diff --git a/app/gabsocial/reducers/statuses.js b/app/gabsocial/reducers/statuses.js
index 885cc221c..d41fc3834 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/reducers/statuses.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/reducers/statuses.js
@@ -10,9 +10,13 @@ import {
   STATUS_REVEAL,
   STATUS_HIDE,
 } from '../actions/statuses';
+import {
+  EMOJI_REACT_REQUEST,
+} from '../actions/emoji_reacts';
 import { TIMELINE_DELETE } from '../actions/timelines';
 import { STATUS_IMPORT, STATUSES_IMPORT } from '../actions/importer';
 import { Map as ImmutableMap, fromJS } from 'immutable';
+import { simulateEmojiReact } from 'gabsocial/utils/emoji_reacts';
 
 const importStatus = (state, status) => state.set(status.id, fromJS(status));
 
@@ -37,6 +41,10 @@ export default function statuses(state = initialState, action) {
     return importStatuses(state, action.statuses);
   case FAVOURITE_REQUEST:
     return state.setIn([action.status.get('id'), 'favourited'], true);
+  case EMOJI_REACT_REQUEST:
+    const path = [action.status.get('id'), 'pleroma', 'emoji_reactions'];
+    const emojiReacts = state.getIn(path);
+    return state.setIn(path, simulateEmojiReact(emojiReacts, action.emoji));
   case FAVOURITE_FAIL:
     return state.get(action.status.get('id')) === undefined ? state : state.setIn([action.status.get('id'), 'favourited'], false);
   case REBLOG_REQUEST:
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/emoji_reacts-test.js b/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/emoji_reacts-test.js
index b1b2c7bfc..fcce0a11b 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/emoji_reacts-test.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/utils/__tests__/emoji_reacts-test.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
   oneEmojiPerAccount,
   reduceEmoji,
   getReactForStatus,
+  simulateEmojiReact,
 } from '../emoji_reacts';
 import { fromJS } from 'immutable';
 
@@ -179,3 +180,28 @@ describe('getReactForStatus', () => {
     expect(getReactForStatus(status)).toEqual(undefined);
   });
 });
+
+describe('simulateEmojiReact', () => {
+  it('adds the emoji to the list', () => {
+    const emojiReacts = fromJS([
+      { 'count': 2, 'me': false, 'name': '👍' },
+      { 'count': 2, 'me': false, 'name': '❤' },
+    ]);
+    expect(simulateEmojiReact(emojiReacts, '❤')).toEqual(fromJS([
+      { 'count': 2, 'me': false, 'name': '👍' },
+      { 'count': 3, 'me': true,  'name': '❤' },
+    ]));
+  });
+
+  it('creates the emoji if it didn\'t already exist', () => {
+    const emojiReacts = fromJS([
+      { 'count': 2, 'me': false, 'name': '👍' },
+      { 'count': 2, 'me': false, 'name': '❤' },
+    ]);
+    expect(simulateEmojiReact(emojiReacts, '😯')).toEqual(fromJS([
+      { 'count': 2, 'me': false, 'name': '👍' },
+      { 'count': 2, 'me': false, 'name': '❤' },
+      { 'count': 1, 'me': true,  'name': '😯' },
+    ]));
+  });
+});
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/utils/emoji_reacts.js b/app/gabsocial/utils/emoji_reacts.js
index 4e378eced..2cb1b3fc3 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/utils/emoji_reacts.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/utils/emoji_reacts.js
@@ -83,3 +83,20 @@ export const getReactForStatus = status => {
   ).filter(e => e.get('me') === true)
     .getIn([0, 'name']);
 };
+
+export const simulateEmojiReact = (emojiReacts, emoji) => {
+  const idx = emojiReacts.findIndex(e => e.get('name') === emoji);
+  if (idx > -1) {
+    const emojiReact = emojiReacts.get(idx);
+    return emojiReacts.set(idx, emojiReact.merge({
+      count: emojiReact.get('count') + 1,
+      me: true,
+    }));
+  } else {
+    return emojiReacts.push(ImmutableMap({
+      count: 1,
+      me: true,
+      name: emoji,
+    }));
+  }
+};