diff --git a/LibDropDownMenu.lua b/LibDropDownMenu.lua
index e7bbbdb..9d24826 100644
--- a/LibDropDownMenu.lua
+++ b/LibDropDownMenu.lua
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ function UIDropDownMenu_InitializeHelper(frame)
 	-- Hide all the buttons
 	local button, dropDownList;
 	for i = 1, UIDROPDOWNMENU_MAXLEVELS, 1 do
-		if not _G["LibDropDownMenu_List"..i] then
-			Create_DropDownList("LibDropDownMenu_List"..i,nil,{id=i});
-		end
 		dropDownList = _G["LibDropDownMenu_List"..i];
 		if ( i >= UIDROPDOWNMENU_MENU_LEVEL or frame ~= UIDROPDOWNMENU_OPEN_MENU ) then
 			dropDownList.numButtons = 0;
@@ -146,10 +143,6 @@ function UIDropDownMenu_Initialize(frame, initFunction, displayMode, level, menu
 		level = 1;
 	end
 
-	if not _G["LibDropDownMenu_List"..level] then
-		Create_DropDownList("LibDropDownMenu_List"..level,nil,{id=level});
-	end
-
 	local dropDownList = _G["LibDropDownMenu_List"..level];
 	dropDownList.dropdown = frame;
 	dropDownList.shouldRefresh = true;
@@ -300,7 +293,7 @@ function UIDropDownMenuButton_OnEnter(self)
 	end
 
 	GetValueOrCallFunction(self, "funcOnEnter", self);
-	--self.NewFeature:Hide(); -- in retail, but why?
+	--self.NewFeature:Hide(); -- why should it disappear on mouse over? (found in retail code)
 	self.NewFeature:SetShown(self.showNewLabel);
 end
 
@@ -1684,7 +1677,7 @@ function UIDropDownMenu_GetValue(id)
 	end
 end
 
-function OpenColorPicker(info)
+function OpenColorPicker(info) -- deprecated in retail
 	ColorPickerFrame.func = info.swatchFunc;
 	ColorPickerFrame.hasOpacity = info.hasOpacity;
 	ColorPickerFrame.opacityFunc = info.opacityFunc;
diff --git a/LibDropDownMenuTemplatesCreate.lua b/LibDropDownMenuTemplatesCreate.lua
index cb46f07..e95829f 100644
--- a/LibDropDownMenuTemplatesCreate.lua
+++ b/LibDropDownMenuTemplatesCreate.lua
@@ -80,9 +80,15 @@ if not PixelUtil then -- classic compatibilty
 	end
 end
 
-local function Create_NewFeature(parent)
+local function Create_NewFeature(parent,frameStrata,frameLevel,width,height,scale,shown)
 	local NewFeature = CreateFrame("Frame",nil,parent); -- ResizeLayoutFrame template unusable
-	NewFeature:Hide();
+	--NewFeature:SetFrameStrata(frameStrata);
+	--NewFeature:SetFrameLevel(parent:GetFrameLevel()+frameLevel);
+	NewFeature:SetFrameLevel(frameLevel);
+	NewFeature:SetSize(width,height);
+	NewFeature:SetScale(scale);
+	NewFeature:SetShown(shown);
+
 	Mixin(NewFeature,NewFeatureLabelMixin);
 
