diff --git a/mytwitter.py b/mytwitter.py
index 4a4777c..b2a0908 100755
--- a/mytwitter.py
+++ b/mytwitter.py
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ class MyTwitter():
             pane = self.tweet_notebook.get_nth_page(i)
             list_name = pane.get_list_name()
 
-            if list_name is None or list_name == 'Home':
+            if pane.is_single_tweet():
+                continue
+            elif list_name is None or list_name == 'Home':
                 statuses = self.api.GetHomeTimeline(count=self.num_entries)
             elif list_name == '@' + self.username:
                 statuses = self.api.GetMentions(count=self.num_entries)
@@ -213,9 +215,11 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
     It also gets some data from its parent, including num_entries
     '''
 
-    def __init__(self, list_name, mytwitter):
+    def __init__(self, list_name, mytwitter, single_tweet=None):
         gtk.ScrolledWindow.__init__(self)
 
+        self.single_tweet = single_tweet
+
         self.list_name = list_name
 
         self.mytwitter = mytwitter
@@ -238,7 +242,10 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         viewport = gtk.Viewport()
 
         # Build us some labels...
-        for i in range(0, self.mytwitter.num_entries):
+        num_entries = self.mytwitter.num_entries
+        if self.is_single_tweet():
+            num_entries = 1
+        for i in range(0, num_entries):
             self.tweets.append(TweetBox())
             tweet_box.pack_start(self.tweets[i])
             self.tweets[i].connect('reply', self.mytwitter.on_reply)
@@ -256,6 +263,9 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         self.set_policy(gtk.POLICY_NEVER, gtk.POLICY_ALWAYS)
         self.show_all()
 
+        if self.is_single_tweet():
+            self.update_window(None)
+
 
     def update_window(self, raw_statuses, using_results=False):
         if using_results:
@@ -263,6 +273,10 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
         else:
             statuses = raw_statuses
 
+        if (self.is_single_tweet()):
+            statuses = []
+            statuses.append(self.mytwitter.api.GetStatus(self.single_tweet))
+
         # If this is our first load of this list, don't treat anything as new!
         if self.last_tweet_read is None:
             self.last_tweet_read = statuses[0].id
@@ -310,6 +324,11 @@ class TweetPane(gtk.ScrolledWindow):
     def get_tab_label(self):
         return self.tab_label
 
+
+    def is_single_tweet(self):
+        return self.single_tweet is not None
+
+
     # To keep things simple elsewhere and improve code reuse
     # we'll build a list of home-cooked Status objects out of results.
     # Why is this even necessary?