diff --git a/src/components/status/status.vue b/src/components/status/status.vue
index 43c3030e..02715253 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.vue
+++ b/src/components/status/status.vue
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@
           </div>
 
           <transition name="fade">
-            <div class="favs-repeated-users" v-if="combinedFavsAndRepeatsUsers.length > 0 && isFocused">
+            <div class="favs-repeated-users" v-if="isFocused && combinedFavsAndRepeatsUsers.length > 0">
               <div class="stats">
                 <div class="stat-count" v-if="statusFromGlobalRepository.rebloggedBy && statusFromGlobalRepository.rebloggedBy.length > 0">
                   <a class="stat-title">{{ $t('status.repeats') }}</a>
diff --git a/src/modules/statuses.js b/src/modules/statuses.js
index 1a223d09..4c92d4e1 100644
--- a/src/modules/statuses.js
+++ b/src/modules/statuses.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { remove, slice, each, find, maxBy, minBy, merge, first, last, isArray, omitBy } from 'lodash'
+import { remove, slice, each, findIndex, find, maxBy, minBy, merge, first, last, isArray, omitBy } from 'lodash'
 import { set } from 'vue'
 import apiService from '../services/api/api.service.js'
 // import parse from '../services/status_parser/status_parser.js'
@@ -402,12 +402,27 @@ export const mutations = {
   },
   setFavorited (state, { status, value }) {
     const newStatus = state.allStatusesObject[status.id]
+
+    if (newStatus.favorited !== value) {
+      if (value) {
+        newStatus.fave_num++
+      } else {
+        newStatus.fave_num--
+      }
+    }
+
     newStatus.favorited = value
   },
-  setFavoritedConfirm (state, { status }) {
+  setFavoritedConfirm (state, { status, user }) {
     const newStatus = state.allStatusesObject[status.id]
     newStatus.favorited = status.favorited
     newStatus.fave_num = status.fave_num
+    const index = findIndex(newStatus.favoritedBy, { id: user.id })
+    if (index !== -1 && !newStatus.favorited) {
+      newStatus.favoritedBy.splice(index, 1)
+    } else if (index === -1 && newStatus.favorited) {
+      newStatus.favoritedBy.push(user)
+    }
   },
   setRetweeted (state, { status, value }) {
     const newStatus = state.allStatusesObject[status.id]
@@ -422,6 +437,17 @@ export const mutations = {
 
     newStatus.repeated = value
   },
+  setRetweetedConfirm (state, { status, user }) {
+    const newStatus = state.allStatusesObject[status.id]
+    newStatus.repeated = status.repeated
+    newStatus.repeat_num = status.repeat_num
+    const index = findIndex(newStatus.rebloggedBy, { id: user.id })
+    if (index !== -1 && !newStatus.repeated) {
+      newStatus.rebloggedBy.splice(index, 1)
+    } else if (index === -1 && newStatus.repeated) {
+      newStatus.rebloggedBy.push(user)
+    }
+  },
   setDeleted (state, { status }) {
     const newStatus = state.allStatusesObject[status.id]
     newStatus.deleted = true
@@ -461,11 +487,9 @@ export const mutations = {
     state.timelines[timeline].flushMarker = id
   },
   addFavsAndRepeats (state, { id, favoritedByUsers, rebloggedByUsers }) {
-    state.allStatusesObject[id] = {
-      ...state.allStatusesObject[id],
-      favoritedBy: favoritedByUsers,
-      rebloggedBy: rebloggedByUsers
-    }
+    const newStatus = state.allStatusesObject[id]
+    newStatus.favoritedBy = favoritedByUsers.filter(_ => _)
+    newStatus.rebloggedBy = rebloggedByUsers.filter(_ => _)
   }
 }
 
