diff --git a/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js b/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js
--- a/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js
+++ b/lib/shared/reaction-utils.js
@@ -3,6 +3,14 @@
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 
 import type { MessageReactionInfo } from '../selectors/chat-selectors';
+import type {
+  RobotextMessageInfo,
+  ComposableMessageInfo,
+} from '../types/message-types';
+import { threadPermissions, type ThreadInfo } from '../types/thread-types';
+import { useSelector } from '../utils/redux-utils';
+import { relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection } from './relationship-utils';
+import { threadHasPermission } from './thread-utils';
 
 function stringForReactionList(
   reactions: $ReadOnlyMap<string, MessageReactionInfo>,
@@ -24,4 +32,33 @@
   return reactionText.join(' ');
 }
 
-export { stringForReactionList };
+function useCanCreateReactionFromMessage(
+  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
+  targetMessageInfo: ComposableMessageInfo | RobotextMessageInfo,
+): boolean {
+  const targetMessageCreatorRelationship = useSelector(
+    state =>
+      state.userStore.userInfos[targetMessageInfo.creator.id]
+        ?.relationshipStatus,
+  );
+
+  if (
+    !targetMessageInfo.id ||
+    threadInfo.sourceMessageID === targetMessageInfo.id
+  ) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  const creatorRelationshipHasBlock =
+    targetMessageCreatorRelationship &&
+    relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection(targetMessageCreatorRelationship);
+
+  const hasPermission = threadHasPermission(
+    threadInfo,
+    threadPermissions.VOICED,
+  );
+
+  return hasPermission && !creatorRelationshipHasBlock;
+}
+
+export { stringForReactionList, useCanCreateReactionFromMessage };
diff --git a/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js b/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/multimedia-message.react.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import { StyleSheet, View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils';
+import { useCanCreateReactionFromMessage } from 'lib/shared/reaction-utils';
 import { useCanCreateSidebarFromMessage } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
 import type { MediaInfo } from 'lib/types/media-types';
 
@@ -31,7 +32,6 @@
   getMediaKey,
   multimediaMessageSendFailed,
 } from './multimedia-message-utils';
-import { useCanCreateReactionFromMessage } from './reaction-message-utils';
 import { getMessageTooltipKey } from './utils';
 
 type BaseProps = {
diff --git a/native/chat/reaction-message-utils.js b/native/chat/reaction-message-utils.js
--- a/native/chat/reaction-message-utils.js
+++ b/native/chat/reaction-message-utils.js
@@ -7,15 +7,7 @@
   sendReactionMessage,
   sendReactionMessageActionTypes,
 } from 'lib/actions/message-actions';
-import { relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection } from 'lib/shared/relationship-utils';
-import { threadHasPermission } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
-import type {
-  RobotextMessageInfo,
-  ComposableMessageInfo,
-} from 'lib/types/message-types';
-import { threadPermissions, type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types';
 import type { BindServerCall, DispatchFunctions } from 'lib/utils/action-utils';
-import { useSelector } from 'lib/utils/redux-utils';
 
 import type { TooltipRoute } from '../navigation/tooltip.react';
 
@@ -92,33 +84,4 @@
   );
 }
 
-function useCanCreateReactionFromMessage(
-  threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
-  targetMessageInfo: ComposableMessageInfo | RobotextMessageInfo,
-): boolean {
-  const targetMessageCreatorRelationship = useSelector(
-    state =>
-      state.userStore.userInfos[targetMessageInfo.creator.id]
-        ?.relationshipStatus,
-  );
-
-  if (
-    !targetMessageInfo.id ||
-    threadInfo.sourceMessageID === targetMessageInfo.id
-  ) {
-    return false;
-  }
-
-  const creatorRelationshipHasBlock =
-    targetMessageCreatorRelationship &&
-    relationshipBlockedInEitherDirection(targetMessageCreatorRelationship);
-
-  const hasPermission = threadHasPermission(
-    threadInfo,
-    threadPermissions.VOICED,
-  );
-
-  return hasPermission && !creatorRelationshipHasBlock;
-}
-
-export { onPressReact, useCanCreateReactionFromMessage };
+export { onPressReact };
diff --git a/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js b/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/robotext-message.react.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils';
+import { useCanCreateReactionFromMessage } from 'lib/shared/reaction-utils';
 import { useCanCreateSidebarFromMessage } from 'lib/shared/thread-utils';
 
 import { ChatContext } from '../chat/chat-context';
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@
 import type { ChatNavigationProp } from './chat.react';
 import { InlineSidebar } from './inline-sidebar.react';
 import { InnerRobotextMessage } from './inner-robotext-message.react';
-import { useCanCreateReactionFromMessage } from './reaction-message-utils';
 import { Timestamp } from './timestamp.react';
 import { getMessageTooltipKey, useContentAndHeaderOpacity } from './utils';
 
diff --git a/native/chat/text-message.react.js b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
--- a/native/chat/text-message.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/text-message.react.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import { View } from 'react-native';
 
 import { messageKey } from 'lib/shared/message-utils';
+import { useCanCreateReactionFromMessage } from 'lib/shared/reaction-utils';
 import {
   threadHasPermission,
   useCanCreateSidebarFromMessage,
@@ -29,7 +30,6 @@
   MessagePressResponderContext,
   type MessagePressResponderContextType,
 } from './message-press-responder-context';
-import { useCanCreateReactionFromMessage } from './reaction-message-utils';
 import textMessageSendFailed from './text-message-send-failed';
 import { getMessageTooltipKey } from './utils';