diff --git a/annotations.lua b/annotations.lua
index 1a05aa9..888fa3d 100644
--- a/annotations.lua
+++ b/annotations.lua
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 ---@field BattlepayItemTexture Texture
 ---@field IconBorder Texture
 ---@field UpgradeIcon Texture
+---@field flashAnim AnimationGroup
+---@field newitemglowAnim AnimationGroup
 local itemButton = {}
 
 ---@param bagid number
@@ -44,6 +46,9 @@ function itemButton:SetItemButtonQuality(quality) end
 
 function itemButton:HasItem() end
 
+---@return Enum.BagIndex
+function itemButton:GetBagID() end
+
 ---@class Button
 local Button = {}
 
diff --git a/data/items.lua b/data/items.lua
index 123449e..3a97026 100644
--- a/data/items.lua
+++ b/data/items.lua
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ local itemDataProto = {}
 ---@field _newItemTimers table<string, number>
 ---@field _preSort boolean
 ---@field _refreshQueueEvent EventArg[]
+---@field _firstLoad table<BagKind, boolean>
 local items = addon:NewModule('Items')
 
 function items:OnInitialize()
@@ -87,6 +88,11 @@ function items:OnInitialize()
   self._newItemTimers = {}
   self._preSort = false
   self._doingRefresh = false
+  self._firstLoad = {
+    [const.BAG_KIND.BACKPACK] = true,
+    [const.BAG_KIND.BANK] = true,
+    [const.BAG_KIND.REAGENT_BANK] = true,
+  }
 end
 
 function items:OnEnable()
@@ -132,6 +138,9 @@ function items:OnEnable()
   events:RegisterMessage('bags/SortBackpack', function()
     self:RemoveNewItemFromAllItems()
     self:ClearItemCache()
+    self._firstLoad[const.BAG_KIND.BACKPACK] = true
+    self._firstLoad[const.BAG_KIND.BANK] = true
+    self._firstLoad[const.BAG_KIND.REAGENT_BANK] = true
     self:PreSort()
     C_Container:SortBags()
   end)
@@ -462,7 +471,10 @@ function items:LoadItems(kind, wipe, dataCache, reagent)
     -- Process item changes.
     if items:ItemAdded(currentItem, previousItem) then
       debug:Log("ItemAdded", currentItem.itemInfo.itemLink)
-     slotInfo.addedItems[currentItem.slotkey] = currentItem
+      slotInfo.addedItems[currentItem.slotkey] = currentItem
+      if not wipe and addon.isRetail then
+        self:MarkItemAsNew(currentItem)
+      end
     elseif items:ItemRemoved(currentItem, previousItem) then
       debug:Log("ItemRemoved", previousItem.itemInfo.itemLink)
       slotInfo.removedItems[previousItem.slotkey] = previousItem
@@ -507,6 +519,10 @@ end
 ---@param container ItemLoader
 function items:ProcessContainer(kind, wipe, container)
   container:Load(function()
+    if not wipe and self._firstLoad[kind] == true then
+      self._firstLoad[kind] = false
+      wipe = true
+    end
     if kind == const.BAG_KIND.REAGENT_BANK then
       kind = const.BAG_KIND.BANK
       self:LoadItems(kind, wipe, container:GetDataCache(), true)
@@ -582,6 +598,15 @@ function items:ClearNewItems()
   wipe(self._newItemTimers)
 end
 
+---@param data ItemData
+function items:MarkItemAsNew(data)
+  if data and data.itemInfo and data.itemInfo.itemGUID and self._newItemTimers[data.itemInfo.itemGUID] == nil then
+    self._newItemTimers[data.itemInfo.itemGUID] = time()
+    data.itemInfo.isNewItem = true
+    data.itemInfo.category = self:GetCategory(data)
+  end
+end
+
 ---@param link string
 ---@return ItemLinkInfo
 function items:ParseItemLink(link)
diff --git a/frames/item.lua b/frames/item.lua
index 41e7dcd..ffab12a 100644
--- a/frames/item.lua
+++ b/frames/item.lua
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ function itemFrame.itemProto:SetItemFromData(data)
   --self:SetLock(data.itemInfo.isLocked)
   self.button:UpdateExtended()
   self.button:UpdateQuestItem(isQuestItem, questID, isActive)
-  self.button:UpdateNewItem(data.itemInfo.itemQuality)
+  self:UpdateNewItem(data.itemInfo.itemQuality)
   self.button:UpdateJunkItem(data.itemInfo.itemQuality, noValue)
   self.button:UpdateItemContextMatching()
   self.button:UpdateCooldown(data.itemInfo.itemIcon)
@@ -391,6 +391,38 @@ function itemFrame.itemProto:SetItemFromData(data)
   self.button:Show()
 end
 
+function itemFrame.itemProto:UpdateNewItem(quality)
+	if(not self.button.BattlepayItemTexture and not self.NewItemTexture) then
+		return
+	end
+
+	if items:IsNewItem(self:GetItemData()) then
+		if C_Container.IsBattlePayItem(self.button:GetBagID(), self.button:GetID()) then
+			self.button.NewItemTexture:Hide()
+			self.button.BattlepayItemTexture:Show();
+		else
+			if (quality and NEW_ITEM_ATLAS_BY_QUALITY[quality]) then
+				self.button.NewItemTexture:SetAtlas(NEW_ITEM_ATLAS_BY_QUALITY[quality]);
+			else
+				self.button.NewItemTexture:SetAtlas("bags-glow-white");
+			end
+			self.button.BattlepayItemTexture:Hide();
+			self.button.NewItemTexture:Show();
+		end
+		if (not self.button.flashAnim:IsPlaying() and not self.button.newitemglowAnim:IsPlaying()) then
+			self.button.flashAnim:Play();
+			self.button.newitemglowAnim:Play();
+		end
+	else
+		self.button.BattlepayItemTexture:Hide();
+		self.button.NewItemTexture:Hide();
+		if (self.button.flashAnim:IsPlaying() or self.button.newitemglowAnim:IsPlaying()) then
+			self.button.flashAnim:Stop();
+			self.button.newitemglowAnim:Stop();
+		end
+	end
+end
+
 function itemFrame.itemProto:ResetSize()
   self:SetSize(37, 37)
   self.button.NormalTexture:SetSize(64, 64)
diff --git a/views/bagview.lua b/views/bagview.lua
index 7c98b50..fbc3118 100644
--- a/views/bagview.lua
+++ b/views/bagview.lua
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ local function BagView(view, bag, slotInfo)
   end
   view.content.maxCellWidth = sizeInfo.columnCount
   -- Sort the sections.
-  view.content:Sort(sort:GetSectionSortFunction(bag.kind, const.BAG_VIEW.SECTION_GRID))
+  view.content:Sort(sort.SortSectionsAlphabetically)
   debug:StartProfile('Content Draw Stage')
   local w, h = view.content:Draw()
   debug:EndProfile('Content Draw Stage')