diff --git a/apps/output/views.py b/apps/output/views.py
index 1a7891fb..f4b79058 100644
--- a/apps/output/views.py
+++ b/apps/output/views.py
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ def generate_custom_dummy_programs(channel_id, channel_name, now, num_days, cust
     categories = [cat.strip() for cat in category_string.split(',') if cat.strip()] if category_string else []
     include_date = custom_properties.get('include_date', True)
     include_live = custom_properties.get('include_live', False)
+    include_new = custom_properties.get('include_new', False)
 
     # Parse timezone name
     try:
@@ -749,6 +750,10 @@ def generate_custom_dummy_programs(channel_id, channel_name, now, num_days, cust
                 if include_live:
                     main_event_custom_properties['live'] = True
 
+                # Add new flag if requested
+                if include_new:
+                    main_event_custom_properties['new'] = True
+
                 # Add program poster URL if provided
                 if program_poster_url:
                     main_event_custom_properties['icon'] = program_poster_url
@@ -912,6 +917,10 @@ def generate_custom_dummy_programs(channel_id, channel_name, now, num_days, cust
                 if include_live:
                     program_custom_properties['live'] = True
 
+                # Add new flag if requested
+                if include_new:
+                    program_custom_properties['new'] = True
+
                 # Add program poster URL if provided
                 if program_poster_url:
                     program_custom_properties['icon'] = program_poster_url
@@ -978,6 +987,10 @@ def generate_dummy_epg(
         if custom_data.get('live', False):
             xml_lines.append(f"    <live />")
 
+        # New tag
+        if custom_data.get('new', False):
+            xml_lines.append(f"    <new />")
+
         xml_lines.append(f"  </programme>")
 
     return xml_lines
@@ -1232,6 +1245,10 @@ def generate_epg(request, profile_name=None, user=None):
                     if custom_data.get('live', False):
                         yield f"    <live />\n"
 
+                    # New tag
+                    if custom_data.get('new', False):
+                        yield f"    <new />\n"
+
                     # Icon/poster URL
                     if 'icon' in custom_data:
                         yield f"    <icon src=\"{html.escape(custom_data['icon'])}\" />\n"
@@ -1277,6 +1294,10 @@ def generate_epg(request, profile_name=None, user=None):
                             if custom_data.get('live', False):
                                 yield f"    <live />\n"
 
+                            # New tag
+                            if custom_data.get('new', False):
+                                yield f"    <new />\n"
+
                             # Icon/poster URL
                             if 'icon' in custom_data:
                                 yield f"    <icon src=\"{html.escape(custom_data['icon'])}\" />\n"
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/forms/DummyEPG.jsx b/frontend/src/components/forms/DummyEPG.jsx
index 89c3c1a7..9b5b3178 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/forms/DummyEPG.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/forms/DummyEPG.jsx
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ const DummyEPGForm = ({ epg, isOpen, onClose }) => {
         category: '',
         include_date: true,
         include_live: false,
+        include_new: false,
       },
     },
     validate: {
@@ -401,6 +402,7 @@ const DummyEPGForm = ({ epg, isOpen, onClose }) => {
           category: custom.category || '',
           include_date: custom.include_date ?? true,
           include_live: custom.include_live ?? false,
+          include_new: custom.include_new ?? false,
         },
       });
 
@@ -798,6 +800,14 @@ const DummyEPGForm = ({ epg, isOpen, onClose }) => {
             })}
           />
 
+          <Checkbox
+            label="Include New Tag"
+            description="Mark programs as new content with the <new /> tag in EPG output. Note: Only added to the main event, not upcoming/ended filler programs."
+            {...form.getInputProps('custom_properties.include_new', {
+              type: 'checkbox',
+            })}
+          />
+
           {/* Testing & Preview */}
           <Divider label="Test Your Configuration" labelPosition="center" />