 	-- <KeyValues>
@@ -92,21 +98,28 @@ local function Create_NewFeature(parent)
 	-- </KeyValues>
 	-- <Layers>
 		-- <Layer OVERLAY>
-	NewFeature.BGLabel = NewFeature:CreateFontString(nil,"OVERLAY","GameFontNormal_NoShadow",1);
+	NewFeature.BGLabel = NewFeature:CreateFontString(nil,"OVERLAY","GameFontNormal_NoShadow");
+	NewFeature.BGLabel.ignoreInLayout = true;
+	NewFeature.BGLabel:SetDrawLayer("OVERLAY",1)
 	NewFeature.BGLabel:SetMaxLines(1);
 	NewFeature.BGLabel:SetJustifyH("CENTER")
 	NewFeature.BGLabel:SetText(NEW_CAPS);
-	NewFeature.BGLabel:SetShadowColor(NEW_FEATURE_SHADOW_COLOR:GetRGBA())
+	NewFeature.BGLabel:SetTextColor(0.25,0.78,0.92,1 --[[NEW_FEATURE_SHADOW_COLOR:GetRGBA()]])
+	-- RAID_CLASS_COLORS.MAGE looks better on brighter backgrounds
 	NewFeature.BGLabel:SetPoint("CENTER",0.5,-0.5)
-	NewFeature.Label = NewFeature:CreateFontString(nil,"OVERLAY","GameFontHighlight",1);
+
+	NewFeature.Label = NewFeature:CreateFontString(nil,"OVERLAY","GameFontHighlight");
+	NewFeature.Label:SetDrawLayer("OVERLAY",1)
 	NewFeature.Label:SetMaxLines(1)
 	NewFeature.Label:SetJustifyH("CENTER")
 	NewFeature.Label:SetText(NEW_CAPS)
-	NewFeature.Label:SetShadowColor(NEW_FEATURE_SHADOW_COLOR:GetRGBA())
+	NewFeature.Label:SetTextColor(0.25,0.78,0.92,1 --[[NEW_FEATURE_SHADOW_COLOR:GetRGBA()]])
 	NewFeature.Label:SetPoint("CENTER")
+
 	NewFeature.Glow = NewFeature:CreateTexture(nil,"OVERLAY",nil,1)
 	NewFeature.Glow:SetPoint("TOPLEFT",NewFeature.Label,-20,10)
 	NewFeature.Glow:SetPoint("BOTTOMRIGHT",NewFeature.Label,20,-10)
+	NewFeature.Glow:SetAtlas("collections-newglow")
 		-- </Layer OVERLAY>
 	-- </Layers>
 
@@ -126,6 +139,7 @@ local function Create_NewFeature(parent)
 	A2:SetFromAlpha(0.5)
 	A2:SetToAlpha(1)
 	-- </Animations>
+	NewFeature.Fade:Play()
 
 	-- <Scripts>
 	NewFeature:SetScript("OnShow",NewFeature.OnShow);
@@ -133,7 +147,6 @@ local function Create_NewFeature(parent)
 	NewFeature:SetScript("OnHide",NewFeature.OnHide);
 	-- </Scripts>
 
-
 	return NewFeature
 end
 
@@ -202,6 +215,14 @@ local function MenuButton_OnDisable(self)
 	self.invisibleButton:Show();
 end
 
+function Update_DropDownMenuButton(name)
+	local button = _G[name];
+	if not (button and button.NewFeature) then return end
+
+	button.NewFeature = Create_NewFeature(button,"FULLSCREEN_DIALOG",100,1,1,0.8,false);
+	button.NewFeature:SetPoint("LEFT", button.NormalText, "RIGHT", 20, 0);
+end
+
 function Create_DropDownMenuButton(name,parent,opts)
 	local button = CreateFrame("Button",name,parent);
 	button:SetSize(100,16);
@@ -291,12 +312,7 @@ function Create_DropDownMenuButton(name,parent,opts)
 	button.invisibleButton:SetScript("OnLeave",UIDropDownMenuButtonInvisibleButton_OnLeave);
 		-- </Button>
 		-- <Frame>
-	button.NewFeature = Create_NewFeature(button);
-	button.NewFeature:SetFrameStrata("HIGH");
-	button.NewFeature:SetScale(0.8);
-	button.NewFeature:SetFrameLevel(100);
-	button.NewFeature:SetSize(1,1);
-	button.NewFeature:Hide();
+	button.NewFeature = Create_NewFeature(button,"FULLSCREEN_DIALOG",100,1,1,0.8,false);
 		-- </Frame>
 	-- </Frames>
 
@@ -547,3 +563,9 @@ function Create_LargeDropDownMenu(name,parent)
 	return menu;
 end
 
+-- lua replacement of UIDropDownMenu.xml
+if not _G.LibDropDownMenu_List1 then
+	for i=1, UIDROPDOWNMENU_MAXLEVELS, 1 do
+		Create_DropDownList("LibDropDownMenu_List"..i,nil,{id=i});
+	end
+end