = withDateHeaders(listOf(comment(id = 2, date = "Today"), comment(id = 1, date = "Today")))
+
+        val beforeHeader = before.filterIsInstance<DateHeader>().single()
+        val afterHeader = after.filterIsInstance<DateHeader>().single()
+        assertThat(afterHeader).isEqualTo(beforeHeader)
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    fun `a label that recurs non-contiguously gets distinct header keys instead of crashing`() {
+        // Defensive: comments are normally date-sorted so a label is one contiguous group, but if
+        // the list ever arrives out of order two groups can share a label. LazyColumn rejects
+        // duplicate keys with a crash, so each header must still get a unique key.
+        val rows = withDateHeaders(
+            listOf(
+                comment(id = 1, date = "Today"),
+                comment(id = 2, date = "Yesterday"),
+                comment(id = 3, date = "Today")
+            )
+        )
+
+        val headers = rows.filterIsInstance<DateHeader>()
+        assertThat(headers.map { it.label }).containsExactly("Today", "Yesterday", "Today")
+        assertThat(headers.map { it.key }).doesNotHaveDuplicates()
+    }
+
+    /** A header as it appears in the normal (contiguous) case: key derived directly from the label. */
+    private fun header(label: String) = DateHeader(label, "header_$label")
+
+    private fun comment(id: Long, date: String) = CommentRsUiModel(
+        remoteCommentId = id,
+        authorName = "Jane",
+        avatarUrl = "",
+        snippet = "hello",
+        relativeDate = date,
+        status = CommentStatus.APPROVED,
+        postId = 99L
+    )
+}