diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index 163e506..c185674 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -851,6 +851,10 @@ ol.toptrends-list {
     transition: background .1s linear;
     -moz-transition: background .1s linear;
 }
+.post.new
+{
+    background: #F7F8E0;
+}
 .post.open
 {
     margin: 10px 0;
diff --git a/js/twister_formatpost.js b/js/twister_formatpost.js
index 87b6d16..f5c25cd 100644
--- a/js/twister_formatpost.js
+++ b/js/twister_formatpost.js
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ function postToElem( post, kind, promoted ) {
     elem.addClass(kind);
     elem.attr('data-time', t);
 
+    if( post["isNew"] )
+        elem.addClass('new');
+
     var postData = elem.find(".post-data");
     postData.addClass(kind);
     postData.attr('data-userpost', postJson);
diff --git a/js/twister_newmsgs.js b/js/twister_newmsgs.js
index 658a4a5..0924056 100644
--- a/js/twister_newmsgs.js
+++ b/js/twister_newmsgs.js
@@ -24,7 +24,8 @@ function processMention(user, mentionTime, data) {
             if( mentionTime + 3600 * 24 * 3 > _lastMentionTime ) {
                 _newMentions++;
                 newMentionsUpdated = true;
-                _lastMentionTime = mentionTime;
+                _lastMentionTime = Math.max(mentionTime,_lastMentionTime);
+                data["isNew"] = true;
             }
             _knownMentions[key] = {mentionTime:mentionTime, data:data};
             purgeOldMentions();
@@ -80,6 +81,11 @@ function requestMentionsCount() {
 
 function resetMentionsCount() {
     _newMentions = 0;
+    for( var key in _knownMentions ) {
+        if( _knownMentions.hasOwnProperty(key) && _knownMentions[key].data ) {
+            delete _knownMentions[key].data["isNew"]
+        }
+    }
     saveMentionsToStorage();
     $.MAL.updateNewMentionsUI(_newMentions);
 }