diff --git a/app/gabsocial/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/gabsocial/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index e7e2a1c98..8ca178a5c 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import DropdownMenuContainer from '../../../containers/dropdown_menu_container';
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 import { isStaff } from 'gabsocial/utils/accounts';
+import { ALLOWED_EMOJI } from 'gabsocial/utils/emoji_reacts';
+import emojify from 'gabsocial/features/emoji/emoji';
 
 const messages = defineMessages({
   delete: { id: 'status.delete', defaultMessage: 'Delete' },
@@ -59,6 +61,7 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     onReply: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onReblog: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onFavourite: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onEmojiReact: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onDelete: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onDirect: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onMention: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
@@ -105,6 +108,17 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  handleReactClick = emoji => {
+    return e => {
+      const { me } = this.props;
+      if (me) {
+        this.props.onEmojiReact(this.props.status, emoji);
+      } else {
+        this.props.onOpenUnauthorizedModal();
+      }
+    };
+  }
+
   handleDeleteClick = () => {
     this.props.onDelete(this.props.status, this.context.router.history);
   }
@@ -240,7 +254,16 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
           <IconButton disabled={reblog_disabled} active={status.get('reblogged')} title={reblog_disabled ? intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog) : intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog)} icon={reblogIcon} onClick={this.handleReblogClick} />
           Boost
         </div>
-        <div className='detailed-status__button'>
+        <div className='detailed-status__button detailed-status__button--favourite'>
+          <div className='emoji-react-selector'>
+            {ALLOWED_EMOJI.map(emoji => (
+              <button
+                className='emoji-react-selector__emoji'
+                dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: emojify(emoji) }}
+                onClick={this.handleReactClick(emoji)}
+              />
+            ))}
+          </div>
           <IconButton className='star-icon' animate active={status.get('favourited')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourite)} icon='thumbs-up' onClick={this.handleFavouriteClick} />
           Like
         </div>
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/features/status/index.js b/app/gabsocial/features/status/index.js
index 4b9fc2436..ae648d4ce 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/features/status/index.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {
   pin,
   unpin,
 } from '../../actions/interactions';
+import { emojiReact, unEmojiReact } from '../../actions/emoji_reacts';
 import {
   replyCompose,
   mentionCompose,
@@ -161,6 +162,20 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.setState({ showMedia: !this.state.showMedia });
   }
 
+  handleEmojiReactClick = (status, emoji) => {
+    if (emoji === '👍') {
+      this.handleFavouriteClick(status); return;
+    }
+    const hasReaction = status.getIn(['pleroma', 'emoji_reactions'])
+      .findIndex(e => e.get('name') === emoji && e.get('me') === true) > -1;
+
+    if (hasReaction) {
+      this.props.dispatch(unEmojiReact(status, emoji));
+    } else {
+      this.props.dispatch(emojiReact(status, emoji));
+    }
+  }
+
   handleFavouriteClick = (status) => {
     if (status.get('favourited')) {
       this.props.dispatch(unfavourite(status));
@@ -496,6 +511,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 status={status}
                 onReply={this.handleReplyClick}
                 onFavourite={this.handleFavouriteClick}
+                onEmojiReact={this.handleEmojiReactClick}
                 onReblog={this.handleReblogClick}
                 onDelete={this.handleDeleteClick}
                 onDirect={this.handleDirectClick}
diff --git a/app/styles/gabsocial/components.scss b/app/styles/gabsocial/components.scss
index 2f007f28c..c009a4c0d 100644
--- a/app/styles/gabsocial/components.scss
+++ b/app/styles/gabsocial/components.scss
@@ -2790,6 +2790,7 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
 .detailed-status__button {
   flex: 1 1 auto;
   text-align: center;
+  position: relative;
 }
 
 .column-settings__outer {
diff --git a/app/styles/gabsocial/components/emoji-reacts.scss b/app/styles/gabsocial/components/emoji-reacts.scss
index 261ce5155..486741d04 100644
--- a/app/styles/gabsocial/components/emoji-reacts.scss
+++ b/app/styles/gabsocial/components/emoji-reacts.scss
@@ -53,3 +53,35 @@
   font-size: 12px;
   font-weight: bold;
 }
+
+.emoji-react-selector {
+  position: absolute;
+  bottom: 100%;
+  display: flex;
+  background-color: #fff;
+  padding: 8px;
+  border-radius: 9999px;
+  box-shadow: 0 0 6px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
+  opacity: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  transition: 0.1s;
+
+  &__emoji {
+    display: block;
+    padding: 0 2px;
+    border: 0;
+    background: transparent;
+
+    img {
+      width: 30px;
+      height: 30px;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+.detailed-status__button--favourite:hover {
+  .emoji-react-selector {
+    opacity: 1;
+    pointer-events: all;
+  }
+}