diff --git a/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx b/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
index de1456df4..e35a93560 100644
--- a/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
+++ b/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
@@ -660,7 +660,10 @@ const StatusActionBar: React.FC<IStatusActionBar> = ({
 
   const emojiReactCount = status.reactions?.reduce((acc, reaction) => acc + (reaction.count ?? 0), 0) ?? 0; // allow all emojis
 
-  const meEmojiReact = status.reactions?.find((emojiReact) => emojiReact.me); // allow all emojis
+  const meEmojiReact = status.reactions?.find((emojiReact) => emojiReact.me) // allow all emojis
+    ?? (account && status.favourited)
+    ? { count: 1, me: status.account.id === account!.id, name: '👍' }
+    : undefined;
   const meEmojiName = meEmojiReact?.name as keyof typeof reactMessages | undefined;
 
   const reactMessages = {