diff --git a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_stats_menu.dart b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_stats_menu.dart
index 3189ad1e8..52890bc1d 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_stats_menu.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_stats_menu.dart
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ class ActivityStatsMenu extends StatelessWidget {
                     langCode: controller.room.activityPlan!.req.targetLanguage,
                     targetId: "activity-vocab",
                     usedVocab: controller.activityController.usedVocab,
+                    activityLangCode:
+                        controller.room.activityPlan!.req.targetLanguage,
                   ),
                 ),
               ],
diff --git a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_vocab_widget.dart b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_vocab_widget.dart
index 4708c1634..bd78b0538 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_vocab_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_session_chat/activity_vocab_widget.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class ActivityVocabWidget extends StatelessWidget {
   final List<Vocab> vocab;
   final String langCode;
   final String targetId;
+  final String activityLangCode;
   final ValueNotifier<Set<String>>? usedVocab;
 
   const ActivityVocabWidget({
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ class ActivityVocabWidget extends StatelessWidget {
     required this.vocab,
     required this.langCode,
     required this.targetId,
+    required this.activityLangCode,
     this.usedVocab,
   });
 
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@ class ActivityVocabWidget extends StatelessWidget {
         targetId: targetId,
         langCode: langCode,
         usedVocab: const {},
+        activityLangCode: activityLangCode,
       );
     }
 
@@ -45,6 +48,7 @@ class ActivityVocabWidget extends StatelessWidget {
         targetId: targetId,
         langCode: langCode,
         usedVocab: used,
+        activityLangCode: activityLangCode,
       ),
     );
   }
@@ -54,12 +58,14 @@ class _VocabChips extends StatefulWidget {
   final List<Vocab> vocab;
   final String targetId;
   final String langCode;
+  final String activityLangCode;
   final Set<String> usedVocab;
 
   const _VocabChips({
     required this.vocab,
     required this.targetId,
     required this.langCode,
+    required this.activityLangCode,
     required this.usedVocab,
   });
 
@@ -132,7 +138,11 @@ class _VocabChipsState extends State<_VocabChips> with TokenRenderingMixin {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final tokens = widget.vocab.map((v) => v.asToken()).toList();
-    final newTokens = TokensUtil.getNewTokens("activity_tokens", tokens);
+    final newTokens = TokensUtil.getNewTokens(
+      "activity_tokens",
+      tokens,
+      widget.activityLangCode,
+    );
     final renderer = TokenRenderingUtil(
       existingStyle: TextStyle(
         color: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.onSurface,
diff --git a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_summary_widget.dart b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_summary_widget.dart
index 82a9dfaa9..df4bb64ed 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_summary_widget.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/activity_sessions/activity_summary_widget.dart
@@ -190,6 +190,7 @@ class ActivitySummary extends StatelessWidget {
                           langCode: activity.req.targetLanguage,
                           targetId: "activity-summary-vocab",
                           usedVocab: usedVocab,
+                          activityLangCode: activity.req.targetLanguage,
                         ),
                       ),
                     ],
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/stt_transcript_tokens.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/stt_transcript_tokens.dart
index ffb3b696d..36be582af 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/stt_transcript_tokens.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/stt_transcript_tokens.dart
@@ -42,7 +42,12 @@ class SttTranscriptTokens extends StatelessWidget {
       existingStyle: (style ?? DefaultTextStyle.of(context).style),
     );
 
-    final newTokens = TokensUtil.getNewTokens(eventId, tokens);
+    final newTokens = TokensUtil.getNewTokens(
+      eventId,
+      tokens,
+      model.langCode,
+    );
+
     return RichText(
       textScaler: TextScaler.noScaling,
       text: TextSpan(
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/tokens_util.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/tokens_util.dart
index cccd860ff..3f69baa4e 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/tokens_util.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/reading_assistance/tokens_util.dart
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ class TokensUtil {
 
   static List<PangeaTokenText> getNewTokens(
     String cacheKey,
-    List<PangeaToken> tokens, {
+    List<PangeaToken> tokens,
+    String tokensLangCode, {
     int? maxTokens,
   }) {
     if (MatrixState
@@ -82,8 +83,19 @@ class TokensUtil {
       return [];
     }
 
+    final messageInUserL2 = tokensLangCode.split('-').first ==
+        MatrixState.pangeaController.userController.userL2?.langCodeShort;
+
     final cached = _getCachedNewTokens(cacheKey);
-    if (cached != null) return cached;
+    if (cached != null) {
+      if (!messageInUserL2) {
+        _newTokenCache.remove(cacheKey);
+        return [];
+      }
+      return cached;
+    }
+
+    if (!messageInUserL2) return [];
 
     final List<PangeaTokenText> newTokens = [];
     final analyticsService =
@@ -136,15 +148,12 @@ class TokensUtil {
       return [];
     }
 
-    return getNewTokens(event.eventId, tokens, maxTokens: 3);
-  }
-
-  static bool isNewToken(
-    String cacheKey,
-    PangeaToken token,
-  ) {
-    final newTokens = getNewTokens(cacheKey, [token]);
-    return newTokens.any((t) => t == token.text);
+    return getNewTokens(
+      event.eventId,
+      tokens,
+      event.messageDisplayLangCode,
+      maxTokens: 3,
+    );
   }
 
   static bool isNewTokenByEvent(PangeaToken token, PangeaMessageEvent event) {