diff --git a/browser/ui/webui/brave_webui_source.cc b/browser/ui/webui/brave_webui_source.cc
index aa8c081b2916..84781d343158 100644
--- a/browser/ui/webui/brave_webui_source.cc
+++ b/browser/ui/webui/brave_webui_source.cc
@@ -250,6 +250,7 @@ void CustomizeWebUIHTMLSource(content::WebUI* web_ui,
         { "braveNewsOpenArticlesInNewTab", IDS_BRAVE_NEWS_OPEN_ARTICLES_IN_NEW_TAB},
         { "braveNewsOpenArticlesInCurrentTab", IDS_BRAVE_NEWS_OPEN_ARTICLES_IN_CURRENT_TAB},
         { "braveNewsCaughtUp", IDS_BRAVE_NEWS_CAUGHT_UP},
+        { "braveNewsNewContentAvailable", IDS_BRAVE_NEWS_NEW_CONTENT_AVAILABLE},
 
         // Brave News Channels
         { "braveNewsChannel-Brave", IDS_BRAVE_NEWS_CHANNEL_BRAVE},
diff --git a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/components/default/braveNews/FeedV2.tsx b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/components/default/braveNews/FeedV2.tsx
index a1e6bf87fc89..ae2676465366 100644
--- a/components/brave_new_tab_ui/components/default/braveNews/FeedV2.tsx
+++ b/components/brave_new_tab_ui/components/default/braveNews/FeedV2.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 // This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
 // License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file,
 // You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+import Flex from '$web-common/Flex'
+import { getLocale } from '$web-common/locale'
+import Button from '@brave/leo/react/button'
 import { spacing } from '@brave/leo/tokens/css'
 import * as React from 'react'
 import styled from 'styled-components'
@@ -10,8 +13,6 @@ import FeedNavigation from '../../../../brave_news/browser/resources/FeedNavigat
 import Variables from '../../../../brave_news/browser/resources/Variables'
 import { useBraveNews } from '../../../../brave_news/browser/resources/shared/Context'
 import { CLASSNAME_PAGE_STUCK } from '../page'
-import Button from '@brave/leo/react/button'
-import { getLocale } from '$web-common/locale';
 
 const Root = styled(Variables)`
   padding-top: ${spacing.xl};
@@ -50,8 +51,22 @@ const ButtonsContainer = styled.div`
   gap: ${spacing.m};
 `
 
+const LoadNewContentButton = styled(Button)`
+  --leo-button-color: var(--bn-glass-10);
+
+  border-radius: 20px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  backdrop-filter: brightness(0.8) blur(32px);
+
+  position: fixed;
+  z-index: 1;
+  top: ${spacing['3Xl']};
+
+  flex-grow: 0;
+`
+
 export default function FeedV2() {
-  const { feedV2, setCustomizePage, refreshFeedV2 } = useBraveNews()
+  const { feedV2, setCustomizePage, refreshFeedV2, feedV2UpdatesAvailable } = useBraveNews()
 
   const ref = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>()
 
@@ -79,7 +94,13 @@ export default function FeedV2() {
     <SidebarContainer>
       <FeedNavigation />
     </SidebarContainer>
-    <Feed feed={feedV2} />
+    <Flex align='center' direction='column' gap={spacing.l}>
+      {feedV2UpdatesAvailable && <LoadNewContentButton onClick={refreshFeedV2}>
+        {getLocale('braveNewsNewContentAvailable')}
+      </LoadNewContentButton>}
+      <Feed feed={feedV2} />
+    </Flex>
+
     <ButtonsContainer>
       <Button kind='outline' onClick={() => setCustomizePage('news')}>
         {getLocale('braveNewsCustomizeFeed')}
diff --git a/components/brave_news/browser/brave_news_controller.cc b/components/brave_news/browser/brave_news_controller.cc
index 63cb15880933..e1d87d8acdc1 100644
--- a/components/brave_news/browser/brave_news_controller.cc
+++ b/components/brave_news/browser/brave_news_controller.cc
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ void BraveNewsController::IsFeedUpdateAvailable(
 void BraveNewsController::AddFeedListener(
     mojo::PendingRemote<mojom::FeedListener> listener) {
   if (MaybeInitFeedV2()) {
-    feed_controller_.AddListener(std::move(listener));
+    feed_v2_builder_->AddListener(std::move(listener));
   } else {
     feed_controller_.AddListener(std::move(listener));
   }
diff --git a/components/brave_news/browser/feed_v2_builder.cc b/components/brave_news/browser/feed_v2_builder.cc
index 8c8c7cddc7f8..0b29bcb5c917 100644
--- a/components/brave_news/browser/feed_v2_builder.cc
+++ b/components/brave_news/browser/feed_v2_builder.cc
@@ -606,13 +606,20 @@ FeedV2Builder::FeedV2Builder(
       signal_calculator_(publishers_controller,
                          channels_controller,
                          prefs,
-                         history_service) {}
+                         history_service) {
+  publishers_observation_.Observe(&publishers_controller);
+}
 
