diff --git a/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.css b/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.css
index 5368d0f8755d7..a7e6fde7aa746 100644
--- a/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.css
+++ b/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.css
@@ -18,16 +18,41 @@
   overflow: hidden;
 }
 
-.i-amphtml-next-page-document:not(.amp-next-page-document-visible)
-  [i-amphtml-fixedid] {
+.i-amphtml-next-page-document:not(.next-page-visible) [i-amphtml-fixedid] {
   display: none;
 }
 
-.i-amphtml-next-page-document.amp-next-page-document-visible {
+.i-amphtml-next-page-document.next-page-visible {
   opacity: 1;
   overflow: visible;
 }
 
+/** Fixes collapsing margins when switching between the visible and hidden states */
+.i-amphtml-next-page-document:before,
+.i-amphtml-next-page-document:after {
+  content: ' ';
+  display: table;
+}
+
 .i-amphtml-next-page-placeholder {
   background: #eee;
 }
+
+.amp-next-page-default-separator {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: row;
+  justify-content: center;
+  align-items: center;
+  background: black;
+  color: white;
+  box-shadow: 0px 6px 17px 0px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.09);
+  padding: 12px;
+  border-radius: 32px;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-family: 'Roboto', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
+  font-weight: 400;
+  font-size: 14px;
+  width: 160px;
+  margin: auto;
+  z-index: 2147483645;
+}
diff --git a/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/page.js b/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/page.js
index 61d6fa36f3bde..67db6cd705b11 100644
--- a/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/page.js
+++ b/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/page.js
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export const PageState = {
   PAUSED: 5,
 };
 
-const VISIBLE_DOC_CLASS = 'amp-next-page-document-visible';
+const VISIBLE_DOC_CLASS = 'next-page-visible';
 
 export class Page {
   /**
diff --git a/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/service.js b/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/service.js
index 15aad26e701da..26124f6685326 100644
--- a/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/service.js
+++ b/extensions/amp-next-page/1.0/service.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
   childElementByAttr,
   childElementsByTag,
   isJsonScriptTag,
+  removeChildren,
   removeElement,
   scopedQuerySelector,
 } from '../../../src/dom';
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ export class NextPageService {
      */
     this.mutator_ = Services.mutatorForDoc(ampdoc);
 
+    /** @private @const {!../../../src/service/template-impl.Templates} */
+    this.templates_ = Services.templatesFor(this.win_);
+
     /** @private {?Element} */
     this.separator_ = null;
 
@@ -383,13 +387,16 @@ export class NextPageService {
     const container = this.win_.document.createElement('div');
     container.classList.add(DOC_CONTAINER_CLASS);
 
+    // Insert the separator
+    const separatorInstance = this.separator_.cloneNode(true);
+    container.appendChild(separatorInstance);
+    this.maybeRenderSeparatorTemplate_(separatorInstance, page);
+
+    // Insert the document
     const shadowRoot = this.win_.document.createElement('div');
     shadowRoot.classList.add(SHADOW_ROOT_CLASS);
     container.appendChild(shadowRoot);
 
-    // Insert the separator
-    container.appendChild(this.separator_.cloneNode(true));
-
     // Insert the container
     this.element_.insertBefore(container, this.moreBox_);
 
@@ -416,7 +423,7 @@ export class NextPageService {
    */
   attachDocumentToPage(page, content, force = false) {
     // If the user already scrolled to the bottom, prevent rendering
-    if (this.getViewportsAway_() <= NEAR_BOTTOM_VIEWPORT_COUNT && !force) {
+    if (this.getViewportsAway_() < NEAR_BOTTOM_VIEWPORT_COUNT && !force) {
       // TODO(wassgha): Append a "load next article" button?
       return null;
     }
@@ -533,15 +540,15 @@ export class NextPageService {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Hides or shows elements based on the `amp-next-page-hide` and
-   * `amp-next-page-replace` attributes
+   * Hides or shows elements based on the `next-page-hide` and
+   * `next-page-replace` attributes
    * @param {!Document|!ShadowRoot} doc Document of interest
    * @param {boolean=} isVisible Whether this page is visible or not
    */
   toggleHiddenAndReplaceableElements(doc, isVisible = true) {
-    // Hide elements that have [amp-next-page-hide] on child documents
+    // Hide elements that have [next-page-hide] on child documents
     if (doc !== this.hostPage_.document) {
-      toArray(doc.querySelectorAll('[amp-next-page-hide]')).forEach(element =>
+      toArray(doc.querySelectorAll('[next-page-hide]')).forEach(element =>
         toggle(element, false /** opt_display */)
       );
     }
@@ -551,14 +558,14 @@ export class NextPageService {
       return;
     }
 
