diff --git a/res/css/views/messages/_ReactionsRowButton.scss b/res/css/views/messages/_ReactionsRowButton.scss
index 49e3930979..3c6d019b30 100644
--- a/res/css/views/messages/_ReactionsRowButton.scss
+++ b/res/css/views/messages/_ReactionsRowButton.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ limitations under the License.
     border-radius: 10px;
     background-color: $reaction-row-button-bg-color;
     cursor: pointer;
+    user-select: none;
 
     &:hover {
         border-color: $reaction-row-button-hover-border-color;
diff --git a/src/MatrixClientPeg.js b/src/MatrixClientPeg.js
index 763eddbd5d..cd40c7874e 100644
--- a/src/MatrixClientPeg.js
+++ b/src/MatrixClientPeg.js
@@ -175,6 +175,8 @@ class MatrixClientPeg {
     }
 
     _createClient(creds: MatrixClientCreds) {
+        const aggregateRelations = SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_reactions");
+
         const opts = {
             baseUrl: creds.homeserverUrl,
             idBaseUrl: creds.identityServerUrl,
@@ -183,7 +185,8 @@ class MatrixClientPeg {
             deviceId: creds.deviceId,
             timelineSupport: true,
             forceTURN: !SettingsStore.getValue('webRtcAllowPeerToPeer', false),
-            verificationMethods: [verificationMethods.SAS]
+            verificationMethods: [verificationMethods.SAS],
+            unstableClientRelationAggregation: aggregateRelations,
         };
 
         this.matrixClient = createMatrixClient(opts);
diff --git a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
index b57b659136..2037217710 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/MessagePanel.js
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
 
         // show timestamps always
         alwaysShowTimestamps: PropTypes.bool,
+
+        // helper function to access relations for an event
+        getRelationsForEvent: PropTypes.func,
     },
 
     componentWillMount: function() {
@@ -511,22 +514,27 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
             readReceipts = this._getReadReceiptsForEvent(mxEv);
         }
         ret.push(
-                <li key={eventId}
-                        ref={this._collectEventNode.bind(this, eventId)}
-                        data-scroll-tokens={scrollToken}>
-                    <EventTile mxEvent={mxEv} continuation={continuation}
-                        isRedacted={mxEv.isRedacted()}
-                        onHeightChanged={this._onHeightChanged}
-                        readReceipts={readReceipts}
-                        readReceiptMap={this._readReceiptMap}
-                        showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
-                        checkUnmounting={this._isUnmounting}
-                        eventSendStatus={mxEv.status}
-                        tileShape={this.props.tileShape}
-                        isTwelveHour={this.props.isTwelveHour}
-                        permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
-                        last={last} isSelectedEvent={highlight} />
-                </li>,
+            <li key={eventId}
+                ref={this._collectEventNode.bind(this, eventId)}
+                data-scroll-tokens={scrollToken}
+            >
+                <EventTile mxEvent={mxEv}
+                    continuation={continuation}
+                    isRedacted={mxEv.isRedacted()}
+                    onHeightChanged={this._onHeightChanged}
+                    readReceipts={readReceipts}
+                    readReceiptMap={this._readReceiptMap}
+                    showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
+                    checkUnmounting={this._isUnmounting}
+                    eventSendStatus={mxEv.status}
+                    tileShape={this.props.tileShape}
+                    isTwelveHour={this.props.isTwelveHour}
+                    permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
+                    last={last}
+                    isSelectedEvent={highlight}
+                    getRelationsForEvent={this.props.getRelationsForEvent}
+                />
+            </li>,
         );
 
         return ret;
diff --git a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
index aa278f2349..17a062be98 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
+++ b/src/components/structures/TimelinePanel.js
@@ -1168,6 +1168,10 @@ const TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
         });
     },
 
