diff --git a/src/components/follows/FollowsView.tsx b/src/components/follows/FollowsView.tsx
index 1cdc496..1883cf0 100644
--- a/src/components/follows/FollowsView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/follows/FollowsView.tsx
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ import { shortenPubkey, profileName } from "../../lib/utils";
 function FollowRow({
   pubkey,
   followsYou,
+  isNew,
 }: {
   pubkey: string;
   followsYou?: boolean;
+  isNew?: boolean;
 }) {
   const profile = useProfile(pubkey);
   const name = profileName(profile, shortenPubkey(pubkey));
@@ -60,6 +62,9 @@ function FollowRow({
           {followsYou && (
             <span className="text-[9px] text-text-dim bg-bg-raised px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-sm">follows you</span>
           )}
+          {isNew && (
+            <span className="text-[9px] text-accent bg-accent/15 px-1.5 py-0.5 rounded-sm font-medium">new</span>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
 
@@ -82,12 +87,14 @@ function FollowRow({
 export function FollowsView() {
   const { followsTab, setFollowsTab } = useUIStore();
   const { pubkey, follows } = useUserStore();
-  const { clearNewFollowers } = useNotificationsStore();
+  const { newFollowerPubkeys, clearNewFollowers } = useNotificationsStore();
 
   const [followers, setFollowers] = useState<string[]>([]);
   const [followersLoading, setFollowersLoading] = useState(false);
   const [followersError, setFollowersError] = useState<string | null>(null);
   const [followersFetched, setFollowersFetched] = useState(false);
+  // Snapshot new follower pubkeys on mount, before clearing
+  const [newPubkeys] = useState(() => new Set(newFollowerPubkeys));
 
   // Clear badge when view opens
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -191,8 +198,14 @@ export function FollowsView() {
             {!followersLoading && !followersError && followers.length === 0 && followersFetched && (
               <p className="px-4 py-8 text-text-dim text-[12px] text-center">No followers found yet.</p>
             )}
-            {followers.map((pk) => (
-              <FollowRow key={pk} pubkey={pk} />
+            {[...followers]
+              .sort((a, b) => {
+                const aNew = newPubkeys.has(a) ? 1 : 0;
+                const bNew = newPubkeys.has(b) ? 1 : 0;
+                return bNew - aNew; // new followers first
+              })
+              .map((pk) => (
+              <FollowRow key={pk} pubkey={pk} isNew={newPubkeys.has(pk)} />
             ))}
           </>
         )}
diff --git a/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts b/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts
index 582b449..5bb6a86 100644
--- a/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts
+++ b/src/lib/notificationPoller.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ async function pollOnce(pubkey: string) {
       for (const e of newFollowers) {
         const name = await getProfileName(e.pubkey);
         notifyFollower(name).catch(() => {});
-        useNotificationsStore.getState().incrementNewFollowers();
+        useNotificationsStore.getState().addNewFollower(e.pubkey);
       }
     }
   } catch { /* non-critical */ }
diff --git a/src/stores/notifications.ts b/src/stores/notifications.ts
index aeab823..90c21d8 100644
--- a/src/stores/notifications.ts
+++ b/src/stores/notifications.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ interface NotificationsState {
   dmLastSeen: Record<string, number>;
   dmUnreadCount: number;
   newFollowersCount: number;
+  newFollowerPubkeys: Set<string>;
 
   loadFromDb: (pubkey: string) => Promise<void>;
   fetchNotifications: (pubkey: string) => Promise<void>;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ interface NotificationsState {
   isRead: (eventId: string) => boolean;
   markDMRead: (partnerPubkey: string) => void;
   computeDMUnread: (conversations: Array<{ partnerPubkey: string; lastAt: number }>) => void;
-  incrementNewFollowers: () => void;
+  addNewFollower: (pubkey: string) => void;
   clearNewFollowers: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ export const useNotificationsStore = create<NotificationsState>((set, get) => ({
   dmLastSeen: loadDMLastSeen(),
   dmUnreadCount: 0,
   newFollowersCount: 0,
+  newFollowerPubkeys: new Set<string>(),
 
   loadFromDb: async (pubkey: string) => {
     const isNewAccount = pubkey !== get().currentPubkey;
@@ -210,6 +212,9 @@ export const useNotificationsStore = create<NotificationsState>((set, get) => ({
     set({ dmUnreadCount });
   },
 
-  incrementNewFollowers: () => set((s) => ({ newFollowersCount: s.newFollowersCount + 1 })),
-  clearNewFollowers: () => set({ newFollowersCount: 0 }),
+  addNewFollower: (pubkey: string) => set((s) => ({
+    newFollowersCount: s.newFollowersCount + 1,
+    newFollowerPubkeys: new Set([...s.newFollowerPubkeys, pubkey]),
+  })),
+  clearNewFollowers: () => set({ newFollowersCount: 0, newFollowerPubkeys: new Set() }),
 }));