diff --git a/src/components/blog/BlogEntry.svelte b/src/components/blog/BlogEntry.svelte
index 5c9fcb9..e55a236 100644
--- a/src/components/blog/BlogEntry.svelte
+++ b/src/components/blog/BlogEntry.svelte
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   import Avatar from '../common/Avatar.svelte'
   import MfmContent from '../common/MfmContent.svelte'
   import Attachments from './Attachments.svelte'
+  import EmojiReactions from './EmojiReactions.svelte'
   import PollView from './PollView.svelte'
   import PreviewCardView from './PreviewCardView.svelte'
   import YouTubeEmbeds from './YouTubeEmbeds.svelte'
@@ -266,5 +267,10 @@
         </button>
       {/if}
     </footer>
+
+    <EmojiReactions
+      status={entry}
+      onupdate={(updated) => onupdate?.(rewrap(status, updated))}
+    />
   </div>
 </article>
diff --git a/src/components/blog/BlogEntry.test.ts b/src/components/blog/BlogEntry.test.ts
index b0232fd..53eb798 100644
--- a/src/components/blog/BlogEntry.test.ts
+++ b/src/components/blog/BlogEntry.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { fireEvent, render } from '@testing-library/svelte'
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { fireEvent, render, waitFor } from '@testing-library/svelte'
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { APP_SERVICES } from '$lib/app-services'
-import { status, testServices } from '$test/fixtures'
+import { account, session, status, testServices } from '$test/fixtures'
 import BlogEntry from './BlogEntry.svelte'
 
