diff --git a/src/views/ContactsView.vue b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
index 838a19e95..b72909f1b 100644
--- a/src/views/ContactsView.vue
+++ b/src/views/ContactsView.vue
@@ -221,6 +221,7 @@
               <button
                 class="text-sm bg-gradient-to-b from-blue-400 to-blue-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] text-white px-2 py-1.5 rounded-md border border-blue-400"
                 @click="openOfferDialog(contact.did, contact.name)"
+                data-testId="offerButton"
               >
                 Offer
               </button>
diff --git a/src/views/HomeView.vue b/src/views/HomeView.vue
index f7e858aba..95652a2c5 100644
--- a/src/views/HomeView.vue
+++ b/src/views/HomeView.vue
@@ -206,7 +206,10 @@
             v-if="numNewOffersToUser"
             class="bg-gradient-to-b from-green-400 to-green-700 shadow-[inset_0_-1px_0_0_rgba(0,0,0,0.5)] px-4 py-4 rounded-md text-white"
           >
-            <span class="block text-center text-6xl">
+            <span
+              class="block text-center text-6xl"
+              data-testId="newDirectOffersActivityNumber"
+            >
               {{ numNewOffersToUser }}
             </span>
             <p>new offer{{ numNewOffersToUser === 1 ? "" : "s" }} to you</p>
diff --git a/src/views/NewActivityView.vue b/src/views/NewActivityView.vue
index 61f85a45f..9f3ecc6e4 100644
--- a/src/views/NewActivityView.vue
+++ b/src/views/NewActivityView.vue
@@ -25,18 +25,25 @@
         :icon="showOffersDetails ? 'chevron-down' : 'chevron-right'"
         class="cursor-pointer ml-4 text-lg"
         @click="expandOffersToUserAndMarkRead()"
+        data-testid="showOffersToUser"
       />
     </div>
 
     <div v-if="showOffersDetails" class="ml-4">
       <ul class="list-disc ml-4">
-        <li v-for="offer in newOffersToUser" :key="offer.id" class="mt-4 relative group">
+        <li
+          v-for="offer in newOffersToUser"
+          :key="offer.id"
+          class="mt-4 relative group"
+        >
           <span>{{
             didInfo(offer.offeredByDid, activeDid, allMyDids, allContacts)
           }}</span>
           offers
-          <span v-if="offer.objectDescription">{{ offer.objectDescription }}
-          </span>{{ offer.objectDescription && offer.amount ? ", and " : "" }}
+          <span v-if="offer.objectDescription">{{
+            offer.objectDescription
+          }}</span
+          >{{ offer.objectDescription && offer.amount ? ", and " : "" }}
           <span v-if="offer.amount">{{
             displayAmount(offer.unit, offer.amount)
           }}</span>
@@ -67,7 +74,12 @@ import GiftedDialog from "@/components/GiftedDialog.vue";
 import QuickNav from "@/components/QuickNav.vue";
 import EntityIcon from "@/components/EntityIcon.vue";
 import { NotificationIface } from "@/constants/app";
-import { accountsDB, db, retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount, updateAccountSettings } from "@/db/index";
+import {
+  accountsDB,
+  db,
+  retrieveSettingsForActiveAccount,
+  updateAccountSettings,
+} from "@/db/index";
 import { Contact } from "@/db/tables/contacts";
 import {
   didInfo,
@@ -151,7 +163,9 @@ export default class NewActivityView extends Vue {
   }
 