+    getRelationsForEvent(...args) {
+        return this.props.timelineSet.getRelationsForEvent(...args);
+    },
+
     render: function() {
         const MessagePanel = sdk.getComponent("structures.MessagePanel");
         const Loader = sdk.getComponent("elements.Spinner");
@@ -1193,9 +1197,9 @@ const TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
 
         if (this.state.events.length == 0 && !this.state.canBackPaginate && this.props.empty) {
             return (
-                    <div className={this.props.className + " mx_RoomView_messageListWrapper"}>
-                        <div className="mx_RoomView_empty">{ this.props.empty }</div>
-                    </div>
+                <div className={this.props.className + " mx_RoomView_messageListWrapper"}>
+                    <div className="mx_RoomView_empty">{this.props.empty}</div>
+                </div>
             );
         }
 
@@ -1217,28 +1221,29 @@ const TimelinePanel = React.createClass({
         );
         return (
             <MessagePanel ref="messagePanel"
-                          room={this.props.timelineSet.room}
-                          permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
-                          hidden={this.props.hidden}
-                          backPaginating={this.state.backPaginating}
-                          forwardPaginating={forwardPaginating}
-                          events={this.state.events}
-                          highlightedEventId={this.props.highlightedEventId}
-                          readMarkerEventId={this.state.readMarkerEventId}
-                          readMarkerVisible={this.state.readMarkerVisible}
-                          suppressFirstDateSeparator={this.state.canBackPaginate}
-                          showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
-                          showReadReceipts={this.props.showReadReceipts}
-                          ourUserId={MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId}
-                          stickyBottom={stickyBottom}
-                          onScroll={this.onMessageListScroll}
-                          onFillRequest={this.onMessageListFillRequest}
-                          onUnfillRequest={this.onMessageListUnfillRequest}
-                          isTwelveHour={this.state.isTwelveHour}
-                          alwaysShowTimestamps={this.state.alwaysShowTimestamps}
-                          className={this.props.className}
-                          tileShape={this.props.tileShape}
-                          resizeNotifier={this.props.resizeNotifier}
+                room={this.props.timelineSet.room}
+                permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
+                hidden={this.props.hidden}
+                backPaginating={this.state.backPaginating}
+                forwardPaginating={forwardPaginating}
+                events={this.state.events}
+                highlightedEventId={this.props.highlightedEventId}
+                readMarkerEventId={this.state.readMarkerEventId}
+                readMarkerVisible={this.state.readMarkerVisible}
+                suppressFirstDateSeparator={this.state.canBackPaginate}
+                showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
+                showReadReceipts={this.props.showReadReceipts}
+                ourUserId={MatrixClientPeg.get().credentials.userId}
+                stickyBottom={stickyBottom}
+                onScroll={this.onMessageListScroll}
+                onFillRequest={this.onMessageListFillRequest}
+                onUnfillRequest={this.onMessageListUnfillRequest}
+                isTwelveHour={this.state.isTwelveHour}
+                alwaysShowTimestamps={this.state.alwaysShowTimestamps}
+                className={this.props.className}
+                tileShape={this.props.tileShape}
+                resizeNotifier={this.props.resizeNotifier}
+                getRelationsForEvent={this.getRelationsForEvent}
             />
         );
     },
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/MessageActionBar.js b/src/components/views/messages/MessageActionBar.js
index 9a482c9e6e..52630d7b0e 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/MessageActionBar.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/MessageActionBar.js
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import { isContentActionable } from '../../../utils/EventUtils';
 export default class MessageActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
         mxEvent: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+        // The Relations model from the JS SDK for reactions to `mxEvent`
+        reactions: PropTypes.object,
         permalinkCreator: PropTypes.object,
         getTile: PropTypes.func,
         getReplyThread: PropTypes.func,
@@ -100,19 +102,11 @@ export default class MessageActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
         }
 
         const ReactionDimension = sdk.getComponent('messages.ReactionDimension');
-        const options = [
-            {
-                key: "agree",
-                content: "👍",
-            },
-            {
-                key: "disagree",
-                content: "👎",
-            },
-        ];
         return <ReactionDimension
             title={_t("Agree or Disagree")}
-            options={options}
+            options={["👍", "👎"]}
+            reactions={this.props.reactions}
+            mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
         />;
     }
 
