diff --git a/src/components/views/emojipicker/ReactionPicker.tsx b/src/components/views/emojipicker/ReactionPicker.tsx
index d8f8b7f2ff..d5a2277ab2 100644
--- a/src/components/views/emojipicker/ReactionPicker.tsx
+++ b/src/components/views/emojipicker/ReactionPicker.tsx
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import EmojiPicker from "./EmojiPicker";
 import { MatrixClientPeg } from "../../../MatrixClientPeg";
 import dis from "../../../dispatcher/dispatcher";
 import { replaceableComponent } from "../../../utils/replaceableComponent";
+import { Action } from '../../../dispatcher/actions';
 
 interface IProps {
     mxEvent: MatrixEvent;
@@ -93,6 +94,7 @@ class ReactionPicker extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId(),
                 myReactions[reaction],
             );
+            dis.dispatch({ action: Action.FocusComposer });
             // Tell the emoji picker not to bump this in the more frequently used list.
             return false;
         } else {
@@ -104,6 +106,7 @@ class ReactionPicker extends React.Component<IProps, IState> {
                 },
             });
             dis.dispatch({ action: "message_sent" });
+            dis.dispatch({ action: Action.FocusComposer });
             return true;
         }
     };