diff --git a/mod/content.php b/mod/content.php
index e0634b3e84..c4b0ca2f62 100644
--- a/mod/content.php
+++ b/mod/content.php
@@ -784,8 +784,9 @@ function render_content(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 
 				$indent = (($toplevelpost) ? '' : ' comment');
 
+				$shiny = "";
 				if(strcmp(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$item['created']),datetime_convert('UTC','UTC','now - 12 hours')) > 0)
-					$indent .= ' shiny'; 
+					$shiny = 'shiny'; 
 
 				// 
 				localize_item($item);
@@ -829,6 +830,7 @@ function render_content(&$a, $items, $mode, $update, $preview = false) {
 					'lock' => $lock,
 					'location' => template_escape($location),
 					'indent' => $indent,
+					'shiny' => $shiny,
 					'owner_url' => $owner_url,
 					'owner_photo' => $owner_photo,
 					'owner_name' => template_escape($owner_name),
diff --git a/object/Item.php b/object/Item.php
index 9ec63b4f20..b8afe2213a 100644
--- a/object/Item.php
+++ b/object/Item.php
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 		$star = false;
 		$isstarred = "unstarred";
 		$indent = '';
+		$shiny = '';
 		$osparkle = '';
 		$total_children = $this->count_descendants();
 
@@ -199,8 +200,9 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 			if ($shareable) $buttons['share'] = array( t('Share this'), t('share'));
 		}
 
-		if(strcmp(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$item['created']),datetime_convert('UTC','UTC','now - 12 hours')) > 0)
-			$indent .= ' shiny';
+		if(strcmp(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$item['created']),datetime_convert('UTC','UTC','now - 12 hours')) > 0){
+			$shiny = 'shiny';
+		}
 
 		localize_item($item);
 
@@ -241,6 +243,7 @@ class Item extends BaseObject {
 			'lock' => $lock,
 			'location' => template_escape($location),
 			'indent' => $indent,
+			'shiny' => $shiny,
 			'owner_url' => $this->get_owner_url(),
 			'owner_photo' => $this->get_owner_photo(),
 			'owner_name' => template_escape($this->get_owner_name()),