diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/stores/versions.store.test.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/stores/versions.store.test.ts
index 94bcc3baea..dd9e1cd554 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/stores/versions.store.test.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/stores/versions.store.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia';
 import { useVersionsStore } from './versions.store';
+import { useUsersStore } from './users.store';
 import * as versionsApi from '@n8n/rest-api-client/api/versions';
 import type { IVersionNotificationSettings } from '@n8n/api-types';
 import type { Version, WhatsNewArticle, WhatsNewSection } from '@n8n/rest-api-client/api/versions';
@@ -18,6 +19,8 @@ vi.mock('@/composables/useToast', () => {
 	};
 });
 
+vi.mock('./users.store');
+
 const settings: IVersionNotificationSettings = {
 	enabled: true,
 	endpoint: 'https://test.api.n8n.io/api/versions/',
@@ -505,3 +508,86 @@ describe('versions.store', () => {
 		});
 	});
 });
+
+describe('shouldShowWhatsNewCallout', () => {
+	let versionsStore: ReturnType<typeof useVersionsStore>;
+
+	const makeArticle = (overrides: Partial<WhatsNewArticle> = {}): WhatsNewArticle => ({
+		id: 1,
+		title: 'Test',
+		content: 'Content',
+		createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+		updatedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+		publishedAt: new Date().toISOString(),
+		...overrides,
+	});
+
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		localStorage.clear();
+		setActivePinia(createPinia());
+	});
+
+	it('returns false if there are no articles', () => {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+		vi.mocked(useUsersStore).mockReturnValue({ currentUser: null } as any);
+		versionsStore = useVersionsStore();
+		Object.defineProperty(versionsStore, 'lastDismissedWhatsNewCallout', { get: () => [] });
+		versionsStore.whatsNew.items = [];
+		expect(versionsStore.shouldShowWhatsNewCallout()).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('returns true if user has no createdAt and not all articles are dismissed', () => {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+		vi.mocked(useUsersStore).mockReturnValue({ currentUser: null } as any);
+		versionsStore = useVersionsStore();
+		Object.defineProperty(versionsStore, 'lastDismissedWhatsNewCallout', { get: () => [] });
+		versionsStore.whatsNew.items = [makeArticle()];
+		expect(versionsStore.shouldShowWhatsNewCallout()).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('returns false if all articles are dismissed', () => {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+		vi.mocked(useUsersStore).mockReturnValue({ currentUser: null } as any);
+		versionsStore = useVersionsStore();
+		versionsStore.whatsNew.items = [makeArticle()];
+		versionsStore.dismissWhatsNewCallout();
+		expect(versionsStore.shouldShowWhatsNewCallout()).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('returns true if user createdAt is before article updatedAt', () => {
+		const now = Date.now();
+		vi.mocked(useUsersStore).mockReturnValue({
+			currentUser: { createdAt: new Date(now - 10000).toISOString() },
+			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+		} as any);
+		versionsStore = useVersionsStore();
+		Object.defineProperty(versionsStore, 'lastDismissedWhatsNewCallout', { get: () => [] });
+		versionsStore.whatsNew.items = [makeArticle({ updatedAt: new Date(now).toISOString() })];
+		expect(versionsStore.shouldShowWhatsNewCallout()).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	it('returns false if user createdAt is after article updatedAt', () => {
+		const now = Date.now();
+		vi.mocked(useUsersStore).mockReturnValue({
+			currentUser: { createdAt: new Date(now).toISOString() },
+			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+		} as any);
+		versionsStore = useVersionsStore();
+		Object.defineProperty(versionsStore, 'lastDismissedWhatsNewCallout', { get: () => [] });
+		versionsStore.whatsNew.items = [
+			makeArticle({ updatedAt: new Date(now - 10000).toISOString() }),
+		];
+		expect(versionsStore.shouldShowWhatsNewCallout()).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	it('handles missing updatedAt on article', () => {
+		vi.mocked(useUsersStore).mockReturnValue({
+			currentUser: { createdAt: new Date().toISOString() },
+			// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+		} as any);
+		versionsStore = useVersionsStore();
+		Object.defineProperty(versionsStore, 'lastDismissedWhatsNewCallout', { get: () => [] });
+		versionsStore.whatsNew.items = [makeArticle({ updatedAt: undefined })];
+		expect(versionsStore.shouldShowWhatsNewCallout()).toBe(false);
+	});
+});
diff --git a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/stores/versions.store.ts b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/stores/versions.store.ts
index affffcfde4..e5a84a287f 100644
--- a/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/stores/versions.store.ts
+++ b/packages/frontend/editor-ui/src/stores/versions.store.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { useToast } from '@/composables/useToast';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/ui.store';
 import { computed, ref } from 'vue';
 import { useSettingsStore } from './settings.store';
+import { useUsersStore } from './users.store';
 import { useStorage } from '@/composables/useStorage';
 import { jsonParse } from 'n8n-workflow';
 import { useTelemetry } from '@/composables/useTelemetry';
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ export const useVersionsStore = defineStore(STORES.VERSIONS, () => {
 	const { showToast, showMessage } = useToast();
 	const uiStore = useUIStore();
 	const settingsStore = useSettingsStore();
+	const usersStore = useUsersStore();
 	const readWhatsNewArticlesStorage = useStorage(LOCAL_STORAGE_READ_WHATS_NEW_ARTICLES);
 	const lastDismissedWhatsNewCalloutStorage = useStorage(LOCAL_STORAGE_DISMISSED_WHATS_NEW_CALLOUT);
 
@@ -169,9 +171,22 @@ export const useVersionsStore = defineStore(STORES.VERSIONS, () => {
 	};
 
 	const shouldShowWhatsNewCallout = (): boolean => {
-		return !whatsNewArticles.value.every((item) =>
+		const createdAt = usersStore.currentUser?.createdAt;
+		let hasNewArticle = false;
+		if (createdAt) {
+			const userCreatedAt = new Date(createdAt).getTime();
+			hasNewArticle = whatsNewArticles.value.some((item) => {
+				const updatedAt = item.updatedAt ? new Date(item.updatedAt).getTime() : 0;
+				return updatedAt > userCreatedAt;
+			});
+		} else {
+			hasNewArticle = true;
+		}
+		const allArticlesDismissed = whatsNewArticles.value.every((item) =>
 			lastDismissedWhatsNewCallout.value.includes(item.id),
 		);
+
+		return hasNewArticle && !allArticlesDismissed;
 	};
 
 	const fetchWhatsNew = async () => {
@@ -273,5 +288,7 @@ export const useVersionsStore = defineStore(STORES.VERSIONS, () => {
 		isWhatsNewArticleRead,
 		setWhatsNewArticleRead,
 		closeWhatsNewCallout,
+		shouldShowWhatsNewCallout,
+		dismissWhatsNewCallout,
 	};
 });