 FeedV2Builder::~FeedV2Builder() = default;
 
 void FeedV2Builder::AddListener(
     mojo::PendingRemote<mojom::FeedListener> listener) {
-  listeners_.Add(std::move(listener));
+  auto id = listeners_.Add(std::move(listener));
+
+  auto* instance = listeners_.Get(id);
+  CHECK(instance);
+
+  instance->OnUpdateAvailable(hash_);
 }
 
 void FeedV2Builder::BuildFollowingFeed(BuildFeedCallback callback) {
@@ -733,6 +740,17 @@ void FeedV2Builder::GetSignals(GetSignalsCallback callback) {
                  weak_ptr_factory_.GetWeakPtr(), std::move(callback)));
 }
 
+void FeedV2Builder::OnPublishersUpdated(
+    PublishersController* publishers_controller) {
+  const auto& publishers = publishers_controller_->GetLastPublishers();
+  auto channels =
+      channels_controller_->GetChannelsFromPublishers(publishers, &*prefs_);
+  hash_ = GetFeedHash(channels, publishers, feed_etags_);
+  for (const auto& listener : listeners_) {
+    listener->OnUpdateAvailable(hash_);
+  }
+}
+
 void FeedV2Builder::UpdateData(UpdateSettings settings,
                                base::OnceCallback<void()> callback) {
   if (current_update_) {
@@ -870,6 +888,13 @@ void FeedV2Builder::OnGotTopics(TopicsResult topics) {
 void FeedV2Builder::NotifyUpdateCompleted() {
   CHECK(current_update_);
 
+  // Recalculate the hash_ - this will be used to mark the source of generated
+  // feeds.
+  const auto& publishers = publishers_controller_->GetLastPublishers();
+  auto channels =
+      channels_controller_->GetChannelsFromPublishers(publishers, &*prefs_);
+  hash_ = GetFeedHash(channels, publishers, feed_etags_);
+
   // Fire all the pending callbacks.
   for (auto& callback : current_update_->callbacks) {
     std::move(callback).Run();
@@ -879,6 +904,7 @@ void FeedV2Builder::NotifyUpdateCompleted() {
   current_update_ = std::move(next_update_);
   next_update_ = absl::nullopt;
 
+  // Notify listeners of updated hash.
   for (const auto& listener : listeners_) {
     listener->OnUpdateAvailable(hash_);
   }
@@ -904,24 +930,12 @@ void FeedV2Builder::GenerateFeed(
               return;
             }
 
-            const auto& publishers =
-                builder->publishers_controller_->GetLastPublishers();
-            auto channels =
-                builder->channels_controller_->GetChannelsFromPublishers(
-                    publishers, &*builder->prefs_);
-            builder->hash_ =
-                GetFeedHash(channels, publishers, builder->feed_etags_);
-
             auto feed = std::move(build_feed).Run();
             feed->construct_time = base::Time::Now();
             feed->type = std::move(type);
             feed->source_hash = builder->hash_;
 
             std::move(callback).Run(feed->Clone());
-
-            for (const auto& listener : builder->listeners_) {
-              listener->OnUpdateAvailable(builder->hash_);
-            }
           },
           weak_ptr_factory_.GetWeakPtr(), std::move(type),
           std::move(build_feed), std::move(callback)));
diff --git a/components/brave_news/browser/feed_v2_builder.h b/components/brave_news/browser/feed_v2_builder.h
index 5138f721adca..c8e38a41fa37 100644
--- a/components/brave_news/browser/feed_v2_builder.h
+++ b/components/brave_news/browser/feed_v2_builder.h
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "base/functional/callback_forward.h"
 #include "base/memory/scoped_refptr.h"
 #include "base/memory/weak_ptr.h"
+#include "base/scoped_observation.h"
 #include "brave/components/brave_news/browser/channels_controller.h"
 #include "brave/components/brave_news/browser/feed_fetcher.h"
 #include "brave/components/brave_news/browser/publishers_controller.h"
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ namespace brave_news {
 using BuildFeedCallback = mojom::BraveNewsController::GetFeedV2Callback;
 using GetSignalsCallback = mojom::BraveNewsController::GetSignalsCallback;
 