 function renderEntry(overrides: Parameters<typeof status>[0]) {
@@ -66,3 +66,113 @@ describe('BlogEntry MFM rendering', () => {
     })
   })
 })
+
+describe('BlogEntry emoji reactions', () => {
+  it('collapses the reaction bar when the entry has no reactions', () => {
+    const view = renderEntry({ pleroma: { emoji_reactions: [] } })
+
+    expect(view.queryByLabelText('Emoji reactions')).not.toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('shows counts for Unicode and custom Pleroma/Akkoma reactions', () => {
+    const view = renderEntry({
+      pleroma: {
+        emoji_reactions: [
+          { name: '🎉', count: 2, me: false },
+          {
+            name: 'party_blob@remote.example',
+            count: 3,
+            me: true,
+            url: 'https://cdn.example/emoji/party_blob.png',
+          },
+        ],
+      },
+    })
+
+    expect(view.getByLabelText('Emoji reactions')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(
+      view.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add 🎉 reaction, 2 reactions' }),
+    ).toHaveTextContent('2')
+    expect(
+      view.getByRole('button', {
+        name: 'Remove :party_blob@remote.example: reaction, 3 reactions',
+      }),
+    ).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true')
+    expect(view.getByAltText(':party_blob@remote.example:')).toHaveAttribute(
+      'src',
+      'https://cdn.example/emoji/party_blob.png',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('optimistically adds an existing reaction and applies the returned status', async () => {
+    const original = status({
+      pleroma: { emoji_reactions: [{ name: '🎉', count: 2, me: false }] },
+    })
+    const confirmed = status({
+      pleroma: { emoji_reactions: [{ name: '🎉', count: 3, me: true }] },
+    })
+    const onupdate = vi.fn()
+    const setEmojiReaction = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(confirmed)
+    const services = testServices({
+      session: session({ signedIn: true, me: account() }),
+      endpoints: { setEmojiReaction },
+    })
+    const view = render(BlogEntry, {
+      props: { status: original, onupdate },
+      context: new Map([[APP_SERVICES, services]]),
+    })
+
+    await fireEvent.click(
+      view.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add 🎉 reaction, 2 reactions' }),
+    )
+
+    expect(setEmojiReaction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      services.session.api,
+      original.id,
+      '🎉',
+      true,
+    )
+    expect(onupdate.mock.calls[0][0].pleroma?.emoji_reactions).toEqual([
+      { name: '🎉', count: 3, me: true },
+    ])
+    await waitFor(() => expect(onupdate).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(confirmed))
+  })
+
+  it('removes the viewer’s existing custom reaction', async () => {
+    const customReaction = {
+      name: 'party_blob@remote.example',
+      count: 1,
+      me: true,
+      url: 'https://cdn.example/emoji/party_blob.png',
+    }
+    const original = status({
+      pleroma: { emoji_reactions: [customReaction] },
+    })
+    const confirmed = status({ pleroma: { emoji_reactions: [] } })
+    const onupdate = vi.fn()
+    const setEmojiReaction = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(confirmed)
+    const services = testServices({
+      session: session({ signedIn: true, me: account() }),
+      endpoints: { setEmojiReaction },
+    })
+    const view = render(BlogEntry, {
+      props: { status: original, onupdate },
+      context: new Map([[APP_SERVICES, services]]),
+    })
+
+    await fireEvent.click(
+      view.getByRole('button', {
+        name: 'Remove :party_blob@remote.example: reaction, 1 reaction',
+      }),
+    )
+
+    expect(setEmojiReaction).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      services.session.api,
+      original.id,
+      customReaction.name,
+      false,
+    )
+    expect(onupdate.mock.calls[0][0].pleroma?.emoji_reactions).toEqual([])
+    await waitFor(() => expect(onupdate).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(confirmed))
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/components/blog/EmojiReactions.svelte b/src/components/blog/EmojiReactions.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f5fd4d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/blog/EmojiReactions.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,129 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+  import type { EmojiReaction, Status } from '$lib/api/types'
+  import { useAppServices } from '$lib/app-services'
+
+  interface Props {
+    status: Status
+    onupdate?: (status: Status) => void
+  }
+
+  let { status, onupdate }: Props = $props()
+
+  const { endpoints, session } = useAppServices()
+  const reactions = $derived(
+    (status.pleroma?.emoji_reactions ?? []).filter(
+      (reaction) => reaction.name.trim().length > 0 && reaction.count > 0,
+    ),
+  )
+
+  let busyEmoji = $state<string | null>(null)
+  let error = $state<string | null>(null)
+
+  function customLabel(reaction: EmojiReaction): string {
+    return `:${reaction.name}:`
+  }
+
+  function accessibleLabel(reaction: EmojiReaction): string {
+    const action = reaction.me ? 'Remove' : 'Add'
+    const emoji = reaction.url ? customLabel(reaction) : reaction.name
+    const countLabel = reaction.count === 1 ? '1 reaction' : `${reaction.count} reactions`
+    return `${action} ${emoji} reaction, ${countLabel}`
+  }
+
+  function withReactions(base: Status, next: EmojiReaction[]): Status {
+    return {
+      ...base,
+      pleroma: {
+        ...(base.pleroma ?? {}),
+        emoji_reactions: next,
+      },
+    }
+  }
+
+  function optimisticReactions(
+    source: EmojiReaction[],
+    selected: EmojiReaction,
+    on: boolean,
+  ): EmojiReaction[] {
+    return source
+      .map((reaction) => {
+        if (reaction.name !== selected.name) return reaction
+        return {
+          ...reaction,
+          count: Math.max(0, reaction.count + (on ? 1 : -1)),
+          me: on,
+        }
+      })
+      .filter((reaction) => reaction.count > 0)
+  }
+
+  async function toggle(reaction: EmojiReaction): Promise<void> {
+    if (!session.signedIn || busyEmoji) return
+
+    const before = status
+    const on = !reaction.me
+    busyEmoji = reaction.name
+    error = null
+    onupdate?.(
+      withReactions(
+        before,
+        optimisticReactions(before.pleroma?.emoji_reactions ?? [], reaction, on),
+      ),
+    )
+
+    try {
+      const updated = await endpoints.setEmojiReaction(
+        session.api,
+        status.id,
+        reaction.name,
+        on,
+      )
+      onupdate?.(updated)
+    } catch (cause) {
+      onupdate?.(before)
+      error =
+        cause instanceof Error
+          ? cause.message
+          : 'Could not save that emoji reaction.'
+    } finally {
+      busyEmoji = null
+    }
+  }
+</script>
+
+{#if reactions.length > 0}
+  <div class="emoji-reaction-bar" aria-label="Emoji reactions">
+    {#each reactions as reaction (reaction.url ?? reaction.name)}
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        class="emoji-reaction"
+        class:emoji-reaction--mine={reaction.me}
+        data-custom={reaction.url ? 'true' : 'false'}
+        aria-label={accessibleLabel(reaction)}
+        aria-pressed={reaction.me ? 'true' : 'false'}
+        title={session.signedIn
+          ? accessibleLabel(reaction)
+          : 'Sign in to react with this emoji'}
+        disabled={!session.signedIn || busyEmoji !== null}
+        onclick={() => void toggle(reaction)}
+      >
+        {#if reaction.url}
+          <img
+            class="emoji-reaction-image"
+            src={reaction.url}
+            alt={customLabel(reaction)}
+            loading="lazy"
+            decoding="async"
+          />
+        {:else}
+          <span class="emoji-reaction-glyph" aria-hidden="true">{reaction.name}</span>
+        {/if}
+        <span class="emoji-reaction-count">{reaction.count}</span>
+      </button>
+    {/each}
+  </div>
+{/if}
+
+{#if error}
+  <p class="error-note emoji-reaction-error" role="alert">{error}</p>
+{/if}
diff --git a/src/lib/api/endpoints.test.ts b/src/lib/api/endpoints.test.ts
index eafcd82..85e73b7 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/endpoints.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/endpoints.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { ApiClient } from './client'
 import {
   fetchNotifications,
   postStatus,
+  setEmojiReaction,
   updateProfileFields,
   updatePublicProfile,
   votePoll,
@@ -152,6 +153,34 @@ describe('poll endpoints', () => {
   })
 })
 
