diff --git a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
index ce709bd28..67043b401 100644
--- a/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
+++ b/app/scripts/controllers/transactions.js
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ module.exports = class TransactionController extends EventEmitter {
     return await this.txGasUtil.analyzeGasUsage(txMeta)
   }
 
+  async retryTransaction (txId) {
+    return this.txStateManager.setTxStatusUnapproved(txId)
+  }
+
   async updateAndApproveTransaction (txMeta) {
     this.txStateManager.updateTx(txMeta, 'confTx: user approved transaction')
     await this.approveTransaction(txMeta.id)
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/tx-state-manager.js b/app/scripts/lib/tx-state-manager.js
index 0fd6bed4b..cc441c584 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/tx-state-manager.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/tx-state-manager.js
@@ -187,6 +187,10 @@ module.exports = class TransactionStateManger extends EventEmitter {
     this._setTxStatus(txId, 'rejected')
   }
 
+  // should update the status of the tx to 'unapproved'.
+  setTxStatusUnapproved (txId) {
+    this._setTxStatus(txId, 'unapproved')
+  }
   // should update the status of the tx to 'approved'.
   setTxStatusApproved (txId) {
     this._setTxStatus(txId, 'approved')
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 130ad1471..3a8100d12 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -363,6 +363,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       // txController
       cancelTransaction: nodeify(txController.cancelTransaction, txController),
       updateAndApproveTransaction: nodeify(txController.updateAndApproveTransaction, txController),
+      retryTransaction: nodeify(txController.retryTransaction, txController),
 
       // messageManager
       signMessage: nodeify(this.signMessage, this),
diff --git a/ui/app/actions.js b/ui/app/actions.js
index 04fd35b20..2ab68b62d 100644
--- a/ui/app/actions.js
+++ b/ui/app/actions.js
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ var actions = {
 
   callBackgroundThenUpdate,
   forceUpdateMetamaskState,
+  retryTransaction,
 }
 
 module.exports = actions
@@ -759,6 +760,11 @@ function markAccountsFound () {
   return callBackgroundThenUpdate(background.markAccountsFound)
 }
 
+function retryTransaction () {
+  log.debug(`background.retryTransaction`)
+  return callBackgroundThenUpdate(background.retryTransaction)
+}
+
 //
 // config
 //
diff --git a/ui/app/components/transaction-list-item.js b/ui/app/components/transaction-list-item.js
index 891d5e227..ddef4a4ae 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/transaction-list-item.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/transaction-list-item.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const CopyButton = require('./copyButton')
 const vreme = new (require('vreme'))()
 const Tooltip = require('./tooltip')
 const numberToBN = require('number-to-bn')
+const actions = require('../actions')
 
 const TransactionIcon = require('./transaction-list-item-icon')
 const ShiftListItem = require('./shift-list-item')
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ function TransactionListItem () {
 
 TransactionListItem.prototype.render = function () {
   const { transaction, network, conversionRate, currentCurrency } = this.props
+  const { status } = transaction
   if (transaction.key === 'shapeshift') {
     if (network === '1') return h(ShiftListItem, transaction)
   }
@@ -32,7 +34,7 @@ TransactionListItem.prototype.render = function () {
 
   var isMsg = ('msgParams' in transaction)
   var isTx = ('txParams' in transaction)
-  var isPending = transaction.status === 'unapproved'
+  var isPending = status === 'unapproved'
   let txParams
   if (isTx) {
     txParams = transaction.txParams
@@ -97,10 +99,16 @@ TransactionListItem.prototype.render = function () {
         showFiat: false,
         style: {fontSize: '15px'},
       }) : h('.flex-column'),
+
     ])
   )
 }
 
+TransactionListItem.prototype.resubmit = function () {
+  const { transaction } = this.props
+  this.props.dispatch(actions.resubmitTx(transaction.id))
+}
+
 function domainField (txParams) {
   return h('div', {
     style: {