diff --git a/calibre-plugin/jobs.py b/calibre-plugin/jobs.py
index 8e99ffc6..e516fae2 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/jobs.py
+++ b/calibre-plugin/jobs.py
@@ -251,6 +251,17 @@ def do_download_for_worker(book,options,merge,notification=lambda x,y:x):
             if not story.getMetadata("series") and 'calibre_series' in book:
                 adapter.setSeries(book['calibre_series'][0],book['calibre_series'][1])
 
+            # logger.debug(merge)
+            # logger.debug(book.get('epub_for_update','(NONE)'))
+            # logger.debug(options.get('mergebook','(NOMERGEBOOK)'))
+
+            # is a merge, is a pre-existing anthology, and is not a pre-existing book in anthology.
+            if merge and 'mergebook' in options and 'epub_for_update' not in book:
+                # internal for plugin anthologies to mark chapters
+                # (new) in new stories
+                story.setMetadata("newforanthology","true")
+            logger.debug("metadata newforanthology:%s"%story.getMetadata("newforanthology"))
+
             # set PI version instead of default.
             if 'version' in options:
                 story.setMetadata('version',options['version'])
diff --git a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
index e18f44b7..63fc05e6 100644
--- a/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
+++ b/calibre-plugin/plugin-defaults.ini
@@ -471,6 +471,13 @@ chapter_title_strip_pattern:^[0-9]+[\.: -]+(?=[^0-9]|$)
 ## If set to latestonly, only new chapters downloaded this time will
 ## be marked (new) and existing chapters will have any (new) marks
 ## removed.
+##
+## (Plugin Only) - New stories added to an existing anthology will
+## have *all* chapters marked (new).  If set to latestonly, existing
+## (new) marks will only be removed when that particular story within
+## the anthology is updated--either because it has new chapter(s) or
+## you are using Update Always.
+##
 ## mark_new_chapters can be true, false or latestonly
 mark_new_chapters:false
 
diff --git a/fanficfare/configurable.py b/fanficfare/configurable.py
index 176a5dec..e915733e 100644
--- a/fanficfare/configurable.py
+++ b/fanficfare/configurable.py
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ def get_valid_scalar_entries():
                  'langcode',
                  'output_css',
                  'cover_image',
+                 'newforanthology' # internal for plugin anthologies
+                                   # to mark chapters (new) in new
+                                   # stories
                  ])
 
 def get_valid_entries():
diff --git a/fanficfare/story.py b/fanficfare/story.py
index ef6dacb2..0f145403 100644
--- a/fanficfare/story.py
+++ b/fanficfare/story.py
@@ -1409,7 +1409,7 @@ class Story(Requestable):
         toctempl = string.Template(tocpattern)
 
         for index, chap in enumerate(self.chapters):
-            if chap['new']:
+            if chap['new'] or self.getMetadata('newforanthology'):
                 usetempl = newtempl
             else:
                 usetempl = templ