@@ -122,19 +116,11 @@ export default class MessageActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
         }
 
         const ReactionDimension = sdk.getComponent('messages.ReactionDimension');
-        const options = [
-            {
-                key: "like",
-                content: "🙂",
-            },
-            {
-                key: "dislike",
-                content: "😔",
-            },
-        ];
         return <ReactionDimension
             title={_t("Like or Dislike")}
-            options={options}
+            options={["🙂", "😔"]}
+            reactions={this.props.reactions}
+            mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
         />;
     }
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js
index 3b72aabe15..a0cf5a86ec 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js
@@ -18,49 +18,141 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
+import MatrixClientPeg from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
+
 export default class ReactionDimension extends React.PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
+        mxEvent: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+        // Array of strings containing the emoji for each option
         options: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
         title: PropTypes.string,
+        // The Relations model from the JS SDK for reactions
+        reactions: PropTypes.object,
     };
 
     constructor(props) {
         super(props);
 
-        this.state = {
-            selected: null,
-        };
+        this.state = this.getSelection();
+
+        if (props.reactions) {
+            props.reactions.on("Relations.add", this.onReactionsChange);
+            props.reactions.on("Relations.redaction", this.onReactionsChange);
+        }
+    }
+
+    componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+        if (prevProps.reactions !== this.props.reactions) {
+            this.props.reactions.on("Relations.add", this.onReactionsChange);
+            this.props.reactions.on("Relations.redaction", this.onReactionsChange);
+            this.onReactionsChange();
+        }
+    }
+
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        if (this.props.reactions) {
+            this.props.reactions.removeListener(
+                "Relations.add",
+                this.onReactionsChange,
+            );
+            this.props.reactions.removeListener(
+                "Relations.redaction",
+                this.onReactionsChange,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    onReactionsChange = () => {
+        this.setState(this.getSelection());
+    }
+
+    getSelection() {
+        const myReactions = this.getMyReactions();
+        if (!myReactions) {
+            return {
+                selectedOption: null,
+                selectedReactionEvent: null,
+            };
+        }
+        const { options } = this.props;
+        let selectedOption = null;
+        let selectedReactionEvent = null;
+        for (const option of options) {
+            const reactionForOption = myReactions.find(mxEvent => {
+                if (mxEvent.isRedacted()) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return mxEvent.getContent()["m.relates_to"].key === option;
+            });
+            if (!reactionForOption) {
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (selectedOption) {
+                // If there are multiple selected values (only expected to occur via
+                // non-Riot clients), then act as if none are selected.
+                return {
+                    selectedOption: null,
+                    selectedReactionEvent: null,
+                };
+            }
+            selectedOption = option;
+            selectedReactionEvent = reactionForOption;
+        }
+        return { selectedOption, selectedReactionEvent };
+    }
+
+    getMyReactions() {
+        const reactions = this.props.reactions;
+        if (!reactions) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        const userId = MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId();
+        return reactions.getAnnotationsBySender()[userId];
     }
 
     onOptionClick = (ev) => {
         const { key } = ev.target.dataset;
-        this.toggleDimensionValue(key);
+        this.toggleDimension(key);
     }
 