-class FeedV2Builder {
+class FeedV2Builder : public PublishersController::Observer {
  public:
   FeedV2Builder(
       PublishersController& publishers_controller,
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ class FeedV2Builder {
       scoped_refptr<network::SharedURLLoaderFactory> url_loader_factory);
   FeedV2Builder(const FeedV2Builder&) = delete;
   FeedV2Builder& operator=(const FeedV2Builder&) = delete;
-  ~FeedV2Builder();
+  ~FeedV2Builder() override;
 
   void AddListener(mojo::PendingRemote<mojom::FeedListener> listener);
 
@@ -58,6 +59,9 @@ class FeedV2Builder {
 
   void GetSignals(GetSignalsCallback callback);
 
+  // PublishersController::Observer:
+  void OnPublishersUpdated(PublishersController* controller) override;
+
  private:
   using UpdateCallback = base::OnceCallback<void()>;
   struct UpdateSettings {
@@ -135,6 +139,9 @@ class FeedV2Builder {
   raw_ref<SuggestionsController> suggestions_controller_;
   raw_ref<PrefService> prefs_;
 
+  base::ScopedObservation<PublishersController, PublishersController::Observer>
+      publishers_observation_{this};
+
   FeedFetcher fetcher_;
   TopicsFetcher topics_fetcher_;
   SignalCalculator signal_calculator_;
diff --git a/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/Context.tsx b/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/Context.tsx
index 8b9f86701de8..11d24d53a0f0 100644
--- a/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/Context.tsx
+++ b/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/Context.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ interface BraveNewsContext {
   locale: string
   feedView: FeedView,
   feedV2?: FeedV2,
+  feedV2UpdatesAvailable?: boolean,
   refreshFeedV2: () => void,
   setFeedView: (feedType: FeedView) => void,
   customizePage: NewsPage
@@ -47,7 +48,8 @@ export const BraveNewsContext = React.createContext<BraveNewsContext>({
   locale: '',
   feedView: 'all',
   feedV2: undefined,
-  refreshFeedV2: () => {},
+  feedV2UpdatesAvailable: false,
+  refreshFeedV2: () => { },
   setFeedView: () => { },
   customizePage: null,
   setCustomizePage: () => { },
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ export const BraveNewsContext = React.createContext<BraveNewsContext>({
   isShowOnNTPPrefEnabled: undefined,
   toggleBraveNewsOnNTP: (enabled: boolean) => { },
   openArticlesInNewTab: true,
-  setOpenArticlesInNewTab: () => {}
+  setOpenArticlesInNewTab: () => { }
 })
 
 export const publishersCache = new PublishersCachingWrapper()
@@ -74,7 +76,12 @@ export function BraveNewsContextProvider(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
 
   // Note: It's okay to fetch the FeedV2 even when the feature isn't enabled
   // because the controller will just return an empty feed.
-  const { feedV2, feedView, setFeedView, refresh: refreshFeed } = useFeedV2()
+  const { feedV2,
+    updatesAvailable: feedV2UpdatesAvailable,
+    feedView,
+    setFeedView,
+    refresh: refreshFeedV2
+  } = useFeedV2()
 
