diff --git a/native/chat/composed-message.react.js b/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/composed-message.react.js
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
     );
 
     let inlineSidebar = null;
-    if (item.threadCreatedFromMessage) {
+    if (item.threadCreatedFromMessage || item.reactions) {
       const positioning = isViewer ? 'right' : 'left';
       const inlineSidebarPositionStyle =
         positioning === 'left'
@@ -146,7 +146,10 @@
           : styles.rightInlineSidebar;
       inlineSidebar = (
         <View style={[styles.inlineSidebar, inlineSidebarPositionStyle]}>
-          <InlineSidebar threadInfo={item.threadCreatedFromMessage} />
+          <InlineSidebar
+            threadInfo={item.threadCreatedFromMessage}
+            reactions={item.reactions}
+          />
         </View>
       );
     }
diff --git a/native/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js b/native/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js
--- a/native/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inline-sidebar.react.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 } from 'react-native-reanimated';
 
 import useInlineSidebarText from 'lib/hooks/inline-sidebar-text.react';
+import type { ReactionMessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 
 import CommIcon from '../components/comm-icon.react';
@@ -24,7 +25,7 @@
 
 type Props = {
   +threadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
-  +reactions?: $ReadOnlyArray<string>,
+  +reactions?: $ReadOnlyArray<ReactionMessageInfo>,
   +disabled?: boolean,
 };
 function InlineSidebar(props: Props): React.Node {
@@ -44,13 +45,12 @@
     if (!reactions || reactions.length === 0) {
       return null;
     }
-    const reactionItems = reactions.map(reaction => {
-      return (
-        <Text key={reaction} style={styles.reaction}>
-          {reaction}
-        </Text>
-      );
-    });
+    let reactionText = reactions[0].reaction;
+    if (reactions.length > 1) {
+      reactionText += reactions.length;
+    }
+    const reactionItems = <Text style={styles.reaction}>{reactionText}</Text>;
+
     return <View style={styles.reactionsContainer}>{reactionItems}</View>;
   }, [reactions, styles.reaction, styles.reactionsContainer]);