diff --git a/src/java/grails/plugin/databasesession/SessionProxy.java b/src/java/grails/plugin/databasesession/SessionProxy.java
index 814823a..43daa9e 100644
--- a/src/java/grails/plugin/databasesession/SessionProxy.java
+++ b/src/java/grails/plugin/databasesession/SessionProxy.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public class SessionProxy implements HttpSession {
 	private final String _sessionId;
 	private final long _creationTime = System.currentTimeMillis();
 	private final ServletContext _servletContext;
+	private final boolean _isNew;
 
 	private static final HttpSessionContext SESSION_CONTEXT = new HttpSessionContext() {
 		public HttpSession getSession(String sessionId) {
@@ -43,10 +44,11 @@ public boolean hasMoreElements() {
 	 * @param persister the persister
 	 * @param sessionId session id
 	 */
-	public SessionProxy(final ServletContext servletContext, final Persister persister, String sessionId) {
+	public SessionProxy(final ServletContext servletContext, final Persister persister, String sessionId, boolean isNew) {
 		_servletContext = servletContext;
 		_persister = persister;
 		_sessionId = sessionId;
+		_isNew = isNew;
 	}
 
 	public Object getAttribute(String name) {
@@ -172,6 +174,6 @@ public void invalidate() {
 	}
 
 	public boolean isNew() {
-		return false; // TODO
+		return _isNew;
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/java/grails/plugin/databasesession/SessionProxyFilter.java b/src/java/grails/plugin/databasesession/SessionProxyFilter.java
index cfec678..bd543ad 100644
--- a/src/java/grails/plugin/databasesession/SessionProxyFilter.java
+++ b/src/java/grails/plugin/databasesession/SessionProxyFilter.java
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ protected HttpSession proxySession(final boolean create, final HttpServletReques
 			// no session cookie but do create
 			log.debug("No session cookie but create is true, creating session");
 			sessionId = createSession(request, response);
-			return new SessionProxy(getServletContext(), persister, sessionId);
+			return new SessionProxy(getServletContext(), persister, sessionId, true);
 		}
 
 		if (persister.isValid(sessionId)) {
 			// session cookie and the session is still active
 			log.debug("Session cookie {} found", sessionId);
-			return new SessionProxy(getServletContext(), persister, sessionId);
+			return new SessionProxy(getServletContext(), persister, sessionId, false);
 		}
 
 		if (!create) {
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ protected HttpSession proxySession(final boolean create, final HttpServletReques
 		log.debug("Session cookie {} found but invalid or old and create is true, creating session", sessionId);
 		persister.invalidate(sessionId); // cleanup if it's too old
 		sessionId = createSession(request, response);
-		return new SessionProxy(getServletContext(), persister, sessionId);
+		return new SessionProxy(getServletContext(), persister, sessionId, true);
 	}
 
 	protected String createSession(final HttpServletRequest request, final HttpServletResponse response) {