diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/emoji_selector.js b/app/soapbox/components/emoji_selector.js
index 4cd0395e3..7839712c9 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/emoji_selector.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/emoji_selector.js
@@ -15,25 +15,64 @@ class EmojiSelector extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   static propTypes = {
     onReact: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    onUnfocus: PropTypes.func,
     visible: PropTypes.bool,
+    focused: PropTypes.bool,
   }
 
   static defaultProps = {
     onReact: () => {},
+    onUnfocus: () => {},
     visible: false,
   }
 
+  handleBlur = e => {
+    const { focused, onUnfocus } = this.props;
+
+    if (focused && (!e.relatedTarget || !e.relatedTarget.classList.contains('emoji-react-selector__emoji'))) {
+      onUnfocus();
+    }
+  }
+
+  handleKeyUp = i => e => {
+    switch (e.key) {
+    case 'Left':
+    case 'ArrowLeft':
+      if (i !== 0) {
+        this.node.querySelector(`.emoji-react-selector__emoji:nth-child(${i})`).focus();
+      }
+      break;
+    case 'Right':
+    case 'ArrowRight':
+      if (i !== this.props.allowedEmoji.size - 1) {
+        this.node.querySelector(`.emoji-react-selector__emoji:nth-child(${i + 2})`).focus();
+      }
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  setRef = c => {
+    this.node = c;
+  }
+
+
   render() {
-    const { onReact, visible, allowedEmoji } = this.props;
+    const { onReact, visible, focused, allowedEmoji } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <div className={classNames('emoji-react-selector', { 'emoji-react-selector--visible': visible })}>
+      <div
+        className={classNames('emoji-react-selector', { 'emoji-react-selector--visible': visible, 'emoji-react-selector--focused': focused })}
+        onBlur={this.handleBlur}
+        ref={this.setRef}
+      >
         {allowedEmoji.map((emoji, i) => (
           <button
             key={i}
             className='emoji-react-selector__emoji'
             dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: emojify(emoji) }}
             onClick={onReact(emoji)}
+            onKeyUp={this.handleKeyUp(i)}
+            tabIndex={(visible || focused) ? 0 : -1}
           />
         ))}
       </div>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/icon_button.js b/app/soapbox/components/icon_button.js
index 949f4e5b4..21ed4ca95 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/icon_button.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/icon_button.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ export default class IconButton extends React.PureComponent {
     title: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     icon: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
     onClick: PropTypes.func,
+    onKeyUp: PropTypes.func,
+    onKeyDown: PropTypes.func,
     onMouseEnter: PropTypes.func,
     onMouseLeave: PropTypes.func,
     size: PropTypes.number,
@@ -37,6 +39,8 @@ export default class IconButton extends React.PureComponent {
     animate: false,
     overlay: false,
     tabIndex: '0',
+    onKeyUp: () => {},
+    onKeyDown: () => {},
     onClick: () => {},
     onMouseEnter: () => {},
     onMouseLeave: () => {},
@@ -94,6 +98,8 @@ export default class IconButton extends React.PureComponent {
           title={title}
           className={classes}
           onClick={this.handleClick}
+          onKeyUp={this.props.onKeyUp}
+          onKeyDown={this.props.onKeyDown}
           onMouseEnter={this.props.onMouseEnter}
           onMouseLeave={this.props.onMouseLeave}
           tabIndex={tabIndex}
@@ -119,6 +125,8 @@ export default class IconButton extends React.PureComponent {
             title={title}
             className={classes}
             onClick={this.handleClick}
+            onKeyUp={this.props.onKeyUp}
+            onKeyDown={this.props.onKeyDown}
             onMouseEnter={this.props.onMouseEnter}
             onMouseLeave={this.props.onMouseLeave}
             tabIndex={tabIndex}
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index 0642e1f06..2ab2652af 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ const messages = defineMessages({
   reactionOpenMouth: { id: 'status.reactions.open_mouth', defaultMessage: 'Wow' },
   reactionCry: { id: 'status.reactions.cry', defaultMessage: 'Sad' },
   reactionWeary: { id: 'status.reactions.weary', defaultMessage: 'Weary' },
+  emojiPickerExpand: { id: 'status.reactions_expand', defaultMessage: 'Select emoji' },
 });
 
 const mapStateToProps = state => {
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
 
   state = {
     emojiSelectorVisible: false,
+    emojiSelectorFocused: false,
   }
 
   handleReplyClick = () => {
@@ -165,10 +167,23 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
       } else {
         this.props.onOpenUnauthorizedModal();
       }
-      this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: false });
+      this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: false, emojiSelectorFocused: false });
     };
   }
 
