diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js b/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
index 8a96169f6..f5d707bc4 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/models/post.js
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ app.models.Post = Backbone.Model.extend({
     }
   },
 
+  reshare : function(){
+    var reshare = new app.models.Reshare();
+    reshare.save({root_guid : this.baseGuid()}, {
+      success : function(){
+        app.stream.collection.add(reshare.toJSON());
+      }
+    });
+    return reshare;
+  },
+
   toggleLike : function() {
     var userLike = this.get("user_like")
     if(userLike) {
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/models/reshare.js b/public/javascripts/app/models/reshare.js
index 826274aba..a88f62538 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/models/reshare.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/models/reshare.js
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
 app.models.Reshare = app.models.Post.extend({
-  url : function() { return "/reshares"; }
+  url : function() { return "/reshares"; },
+
+  rootPost : function(){
+    this._rootPost = this._rootPost || new app.models.Post(this.get("root"))
+    return this._rootPost 
+  }
 });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views.js b/public/javascripts/app/views.js
index 5864606c6..4ff454ecb 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views.js
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ app.views.Base =  Backbone.View.extend({
     return this.defaultPresenter()
   },
 
+  setupRenderEvents : function(){
+    this.model.bind('remove', this.remove, this);
+    this.model.bind('change', this.render, this);
+  },
+
   defaultPresenter : function(){
     var modelJson = this.model ? this.model.toJSON() : {}
     return _.extend(modelJson, { current_user: app.user().current_user });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
index 363c5b77d..c45dbdbf8 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view.js
@@ -13,16 +13,14 @@ app.views.Feedback = app.views.StreamObject.extend({
     this.model.toggleLike();
   },
 
+  initialize: function(options){
+    this.setupRenderEvents();
+    this.reshareablePost = options.model;
+  },
+
   resharePost : function(evt){
     if(evt) { evt.preventDefault(); }
-    if(!window.confirm("Reshare " + this.model.baseAuthor().name + "'s post?")) { return }
-
-    var reshare = new app.models.Reshare();
-    reshare.save({root_guid : this.model.baseGuid()}, {
-      success : function(){
-        app.stream.collection.add(reshare.toJSON());
-      }
-    });
-    return reshare;
+    if(!window.confirm("Reshare " + this.reshareablePost.baseAuthor().name + "'s post?")) { return }
+    this.reshareablePost.reshare();
   }
 })
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view.js
index 44744f9ed..3c89e5f2d 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view.js
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
-app.views.ReshareFeedback = app.views.Base.extend({
-  template_name: "#reshare-feedback-template",
+app.views.ReshareFeedback = app.views.Feedback.extend({
+  initialize : function(){
+    this.reshareablePost = (this.model instanceof app.models.Reshare) ? this.model.rootPost() : new app.models.Reshare(this.model.attributes).rootPost();
+    this.setupRenderEvents();
+  }
 });
diff --git a/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js b/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js
index 917fc45d2..5f14bd23e 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/app/views/stream_object_view.js
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 app.views.StreamObject = app.views.Base.extend({
   initialize: function(options) {
-    this.model.bind('remove', this.remove, this);
-    this.model.bind('change', this.render, this);
+    this.setupRenderEvents();
   },
 
   postRenderTemplate : function(){
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/models/reshare_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/models/reshare_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5181f8f8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/models/reshare_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+describe("app.models.Reshare", function(){
+   describe("rootPost", function(){
+     beforeEach(function(){
+       this.reshare = new app.models.Reshare({root: {a:"namaste", be : "aloha", see : "community"}})
+     });
+
+     it("should be the root attrs", function(){
+       expect(this.reshare.rootPost().get("be")).toBe("aloha")
+     });
+
+     it("should return a post", function(){
+       expect(this.reshare.rootPost() instanceof app.models.Post).toBeTruthy()
+     });
+
+     it("does not create a new object every time", function(){
+       expect(this.reshare.rootPost()).toBe(this.reshare.rootPost())
+     });
+   });
+});
+
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js
index 93d670009..8f060bc54 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/feedback_view_spec.js
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ describe("app.views.Feedback", function(){
     this.view = new app.views.Feedback({model: this.post});
   });
 
+  describe("initialization", function(){
+    it("sets the model as the reshareable post", function(){
+      expect(this.view.reshareablePost).toBe(this.post);
+    })
+  })
+
   describe(".render", function(){
     beforeEach(function(){
       this.link = function(){ return this.view.$(".like_action"); }
@@ -120,15 +126,15 @@ describe("app.views.Feedback", function(){
 
     it("displays a confirmation dialog", function(){
       spyOn(window, "confirm")
-
       this.view.$(".reshare_action").first().click();
       expect(window.confirm).toHaveBeenCalled();
     })
 
-    it("creates a reshare if the confirmation dialog is accepted", function(){
+    it("reshares the reshareablePost", function(){
       spyOn(window, "confirm").andReturn(true);
-
-      expect(this.view.resharePost().constructor).toBe(app.models.Reshare);
+      spyOn(this.view.reshareablePost, "reshare")
+      this.view.$(".reshare_action").first().click();
+      expect(this.view.reshareablePost.reshare).toHaveBeenCalled();
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bcbc0fb2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/javascripts/app/views/reshare_feedback_view_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+describe("app.views.ReshareFeedback", function(){
+  beforeEach(function(){
+    var posts = $.parseJSON(spec.readFixture("multi_stream_json"))["posts"];
+    this.reshare = new app.models.Reshare(_.extend(posts[1], {public : true}));
+    this.view = new app.views.ReshareFeedback({model : this.reshare }).render()
+  })
+
+  it("inherits from feedback view", function(){
+    expect(this.view instanceof app.views.Feedback).toBeTruthy()
+  })
+
+  it("sets Up the root Post as the reshareable post", function(){
+    expect(this.view.reshareablePost).toBe(this.reshare.rootPost())
+  })
+
+  it("reshares the rootPost", function(){
+    spyOn(window, "confirm").andReturn(true);
+    spyOn(this.reshare.rootPost(), "reshare")
+    console.log(this.view.el)
+    this.view.$(".reshare_action").first().click();
+    expect(this.reshare.rootPost().reshare).toHaveBeenCalled();
+  })
+
+})