-    toggleDimensionValue(value) {
-        const state = this.state.selected;
-        const newState = state !== value ? value : null;
+    toggleDimension(key) {
+        const { selectedOption, selectedReactionEvent } = this.state;
+        const newSelectedOption = selectedOption !== key ? key : null;
         this.setState({
-            selected: newState,
+            selectedOption: newSelectedOption,
         });
-        // TODO: Send the reaction event
+        if (selectedReactionEvent) {
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().redactEvent(
+                this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId(),
+                selectedReactionEvent.getId(),
+            );
+        }
+        if (newSelectedOption) {
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().sendEvent(this.props.mxEvent.getRoomId(), "m.reaction", {
+                "m.relates_to": {
+                    "rel_type": "m.annotation",
+                    "event_id": this.props.mxEvent.getId(),
+                    "key": newSelectedOption,
+                },
+            });
+        }
     }
 
     render() {
-        const { selected } = this.state;
+        const { selectedOption } = this.state;
         const { options } = this.props;
 
         const items = options.map(option => {
-            const disabled = selected && selected !== option.key;
+            const disabled = selectedOption && selectedOption !== option;
             const classes = classNames({
                 mx_ReactionDimension_disabled: disabled,
             });
-            return <span key={option.key}
-                data-key={option.key}
+            return <span key={option}
+                data-key={option}
                 className={classes}
                 onClick={this.onOptionClick}
             >
-                {option.content}
+                {option}
             </span>;
         });
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRow.js b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRow.js
index a4299b9853..ffb81e1a38 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRow.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRow.js
@@ -19,42 +19,96 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import sdk from '../../../index';
 import { isContentActionable } from '../../../utils/EventUtils';
-
-// TODO: Actually load reactions from the timeline
-// Since we don't yet load reactions, let's inject some dummy data for testing the UI
-// only. The UI assumes these are already sorted into the order we want to present,
-// presumably highest vote first.
-const SAMPLE_REACTIONS = {
-    "👍": 4,
-    "👎": 2,
-    "🙂": 1,
-};
+import MatrixClientPeg from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
 
 export default class ReactionsRow extends React.PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
         // The event we're displaying reactions for
         mxEvent: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
+        // The Relations model from the JS SDK for reactions to `mxEvent`
+        reactions: PropTypes.object,
+    }
+
+    constructor(props) {
+        super(props);
+
+        if (props.reactions) {
+            props.reactions.on("Relations.add", this.onReactionsChange);
+            props.reactions.on("Relations.redaction", this.onReactionsChange);
+        }
+
+        this.state = {
+            myReactions: this.getMyReactions(),
+        };
+    }
+
+    componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
+        if (prevProps.reactions !== this.props.reactions) {
+            this.props.reactions.on("Relations.add", this.onReactionsChange);
+            this.props.reactions.on("Relations.redaction", this.onReactionsChange);
+            this.onReactionsChange();
+        }
+    }
+
+    componentWillUnmount() {
+        if (this.props.reactions) {
+            this.props.reactions.removeListener(
+                "Relations.add",
+                this.onReactionsChange,
+            );
+            this.props.reactions.removeListener(
+                "Relations.redaction",
+                this.onReactionsChange,
+            );
+        }
+    }
+
+    onReactionsChange = () => {
+        // TODO: Call `onHeightChanged` as needed
+        this.setState({
+            myReactions: this.getMyReactions(),
+        });
+        // Using `forceUpdate` for the moment, since we know the overall set of reactions
+        // has changed (this is triggered by events for that purpose only) and
+        // `PureComponent`s shallow state / props compare would otherwise filter this out.
+        this.forceUpdate();
+    }
+
+    getMyReactions() {
+        const reactions = this.props.reactions;
+        if (!reactions) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        const userId = MatrixClientPeg.get().getUserId();
+        return reactions.getAnnotationsBySender()[userId];
     }
 
     render() {
-        const { mxEvent } = this.props;
+        const { mxEvent, reactions } = this.props;
+        const { myReactions } = this.state;
 