+  handleEmojiSelectorExpand = e => {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+      this.setState({ emojiSelectorFocused: true });
+      const firstEmoji = this.node.querySelector('.emoji-react-selector .emoji-react-selector__emoji');
+      firstEmoji.focus();
+    }
+    e.preventDefault();
+  }
+
+  handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus = () => {
+    this.setState({ emojiSelectorFocused: false });
+  }
+
   handleDeleteClick = () => {
     this.props.onDelete(this.props.status, this.context.router.history);
   }
@@ -258,13 +273,13 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
   componentDidMount() {
     document.addEventListener('click', e => {
       if (this.node && !this.node.contains(e.target))
-        this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: false });
+        this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: false, emojiSelectorFocused: false });
     });
   }
 
   render() {
     const { status, intl, me, isStaff, allowedEmoji } = this.props;
-    const { emojiSelectorVisible } = this.state;
+    const { emojiSelectorVisible, emojiSelectorFocused } = this.state;
 
     const publicStatus = ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility'));
     const mutingConversation = status.get('muted');
@@ -364,7 +379,12 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
           onMouseLeave={this.handleLikeButtonLeave}
           ref={this.setRef}
         >
-          <EmojiSelector onReact={this.handleReactClick} visible={emojiSelectorVisible} />
+          <EmojiSelector
+            onReact={this.handleReactClick}
+            visible={emojiSelectorVisible}
+            focused={emojiSelectorFocused}
+            onUnfocus={this.handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus}
+          />
           <IconButton
             className='star-icon'
             animate
@@ -375,6 +395,14 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
             text={meEmojiTitle}
             onClick={this.handleLikeButtonClick}
           />
+          <IconButton
+            className='emoji-picker-expand'
+            animate
+            title={intl.formatMessage(messages.emojiPickerExpand)}
+            icon='caret-down'
+            onKeyUp={this.handleEmojiSelectorExpand}
+            onHover
+          />
         </div>
         {shareButton}
 
diff --git a/app/styles/components/detailed-status.scss b/app/styles/components/detailed-status.scss
index 4cbaad0ed..a15e4f0c8 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/detailed-status.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/detailed-status.scss
@@ -87,6 +87,22 @@
       transform: translateY(-1px);
     }
   }
+
+  .emoji-picker-expand {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  &:focus-within {
+    .emoji-picker-expand {
+      display: inline-flex;
+      width: 0;
+      overflow: hidden;
+  
+      &:focus-within {
+        width: unset;
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 .detailed-status__wrapper {
diff --git a/app/styles/components/emoji-reacts.scss b/app/styles/components/emoji-reacts.scss
index d9a4450c7..f0ad0efa4 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/emoji-reacts.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/emoji-reacts.scss
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
   transition: 0.1s;
   z-index: 999;
 
-  &--visible {
+  &--visible, &--focused {
     opacity: 1;
     pointer-events: all;
   }
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
       transition: 0.1s;
     }
 
-    &:hover {
+    &:hover, &:focus {
       img {
         width: 36px;
         height: 36px;
diff --git a/app/styles/components/status.scss b/app/styles/components/status.scss
index 7244cf401..347a6c0e4 100644
--- a/app/styles/components/status.scss
+++ b/app/styles/components/status.scss
@@ -666,3 +666,21 @@ a.status-card.compact:hover {
     border-radius: 4px;
   }
 }
+
+.status__action-bar, .detailed-status__action-bar {
+  .emoji-picker-expand {
+    display: none;
+  }
+
+  &:focus-within {
+    .emoji-picker-expand {
+      display: inline-flex;
+      width: 0;
+      overflow: hidden;
+
+      &:focus-within {
+        width: unset;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}