diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.jsx
index b92ff325bd3b09..82b100e89a8fe5 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_action_bar.jsx
@@ -213,8 +213,6 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.props.onAddFilter(this.props.status);
   };
 
-  handleNoOp = () => {}; // hack for reaction add button
-
   render () {
     const { status, intl, withDismiss, withCounters, showReplyCount, scrollKey } = this.props;
     const { permissions, signedIn } = this.props.identity;
@@ -331,16 +329,6 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     );
 
     const canReact = permissions && status.get('reactions').filter(r => r.get('count') > 0 && r.get('me')).size < maxReactions;
-    const reactButton = (
-      <IconButton
-        className='status__action-bar-button'
-        onClick={this.handleNoOp} // EmojiPickerDropdown handles that
-        title={intl.formatMessage(messages.react)}
-        disabled={!canReact}
-        icon='add_reaction'
-        iconComponent={AddReactionIcon}
-      />
-    );
 
     return (
       <div className='status__action-bar'>
@@ -362,11 +350,7 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button star-icon' animate active={status.get('favourited')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourite)} icon='star' iconComponent={status.get('favourited') ? StarIcon : StarBorderIcon} onClick={this.handleFavouriteClick} counter={withCounters ? status.get('favourites_count') : undefined} />
         </div>
         <div className='status__action-bar__button-wrapper'>
-          {
-            permissions
-              ? <EmojiPickerDropdown className='status__action-bar-button' onPickEmoji={this.handleEmojiPick} button={reactButton} disabled={!canReact} />
-              : reactButton
-          }
+          <EmojiPickerDropdown className='status__action-bar-button' onPickEmoji={this.handleEmojiPick} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.react)} icon={AddReactionIcon} disabled={!canReact} />
         </div>
         <div className='status__action-bar__button-wrapper'>
           <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button bookmark-icon' disabled={!signedIn} active={status.get('bookmarked')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.bookmark)} icon='bookmark' iconComponent={status.get('bookmarked') ? BookmarkIcon : BookmarkBorderIcon} onClick={this.handleBookmarkClick} />
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_prepend.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_prepend.jsx
index fa54d42f6f52f3..fe880551d16405 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_prepend.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/components/status_prepend.jsx
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 
-import AddReactionIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/add_reaction.svg?react';
 import EditIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/edit.svg?react';
 import HomeIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/home-fill.svg?react';
 import InsertChartIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/insert_chart.svg?react';
+import MoodIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/mood.svg?react';
 import PushPinIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/push_pin.svg?react';
 import RepeatIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/repeat.svg?react';
 import StarIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/star-fill.svg?react';
@@ -135,8 +135,8 @@ export default class StatusPrepend extends PureComponent {
       iconComponent = StarIcon;
       break;
     case 'reaction':
-      iconId = 'add_reaction';
-      iconComponent = AddReactionIcon;
+      iconId = 'mood';
+      iconComponent = MoodIcon;
       break;
     case 'featured':
       iconId = 'thumb-tack';
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
index 4c7e74675abc8c..ac835d51ef82c1 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/compose/components/emoji_picker_dropdown.jsx
@@ -327,6 +327,8 @@ class EmojiPickerDropdown extends PureComponent {
     onPickEmoji: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     onSkinTone: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
     skinTone: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
+    title: PropTypes.string,
+    icon: PropTypes.node,
     disabled: PropTypes.bool,
   };
 
@@ -390,17 +392,17 @@ class EmojiPickerDropdown extends PureComponent {
   };
 
   render () {
-    const { intl, onPickEmoji, onSkinTone, skinTone, frequentlyUsedEmojis } = this.props;
-    const title = intl.formatMessage(messages.emoji);
+    const { intl, onPickEmoji, onSkinTone, skinTone, frequentlyUsedEmojis, title, icon, disabled } = this.props;
     const { active, loading, placement } = this.state;
 
     return (
       <div className='emoji-picker-dropdown' onKeyDown={this.handleKeyDown} ref={this.setTargetRef}>
         <IconButton
-          title={title}
+          title={title || intl.formatMessage(messages.emoji)}
           aria-expanded={active}
           active={active}
-          iconComponent={MoodIcon}
+          disabled={disabled}
+          iconComponent={icon || MoodIcon}
           onClick={this.onToggle}
         />
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.jsx b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.jsx
index ef8805b714c969..45d071b91c8ef9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/features/status/components/action_bar.jsx
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ class ActionBar extends PureComponent {
     navigator.clipboard.writeText(url);
   };
 
-  handleNoOp = () => {}; // hack for reaction add button
-
   render () {
     const { status, intl } = this.props;
     const { signedIn, permissions } = this.props.identity;
@@ -236,16 +234,6 @@ class ActionBar extends PureComponent {
     }
 
     const canReact = signedIn && status.get('reactions').filter(r => r.get('count') > 0 && r.get('me')).size < maxReactions;
-    const reactButton = (
-      <IconButton
-        className='add-reaction-icon'
-        onClick={this.handleNoOp} // EmojiPickerDropdown handles that
-        title={intl.formatMessage(messages.react)}
-        disabled={!canReact}
-        icon='add_reaction'
-        iconComponent={AddReactionIcon}
-      />
-    );
 
     const reblogPrivate = status.getIn(['account', 'id']) === me && status.get('visibility') === 'private';
 
@@ -270,13 +258,7 @@ class ActionBar extends PureComponent {
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton title={intl.formatMessage(messages.reply)} icon={replyIcon} iconComponent={replyIconComponent} onClick={this.handleReplyClick} /></div>
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton className={classNames({ reblogPrivate })} disabled={!publicStatus && !reblogPrivate} active={status.get('reblogged')} title={reblogTitle} icon='retweet' iconComponent={reblogIconComponent} onClick={this.handleReblogClick} /></div>
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton className='star-icon' animate active={status.get('favourited')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourite)} icon='star' iconComponent={status.get('favourited') ? StarIcon : StarBorderIcon} onClick={this.handleFavouriteClick} /></div>
-        <div className='detailed-status__button'>
-          {
-            signedIn
-              ? <EmojiPickerDropdown onPickEmoji={this.handleEmojiPick} button={reactButton} disabled={!canReact} />
-              : reactButton
-          }
-        </div>
+        <div className='detailed-status__button'><EmojiPickerDropdown onPickEmoji={this.handleEmojiPick} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.react)} icon={AddReactionIcon} disabled={!canReact} /></div>
         <div className='detailed-status__button'><IconButton className='bookmark-icon' disabled={!signedIn} active={status.get('bookmarked')} title={intl.formatMessage(messages.bookmark)} icon='bookmark' iconComponent={status.get('bookmarked') ? BookmarkIcon : BookmarkBorderIcon} onClick={this.handleBookmarkClick} /></div>
 
         <div className='detailed-status__action-bar-dropdown'>
diff --git a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
index aa531ee166ec08..54585c5ac7ae7f 100644
--- a/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
+++ b/app/javascript/flavours/glitch/styles/components.scss
@@ -1857,8 +1857,12 @@ body > [data-popper-placement] {
     flex-grow: 1;
   }
 
-  & > .emoji-picker-dropdown > .emoji-button {
-    padding: 0;
+  & > .emoji-picker-dropdown {
+    height: 24px;
+
+    > .emoji-button {
+      padding: 0;
+    }
   }
 }