diff --git a/src/template_parser.rs b/src/template_parser.rs
index 85d480f68..9032da552 100644
--- a/src/template_parser.rs
+++ b/src/template_parser.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 // See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 // limitations under the License.
 
-use std::ops::RangeInclusive;
+use std::ops::{RangeFrom, RangeInclusive};
 use std::{error, fmt};
 
 use itertools::Itertools as _;
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ use thiserror::Error;
 use crate::templater::{
     BranchProperty, CommitOrChangeId, ConditionalTemplate, FormattablePropertyTemplate,
     GitHeadProperty, GitRefsProperty, IdWithHighlightedPrefix, LabelTemplate, ListTemplate,
-    Literal, PlainTextFormattedProperty, TagProperty, Template, TemplateFunction, TemplateProperty,
-    TemplatePropertyFn, WorkingCopiesProperty,
+    Literal, PlainTextFormattedProperty, SeparateTemplate, TagProperty, Template, TemplateFunction,
+    TemplateProperty, TemplatePropertyFn, WorkingCopiesProperty,
 };
 use crate::{cli_util, time_util};
 
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ pub enum TemplateParseErrorKind {
     InvalidArgumentCountExact(usize),
     #[error("Expected {} to {} arguments", .0.start(), .0.end())]
     InvalidArgumentCountRange(RangeInclusive<usize>),
+    #[error("Expected at least {} arguments", .0.start)]
+    InvalidArgumentCountRangeFrom(RangeFrom<usize>),
     #[error(r#"Expected argument of type "{0}""#)]
     InvalidArgumentType(String),
 }
@@ -112,6 +114,13 @@ impl TemplateParseError {
         )
     }
 
+    fn invalid_argument_count_range_from(count: RangeFrom<usize>, span: pest::Span<'_>) -> Self {
+        TemplateParseError::with_span(
+            TemplateParseErrorKind::InvalidArgumentCountRangeFrom(count),
+            span,
+        )
+    }
+
     fn invalid_argument_type(expected_type_name: impl Into<String>, span: pest::Span<'_>) -> Self {
         TemplateParseError::with_span(
             TemplateParseErrorKind::InvalidArgumentType(expected_type_name.into()),
@@ -533,6 +542,21 @@ fn parse_commit_term<'a>(
                     ));
                     Expression::Template(template)
                 }
+                "separate" => {
+                    let arg_count_error =
+                        || TemplateParseError::invalid_argument_count_range_from(1.., args_span);
+                    let separator_pair = args.next().ok_or_else(arg_count_error)?;
+                    let separator = parse_commit_template_rule(repo, workspace_id, separator_pair)?
+                        .into_template();
+                    let contents = args
+                        .map(|pair| {
+                            parse_commit_template_rule(repo, workspace_id, pair)
+                                .map(|x| x.into_template())
+                        })
+                        .try_collect()?;
+                    let template = Box::new(SeparateTemplate::new(separator, contents));
+                    Expression::Template(template)
+                }
                 _ => return Err(TemplateParseError::no_such_function(&name)),
             };
             Ok(expression)
diff --git a/src/templater.rs b/src/templater.rs
index 2c2ca7097..5f01116c0 100644
--- a/src/templater.rs
+++ b/src/templater.rs
@@ -135,6 +135,57 @@ impl<C, T: Template<C>> Template<C> for ListTemplate<T> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Like `ListTemplate`, but inserts a separator between non-empty templates.
+pub struct SeparateTemplate<S, T> {
+    separator: S,
+    contents: Vec<T>,
+}
+
+impl<S, T> SeparateTemplate<S, T> {
+    pub fn new<C>(separator: S, contents: Vec<T>) -> Self
+    where
+        S: Template<C>,
+        T: Template<C>,
+    {
+        SeparateTemplate {
+            separator,
+            contents,
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C, S, T> Template<C> for SeparateTemplate<S, T>
+where
+    S: Template<C>,
+    T: Template<C>,
+{
+    fn format(&self, context: &C, formatter: &mut dyn Formatter) -> io::Result<()> {
+        // TemplateProperty may be evaluated twice, by has_content() and format().
+        // If that's too expensive, we can instead create a buffered formatter
+        // inheriting the state, and write to it to test the emptiness. In this case,
+        // the formatter should guarantee push/pop_label() is noop without content.
+        let mut content_templates = self
+            .contents
+            .iter()
+            .filter(|template| template.has_content(context))
+            .fuse();
+        if let Some(template) = content_templates.next() {
+            template.format(context, formatter)?;
+        }
+        for template in content_templates {
+            self.separator.format(context, formatter)?;
+            template.format(context, formatter)?;
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
+    fn has_content(&self, context: &C) -> bool {
+        self.contents
+            .iter()
+            .any(|template| template.has_content(context))
+    }
+}
+
 pub trait TemplateProperty<C> {
     type Output;
 
diff --git a/tests/test_templater.rs b/tests/test_templater.rs
index 98da25b4b..6ddb997da 100644
--- a/tests/test_templater.rs
+++ b/tests/test_templater.rs
@@ -222,6 +222,57 @@ fn test_templater_label_function() {
         render(r#"label(if(empty, "error", "warning"), "text")"#), @"text");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn test_templater_separate_function() {
+    let test_env = TestEnvironment::default();
+    test_env.jj_cmd_success(test_env.env_root(), &["init", "repo", "--git"]);
+    let repo_path = test_env.env_root().join("repo");
+    let render = |template| get_colored_template_output(&test_env, &repo_path, "@-", template);
+
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"separate(" ")"#), @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"separate(" ", "")"#), @"");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"separate(" ", "a")"#), @"a");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"separate(" ", "a", "b")"#), @"a b");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"separate(" ", "a", "", "b")"#), @"a b");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"separate(" ", "a", "b", "")"#), @"a b");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"separate(" ", "", "a", "b")"#), @"a b");
+
+    // Labeled
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"separate(" ", label("error", ""), label("warning", "a"), "b")"#),
+        @"a b");
+
+    // List template
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"separate(" ", "a", ("" ""))"#), @"a");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(render(r#"separate(" ", "a", ("" "b"))"#), @"a b");
+
+    // Nested separate
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"separate(" ", "a", separate("|", "", ""))"#), @"a");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"separate(" ", "a", separate("|", "b", ""))"#), @"a b");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"separate(" ", "a", separate("|", "b", "c"))"#), @"a b|c");
+
+    // Conditional template
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"separate(" ", "a", if("t", ""))"#), @"a");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"separate(" ", "a", if("t", "", "f"))"#), @"a");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"separate(" ", "a", if("", "t", ""))"#), @"a");
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"separate(" ", "a", if("t", "t", "f"))"#), @"a t");
+
+    // Separate keywords
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"separate(" ", author, description, empty)"#), @" <> true");
+
+    // Keyword as separator
+    insta::assert_snapshot!(
+        render(r#"separate(author, "X", "Y", "Z")"#), @"X <>Y <>Z");
+}
+
 fn get_template_output(
     test_env: &TestEnvironment,
     repo_path: &Path,