   async markOffersAsReadStartingWith(jwtId: string) {
-    const index = this.newOffersToUser.findIndex(offer => offer.jwtId === jwtId);
+    const index = this.newOffersToUser.findIndex(
+      (offer) => offer.jwtId === jwtId,
+    );
     if (index !== -1 && index < this.newOffersToUser.length - 1) {
       // Set to the next offer's jwtId
       await updateAccountSettings(this.activeDid, {
diff --git a/test-playwright/60-new-activity.spec.ts b/test-playwright/60-new-activity.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..86e05551e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test-playwright/60-new-activity.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+import { importUser, generateNewEthrUser, switchToUser } from './testUtils';
+
+test('New offers for another user', async ({ page }) => {
+  const user01Did = await generateNewEthrUser(page);
+  await page.goto('./');
+  expect(page.getByTestId('newDirectOffersActivityNumber')).toBeHidden();
+
+  await importUser(page, '00');
+  await page.goto('./contacts');
+  await page.getByPlaceholder('URL or DID, Name, Public Key').fill(user01Did + ', A Friend');
+  await page.locator('button > svg.fa-plus').click();
+  await expect(page.locator('div[role="alert"] span:has-text("Contact Added")')).toBeVisible();
+  await page.locator('div[role="alert"] button:has-text("No")').click(); // don't register
+  await page.locator('div[role="alert"] button > svg.fa-xmark').click(); // dismiss info alert
+  await expect(page.locator('div[role="alert"] button > svg.fa-xmark')).toBeHidden(); // ensure alert is gone
+
+  // show buttons to make offers directly to people
+  await page.getByRole('button').filter({ hasText: /Show Given Hours/i }).click();
+
+  // make an offer directly to user 1
+  // Generate a random string of 3 characters, skipping the "0." at the beginning
+  const randomString1 = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 5);
+  await page.getByTestId('offerButton').click();
+  await page.getByTestId('inputDescription').fill(`help of ${randomString1} from #000`);
+  await page.getByTestId('inputOfferAmount').fill('1');
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign & Send' }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByText('That offer was recorded.')).toBeVisible();
+  await page.locator('div[role="alert"] button > svg.fa-xmark').click(); // dismiss info alert
+  await expect(page.locator('div[role="alert"] button > svg.fa-xmark')).toBeHidden(); // ensure alert is gone
+
+  // make another offer to user 1
+  const randomString2 = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2, 5);
+  await page.getByTestId('offerButton').click();
+  await page.getByTestId('inputDescription').fill(`help of ${randomString2} from #000`);
+  await page.getByTestId('inputOfferAmount').fill('3');
+  await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign & Send' }).click();
+  await expect(page.getByText('That offer was recorded.')).toBeVisible();
+  await page.locator('div[role="alert"] button > svg.fa-xmark').click(); // dismiss info alert
+  await expect(page.locator('div[role="alert"] button > svg.fa-xmark')).toBeHidden(); // ensure alert is gone
+
+  // as user 1, go to the home page and check that two offers are shown as new
+  await switchToUser(page, user01Did);
+  await page.goto('./');
+  await page.getByTestId('closeOnboardingAndFinish').click();
+  let offerNumElem = page.getByTestId('newDirectOffersActivityNumber');
+  await expect(offerNumElem).toHaveText('2');
+  await offerNumElem.click();
+
+  await expect(page.getByText('New Offers To You')).toBeVisible();
+  await page.getByTestId('showOffersToUser').click();
+  // note that they show in reverse chronologicalorder
+  await expect(page.getByText(`help of ${randomString2} from #000`)).toBeVisible();
+  await expect(page.getByText(`help of ${randomString1} from #000`)).toBeVisible();
+
+  // click on the latest offer to keep it as "unread"
+  await page.hover(`li:has-text("help of ${randomString2} from #000")`);
+  // await page.locator('li').filter({ hasText: `help of ${randomString2} from #000` }).click();
+  // await page.locator('div').filter({ hasText: /keep all above/ }).click();
+  // now find the "Click to keep all above as new offers" after that list item and click it
+  const liElem = page.locator('li').filter({ hasText: `help of ${randomString2} from #000` });
+  await liElem.hover();
+  const keepAboveAsNew = liElem.locator('div').filter({ hasText: /keep all above/ });
+  await keepAboveAsNew.click();
+
+  // now see that only one offer is shown as new
+  await page.goto('./');
+  offerNumElem = page.getByTestId('newDirectOffersActivityNumber');
+  await expect(offerNumElem).toHaveText('1');
+  await offerNumElem.click();
+  await expect(page.getByText('New Offer To You')).toBeVisible();
+  await page.getByTestId('showOffersToUser').click();
+
+  // now see that no offers are shown as new
+  await page.goto('./');
+  // wait until the list with ID listLatestActivity has at least one visible item
+  await page.locator('#listLatestActivity li').first().waitFor({ state: 'visible' });
+  await expect(page.getByTestId('newDirectOffersActivityNumber')).toBeHidden();
+});
diff --git a/test-playwright/testUtils.ts b/test-playwright/testUtils.ts
index d6e0a447c..8e5f0164a 100644
--- a/test-playwright/testUtils.ts
+++ b/test-playwright/testUtils.ts
@@ -34,10 +34,12 @@ export async function importUser(page: Page, id?: string): Promise<string> {
 
 // This is to switch to someone already in the identity table. It doesn't include registration.
 export async function switchToUser(page: Page, did: string): Promise<void> {
-  // await page.goto('./account');
-  // await page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Advanced' }).click();
-  // await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Switch Identifier' }).click();
-  await page.goto('./identity-switcher');
+  // This is the direct approach but users have to tap on things so we'll do that instead.
+  //await page.goto('./identity-switcher');
+
+  await page.goto('./account');
+  await page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Advanced' }).click();
+  await page.getByRole('link', { name: 'Switch Identifier' }).click();
   const didElem = await page.locator(`code:has-text("${did}")`);
   await didElem.isVisible();
   await didElem.click();