   const [customizePage, setCustomizePage] = useState<NewsPage>(null)
   const [channels, setChannels] = useState<Channels>({})
@@ -143,8 +150,9 @@ export function BraveNewsContextProvider(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     locale,
     feedView,
     setFeedView,
-    feedV2: feedV2,
-    refreshFeedV2: refreshFeed,
+    feedV2,
+    feedV2UpdatesAvailable,
+    refreshFeedV2,
     customizePage,
     setCustomizePage,
     channels,
@@ -159,7 +167,7 @@ export function BraveNewsContextProvider(props: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
     toggleBraveNewsOnNTP,
     openArticlesInNewTab: configuration.openArticlesInNewTab,
     setOpenArticlesInNewTab
-  }), [customizePage, setFeedView, feedV2, channels, publishers, suggestedPublisherIds, updateSuggestedPublisherIds, configuration, toggleBraveNewsOnNTP])
+  }), [customizePage, setFeedView, feedV2, feedV2UpdatesAvailable, channels, publishers, suggestedPublisherIds, updateSuggestedPublisherIds, configuration, toggleBraveNewsOnNTP])
 
   return <BraveNewsContext.Provider value={context}>
     {props.children}
diff --git a/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/Icons.tsx b/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/Icons.tsx
index 09254235eacd..4fb4df02b456 100644
--- a/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/Icons.tsx
+++ b/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/Icons.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export const ArrowRight = <svg width="16" height="15" viewBox="0 0 16 15" fill="
 