-    // Replace elements that have [amp-next-page-replace]
+    // Replace elements that have [next-page-replace]
     toArray(
-      doc.querySelectorAll('*:not(amp-next-page) [amp-next-page-replace]')
+      doc.querySelectorAll('*:not(amp-next-page) [next-page-replace]')
     ).forEach(element => {
-      let uniqueId = element.getAttribute('amp-next-page-replace');
+      let uniqueId = element.getAttribute('next-page-replace');
       if (!uniqueId) {
         uniqueId = String(Date.now() + Math.floor(Math.random() * 100));
-        element.setAttribute('amp-next-page-replace', uniqueId);
+        element.setAttribute('next-page-replace', uniqueId);
       }
 
       if (
@@ -725,11 +732,7 @@ export class NextPageService {
    * @private
    */
   getSeparatorElement_(element) {
-    const providedSeparator = childElementByAttr(
-      element,
-      'amp-next-page-separator'
-    );
-    // TODO(wassgha): Use templates (amp-mustache) to render the separator
+    const providedSeparator = childElementByAttr(element, 'separator');
     if (providedSeparator) {
       removeElement(providedSeparator);
     }
@@ -742,20 +745,44 @@ export class NextPageService {
    */
   buildDefaultSeparator_() {
     const separator = this.win_.document.createElement('div');
-    separator.classList.add('amp-next-page-separator');
+    separator.innerText = 'Next article';
+    separator.classList.add('amp-next-page-default-separator');
     return separator;
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Renders the template inside the separator element using
+   * data from the current article (if a template is present)
+   *
+   * @param {!Element} separator
+   * @param {!Page} page
+   * @return {!Promise}
+   */
+  maybeRenderSeparatorTemplate_(separator, page) {
+    if (!this.templates_.hasTemplate(separator)) {
+      return Promise.resolve();
+    }
+    this.templates_
+      .findAndRenderTemplate(separator, {
+        title: page.title,
+        url: page.url,
+        image: page.image,
+      })
+      .then(rendered => {
+        return this.mutator_.mutateElement(separator, () => {
+          removeChildren(dev().assertElement(separator));
+          separator.appendChild(rendered);
+        });
+      });
+  }
+
   /**
    * @param {!Element} element the container of the amp-next-page extension
    * @return {!Element}
    * @private
    */
   getMoreBoxElement_(element) {
-    const providedMoreBox = childElementByAttr(
-      element,
-      'amp-next-page-more-box'
-    );
+    const providedMoreBox = childElementByAttr(element, 'more-box');
     // TODO(wassgha): Use templates (amp-mustache) to render the more box
     if (providedMoreBox) {
       removeElement(providedMoreBox);
@@ -770,7 +797,7 @@ export class NextPageService {
   buildDefaultMoreBox_() {
     // TODO(wassgha): Better default more box
     const moreBox = this.win_.document.createElement('div');
-    moreBox.classList.add('amp-next-page-more-box');
+    moreBox.classList.add('amp-next-page-default-more-box');
     return moreBox;
   }
 }
diff --git a/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page-v1.element-visibility.html b/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page-v1.element-visibility.html
index 61043240fa639..46da3553f2b42 100644
--- a/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page-v1.element-visibility.html
+++ b/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page-v1.element-visibility.html
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ <h2>Content discovery</h2>
         varius est suscipit vitae. Maecenas ut sapien diam. Vivamus viverra nisl
         at quam pellentesque posuere. Cras ut nibh non arcu dignissim elementum.
       </p>
-      <div class="hidden" amp-next-page-hide>I should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page</div>
+      <div class="hidden" next-page-hide>I should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page</div>
       <p>
         Vestibulum a nisi est. Fusce consequat iaculis vehicula. Aliquam luctus
         nunc risus, ut congue augue tristique nec. In venenatis aliquam tristique.
@@ -77,8 +77,8 @@ <h2>Content discovery</h2>
         enim, non pellentesque sem. Nam non sem lacinia, lacinia nisi non,
         consectetur enim.
       </p>
-      <div class="sticky" amp-next-page-replace="my-sticky-element">I should get replaced by my sibling from each loaded page (page 0)</div>
-      <div class="fixed" amp-next-page-hide>I am fixed and should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page (page 0)</div>
+      <div class="sticky" next-page-replace="my-sticky-element">I should get replaced by my sibling from each loaded page (page 0)</div>
+      <div class="fixed" next-page-hide>I am fixed and should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page (page 0)</div>
       <p>
