diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/mobile_post_actions.js b/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/mobile_post_actions.js
index ed6bb16b9ffff19444939715d875bdb33a827956..76f1126d5d4f1ac9de393f73cd50bb4c49515fcb 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/mobile_post_actions.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/mobile/mobile_post_actions.js
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@
           },
           success: function() {
             Diaspora.Mobile.PostActions.toggleActive(link);
+            var reshareCounter = $(evt.target).closest(".stream-element").find(".reshare-count");
+            if (reshareCounter) {
+              reshareCounter.text(parseInt(reshareCounter.text(), 10) + 1);
+            }
           },
           error: function(response) {
             Diaspora.Mobile.Alert.handleAjaxError(response);
diff --git a/spec/javascripts/mobile/mobile_post_actions_spec.js b/spec/javascripts/mobile/mobile_post_actions_spec.js
index a33a2999410d877627c183ff1f3389c8fb586e71..bbb65b23dd220dbbae208c3d017aa833977ad0c1 100644
--- a/spec/javascripts/mobile/mobile_post_actions_spec.js
+++ b/spec/javascripts/mobile/mobile_post_actions_spec.js
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ describe("Diaspora.Mobile.PostActions", function(){
       spec.loadFixture("aspects_index_mobile_public_post");
       Diaspora.Mobile.PostActions.initialize();
       this.link = $(".stream .like-action").first();
-      this.likeCounter = this.link.closest(".stream-element").find(".like-count");
+      this.likeCounter = this.link.find(".like-count");
     });
 
     it("always calls showLoader before sending request", function(){
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ describe("Diaspora.Mobile.PostActions", function(){
       spec.loadFixture("aspects_index_mobile_public_post");
       Diaspora.Mobile.PostActions.initialize();
       this.link = $(".stream .like-action").first();
-      this.likeCounter = this.link.closest(".stream-element").find(".like-count");
+      this.likeCounter = this.link.find(".like-count");
       Diaspora.Mobile.PostActions.like(this.likeCounter, this.link);
       jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith({status: 201, responseText: "{\"id\": \"18\"}"});
     });
@@ -238,6 +238,17 @@ describe("Diaspora.Mobile.PostActions", function(){
       expect(Diaspora.Mobile.PostActions.toggleActive).toHaveBeenCalledWith(this.reshareLink);
     });
 
+    it("increases the reshare count on success", function() {
+      spyOn(Diaspora.Mobile.PostActions, "toggleActive");
+      var reshareCounter = this.reshareLink.find(".reshare-count");
+      reshareCounter.text("8");
+
+      this.reshareLink.click();
+      jasmine.Ajax.requests.mostRecent().respondWith({status: 201, responseText: "{}"});
+      expect(Diaspora.Mobile.PostActions.toggleActive).toHaveBeenCalledWith(this.reshareLink);
+      expect(reshareCounter.text()).toBe("9");
+    });
+
     it("lets Diaspora.Mobile.Alert handle AJAX errors", function() {
       spyOn(Diaspora.Mobile.Alert, "handleAjaxError");
       this.reshareLink.click();