 export const channelIcons = {
   'default': <Icon name='news-default'/>,
-  'Brave': <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="#6B7084" fill-rule="evenodd" d="m20.69 8.47-.628-1.675.436-.962a.324.324 0 0 0-.068-.366l-1.188-1.18a1.947 1.947 0 0 0-1.995-.454l-.332.113L15.178 2H8.794L7.079 3.97l-.323-.112a1.952 1.952 0 0 0-2.013.46l-1.21 1.2a.258.258 0 0 0-.054.292l.456.998-.625 1.674.405 1.51L5.56 16.87a3.503 3.503 0 0 0 1.382 1.963s2.24 1.549 4.45 2.956c.195.124.398.214.617.21.218.004.421-.086.615-.21 2.483-1.596 4.447-2.962 4.447-2.962a3.504 3.504 0 0 0 1.38-1.966l1.836-6.88.404-1.512Z" clip-rule="evenodd"/><path fill="#fff" fill-rule="evenodd" d="m18.728 8.801-.03.09-.045.16c-.122.15-.38.437-.573.638l-1.773 1.848c-.193.201-.302.453-.192.707l.24.578c.11.254.12.674.014.956-.107.287-.291.54-.533.734l-.185.148a.9.9 0 0 1-.86.101l-.816-.38a4.234 4.234 0 0 1-.843-.55l-.773-.681a.346.346 0 0 1-.02-.505l1.883-1.245c.233-.154.357-.44.224-.683l-.67-1.194c-.132-.243-.185-.567-.117-.719.068-.152.339-.356.602-.454l2.185-.796c.264-.097.25-.198-.03-.224l-1.397-.102c-.28-.026-.486.014-.758.088l-1.056.257c-.271.074-.329.357-.278.628l.436 2.317c.051.271.076.545.056.607-.02.063-.262.164-.537.225l-.361.08a2.837 2.837 0 0 1-1 .007l-.438-.091c-.276-.058-.518-.156-.538-.219-.02-.063.004-.336.055-.607l.433-2.318c.05-.271-.007-.554-.278-.628L9.698 7.32c-.272-.074-.478-.113-.758-.087l-1.396.103c-.28.026-.294.127-.03.224l2.185.794c.264.097.535.301.603.453.068.152.015.476-.117.72l-.668 1.193c-.132.244-.008.53.225.683l1.884 1.243a.346.346 0 0 1-.018.505l-.773.682a4.246 4.246 0 0 1-.842.552l-.816.381a.902.902 0 0 1-.86-.1l-.185-.148a1.727 1.727 0 0 1-.543-.756 1.444 1.444 0 0 1 .022-.933l.24-.578c.109-.255 0-.507-.194-.708L5.882 9.696c-.193-.2-.451-.487-.573-.636l-.047-.16-.028-.09c-.003-.104.034-.433.077-.522.043-.088.207-.348.365-.577l.38-.55c.158-.23.43-.593.606-.808l.557-.684c.175-.216.325-.392.348-.39 0-.002.228.04.504.092l.844.158.678.127c.097.018.395-.037.663-.122l.607-.192c.268-.086.674-.198.903-.25l.212.003.212-.003c.23.052.636.163.904.248l.607.192c.268.085.567.14.663.122a284 284 0 0 0 .56-.106l.118-.022.843-.16c.277-.052.504-.094.52-.093.008 0 .157.174.333.39l.558.683c.176.216.45.579.607.807l.38.55c.159.229.406.644.421.739a2.3 2.3 0 0 1 .024.36Zm-6.635 5.516c.025 0 .258.086.519.192l.241.098c.26.106.679.294.93.419l.713.354c.25.125.269.359.04.52l-.608.425c-.23.16-.59.44-.8.62l-.767.655a.601.601 0 0 1-.758.002c-.206-.178-.548-.47-.76-.65a12.42 12.42 0 0 0-.802-.614l-.606-.42c-.23-.158-.214-.393.036-.52l.716-.366c.25-.127.668-.318.928-.424l.241-.098a5.18 5.18 0 0 1 .518-.193h.22Z" clip-rule="evenodd"/></svg>,
+  'Brave': <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path fill="#6B7084" fill-rule="evenodd" d="m20.69 8.47-.628-1.675.436-.962a.324.324 0 0 0-.068-.366l-1.188-1.18a1.947 1.947 0 0 0-1.995-.454l-.332.113L15.178 2H8.794L7.079 3.97l-.323-.112a1.952 1.952 0 0 0-2.013.46l-1.21 1.2a.258.258 0 0 0-.054.292l.456.998-.625 1.674.405 1.51L5.56 16.87a3.503 3.503 0 0 0 1.382 1.963s2.24 1.549 4.45 2.956c.195.124.398.214.617.21.218.004.421-.086.615-.21 2.483-1.596 4.447-2.962 4.447-2.962a3.504 3.504 0 0 0 1.38-1.966l1.836-6.88.404-1.512Z" clipRule="evenodd"/><path fill="#fff" fill-rule="evenodd" d="m18.728 8.801-.03.09-.045.16c-.122.15-.38.437-.573.638l-1.773 1.848c-.193.201-.302.453-.192.707l.24.578c.11.254.12.674.014.956-.107.287-.291.54-.533.734l-.185.148a.9.9 0 0 1-.86.101l-.816-.38a4.234 4.234 0 0 1-.843-.55l-.773-.681a.346.346 0 0 1-.02-.505l1.883-1.245c.233-.154.357-.44.224-.683l-.67-1.194c-.132-.243-.185-.567-.117-.719.068-.152.339-.356.602-.454l2.185-.796c.264-.097.25-.198-.03-.224l-1.397-.102c-.28-.026-.486.014-.758.088l-1.056.257c-.271.074-.329.357-.278.628l.436 2.317c.051.271.076.545.056.607-.02.063-.262.164-.537.225l-.361.08a2.837 2.837 0 0 1-1 .007l-.438-.091c-.276-.058-.518-.156-.538-.219-.02-.063.004-.336.055-.607l.433-2.318c.05-.271-.007-.554-.278-.628L9.698 7.32c-.272-.074-.478-.113-.758-.087l-1.396.103c-.28.026-.294.127-.03.224l2.185.794c.264.097.535.301.603.453.068.152.015.476-.117.72l-.668 1.193c-.132.244-.008.53.225.683l1.884 1.243a.346.346 0 0 1-.018.505l-.773.682a4.246 4.246 0 0 1-.842.552l-.816.381a.902.902 0 0 1-.86-.1l-.185-.148a1.727 1.727 0 0 1-.543-.756 1.444 1.444 0 0 1 .022-.933l.24-.578c.109-.255 0-.507-.194-.708L5.882 9.696c-.193-.2-.451-.487-.573-.636l-.047-.16-.028-.09c-.003-.104.034-.433.077-.522.043-.088.207-.348.365-.577l.38-.55c.158-.23.43-.593.606-.808l.557-.684c.175-.216.325-.392.348-.39 0-.002.228.04.504.092l.844.158.678.127c.097.018.395-.037.663-.122l.607-.192c.268-.086.674-.198.903-.25l.212.003.212-.003c.23.052.636.163.904.248l.607.192c.268.085.567.14.663.122a284 284 0 0 0 .56-.106l.118-.022.843-.16c.277-.052.504-.094.52-.093.008 0 .157.174.333.39l.558.683c.176.216.45.579.607.807l.38.55c.159.229.406.644.421.739a2.3 2.3 0 0 1 .024.36Zm-6.635 5.516c.025 0 .258.086.519.192l.241.098c.26.106.679.294.93.419l.713.354c.25.125.269.359.04.52l-.608.425c-.23.16-.59.44-.8.62l-.767.655a.601.601 0 0 1-.758.002c-.206-.178-.548-.47-.76-.65a12.42 12.42 0 0 0-.802-.614l-.606-.42c-.23-.158-.214-.393.036-.52l.716-.366c.25-.127.668-.318.928-.424l.241-.098a5.18 5.18 0 0 1 .518-.193h.22Z" clipRule="evenodd"/></svg>,
   'Business': <Icon name='news-business'/>,
   'Cars': <Icon name='news-car'/>,
   'Crypto': <Icon name='crypto-wallets'/>,
diff --git a/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/channel.ts b/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/channel.ts
index e51f25428fe1..2987118e3300 100644
--- a/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/channel.ts
+++ b/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/channel.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import { getLocale } from "$web-common/locale"
 
