diff --git a/resources/celerity/map.php b/resources/celerity/map.php
--- a/resources/celerity/map.php
+++ b/resources/celerity/map.php
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
   'names' => array(
     'conpherence.pkg.css' => '0e3cf785',
     'conpherence.pkg.js' => '020aebcf',
-    'core.pkg.css' => '589cd2fe',
-    'core.pkg.js' => '49814bac',
+    'core.pkg.css' => 'f5ebbd7d',
+    'core.pkg.js' => '632fb8f5',
     'dark-console.pkg.js' => '187792c2',
     'differential.pkg.css' => '2d70b7b9',
     'differential.pkg.js' => 'c8f88d74',
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-spacing.css' => 'b05cadc3',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-status.css' => 'e5ff8be0',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-tag-view.css' => '8519160a',
-    'rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css' => '1e348e4b',
+    'rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css' => '2d32d7a9',
     'rsrc/css/phui/phui-two-column-view.css' => 'f96d319f',
     'rsrc/css/phui/workboards/phui-workboard-color.css' => 'e86de308',
     'rsrc/css/phui/workboards/phui-workboard.css' => '74fc9d98',
@@ -508,7 +508,7 @@
     'rsrc/js/core/behavior-tokenizer.js' => '3b4899b0',
     'rsrc/js/core/behavior-tooltip.js' => '73ecc1f8',
     'rsrc/js/core/behavior-user-menu.js' => '60cd9241',
-    'rsrc/js/core/behavior-watch-anchor.js' => '3972dadb',
+    'rsrc/js/core/behavior-watch-anchor.js' => 'e55a1db5',
     'rsrc/js/core/behavior-workflow.js' => '9623adc1',
     'rsrc/js/core/darkconsole/DarkLog.js' => '3b869402',
     'rsrc/js/core/darkconsole/DarkMessage.js' => '26cd4b73',
@@ -658,7 +658,7 @@
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-tooltips' => '73ecc1f8',
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-transaction-comment-form' => '2bdadf1a',
     'javelin-behavior-phabricator-transaction-list' => '9cec214e',
-    'javelin-behavior-phabricator-watch-anchor' => '3972dadb',
+    'javelin-behavior-phabricator-watch-anchor' => 'e55a1db5',
     'javelin-behavior-pholio-mock-edit' => '3eed1f2b',
     'javelin-behavior-pholio-mock-view' => '5aa1544e',
     'javelin-behavior-phui-dropdown-menu' => '5cf0501a',
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@
     'phui-status-list-view-css' => 'e5ff8be0',
     'phui-tag-view-css' => '8519160a',
     'phui-theme-css' => '35883b37',
-    'phui-timeline-view-css' => '1e348e4b',
+    'phui-timeline-view-css' => '2d32d7a9',
     'phui-two-column-view-css' => 'f96d319f',
     'phui-workboard-color-css' => 'e86de308',
     'phui-workboard-view-css' => '74fc9d98',
@@ -1227,12 +1227,6 @@
       'javelin-install',
       'javelin-dom',
     ),
-    '3972dadb' => array(
-      'javelin-behavior',
-      'javelin-stratcom',
-      'javelin-dom',
-      'javelin-vector',
-    ),
     '398fdf13' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'trigger-rule-editor',
@@ -2128,6 +2122,12 @@
       'javelin-dom',
       'phuix-dropdown-menu',
     ),
+    'e55a1db5' => array(
+      'javelin-behavior',
+      'javelin-stratcom',
+      'javelin-dom',
+      'javelin-vector',
+    ),
     'e5bdb730' => array(
       'javelin-behavior',
       'javelin-stratcom',
diff --git a/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php b/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
--- a/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
+++ b/src/view/phui/PHUITimelineEventView.php
@@ -516,10 +516,10 @@
       $outer_classes[] = 'phui-timeline-'.$color;
     }
 
-    $sigil = null;
+    $sigils = array();
     $meta = null;
     if ($this->getTransactionPHID()) {
-      $sigil = 'transaction';
+      $sigils[] = 'transaction';
       $meta = array(
         'phid' => $this->getTransactionPHID(),
         'anchor' => $this->anchor,
@@ -534,17 +534,17 @@
           'class' => 'phui-timeline-event-view '.
                      'phui-timeline-spacer '.
                      'phui-timeline-spacer-bold',
-          '',
         ));
     }
 
+    $sigils[] = 'anchor-container';
+
     return array(
       javelin_tag(
         'div',
         array(
           'class' => implode(' ', $outer_classes),
-          'id' => $this->anchor ? 'anchor-'.$this->anchor : null,
-          'sigil' => $sigil,
+          'sigil' => implode(' ', $sigils),
           'meta' => $meta,
         ),
         phutil_tag(
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css b/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css
--- a/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/css/phui/phui-timeline-view.css
@@ -329,6 +329,9 @@
 
 .phui-timeline-shell.anchor-target {
   background: {$lightyellow};
+  border-width: 0 1px 0 0;
+  border-style: solid;
+  border-color: {$yellow};
   padding: 4px;
   margin: -4px;
 }
diff --git a/webroot/rsrc/js/core/behavior-watch-anchor.js b/webroot/rsrc/js/core/behavior-watch-anchor.js
--- a/webroot/rsrc/js/core/behavior-watch-anchor.js
+++ b/webroot/rsrc/js/core/behavior-watch-anchor.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
   var wait_ms = 100;
 
   var target;
+  var display_target;
   var retry_ms;
 
   function try_anchor() {
@@ -74,8 +75,9 @@
     // If we already have an anchor highlighted, unhighlight it and throw
     // it away if it doesn't match the new target.
     if (target && (target !== node)) {
-      JX.DOM.alterClass(target, 'anchor-target', false);
+      JX.DOM.alterClass(display_target, 'anchor-target', false);
       target = null;
+      display_target = null;
     }
 
     // If we didn't find a matching anchor, try again soon. This allows
@@ -92,7 +94,18 @@
     // If we've found a new target, highlight it.
     if (target !== node) {
       target = node;
-      JX.DOM.alterClass(target, 'anchor-target', true);
+
+      // If there's an "anchor-container" parent element, we'll make the
+      // display adjustment to that node instead. For example, this is used
+      // by the timeline to highlight timeline stories.
+      var container = JX.DOM.findAbove(node, null, 'anchor-container');
+      if (container) {
+        display_target = container;
+      } else {
+        display_target = node;
+      }
+
+      JX.DOM.alterClass(display_target, 'anchor-target', true);
     }
 
     // Try to scroll to the new target.