diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/SearchViewModel.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/SearchViewModel.kt
index cf87fab1..017abec6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/SearchViewModel.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/SearchViewModel.kt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package com.keylesspalace.tusky.components.search
 
 import android.util.Log
+import android.view.View
 import androidx.lifecycle.LiveData
 import androidx.lifecycle.MutableLiveData
 import androidx.paging.PagedList
@@ -217,6 +218,23 @@ class SearchViewModel @Inject constructor(
         search(currentQuery)
     }
 
+    fun setEmojiReactionForStatus(idx: Int, newStatus: Status) {
+        val newPair = Pair(newStatus,
+           ViewDataUtils.statusToViewData(newStatus, alwaysShowSensitiveMedia, alwaysOpenSpoiler)!!)
+        loadedStatuses[idx] = newPair
+        repoResultStatus.value?.refresh?.invoke()
+    }
+
+    fun emojiReact(react: Boolean, emoji: String, statusId: String) {
+        loadedStatuses.indexOfFirst { it.first.id == statusId }.let { idx ->
+            timelineCases.react(emoji, statusId, react)
+                .subscribe(
+                    { newStatus -> setEmojiReactionForStatus(idx, newStatus)},
+                    { Log.d(TAG,"Failed to react with $emoji to ${loadedStatuses[idx].first.id}", it)}
+                )
+                .autoDispose()
+        }
+    }
 
     companion object {
         private const val TAG = "SearchViewModel"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/fragments/SearchStatusesFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/fragments/SearchStatusesFragment.kt
index 24b13dfa..07245338 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/fragments/SearchStatusesFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/components/search/fragments/SearchStatusesFragment.kt
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import android.content.pm.PackageManager
 import android.net.Uri
 import android.os.Environment
 import android.util.Log
+import android.view.MenuItem
 import android.view.View
 import android.widget.Toast
 import androidx.appcompat.app.AlertDialog
@@ -38,16 +39,15 @@ import androidx.paging.PagedListAdapter
 import androidx.preference.PreferenceManager
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.DividerItemDecoration
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager
-import com.keylesspalace.tusky.BaseActivity
-import com.keylesspalace.tusky.MainActivity
-import com.keylesspalace.tusky.R
-import com.keylesspalace.tusky.ViewMediaActivity
+import com.keylesspalace.tusky.*
+import com.keylesspalace.tusky.AccountListActivity.Companion.newIntent
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.components.compose.ComposeActivity
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.components.compose.ComposeActivity.ComposeOptions
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.components.report.ReportActivity
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.components.search.adapter.SearchStatusesAdapter
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.db.AccountEntity
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.entity.Attachment
+import com.keylesspalace.tusky.entity.EmojiReaction
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.entity.Status
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.entity.Status.Mention
 import com.keylesspalace.tusky.interfaces.AccountSelectionListener
@@ -466,4 +466,36 @@ class SearchStatusesFragment : SearchFragment<Pair<Status, StatusViewData.Concre
         }
     }
 
+    override fun onEmojiReact(react: Boolean, emoji: String, statusId: String) {
+        viewModel.emojiReact(react, emoji, statusId)
+    }
+
+    override fun onEmojiReactMenu(view: View, reaction: EmojiReaction, statusId: String) {
+        val context = requireContext()
+        val popup = PopupMenu(context, view)
+
+        popup.inflate(R.menu.emoji_reaction_more)
+        popup.menu.findItem(R.id.emoji_react).isVisible = !reaction.me
+        popup.menu.findItem(R.id.emoji_unreact).isVisible = reaction.me
+
+        popup.setOnMenuItemClickListener { item: MenuItem ->
+            when (item.itemId) {
+                R.id.emoji_react -> {
+                    onEmojiReact(true, reaction.name, statusId)
+                    return@setOnMenuItemClickListener true
+                }
+                R.id.emoji_unreact -> {
+                    onEmojiReact(false, reaction.name, statusId)
+                    return@setOnMenuItemClickListener true
+                }
+                R.id.emoji_reacted_by -> {
+                    val intent = newIntent(context, AccountListActivity.Type.REACTED, statusId, reaction.name)
+                    (requireActivity() as BaseActivity).startActivityWithSlideInAnimation(intent)
+                    return@setOnMenuItemClickListener true
+                }
+            }
+            false
+        }
+        popup.show()
+    }
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/interfaces/StatusActionListener.java b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/interfaces/StatusActionListener.java
index a30fffd2..16d28eac 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/interfaces/StatusActionListener.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/keylesspalace/tusky/interfaces/StatusActionListener.java
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ public interface StatusActionListener extends LinkListener {
     void onVoteInPoll(int position, @NonNull List<Integer> choices);
     
     default void onMute(int position, boolean isMuted) {}
-    default void onEmojiReact(final boolean react, final String emoji, final String statusId) {};
-    default void onEmojiReactMenu(@NonNull View view, final EmojiReaction emoji, final String statusId) {};
+    default void onEmojiReact(@NonNull final boolean react, @NonNull final String emoji, @NonNull final String statusId) {};
+    default void onEmojiReactMenu(@NonNull View view, @NonNull final EmojiReaction emoji, @NonNull final String statusId) {};
 
 }