+describe('emoji reaction endpoints', () => {
+  it.each([
+    [true, 'PUT'],
+    [false, 'DELETE'],
+  ] as const)('uses the Pleroma/Akkoma reaction endpoint (on=%s)', async (on, method) => {
+    const fetchMock = vi.fn(async (_url: string, init?: RequestInit) => {
+      expect(init?.method).toBe(method)
+      return new Response(JSON.stringify({ id: 'status/one' }), {
+        status: 200,
+        headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      })
+    })
+    vi.stubGlobal('fetch', fetchMock)
+
+    await setEmojiReaction(
+      new ApiClient('example.test', 'token'),
+      'status/one',
+      'party_blob@remote.example',
+      on,
+    )
+
+    expect(fetchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'https://example.test/api/v1/pleroma/statuses/status%2Fone/reactions/party_blob%40remote.example',
+      expect.any(Object),
+    )
+  })
+})
+
 describe('fetchNotifications', () => {
   it('defensively applies requested types when a server ignores the filter', async () => {
     vi.stubGlobal(
diff --git a/src/lib/api/endpoints.ts b/src/lib/api/endpoints.ts
index 160acb8..49b0c4a 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/endpoints.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/endpoints.ts
@@ -314,6 +314,26 @@ export function reblogStatus(api: ApiClient, id: string, on: boolean): Promise<S
   return api.post<Status>(`/api/v1/statuses/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/${action}`)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Add or remove one of the reactions already present on a status.
+ *
+ * Pleroma and Akkoma share this endpoint. `emoji` can be a Unicode emoji, a
+ * local custom shortcode, or the server-qualified `shortcode@host` returned in
+ * `pleroma.emoji_reactions`.
+ */
+export async function setEmojiReaction(
+  api: ApiClient,
+  id: string,
+  emoji: string,
+  on: boolean,
+): Promise<Status> {
+  const path =
+    `/api/v1/pleroma/statuses/${encodeURIComponent(id)}` +
+    `/reactions/${encodeURIComponent(emoji)}`
+  const { data } = await api.raw<Status>(path, { method: on ? 'PUT' : 'DELETE' })
+  return data
+}
+
 export function votePoll(api: ApiClient, id: string, choices: number[]): Promise<Poll> {
   return api.post<Poll>(`/api/v1/polls/${encodeURIComponent(id)}/votes`, { choices })
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/api/types.ts b/src/lib/api/types.ts
index 0ac7809..6e08a8d 100644
--- a/src/lib/api/types.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api/types.ts
@@ -163,6 +163,21 @@ export interface Poll {
   own_votes?: number[]
 }
 
+/** Pleroma/Akkoma's per-status emoji reaction summary. */
+export interface EmojiReaction {
+  /** Unicode emoji, local custom shortcode, or `shortcode@remote.host`. */
+  name: string
+  count: number
+  /** Whether the authenticated viewer contributed to this count. */
+  me: boolean
+  /** Present for custom emoji reactions. */
+  url?: string | null
+  /** Included by some Pleroma/Akkoma status renderers. */
+  account_ids?: string[]
+  /** Included by the expanded reactions endpoint, but usually absent on timelines. */
+  accounts?: Account[]
+}
+
 export interface Status {
   id: string
   uri: string
@@ -205,6 +220,8 @@ export interface Status {
     conversation_id?: number
     content?: Record<string, string>
     spoiler_text?: Record<string, string>
+    /** Pleroma/Akkoma emoji reactions, including custom emoji URLs. */
+    emoji_reactions?: EmojiReaction[]
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/styles/blog.css b/src/styles/blog.css
index bac77a9..1e5bb3b 100644
--- a/src/styles/blog.css
+++ b/src/styles/blog.css
@@ -361,6 +361,76 @@
   color: inherit;
 }
 
+/* Existing Pleroma/Akkoma reactions. The whole bar is absent when empty. */
+.emoji-reaction-bar {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+  margin-top: 7px;
+}
+
+.emoji-reaction {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: 4px;
+  min-width: 34px;
+  min-height: 25px;
+  margin: 0;
+  padding: 2px 5px;
+  border: 1px solid var(--ms-table-border);
+  border-radius: 0;
+  color: var(--ms-page-fg);
+  background: var(--ms-page-bg);
+  font: inherit;
+  line-height: 1;
+  cursor: pointer;
+}
+
+.emoji-reaction:hover:not(:disabled) {
+  border-color: var(--ms-link);
+  background: var(--ms-highlight-bg);
+}
+
+.emoji-reaction[aria-pressed='true'] {
+  border-color: var(--ms-link);
+  color: var(--ms-link);
+  background: var(--ms-table-label-bg);
+  font-weight: 700;
+}
+
+.emoji-reaction:disabled {
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
+.emoji-reaction-image {
+  display: block;
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
+  object-fit: contain;
+}
+
+.emoji-reaction-glyph {
+  font-size: 17px;
+  line-height: 20px;
+}
+
+.emoji-reaction-count {
+  min-width: 1ch;
+  color: var(--ms-muted-fg);
+  font-size: var(--ms-font-size-small);
+  line-height: 20px;
+}
+
+.emoji-reaction[aria-pressed='true'] .emoji-reaction-count {
+  color: inherit;
+}
+
+.emoji-reaction-error {
+  margin-top: 5px;
+}
+
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------- comments */
 
 .comment-list {