diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/TxDetails.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/TxDetails.qml
index f4f8cada8..4965d5841 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/TxDetails.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/TxDetails.qml
@@ -447,7 +447,15 @@ Pane {
 
             onTxaccepted: {
                 root.rawtx = rbffeebumper.getNewTx()
-                // TODO: sign & send when possible?
+                if (Daemon.currentWallet.canSignWithoutCosigner) {
+                    txdetails.sign(true)
+                    // close txdetails?
+                } else {
+                    var dialog = app.messageDialog.createObject(app, {
+                        text: qsTr('Transaction fee updated.') + '\n\n' + qsTr('You still need to sign and broadcast this transaction.')
+                    })
+                    dialog.open()
+                }
             }
             onClosed: destroy()
         }
@@ -466,7 +474,15 @@ Pane {
             onTxaccepted: {
                 // replaces parent tx with cpfp tx
                 root.rawtx = cpfpfeebumper.getNewTx()
-                // TODO: sign & send when possible?
+                if (Daemon.currentWallet.canSignWithoutCosigner) {
+                    txdetails.sign(true)
+                    // close txdetails?
+                } else {
+                    var dialog = app.messageDialog.createObject(app, {
+                        text: qsTr('CPFP fee bump transaction created.') + '\n\n' + qsTr('You still need to sign and broadcast this transaction.')
+                    })
+                    dialog.open()
+                }
             }
             onClosed: destroy()
         }
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletMainView.qml b/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletMainView.qml
index 15170538b..96bad9a02 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletMainView.qml
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/components/WalletMainView.qml
@@ -238,6 +238,16 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
+    Connections {
+        target: Daemon.currentWallet
+        function onBroadcastFailed(txid, code, message) {
+            var dialog = app.messageDialog.createObject(app, {
+                text: message
+            })
+            dialog.open()
+        }
+    }
+
     Component {
         id: invoiceDialog
         InvoiceDialog {
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qetxdetails.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qetxdetails.py
index 7457b6a01..8da45ca64 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qetxdetails.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qetxdetails.py
@@ -67,6 +67,12 @@ class QETxDetails(QObject, QtEventListener):
             self._logger.debug('verified event for our txid %s' % txid)
             self.update()
 
+    @event_listener
+    def on_event_new_transaction(self, wallet, tx):
+        if wallet == self._wallet.wallet and tx.txid() == self._txid:
+            self._logger.debug('new_transaction event for our txid %s' % self._txid)
+            self.update()
+
     walletChanged = pyqtSignal()
     @pyqtProperty(QEWallet, notify=walletChanged)
     def wallet(self):
@@ -293,25 +299,24 @@ class QETxDetails(QObject, QtEventListener):
         self._header_hash = tx_mined_info.header_hash
 
     @pyqtSlot()
-    def sign(self):
+    @pyqtSlot(bool)
+    def sign(self, broadcast = False):
+        # TODO: connecting/disconnecting signal handlers here is hmm
         try:
             self._wallet.transactionSigned.disconnect(self.onSigned)
+            self._wallet.broadcastSucceeded.disconnect(self.onBroadcastSucceeded)
+            if broadcast:
+                self._wallet.broadcastfailed.disconnect(self.onBroadcastFailed)
         except:
             pass
         self._wallet.transactionSigned.connect(self.onSigned)
-        self._wallet.sign(self._tx)
+        self._wallet.broadcastSucceeded.connect(self.onBroadcastSucceeded)
+        if broadcast:
+            self._wallet.broadcastFailed.connect(self.onBroadcastFailed)
+        self._wallet.sign(self._tx, broadcast=broadcast)
         # side-effect: signing updates self._tx
         # we rely on this for broadcast
 
-    @pyqtSlot(str)
-    def onSigned(self, txid):
-        if txid != self._txid:
-            return
-
-        self._logger.debug('onSigned')
-        self._wallet.transactionSigned.disconnect(self.onSigned)
-        self.update()
-
     @pyqtSlot()
     def broadcast(self):
         assert self._tx.is_complete()
@@ -327,6 +332,26 @@ class QETxDetails(QObject, QtEventListener):
 
         self._wallet.broadcast(self._tx)
 
+    @pyqtSlot(str)
+    def onSigned(self, txid):
+        if txid != self._txid:
+            return
+
+        self._logger.debug('onSigned')
+        self._wallet.transactionSigned.disconnect(self.onSigned)
+        self.update()
+
+    @pyqtSlot(str)
+    def onBroadcastSucceeded(self, txid):
+        if txid != self._txid:
+            return
+
+        self._logger.debug('onBroadcastSucceeded')
+        self._wallet.broadcastSucceeded.disconnect(self.onBroadcastSucceeded)
+
+        self._can_broadcast = False
+        self.detailsChanged.emit()
+
     @pyqtSlot(str,str,str)
     def onBroadcastFailed(self, txid, code, reason):
         if txid != self._txid:
diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py b/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py
index 450d65c85..cdfcf7000 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/qewallet.py
@@ -541,10 +541,10 @@ class QEWallet(AuthMixin, QObject, QtEventListener):
                 self.wallet.network.run_from_another_thread(self.wallet.network.broadcast_transaction(tx))
             except TxBroadcastError as e:
                 self._logger.error(repr(e))
-                self.broadcastFailed.emit(tx.txid(),'',repr(e))
+                self.broadcastFailed.emit(tx.txid(),'',str(e))
             except BestEffortRequestFailed as e:
                 self._logger.error(repr(e))
-                self.broadcastFailed.emit(tx.txid(),'',repr(e))
+                self.broadcastFailed.emit(tx.txid(),'',str(e))
             else:
                 self._logger.info('broadcast success')
                 self.broadcastSucceeded.emit(tx.txid())