@@ -500,27 +524,26 @@ const statuses = {
     favorite ({ rootState, commit }, status) {
       // Optimistic favoriting...
       commit('setFavorited', { status, value: true })
-      apiService.favorite({ id: status.id, credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials })
-        .then(status => {
-          commit('setFavoritedConfirm', { status })
-        })
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.favorite(status.id)
+        .then(status => commit('setFavoritedConfirm', { status, user: rootState.users.currentUser }))
     },
     unfavorite ({ rootState, commit }, status) {
-      // Optimistic favoriting...
+      // Optimistic unfavoriting...
       commit('setFavorited', { status, value: false })
-      apiService.unfavorite({ id: status.id, credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials })
-        .then(status => {
-          commit('setFavoritedConfirm', { status })
-        })
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.unfavorite(status.id)
+        .then(status => commit('setFavoritedConfirm', { status, user: rootState.users.currentUser }))
     },
     retweet ({ rootState, commit }, status) {
       // Optimistic retweeting...
       commit('setRetweeted', { status, value: true })
-      apiService.retweet({ id: status.id, credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials })
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.retweet(status.id)
+        .then(status => commit('setRetweetedConfirm', { status: status.retweeted_status, user: rootState.users.currentUser }))
     },
     unretweet ({ rootState, commit }, status) {
+      // Optimistic unretweeting...
       commit('setRetweeted', { status, value: false })
-      apiService.unretweet({ id: status.id, credentials: rootState.users.currentUser.credentials })
+      rootState.api.backendInteractor.unretweet(status.id)
+        .then(status => commit('setRetweetedConfirm', { status, user: rootState.users.currentUser }))
     },
     queueFlush ({ rootState, commit }, { timeline, id }) {
       commit('queueFlush', { timeline, id })
@@ -537,14 +560,7 @@ const statuses = {
         rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchFavoritedByUsers(id),
         rootState.api.backendInteractor.fetchRebloggedByUsers(id)
       ]).then(([favoritedByUsers, rebloggedByUsers]) =>
-        commit(
-          'addFavsAndRepeats',
-          {
-            id,
-            favoritedByUsers: favoritedByUsers.filter(_ => _),
-            rebloggedByUsers: rebloggedByUsers.filter(_ => _)
-          }
-        )
+        commit('addFavsAndRepeats', { id, favoritedByUsers, rebloggedByUsers })
       )
     }
   },
diff --git a/src/services/api/api.service.js b/src/services/api/api.service.js
index da44fc54..b7a602b8 100644
--- a/src/services/api/api.service.js
+++ b/src/services/api/api.service.js
@@ -506,62 +506,22 @@ const verifyCredentials = (user) => {
 }
 
 const favorite = ({ id, credentials }) => {
-  return fetch(MASTODON_FAVORITE_URL(id), {
-    headers: authHeaders(credentials),
-    method: 'POST'
-  })
-    .then(response => {
-      if (response.ok) {
-        return response.json()
-      } else {
-        throw new Error('Error favoriting post')
-      }
-    })
+  return promisedRequest({ url: MASTODON_FAVORITE_URL(id), method: 'POST', credentials })
     .then((data) => parseStatus(data))
 }
 
 const unfavorite = ({ id, credentials }) => {
-  return fetch(MASTODON_UNFAVORITE_URL(id), {
-    headers: authHeaders(credentials),
-    method: 'POST'
-  })
-    .then(response => {
-      if (response.ok) {
-        return response.json()
-      } else {
-        throw new Error('Error removing favorite')
-      }
-    })
+  return promisedRequest({ url: MASTODON_UNFAVORITE_URL(id), method: 'POST', credentials })
     .then((data) => parseStatus(data))
 }
 
 const retweet = ({ id, credentials }) => {
-  return fetch(MASTODON_RETWEET_URL(id), {
-    headers: authHeaders(credentials),
-    method: 'POST'
-  })
-    .then(response => {
-      if (response.ok) {
-        return response.json()
-      } else {
-        throw new Error('Error repeating post')
-      }
-    })
+  return promisedRequest({ url: MASTODON_RETWEET_URL(id), method: 'POST', credentials })
     .then((data) => parseStatus(data))
 }
 
 const unretweet = ({ id, credentials }) => {
-  return fetch(MASTODON_UNRETWEET_URL(id), {
-    headers: authHeaders(credentials),
-    method: 'POST'
-  })
-    .then(response => {
-      if (response.ok) {
-        return response.json()
-      } else {
-        throw new Error('Error removing repeat')
-      }
-    })
+  return promisedRequest({ url: MASTODON_UNRETWEET_URL(id), method: 'POST', credentials })
     .then((data) => parseStatus(data))
 }
 
diff --git a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
index 58bb1248..c2b93de4 100644
--- a/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
+++ b/src/services/backend_interactor_service/backend_interactor_service.js
@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
   const fetchRebloggedByUsers = (id) => apiService.fetchRebloggedByUsers({id})
   const reportUser = (params) => apiService.reportUser({credentials, ...params})
 
+  const favorite = (id) => apiService.favorite({id, credentials})
+  const unfavorite = (id) => apiService.unfavorite({id, credentials})
+  const retweet = (id) => apiService.retweet({id, credentials})
+  const unretweet = (id) => apiService.unretweet({id, credentials})
+
   const backendInteractorServiceInstance = {
     fetchStatus,
     fetchConversation,
@@ -161,7 +166,11 @@ const backendInteractorService = (credentials) => {
     denyUser,
     fetchFavoritedByUsers,
     fetchRebloggedByUsers,
-    reportUser
+    reportUser,
+    favorite,
+    unfavorite,
+    retweet,
+    unretweet
   }
 
   return backendInteractorServiceInstance