diff --git a/datasette/templates/index.html b/datasette/templates/index.html
index 03349279..dabf4804 100644
--- a/datasette/templates/index.html
+++ b/datasette/templates/index.html
@@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
             {% if database.show_table_row_counts %}{{ "{:,}".format(database.hidden_table_rows_sum) }} rows in {% endif %}{{ database.hidden_tables_count }} hidden table{% if database.hidden_tables_count != 1 %}s{% endif -%}
         {% endif -%}
         {% if database.views_count -%}
-            {% if database.tables_count or database.hidden_tables_count %}, {% endif -%}
-            {{ "{:,}".format(database.views_count) }} view{% if database.views_count != 1 %}s{% endif %}
+            , {{ "{:,}".format(database.views_count) }} view{% if database.views_count != 1 %}s{% endif %}
         {% endif %}
     </p>
     <p>{% for table in database.tables_and_views_truncated %}<a href="{{ urls.table(database.name, table.name) }}"{% if table.count %} title="{{ table.count }} rows"{% endif %}>{{ table.name }}</a>{% if table.private %} 🔒{% endif %}{% if not loop.last %}, {% endif %}{% endfor %}{% if database.tables_and_views_more %}, <a href="{{ urls.database(database.name) }}">...</a>{% endif %}</p>
diff --git a/tests/test_html.py b/tests/test_html.py
index 42cca701..1434d166 100644
--- a/tests/test_html.py
+++ b/tests/test_html.py
@@ -51,6 +51,36 @@ def test_homepage(app_client_two_attached_databases):
     ] == table_links
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "sql,expected",
+    (
+        (["create view one as select 1 as n"], "0 tables, 1 view"),
+        (
+            ["create view one as select 1 as n", "create view two as select 2 as n"],
+            "0 tables, 2 views",
+        ),
+        (
+            ["create table t (id integer primary key)", "create view v as select 1"],
+            "0 rows in 1 table, 1 view",
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+async def test_homepage_database_summary_separators(sql, expected):
+    # https://github.com/simonw/datasette/issues/2012
+    ds = Datasette()
+    await ds.invoke_startup()
+    db = ds.add_memory_database("summary_separators")
+    for statement in sql:
+        await db.execute_write(statement)
+    response = await ds.client.get("/")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    soup = Soup(response.text, "html.parser")
+    h2 = next(h2 for h2 in soup.select("h2") if h2.text.strip() == "summary_separators")
+    counts_p = h2.find_next("p")
+    assert " ".join(counts_p.text.split()) == expected
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("path", ("/", "/-/"))
 async def test_homepage_alternative_location(path, tmp_path_factory):