diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8e14fe2..c3b8df5 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ unreleased (development)
 
 ### Features:
 
+#### Screen
+- Add the `automerge` to the Pixel bit field. This now controls which pixels are
+  automatically merged.
+
 #### DOM:
 - Add the `Canvas` class and `ElementFrom('canvas')` function. Together users of
   the library can draw using braille and block characters.
@@ -30,6 +34,9 @@ unreleased (development)
 
 ### Bug
 
+#### Table
+- The `table` horizontal and vertical separator are now correctly expanded.
+
 #### Component 
 - `Input` shouldn't take focus when hovered by the mouse.
 - Modifying `Input`'s during on_enter/on_change event is now working correctly.
diff --git a/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp b/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp
index 9e609b6..45d8c14 100644
--- a/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp
+++ b/include/ftxui/screen/screen.hpp
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ struct Pixel {
   bool dim : 1;
   bool inverted : 1;
   bool underlined : 1;
+  bool automerge : 1;
 
   Pixel()
       : blink(false),
         bold(false),
         dim(false),
         inverted(false),
-        underlined(false) {}
+        underlined(false),
+        automerge(false) {}
 };
 
 /// @brief Define how the Screen's dimensions should look like.
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/border.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/border.cpp
index 0b7d7a9..236c3b8 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/border.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/border.cpp
@@ -89,13 +89,22 @@ class Border : public Node {
     screen.at(box_.x_max, box_.y_min) = charset[1];
     screen.at(box_.x_min, box_.y_max) = charset[2];
     screen.at(box_.x_max, box_.y_max) = charset[3];
+
     for (float x = box_.x_min + 1; x < box_.x_max; ++x) {
-      screen.at(x, box_.y_min) = charset[4];
-      screen.at(x, box_.y_max) = charset[4];
+      Pixel& p1 = screen.PixelAt(x, box_.y_min);
+      Pixel& p2 = screen.PixelAt(x, box_.y_max);
+      p1.character = charset[4];
+      p2.character = charset[4];
+      p1.automerge = true;
+      p2.automerge = true;
     }
     for (float y = box_.y_min + 1; y < box_.y_max; ++y) {
-      screen.at(box_.x_min, y) = charset[5];
-      screen.at(box_.x_max, y) = charset[5];
+      Pixel& p3 = screen.PixelAt(box_.x_min, y);
+      Pixel& p4 = screen.PixelAt(box_.x_max, y);
+      p3.character = charset[5];
+      p4.character = charset[5];
+      p3.automerge = true;
+      p4.automerge = true;
     }
 
     // Draw title.
@@ -109,12 +118,20 @@ class Border : public Node {
     screen.PixelAt(box_.x_min, box_.y_max) = charset_pixel[2];
     screen.PixelAt(box_.x_max, box_.y_max) = charset_pixel[3];
     for (float x = box_.x_min + 1; x < box_.x_max; ++x) {
-      screen.PixelAt(x, box_.y_min) = charset_pixel[4];
-      screen.PixelAt(x, box_.y_max) = charset_pixel[4];
+      Pixel& p1 = screen.PixelAt(x, box_.y_min);
+      Pixel& p2 = screen.PixelAt(x, box_.y_max);
+      p1 = charset_pixel[5];
+      p2 = charset_pixel[5];
+      p1.automerge = true;
+      p2.automerge = true;
     }
     for (float y = box_.y_min + 1; y < box_.y_max; ++y) {
-      screen.PixelAt(box_.x_min, y) = charset_pixel[5];
-      screen.PixelAt(box_.x_max, y) = charset_pixel[5];
+      Pixel& p3 = screen.PixelAt(box_.x_min, y);
+      Pixel& p4 = screen.PixelAt(box_.x_max, y);
+      p3 = charset_pixel[5];
+      p4 = charset_pixel[5];
+      p3.automerge = true;
+      p4.automerge = true;
     }
   }
 };
diff --git a/src/ftxui/dom/separator.cpp b/src/ftxui/dom/separator.cpp
index 74b4511..6ac0dd7 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/dom/separator.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/dom/separator.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ class Separator : public Node {
   void Render(Screen& screen) override {
     for (int y = box_.y_min; y <= box_.y_max; ++y) {
       for (int x = box_.x_min; x <= box_.x_max; ++x) {
-        screen.PixelAt(x, y).character = value_;
+        Pixel& pixel = screen.PixelAt(x, y);
+        pixel.character = value_;
+        pixel.automerge = true;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ class SeparatorAuto : public Node {
 
     for (int y = box_.y_min; y <= box_.y_max; ++y) {
       for (int x = box_.x_min; x <= box_.x_max; ++x) {
-        screen.PixelAt(x, y).character = c;
+        Pixel& pixel = screen.PixelAt(x, y);
+        pixel.character = c;
+        pixel.automerge = true;
       }
     }
   }
@@ -66,7 +70,9 @@ class SeparatorAuto : public Node {
 
 class SeparatorWithPixel : public SeparatorAuto {
  public:
-  SeparatorWithPixel(Pixel pixel) : SeparatorAuto(LIGHT), pixel_(pixel) {}
+  SeparatorWithPixel(Pixel pixel) : SeparatorAuto(LIGHT), pixel_(pixel) {
+    pixel_.automerge = true;
+  }
   void Render(Screen& screen) override {
     for (int y = box_.y_min; y <= box_.y_max; ++y) {
       for (int x = box_.x_min; x <= box_.x_max; ++x) {
diff --git a/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp b/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
index ae2d9d0..014589e 100644
--- a/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ftxui/screen/screen.cpp
@@ -317,6 +317,10 @@ void UpgradeTopDown(std::string& top, std::string& down) {
   }
 }
 
+bool ShouldAttemptAutoMerge(Pixel& pixel) {
+  return pixel.automerge && pixel.character.size() == 3;
+}
+
 }  // namespace
 
 /// A fixed dimension.
@@ -457,19 +461,17 @@ void Screen::ApplyShader() {
   for (int y = 1; y < dimy_; ++y) {
     for (int x = 1; x < dimx_; ++x) {
       // Box drawing character uses exactly 3 byte.
-      std::string& cur = pixels_[y][x].character;
-      if (cur.size() != 3u)
+      Pixel& cur = pixels_[y][x];
+      if (!ShouldAttemptAutoMerge(cur))
         continue;
 
-      // Left vs current.
-      std::string& left = pixels_[y][x-1].character;
-      if (left.size() == 3u)
-        UpgradeLeftRight(left, cur);
+      Pixel& left = pixels_[y][x-1];
+      Pixel& top = pixels_[y-1][x];
 
-      // Top vs current.
-      std::string& top = pixels_[y-1][x].character;
-      if (top.size() == 3u)
-        UpgradeTopDown(top, cur);
+      if (ShouldAttemptAutoMerge(left))
+        UpgradeLeftRight(left.character, cur.character);
+      if (ShouldAttemptAutoMerge(top))
+        UpgradeTopDown(top.character, cur.character);
     }
   }
 }