         Maecenas sed quam nec dolor rhoncus rutrum ut non mauris. Pellentesque
         ante dolor, pretium quis enim eu, condimentum volutpat augue. Donec nulla
@@ -306,10 +306,10 @@ <h2>Content discovery</h2>
             ]
         }
       </script>
-      <div amp-next-page-separator>
+      <div separator>
           Read more
       </div>
-      <div amp-next-page-more-box>
+      <div more-box>
           Here are a few more articles ...
       </div>  
     </amp-next-page>
diff --git a/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.amp.html b/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.amp.html
index 586fd4d6d365b..556b39ee868f7 100644
--- a/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.amp.html
+++ b/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.amp.html
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     <style amp-boilerplate>body{-webkit-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;-moz-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;-ms-animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both;animation:-amp-start 8s steps(1,end) 0s 1 normal both}@-webkit-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-moz-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-ms-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@-o-keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}@keyframes -amp-start{from{visibility:hidden}to{visibility:visible}}</style><noscript><style amp-boilerplate>body{-webkit-animation:none;-moz-animation:none;-ms-animation:none;animation:none}</style></noscript>
     <script async src="https://cdn.ampproject.org/v0.js"></script>
     <script async custom-element="amp-next-page" src="https://cdn.ampproject.org/v0/amp-next-page-1.0.js"></script>
+    <script async custom-template="amp-mustache" src="https://cdn.ampproject.org/v0/amp-mustache-0.2.js"></script>
     <script async custom-element="amp-analytics" src="https://cdn.ampproject.org/v0/amp-analytics-0.1.js"></script>
     <script>
       (self.AMP=self.AMP||[]).push(function(AMP){
@@ -19,6 +20,21 @@
       .content {
         padding: 20px;
       }
+      .amp-next-page-default-separator {
+        margin-top: 16px;
+        margin-bottom: 16px;
+      }
+      .separator-content {
+        display: flex;
+        flex-direction: row;
+        justify-content: center;
+        align-items: center;
+      }
+      .separator-content amp-img {
+        display: inline-block;
+        border-radius: 50%;
+        margin-right: 6px;
+      }
     </style>
 </head>
   <body>
@@ -258,7 +274,8 @@ <h2>Host page</h2>
         quis metus in mi pharetra tempus. Etiam dapibus tellus vitae blandit
         rhoncus. Fusce commodo risus id sapien ultrices vehicula.
       </p>
-    </div>
+    </div>    
+    <!-- amp-next-page configuration -->
     <amp-next-page>
       <script type="application/json">
         [
@@ -284,10 +301,15 @@ <h2>Host page</h2>
           }
         ]
       </script>
-      <div amp-next-page-separator>
-          Read more
+      <div separator class="amp-next-page-default-separator">
+        <template type="amp-mustache">
+          <div class="separator-content">
+            <amp-img src={{image}} layout="fixed" height="16" width="16"></amp-img>
+            <span>Next article: {{title}}</span>
+          </div>
+        </template>
       </div>
-      <div amp-next-page-more-box>
+      <div more-box>
           Here are a few more articles ...
       </div>  
     </amp-next-page>
diff --git a/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.element-visibility.html b/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.element-visibility.html
index f28ad3ff02a1d..88367f4ec1ecd 100644
--- a/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.element-visibility.html
+++ b/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/amp-next-page.element-visibility.html
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ <h2>Content discovery</h2>
         varius est suscipit vitae. Maecenas ut sapien diam. Vivamus viverra nisl
         at quam pellentesque posuere. Cras ut nibh non arcu dignissim elementum.
       </p>
-      <div class="hidden" amp-next-page-hide>I should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page</div>
+      <div class="hidden" next-page-hide>I should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page</div>
       <p>
         Vestibulum a nisi est. Fusce consequat iaculis vehicula. Aliquam luctus
         nunc risus, ut congue augue tristique nec. In venenatis aliquam tristique.
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ <h2>Content discovery</h2>
         enim, non pellentesque sem. Nam non sem lacinia, lacinia nisi non,
         consectetur enim.
       </p>
-      <div class="sticky" amp-next-page-replace="my-sticky-element">I should get replaced by my sibling from each loaded page (page 0)</div>
