diff --git a/src/api.ts b/src/api.ts
index bf647eb..f05d2a9 100644
--- a/src/api.ts
+++ b/src/api.ts
@@ -142,7 +142,11 @@ export const statusAPI = async (
   event: FetchEvent
 ): Promise<APIResponse> => {
   const conversation = await fetchConversation(status, event);
-  const tweet = conversation?.globalObjects?.tweets?.[status] || {};
+  let tweet = conversation?.globalObjects?.tweets?.[status] || {};
+
+  if (tweet.retweeted_status_id_str) {
+    tweet = conversation?.globalObjects?.tweets?.[tweet.retweeted_status_id_str] || {};
+  }
 
   /* Fallback for if Tweet did not load */
   if (typeof tweet.full_text === 'undefined') {
diff --git a/src/types/twitterTypes.d.ts b/src/types/twitterTypes.d.ts
index 5a1fb54..279eeff 100644
--- a/src/types/twitterTypes.d.ts
+++ b/src/types/twitterTypes.d.ts
@@ -149,6 +149,8 @@ type TweetPartial = {
   source: string;
   full_text: string;
   user_id_str: string;
+  retweeted_status_id: number;
+  retweeted_status_id_str: string;
   user?: UserPartial;
 };