diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js b/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js
index a9b86ca8c..7ae2d4400 100644
--- a/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/config-manager.js
@@ -250,40 +250,6 @@ ConfigManager.prototype.getTOSHash = function () {
   return data.TOSHash
 }
 
-ConfigManager.prototype.getShapeShiftTxList = function () {
-  var data = this.getData()
-  var shapeShiftTxList = data.shapeShiftTxList ? data.shapeShiftTxList : []
-  shapeShiftTxList.forEach((tx) => {
-    if (tx.response.status !== 'complete') {
-      var requestListner = function (request) {
-        tx.response = JSON.parse(this.responseText)
-        if (tx.response.status === 'complete') {
-          tx.time = new Date().getTime()
-        }
-      }
-
-      var shapShiftReq = new XMLHttpRequest()
-      shapShiftReq.addEventListener('load', requestListner)
-      shapShiftReq.open('GET', `https://shapeshift.io/txStat/${tx.depositAddress}`, true)
-      shapShiftReq.send()
-    }
-  })
-  this.setData(data)
-  return shapeShiftTxList
-}
-
-ConfigManager.prototype.createShapeShiftTx = function (depositAddress, depositType) {
-  var data = this.getData()
-
-  var shapeShiftTx = {depositAddress, depositType, key: 'shapeshift', time: new Date().getTime(), response: {}}
-  if (!data.shapeShiftTxList) {
-    data.shapeShiftTxList = [shapeShiftTx]
-  } else {
-    data.shapeShiftTxList.push(shapeShiftTx)
-  }
-  this.setData(data)
-}
-
 ConfigManager.prototype.getGasMultiplier = function () {
   var data = this.getData()
   return data.gasMultiplier
diff --git a/app/scripts/lib/controllers/shapeshift.js b/app/scripts/lib/controllers/shapeshift.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6c02dc3eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/scripts/lib/controllers/shapeshift.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+const ObservableStore = require('obs-store')
+const extend = require('xtend')
+
+// every three seconds when an incomplete tx is waiting
+const POLLING_INTERVAL = 3000
+
+class ShapeshiftController {
+
+  constructor (opts = {}) {
+    const initState = extend({
+      shapeShiftTxList: [],
+    }, opts)
+    this.store = new ObservableStore(initState)
+  }
+
+  //
+  // PUBLIC METHODS
+  //
+
+  getShapeShiftTxList () {
+    const shapeShiftTxList = this.store.getState().shapeShiftTxList
+
+    shapeShiftTxList.forEach((tx) => {
+      if (tx.response.status === 'no_deposits') {
+        this.updateTx(tx)
+      }
+    })
+    console.dir({shapeShiftTxList})
+    return shapeShiftTxList
+  }
+
+  getPendingTxs () {
+    const txs = this.getShapeShiftTxList()
+    const pending = txs.filter(tx => tx.response.status !== 'complete')
+    return pending
+  }
+
+  pollForUpdates () {
+    const pendingTxs = this.getPendingTxs()
+
+    if (pendingTxs.length === 0) {
+      return
+    }
+
+    Promise.all(pendingTxs.map((tx) => {
+      return this.updateTx(tx)
+    }))
+    .then((results) => {
+      results.forEach(tx => this.saveTx(tx))
+      setTimeout(this.pollForUpdates.bind(this), POLLING_INTERVAL)
+    })
+  }
+
+  updateTx (tx) {
+    const url = `https://shapeshift.io/txStat/${tx.depositAddress}`
+    return fetch(url)
+    .then((response) => {
+      tx.response = response.json()
+      if (tx.response.status === 'complete') {
+        tx.time = new Date().getTime()
+      }
+      return tx
+    })
+  }
+
+  saveTx (tx) {
+    const { shapeShiftTxList } = this.store.getState()
+    const index = shapeShiftTxList.indexOf(tx)
+    if (index !== -1) {
+      shapeShiftTxList[index] = tx
+      this.store.updateState({ shapeShiftTxList })
+    }
+  }
+
+  createShapeShiftTx (depositAddress, depositType) {
+    const state = this.store.getState()
+    let { shapeShiftTxList } = state
+
+    var shapeShiftTx = {
+      depositAddress,
+      depositType,
+      key: 'shapeshift',
+      time: new Date().getTime(),
+      response: {},
+    }
+
+    if (!shapeShiftTxList) {
+      shapeShiftTxList = [shapeShiftTx]
+    } else {
+      shapeShiftTxList.push(shapeShiftTx)
+    }
+    console.dir({ shapeShiftTxList })
+
+    this.store.updateState({ shapeShiftTxList })
+    this.pollForUpdates()
+  }
+
+}
+
+module.exports = ShapeshiftController
diff --git a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
index 066e389e2..fb2040c63 100644
--- a/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
+++ b/app/scripts/metamask-controller.js
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ const KeyringController = require('./keyring-controller')
 const PreferencesController = require('./lib/controllers/preferences')
 const CurrencyController = require('./lib/controllers/currency')
 const NoticeController = require('./notice-controller')
+const ShapeShiftController = require('./lib/controllers/shapeshift')
 const MessageManager = require('./lib/message-manager')
 const TxManager = require('./transaction-manager')
 const ConfigManager = require('./lib/config-manager')
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     // to be uncommented when retrieving notices from a remote server.
     // this.noticeController.startPolling()
 
