diff --git a/keyserver/src/creators/message-creator.js b/keyserver/src/creators/message-creator.js
--- a/keyserver/src/creators/message-creator.js
+++ b/keyserver/src/creators/message-creator.js
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@
   appendSQLArray,
   mergeOrConditions,
 } from '../database/database';
-import { fetchMessageInfoForLocalID } from '../fetchers/message-fetchers';
+import {
+  fetchMessageInfoForLocalID,
+  fetchMessageInfoByID,
+} from '../fetchers/message-fetchers';
 import { fetchOtherSessionsForViewer } from '../fetchers/session-fetchers';
 import { fetchServerThreadInfos } from '../fetchers/thread-fetchers';
 import { sendPushNotifs } from '../push/send';
@@ -378,7 +381,16 @@
       invariant(messageIndices, `indices should exist for thread ${threadID}`);
       for (const messageIndex of messageIndices) {
         const messageInfo = messageInfos[messageIndex];
-        if (
+        if (messageInfo.type === messageTypes.REACTION) {
+          const targetMessageInfo = await fetchMessageInfoByID(
+            viewer,
+            messageInfo.targetMessageID,
+          );
+          if (targetMessageInfo?.creatorID !== userID) {
+            continue;
+          }
+          userPushInfo.messageInfos.push(messageInfo);
+        } else if (
           (messageInfo.type !== messageTypes.CREATE_SUB_THREAD ||
             subthreadsCanNotify.has(messageInfo.childThreadID)) &&
           messageTypeGeneratesNotifs(messageInfo.type) &&