diff --git a/apithreads.py b/apithreads.py
index 66c7492..245dec3 100644
--- a/apithreads.py
+++ b/apithreads.py
@@ -283,6 +283,27 @@ class PostUpdate(ApiThread):
 
 
 
+class PostRetweet(ApiThread):
+    def __init__(self, api, retweet_id):
+        ApiThread.__init__(self, api)
+        self.sig_proxy = SigProxy()
+        self.retweet_id = retweet_id
+
+
+    def run(self):
+        try:
+            with self.api.lock:
+                self.api.PostRetweet(self.retweet_id)
+                success = True
+        except (HTTPError, URLError):
+            success = False
+
+        self.sig_proxy.emit('retweet-posted', success)
+
+### End class PostRetweet
+
+
+
 class SigProxy(gtk.Alignment):
     """
     This little class exists just so that we can have a gtk class in our
@@ -303,6 +324,10 @@ gobject.signal_new("update-posted", SigProxy,
                    gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
                    gobject.TYPE_NONE, (gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,))
 
+gobject.signal_new("retweet-posted", SigProxy,
+                   gobject.SIGNAL_RUN_LAST,
+                   gobject.TYPE_NONE, (gobject.TYPE_PYOBJECT,))
+
 
 # We use these classes to emulate a Status object when we need
 # one to be built out of something else.
diff --git a/mytwitter.py b/mytwitter.py
index d4420bb..800e074 100755
--- a/mytwitter.py
+++ b/mytwitter.py
@@ -221,11 +221,11 @@ class MyTwitter():
 
 
     def on_retweet(self, widget, data):
-        with self.api.lock:
-            try:
-                self.api.PostRetweet(data['id'])
-            except HTTPError,URLError:
-                self.update_status_bar('Failed to retweet')
+        thread = apithreads.PostRetweet(self.api, data['id'])
+        thread.sig_proxy.connect('retweet-posted', self.on_retweet_posted)
+        self.update_entry.set_sensitive(False)
+        self.update_status_bar('Posting retweet...')
+        thread.start()
 
 
     def on_reply_to(self, widget, data):
@@ -489,6 +489,16 @@ class MyTwitter():
 
         self.update_entry.set_sensitive(True)
 
+
+    def on_retweet_posted(self, widget, success):
+        if success:
+            self.update_status_bar('Retweet Posted')
+        else:
+            self.update_status_bar('Failed to retweet')
+
+        self.update_entry.set_sensitive(True)
+
+
 ### end class MyTwitter