diff --git a/docs/art/retransmit_stage.bob b/docs/art/retransmit_stage.bob
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b0bf14d87
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/art/retransmit_stage.bob
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+                                                   +------------+
+                                                   |  Gossip    |
+                                                   |  Service   |
+                                                   |            |
+                                                   +------------+
+                                                          |ContactInfo
+                                                          |
+                          +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+                          |                               |                                        |
+                          |  Retransmit Stage             |                                        |
+                          |                               |                                        |
+                          |  +--------------------------------------+                              |
+                          |  |Window Service              |         |                              |          +---------+
+                          |  |                            |         |          +---------------+   |          |         |
+           Packets        |  | +----------------+         |         |  Shreds  |               |   | Entries  | Replay  |
+          +------------------->+ Deshredder     +----------------------------->+ Blockstore    +------------->+ Stage   |
+                          |  | +-----------+-+--+         |         |          |               |   |          |         |
++--------+                |  |        ^      |            |         |          |               |   |          +---------+
+|        | Leader Schedule|  |        |      |            |         |          |               |   |
+| Bank   +----------------------------+      |     +------+----+    |          +-------+-------+   |
+|        |                |  |               |     | Repair    |    |                  |           |
++--------+    +----------------------------------->+ Service   |    | Incomplete       |           |
+              |           |  |               |     |           +<----------------------+           |
+              |           |  |               |     +-----------+    | Slots                        |
+              |           |  |               |                      |                              |
+              |           |  +--------------------------------------+                              |
+              |           |                  |Shreds                                               |
+              |           |                  v                                                     |
+              v           |          +-------+---------+                                           |
+     +--------+-----+     |          |                 |                                           |
+     |              |     |          | Retransmitter   |                                           |
+     | Peer         |     |          |                 |                                           |
+     | Validators   +<---------------+                 |                                           |
+     |              |     |          +--------+--------+                                           |
+     |              |     |                   ^                                                    |
+     +--------------+     |                   |                                                    |
+                          +------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+                                              |
+                                   ContactInfo|
+                                              |
+                                      +-------+-+
+                                      | Gossip  |
+                                      | Service |
+                                      |         |
+                                      +---------+
diff --git a/docs/src/validator/tvu.md b/docs/src/validator/tvu.md
index de270d0276..cc8b0f62e0 100644
--- a/docs/src/validator/tvu.md
+++ b/docs/src/validator/tvu.md
@@ -2,3 +2,6 @@
 
 ![TVU Block Diagram](../.gitbook/assets/tvu.svg)
 
+## Retransmit Stage
+
+![Retransmit Block Diagram](../.gitbook/assets/retransmit_stage.svg)