-      <div class="fixed" amp-next-page-hide>I am fixed and should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page (page 0)</div>
+      <div class="sticky" next-page-replace="my-sticky-element">I should get replaced by my sibling from each loaded page (page 0)</div>
+      <div class="fixed" next-page-hide>I am fixed and should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page (page 0)</div>
       <p>
         Maecenas sed quam nec dolor rhoncus rutrum ut non mauris. Pellentesque
         ante dolor, pretium quis enim eu, condimentum volutpat augue. Donec nulla
@@ -300,10 +300,10 @@ <h2>Content discovery</h2>
           }
         ]
       </script>
-      <div amp-next-page-separator>
+      <div separator>
           Read more
       </div>
-      <div amp-next-page-more-box>
+      <div more-box>
           Here are a few more articles ...
       </div>  
     </amp-next-page>
diff --git a/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/articles/element-visibility-1.html b/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/articles/element-visibility-1.html
index 05fde086375b5..e1bc7ea29a7e1 100644
--- a/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/articles/element-visibility-1.html
+++ b/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/articles/element-visibility-1.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ <h2>Content discovery</h2>
         varius est suscipit vitae. Maecenas ut sapien diam. Vivamus viverra nisl
         at quam pellentesque posuere. Cras ut nibh non arcu dignissim elementum.
       </p>
-      <div class="hidden" amp-next-page-hide>I should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page</div>
+      <div class="hidden" next-page-hide>I should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page</div>
       <p>
         Vestibulum a nisi est. Fusce consequat iaculis vehicula. Aliquam luctus
         nunc risus, ut congue augue tristique nec. In venenatis aliquam tristique.
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ <h2>Content discovery</h2>
         enim, non pellentesque sem. Nam non sem lacinia, lacinia nisi non,
         consectetur enim.
       </p>
-      <div class="sticky" amp-next-page-replace="my-sticky-element">I got replaced by my sibling from page 1</div>
-      <div class="fixed" amp-next-page-hide>I am fixed and should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page (page 1)</div>
+      <div class="sticky" next-page-replace="my-sticky-element">I got replaced by my sibling from page 1</div>
+      <div class="fixed" next-page-hide>I am fixed and should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page (page 1)</div>
       <p>
         Maecenas sed quam nec dolor rhoncus rutrum ut non mauris. Pellentesque
         ante dolor, pretium quis enim eu, condimentum volutpat augue. Donec nulla
diff --git a/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/articles/element-visibility-2.html b/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/articles/element-visibility-2.html
index 5dd22b3e3801f..e9180fa9b83d1 100644
--- a/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/articles/element-visibility-2.html
+++ b/test/manual/amp-next-page/1.0/articles/element-visibility-2.html
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ <h2>Content discovery</h2>
         varius est suscipit vitae. Maecenas ut sapien diam. Vivamus viverra nisl
         at quam pellentesque posuere. Cras ut nibh non arcu dignissim elementum.
       </p>
-      <div class="hidden" amp-next-page-hide>I should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page</div>
+      <div class="hidden" next-page-hide>I should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page</div>
       <p>
         Vestibulum a nisi est. Fusce consequat iaculis vehicula. Aliquam luctus
         nunc risus, ut congue augue tristique nec. In venenatis aliquam tristique.
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ <h2>Content discovery</h2>
         enim, non pellentesque sem. Nam non sem lacinia, lacinia nisi non,
         consectetur enim.
       </p>
-      <div class="sticky" amp-next-page-replace="my-sticky-element">I got replaced by my sibling from page 2</div>
-      <div class="fixed" amp-next-page-hide>I am fixed and should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page (page 2)</div>
+      <div class="sticky" next-page-replace="my-sticky-element">I got replaced by my sibling from page 2</div>
+      <div class="fixed" next-page-hide>I am fixed and should be visible when loaded as a host page but hidden if loaded as a next-page (page 2)</div>
       <p>
         Maecenas sed quam nec dolor rhoncus rutrum ut non mauris. Pellentesque
         ante dolor, pretium quis enim eu, condimentum volutpat augue. Donec nulla