diff --git a/twitterwidgets.py b/twitterwidgets.py
index 57a44b9..c1ab609 100644
--- a/twitterwidgets.py
+++ b/twitterwidgets.py
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
             self.tweets[i].connect('in-reply-to', self.on_tweet_reply_to)
             self.tweets[i].connect('conversation', self.on_tweet_conversation)
             self.tweets[i].connect('show-user', self.on_show_user)
+            self.tweets[i].connect('tweet-read', self.set_tweets_read_callback)
 
         viewport.add(tweet_box)
 
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.HBox):
         if gtk.gtk_version[0] > 2 or (gtk.gtk_version[0] == 2 and gtk.gtk_version[1] >= 18):
             self.text.connect('activate-link', self.on_url_clicked)
             self.text.connect('button-press-event', self.on_mouse_clicked)
+            self.text_eb.connect('button-press-event', self.on_mouse_clicked)
 
         # Build the buttons
         button_box_align = gtk.Alignment()
@@ -400,23 +402,29 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.HBox):
                                    gtk.gdk.color_parse("#dbffdb"))
 
 
+
     def on_reply_clicked(self, widget):
+        self.set_read()
         self.emit('reply')
 
 
     def on_retweet_clicked(self, widget):
+        self.set_read()
         self.emit('retweet')
 
 
     def on_in_reply_to_clicked(self, widget):
+        self.set_read()
         self.emit('in-reply-to', {'id': self.in_reply_to_id, 'name': self.in_reply_to_screen_name})
 
 
     def on_conversation_clicked(self, widget):
+        self.set_read()
         self.emit('conversation', {'id': self.id, 'name': 'conversation'})
 
 
     def on_user_clicked(self, widget):
+        self.set_read()
         self.emit('show-user', self.screen_name)
 
 
@@ -428,6 +436,7 @@ class TweetBox(gtk.HBox):
 
     
     def on_url_clicked(self, widget, event):
+        self.set_read()
         # fixme: we're catching this signal just to debug why it doesn't get emitted
         #   seems to be related to EventBox?
         print 'debug: on_url_clicked()'
@@ -442,6 +451,9 @@ gobject.signal_new("reply", TweetBox,
 gobject.signal_new("retweet", TweetBox,
                    gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
                    gobject.TYPE_NONE, ())
+gobject.signal_new("tweet-read", TweetBox,
+                   gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                   gobject.TYPE_NONE, ())
 gobject.signal_new("in-reply-to", TweetBox,
                    gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
                    gobject.TYPE_NONE, (gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,))