-        if (!isContentActionable(mxEvent)) {
-            return null;
-        }
-
-        const content = mxEvent.getContent();
-        // TODO: Remove this once we load real reactions
-        if (!content.body || content.body !== "reactions test") {
+        if (!reactions || !isContentActionable(mxEvent)) {
             return null;
         }
 
         const ReactionsRowButton = sdk.getComponent('messages.ReactionsRowButton');
-        const items = Object.entries(SAMPLE_REACTIONS).map(([content, count]) => {
+        const items = reactions.getSortedAnnotationsByKey().map(([content, events]) => {
+            const count = events.size;
+            if (!count) {
+                return null;
+            }
+            const myReactionEvent = myReactions && myReactions.find(mxEvent => {
+                if (mxEvent.isRedacted()) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return mxEvent.getContent()["m.relates_to"].key === content;
+            });
             return <ReactionsRowButton
                 key={content}
                 content={content}
                 count={count}
+                mxEvent={mxEvent}
+                myReactionEvent={myReactionEvent}
             />;
         });
 
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRowButton.js b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRowButton.js
index 985479a237..721147cdb8 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRowButton.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRowButton.js
@@ -18,48 +18,48 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 
+import MatrixClientPeg from '../../../MatrixClientPeg';
+
 export default class ReactionsRowButton extends React.PureComponent {
     static propTypes = {
+        // The event we're displaying reactions for
+        mxEvent: PropTypes.object.isRequired,
         content: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
         count: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
-    }
-
-    constructor(props) {
-        super(props);
-
-        // TODO: This should be derived from actual reactions you may have sent
-        // once we have some API to read them.
-        this.state = {
-            selected: false,
-        };
+        // A possible Matrix event if the current user has voted for this type
+        myReactionEvent: PropTypes.object,
     }
 
     onClick = (ev) => {
-        const state = this.state.selected;
-        this.setState({
-            selected: !state,
-        });
-        // TODO: Send the reaction event
+        const { mxEvent, myReactionEvent, content } = this.props;
+        if (myReactionEvent) {
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().redactEvent(
+                mxEvent.getRoomId(),
+                myReactionEvent.getId(),
+            );
+        } else {
+            MatrixClientPeg.get().sendEvent(mxEvent.getRoomId(), "m.reaction", {
+                "m.relates_to": {
+                    "rel_type": "m.annotation",
+                    "event_id": mxEvent.getId(),
+                    "key": content,
+                },
+            });
+        }
     };
 
     render() {
-        const { content, count } = this.props;
-        const { selected } = this.state;
+        const { content, count, myReactionEvent } = this.props;
 
         const classes = classNames({
             mx_ReactionsRowButton: true,
-            mx_ReactionsRowButton_selected: selected,
+            mx_ReactionsRowButton_selected: !!myReactionEvent,
         });
 
-        let adjustedCount = count;
-        if (selected) {
-            adjustedCount++;
-        }
-
         return <span className={classes}
             onClick={this.onClick}
         >
-            {content} {adjustedCount}
+            {content} {count}
         </span>;
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
index 59025bf431..1706019e94 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/EventTile.js
@@ -159,6 +159,9 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
 
         // show twelve hour timestamps
         isTwelveHour: PropTypes.bool,
+
+        // helper function to access relations for an event
+        getRelationsForEvent: PropTypes.func,
     },
 
     getDefaultProps: function() {
@@ -179,6 +182,8 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
             verified: null,
             // Whether onRequestKeysClick has been called since mounting.
             previouslyRequestedKeys: false,
+            // The Relations model from the JS SDK for reactions to `mxEvent`
+            reactions: this.getReactions(),
         };
     },
 
@@ -190,9 +195,12 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
 
     componentDidMount: function() {
         this._suppressReadReceiptAnimation = false;
-        this.props.matrixClient.on("deviceVerificationChanged",
-                                 this.onDeviceVerificationChanged);
+        const client = this.props.matrixClient;
+        client.on("deviceVerificationChanged", this.onDeviceVerificationChanged);
         this.props.mxEvent.on("Event.decrypted", this._onDecrypted);
+        if (SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_reactions")) {
+            this.props.mxEvent.on("Event.relationsCreated", this._onReactionsCreated);
+        }
     },
 
     componentWillReceiveProps: function(nextProps) {
@@ -215,6 +223,9 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
         const client = this.props.matrixClient;
         client.removeListener("deviceVerificationChanged", this.onDeviceVerificationChanged);
         this.props.mxEvent.removeListener("Event.decrypted", this._onDecrypted);
+        if (SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_reactions")) {
+            this.props.mxEvent.removeListener("Event.relationsCreated", this._onReactionsCreated);
+        }
     },
 
