diff --git a/keyserver/src/responders/message-responders.js b/keyserver/src/responders/message-responders.js
--- a/keyserver/src/responders/message-responders.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/responders/message-responders.js
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
   messageTypes,
   type SendTextMessageRequest,
   type SendMultimediaMessageRequest,
+  type SendReactionMessageRequest,
   type FetchMessageInfosResponse,
   type FetchMessageInfosRequest,
   defaultNumberPerThread,
   type SendMessageResponse,
+  type ReactionMessageData,
 } from 'lib/types/message-types';
 import type { TextMessageData } from 'lib/types/messages/text';
 import { threadPermissions } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
@@ -179,15 +181,50 @@
   return { newMessageInfo };
 }
 
-// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 const sendReactionMessageRequestInputValidator = tShape({
   threadID: t.String,
   targetMessageID: t.String,
   reaction: t.maybe(t.String),
 });
+async function reactionMessageCreationResponder(
+  viewer: Viewer,
+  input: any,
+): Promise<SendMessageResponse> {
+  const request: SendReactionMessageRequest = input;
+  await validateInput(viewer, sendReactionMessageRequestInputValidator, input);
+
+  const { threadID, targetMessageID, reaction } = request;
+
+  if (!targetMessageID || reaction === undefined) {
+    throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
+  }
+
+  const hasPermission = await checkThreadPermission(
+    viewer,
+    threadID,
+    threadPermissions.VOICED,
+  );
+  if (!hasPermission) {
+    throw new ServerError('invalid_parameters');
+  }
+
+  const messageData: ReactionMessageData = {
+    type: messageTypes.REACTION,
+    threadID,
+    creatorID: viewer.id,
+    time: Date.now(),
+    targetMessageID,
+    reaction,
+  };
+
+  const rawMessageInfos = await createMessages(viewer, [messageData]);
+
+  return { newMessageInfo: rawMessageInfos[0] };
+}
 
 export {
   textMessageCreationResponder,
   messageFetchResponder,
   multimediaMessageCreationResponder,
+  reactionMessageCreationResponder,
 };