diff --git a/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.js b/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42da2531
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+const RetweetButton = {
+  props: [ 'status' ],
+  methods: {
+    retweet () {
+    }
+  },
+  computed: {
+    classes () {
+      return {
+        'retweeted': this.status.repeated
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export default RetweetButton
diff --git a/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue b/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed5cb935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/retweet_button/retweet_button.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<template>
+  <div>
+    <i :class='classes' class='icon-retweet fa' v-on:click.prevent=''></i>
+    <span v-if='status.repeat_num > 0'>{{status.repeat_num}}</span>
+  </div>
+</template>
+
+<script src="./retweet_button.js" ></script>
+
+<style>
+ .icon-retweet {
+     cursor: pointer
+ }
+ .retweeted {
+     cursor: auto;
+     color: green;
+ }
+</style>
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 6253d334..0bf2ecde 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Attachment from '../attachment/attachment.vue'
 import FavoriteButton from '../favorite_button/favorite_button.vue'
+import RetweetButton from '../retweet_button/retweet_button.vue'
 import PostStatusForm from '../post_status_form/post_status_form.vue'
 
 const Status = {
@@ -24,6 +25,7 @@ const Status = {
   components: {
     Attachment,
     FavoriteButton,
+    RetweetButton,
     PostStatusForm
   },
   methods: {
diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 48c910c0..d309c495 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -37,9 +37,7 @@
                 <i class='fa icon-reply'></i>
               </a>
             </div>
-            <div>
-              <i class='fa icon-retweet'></i>
-            </div>
+            <retweet-button :status=status></retweet-button>
             <favorite-button :status=status></favorite-button>
           </div>
 
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index 06585ac7..d00bc0d0 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const PUBLIC_TIMELINE_URL = '/api/statuses/public_timeline.json'
 const PUBLIC_AND_EXTERNAL_TIMELINE_URL = '/api/statuses/public_and_external_timeline.json'
 const FAVORITE_URL = '/api/favorites/create'
 const UNFAVORITE_URL = '/api/favorites/destroy'
+const RETWEET_URL = '/api/statuses/retweet'
 const STATUS_UPDATE_URL = '/api/statuses/update.json'
 const MEDIA_UPLOAD_URL = '/api/statusnet/media/upload'
 // const CONVERSATION_URL = '/api/statusnet/conversation/';
@@ -63,6 +64,13 @@ const unfavorite = ({ id, credentials }) => {
   })
 }
 
+const retweet = ({ id, credentials }) => {
+  return fetch(`${RETWEET_URL}/${id}.json`, {
+    headers: authHeaders(credentials),
+    method: 'POST'
+  })
+}
+
 const postStatus = ({credentials, status, mediaIds, inReplyToStatusId}) => {
   const idsText = mediaIds.join(',')
   const form = new FormData()
@@ -96,6 +104,7 @@ const apiService = {
   fetchTimeline,
   favorite,
   unfavorite,
+  retweet,
   postStatus,
   uploadMedia
 }