     /** called when the event is decrypted after we show it.
@@ -472,6 +483,27 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
         return this.refs.replyThread;
     },
 
+    getReactions() {
+        if (
+            !this.props.getRelationsForEvent ||
+            !SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_reactions")
+        ) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        const eventId = this.props.mxEvent.getId();
+        return this.props.getRelationsForEvent(eventId, "m.annotation", "m.reaction");
+    },
+
+    _onReactionsCreated(relationType, eventType) {
+        if (relationType !== "m.annotation" || eventType !== "m.reaction") {
+            return;
+        }
+        this.props.mxEvent.removeListener("Event.relationsCreated", this._onReactionsCreated);
+        this.setState({
+            reactions: this.getReactions(),
+        });
+    },
+
     render: function() {
         const MessageTimestamp = sdk.getComponent('messages.MessageTimestamp');
         const SenderProfile = sdk.getComponent('messages.SenderProfile');
@@ -587,6 +619,7 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
         const MessageActionBar = sdk.getComponent('messages.MessageActionBar');
         const actionBar = <MessageActionBar
             mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
+            reactions={this.state.reactions}
             permalinkCreator={this.props.permalinkCreator}
             getTile={this.getTile}
             getReplyThread={this.getReplyThread}
@@ -630,11 +663,12 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
                 <ToolTipButton helpText={keyRequestHelpText} />
             </div> : null;
 
-        let reactions;
+        let reactionsRow;
         if (SettingsStore.isFeatureEnabled("feature_reactions")) {
             const ReactionsRow = sdk.getComponent('messages.ReactionsRow');
-            reactions = <ReactionsRow
+            reactionsRow = <ReactionsRow
                 mxEvent={this.props.mxEvent}
+                reactions={this.state.reactions}
             />;
         }
 
@@ -750,7 +784,7 @@ module.exports = withMatrixClient(React.createClass({
                                            showUrlPreview={this.props.showUrlPreview}
                                            onHeightChanged={this.props.onHeightChanged} />
                             { keyRequestInfo }
-                            { reactions }
+                            { reactionsRow }
                             { actionBar }
                         </div>
                         {
diff --git a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
index 6d91d999da..31ac646926 100644
--- a/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
+++ b/src/i18n/strings/en_EN.json
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@
     "Show recent room avatars above the room list": "Show recent room avatars above the room list",
     "Group & filter rooms by custom tags (refresh to apply changes)": "Group & filter rooms by custom tags (refresh to apply changes)",
     "Render simple counters in room header": "Render simple counters in room header",
-    "React to messages with emoji": "React to messages with emoji",
+    "React to messages with emoji (refresh to apply changes)": "React to messages with emoji (refresh to apply changes)",
     "Enable Emoji suggestions while typing": "Enable Emoji suggestions while typing",
     "Use compact timeline layout": "Use compact timeline layout",
     "Show a placeholder for removed messages": "Show a placeholder for removed messages",
diff --git a/src/settings/Settings.js b/src/settings/Settings.js
index 4be1b67227..1c3ca4fd0f 100644
--- a/src/settings/Settings.js
+++ b/src/settings/Settings.js
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ export const SETTINGS = {
     },
     "feature_reactions": {
         isFeature: true,
-        displayName: _td("React to messages with emoji"),
+        displayName: _td("React to messages with emoji (refresh to apply changes)"),
         supportedLevels: LEVELS_FEATURE,
         default: false,
     },