diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedSectionList.js b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedSectionList.js
index aaeda79f4df5fc..83d078b1938855 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedSectionList.js
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/VirtualizedSectionList.js
@@ -374,6 +374,7 @@ class VirtualizedSectionList<
           section={info.section}
           trailingItem={info.trailingItem}
           trailingSection={info.trailingSection}
+          inverted={!!this.props.inverted}
         />
       );
     }
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ type ItemWithSeparatorProps = $ReadOnly<{|
   onUpdateSeparator: (cellKey: string, newProps: Object) => void,
   prevCellKey?: ?string,
   renderItem: Function,
+  inverted: boolean,
 |}>;
 
 type ItemWithSeparatorState = {
@@ -534,6 +536,7 @@ class ItemWithSeparator extends React.Component<
       item,
       index,
       section,
+      inverted,
     } = this.props;
     const element = this.props.renderItem({
       item,
@@ -552,9 +555,9 @@ class ItemWithSeparator extends React.Component<
        * error found when Flow v0.89 was deployed. To see the error, delete
        * this comment and run Flow. */
       <View>
-        {leadingSeparator}
+        {!inverted ? leadingSeparator : separator}
         {element}
-        {separator}
+        {!inverted ? separator : leadingSeparator}
       </View>
     ) : (
       element
diff --git a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedSectionList-test.js.snap b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedSectionList-test.js.snap
index faa91c2e49c8a5..23e1317571b8ef 100644
--- a/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedSectionList-test.js.snap
+++ b/Libraries/Lists/__tests__/__snapshots__/VirtualizedSectionList-test.js.snap
@@ -751,10 +751,10 @@ exports[`VirtualizedSectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
       }
     >
       <View>
+        <separator />
         <item
           value="0"
         />
-        <separator />
       </View>
     </View>
     <View
@@ -774,10 +774,10 @@ exports[`VirtualizedSectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
       }
     >
       <View>
+        <separator />
         <item
           value="1"
         />
-        <separator />
       </View>
     </View>
     <View
@@ -797,10 +797,10 @@ exports[`VirtualizedSectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
       }
     >
       <View>
+        <separator />
         <item
           value="2"
         />
-        <separator />
       </View>
     </View>
     <View
@@ -820,10 +820,10 @@ exports[`VirtualizedSectionList renders all the bells and whistles 1`] = `
       }
     >
       <View>
+        <separator />
         <item
           value="3"
         />
-        <separator />
       </View>
     </View>
     <View