diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index b636b5470e..0c6b6ae056 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@
     "Multiple integration managers": "Multiple integration managers",
     "Try out new ways to ignore people (experimental)": "Try out new ways to ignore people (experimental)",
     "Support adding custom themes": "Support adding custom themes",
+    "Show message previews for reactions in DMs": "Show message previews for reactions in DMs",
+    "Show message previews for reactions in all rooms": "Show message previews for reactions in all rooms",
     "Enable advanced debugging for the room list": "Enable advanced debugging for the room list",
     "Show info about bridges in room settings": "Show info about bridges in room settings",
     "Font size": "Font size",
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.ts b/src/settings/Settings.ts
index 714d80f983..3d18c14e16 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.ts
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.ts
@@ -158,6 +158,18 @@ export const SETTINGS: {[setting: string]: ISetting} = {
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_FEATURE,
         default: false,
     },
+    "feature_roomlist_preview_reactions_dms": {
+        isFeature: true,
+        displayName: _td("Show message previews for reactions in DMs"),
+        supportedLevels: LEVELS_FEATURE,
+        default: false,
+    },
+    "feature_roomlist_preview_reactions_all": {
+        isFeature: true,
+        displayName: _td("Show message previews for reactions in all rooms"),
+        supportedLevels: LEVELS_FEATURE,
+        default: false,
+    },
     "advancedRoomListLogging": {
         // TODO: Remove flag before launch: https://github.com/vector-im/element-web/issues/14231
         displayName: _td("Enable advanced debugging for the room list"),
diff --git a/src/stores/room-list/previews/IPreview.ts b/src/stores/room-list/previews/IPreview.ts
index 9beb92bfbf..fe69637543 100644
--- a/src/stores/room-list/previews/IPreview.ts
+++ b/src/stores/room-list/previews/IPreview.ts
@@ -27,5 +27,5 @@ export interface IPreview {
      * @param tagId Optional. The tag where the room the event was sent in resides.
      * @returns The preview.
      */
-    getTextFor(event: MatrixEvent, tagId?: TagID): string;
+    getTextFor(event: MatrixEvent, tagId?: TagID): string | null;
 }
diff --git a/src/stores/room-list/previews/ReactionEventPreview.ts b/src/stores/room-list/previews/ReactionEventPreview.ts
index 07fac107ca..c8f2be9a6e 100644
--- a/src/stores/room-list/previews/ReactionEventPreview.ts
+++ b/src/stores/room-list/previews/ReactionEventPreview.ts
@@ -19,9 +19,16 @@ import { TagID } from "../models";
 import { MatrixEvent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/event";
 import { getSenderName, isSelf, shouldPrefixMessagesIn } from "./utils";
 import { _t } from "../../../languageHandler";
+import SettingsStore from "../../../settings/SettingsStore";
+import DMRoomMap from "../../../utils/DMRoomMap";
 
 export class ReactionEventPreview implements IPreview {
     public getTextFor(event: MatrixEvent, tagId?: TagID): string {
+        const showDms = SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_roomlist_preview_reactions_dms");
+        const showAll = SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_roomlist_preview_reactions_all");
+
+        if (!showAll && (!showDms || DMRoomMap.shared().getUserIdForRoomId(event.getRoomId()))) return null;
+
         const relation = event.getRelation();
         if (!relation) return null; // invalid reaction (probably redacted)