 export const getTranslatedChannelName = (channelName: string) => {
+  if (!channelName) return ''
   try {
     return getLocale(`braveNewsChannel-${channelName}`)
   } catch (err) {
diff --git a/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/useFeedV2.ts b/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/useFeedV2.ts
index dc78e457c30f..86b1344c2791 100644
--- a/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/useFeedV2.ts
+++ b/components/brave_news/browser/resources/shared/useFeedV2.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import getBraveNewsController, { FeedV2, FeedV2Type } from "./api";
+import { addFeedListener } from "./feedListener";
 
 export type FeedView = 'all' | 'following' | `publishers/${string}` | `channels/${string}`
 
@@ -84,9 +85,35 @@ const fetchFeed = (feedView: FeedView) => {
   })
 }
 
+// Clear out of date caches when the feed receives new data.
+addFeedListener(latestHash => {
+  // Delete everything in the localCache which wasn't generated from the latest
+  // data - the last visited feed is stored in under |FEED_KEY| so clicking an
+  // article and coming back will still work.
+  for (const key in localCache) {
+    if (localCache[key].sourceHash === latestHash) continue
+    delete localCache[key]
+  }
+
+  // If what's in localStorage isn't from the latest data, make sure we remove
+  // it. Without the eslint-disable-next-line comment the below will fail on iOS
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unnecessary-type-assertion
+  const localStorageData = JSON.parse(localStorage.getItem(FEED_KEY)!) as FeedV2 | null
+  if (localStorageData?.sourceHash !== latestHash) {
+    localStorage.removeItem(FEED_KEY)
+  }
+})
+
 export const useFeedV2 = () => {
   const [feedV2, setFeedV2] = useState<FeedV2 | undefined>(maybeLoadFeed())
   const [feedView, setFeedView] = useState<FeedView>(feedTypeToFeedView(feedV2?.type))
+  const [hash, setHash] = useState<string>()
+
+  // Add a listener for the latest hash.
+  useEffect(() => {
+    // Note: A new feed listener will be notified with the latest hash.
+    addFeedListener(setHash)
+  }, [])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const cachedFeed = maybeLoadFeed(feedView)
@@ -110,10 +137,15 @@ export const useFeedV2 = () => {
     fetchFeed(feedView).then(setFeedV2)
   }, [feedView])
 
+  // Updates are available if we've been told the latest hash, we have a feed
+  // and the hashes don't match.
+  const updatesAvailable = !!(hash && feedV2 && hash !== feedV2.sourceHash)
+  console.log("Latest hash: ", hash, "Current hash:", feedV2?.sourceHash)
   return {
     feedV2,
     feedView,
     setFeedView,
-    refresh
+    refresh,
+    updatesAvailable
   }
 }
diff --git a/components/resources/brave_news_strings.grdp b/components/resources/brave_news_strings.grdp
index 1c5509843f7f..f1f487d32c68 100644
--- a/components/resources/brave_news_strings.grdp
+++ b/components/resources/brave_news_strings.grdp
@@ -237,4 +237,7 @@
   <message name="IDS_BRAVE_NEWS_CAUGHT_UP" desc="Text for when the user reaches the end of the feed">
     You're all caught up
   </message>
+  <message name="IDS_BRAVE_NEWS_NEW_CONTENT_AVAILABLE" desc="Indicates that new content is available, and prompts the user to load the new data">
+    New content available. Reload?
+  </message>
 </grit-part>