+    this.shapeshiftController = new ShapeShiftController({
+      initState: initState.ShapeShiftController,
+    })
+
     this.lookupNetwork()
     this.messageManager = new MessageManager()
     this.publicConfigStore = this.initPublicConfigStore()
@@ -125,6 +130,9 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     this.noticeController.store.subscribe((state) => {
       this.store.updateState({ NoticeController: state })
     })
+    this.shapeshiftController.store.subscribe((state) => {
+      this.store.updateState({ ShapeShiftController: state })
+    })
 
     // manual mem state subscriptions
     this.networkStore.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
@@ -135,6 +143,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     this.preferencesController.store.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
     this.currencyController.store.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
     this.noticeController.memStore.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
+    this.shapeshiftController.store.subscribe(this.sendUpdate.bind(this))
   }
 
   //
@@ -207,8 +216,8 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
       this.noticeController.memStore.getState(),
       // config manager
       this.configManager.getConfig(),
+      this.shapeshiftController.store.getState(),
       {
-        shapeShiftTxList: this.configManager.getShapeShiftTxList(),
         lostAccounts: this.configManager.getLostAccounts(),
         isDisclaimerConfirmed: this.configManager.getConfirmedDisclaimer(),
         seedWords: this.configManager.getSeedWords(),
@@ -327,7 +336,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
     )
   }
 
-  sendUpdate () {  
+  sendUpdate () {
     this.emit('update', this.getState())
   }
 
@@ -597,7 +606,7 @@ module.exports = class MetamaskController extends EventEmitter {
   }
 
   createShapeShiftTx (depositAddress, depositType) {
-    this.configManager.createShapeShiftTx(depositAddress, depositType)
+    this.shapeshiftController.createShapeShiftTx(depositAddress, depositType)
   }
 
   setGasMultiplier (gasMultiplier, cb) {
diff --git a/ui/app/actions.js b/ui/app/actions.js
index c153a55a6..0c6e40552 100644
--- a/ui/app/actions.js
+++ b/ui/app/actions.js
@@ -843,6 +843,7 @@ function coinShiftRquest (data, marketData) {
   return (dispatch) => {
     dispatch(actions.showLoadingIndication())
     shapeShiftRequest('shift', { method: 'POST', data}, (response) => {
+      dispatch(actions.hideLoadingIndication())
       if (response.error) return dispatch(actions.displayWarning(response.error))
       var message = `
         Deposit your ${response.depositType} to the address bellow:`
@@ -933,4 +934,4 @@ function forceUpdateMetamaskState(dispatch){
     }
     dispatch(actions.updateMetamaskState(newState))
   })
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}