diff --git a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
--- a/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
+++ b/native/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // @flow
 
+import { useNavigation } from '@react-navigation/native';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { Text, View } from 'react-native';
 import Animated, {
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 
 import CommIcon from '../components/comm-icon.react';
 import GestureTouchableOpacity from '../components/gesture-touchable-opacity.react';
+import { MessageReactionsModalRouteName } from '../navigation/route-names';
 import { useStyles } from '../themes/colors';
 import type { ChatMessageInfoItemWithHeight } from '../types/chat-types';
 import {
@@ -34,13 +36,56 @@
   const repliesText = useInlineEngagementText(threadInfo);
 
   const navigateToThread = useNavigateToThread();
-  const onPress = React.useCallback(() => {
+  const { navigate } = useNavigation();
+
+  const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
+
+  const unreadStyle = threadInfo?.currentUser.unread ? styles.unread : null;
+  const repliesStyles = React.useMemo(() => [styles.repliesText, unreadStyle], [
+    styles.repliesText,
+    unreadStyle,
+  ]);
+
+  const onPressThread = React.useCallback(() => {
     if (threadInfo && !disabled) {
       navigateToThread({ threadInfo });
     }
   }, [disabled, navigateToThread, threadInfo]);
 
-  const styles = useStyles(unboundStyles);
+  const sidebarItem = React.useMemo(() => {
+    if (!threadInfo) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return (
+      <GestureTouchableOpacity
+        onPress={onPressThread}
+        activeOpacity={0.7}
+        style={styles.sidebar}
+      >
+        <CommIcon style={styles.icon} size={14} name="sidebar-filled" />
+        <Text style={repliesStyles}>{repliesText}</Text>
+      </GestureTouchableOpacity>
+    );
+  }, [
+    threadInfo,
+    onPressThread,
+    styles.sidebar,
+    styles.icon,
+    repliesStyles,
+    repliesText,
+  ]);
+
+  const onPressReactions = React.useCallback(() => {
+    navigate<'MessageReactionsModal'>({
+      name: MessageReactionsModalRouteName,
+      params: { reactions },
+    });
+  }, [navigate, reactions]);
+
+  const marginLeft = React.useMemo(
+    () => (sidebarItem ? styles.reactionMarginLeft : null),
+    [sidebarItem, styles.reactionMarginLeft],
+  );
 
   const reactionList = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!reactions || reactions.size === 0) {
@@ -50,37 +95,27 @@
     const reactionText = stringForReactionList(reactions);
     const reactionItems = <Text style={styles.reaction}>{reactionText}</Text>;
 
-    return <View style={styles.reactionsContainer}>{reactionItems}</View>;
-  }, [reactions, styles.reaction, styles.reactionsContainer]);
-
-  const unreadStyle = threadInfo?.currentUser.unread ? styles.unread : null;
-  const marginRight = reactionList ? styles.repliesMarginRight : null;
-  const repliesStyles = React.useMemo(
-    () => [marginRight, styles.repliesText, unreadStyle],
-    [marginRight, styles.repliesText, unreadStyle],
-  );
-  const noThreadInfo = !threadInfo;
-  const sidebarInfo = React.useMemo(() => {
-    if (noThreadInfo) {
-      return null;
-    }
     return (
-      <>
-        <CommIcon style={styles.icon} size={14} name="sidebar-filled" />
-        <Text style={repliesStyles}>{repliesText}</Text>
-      </>
-    );
-  }, [noThreadInfo, styles.icon, repliesStyles, repliesText]);
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.container}>
       <GestureTouchableOpacity
-        onPress={onPress}
+        style={[styles.reactionsContainer, marginLeft]}
+        onPress={onPressReactions}
         activeOpacity={0.7}
-        style={styles.sidebar}
       >
-        {sidebarInfo}
-        {reactionList}
+        {reactionItems}
       </GestureTouchableOpacity>
+    );
+  }, [
+    marginLeft,
+    onPressReactions,
+    reactions,
+    styles.reaction,
+    styles.reactionsContainer,
+  ]);
+
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.container}>
+      {sidebarItem}
+      {reactionList}
     </View>
   );
 }
@@ -89,8 +124,11 @@
   container: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
     height: inlineEngagementStyle.height,
-    display: 'flex',
     borderRadius: 16,
+    backgroundColor: 'inlineEngagementBackground',
+    alignSelf: 'baseline',
+    alignItems: 'center',
+    padding: 8,
   },
   unread: {
     color: 'listForegroundLabel',
@@ -98,13 +136,7 @@
   },
   sidebar: {
     flexDirection: 'row',
-    display: 'flex',
     alignItems: 'center',
-    justifyContent: 'center',
-    backgroundColor: 'inlineEngagementBackground',
-    padding: 8,
-    borderRadius: 16,
-    height: inlineEngagementStyle.height,
   },
   icon: {
     color: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
@@ -115,17 +147,18 @@
     fontSize: 14,
     lineHeight: 22,
   },
-  repliesMarginRight: {
-    marginRight: 12,
-  },
   reaction: {
-    marginLeft: 4,
     color: 'inlineEngagementLabel',
+    fontSize: 14,
+    lineHeight: 22,
+  },
+  reactionMarginLeft: {
+    marginLeft: 12,
   },
   reactionsContainer: {
     display: 'flex',
     flexDirection: 'row',
-    marginLeft: -4,
+    alignItems: 'center',
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/native/navigation/root-navigator.react.js b/native/navigation/root-navigator.react.js
--- a/native/navigation/root-navigator.react.js
+++ b/native/navigation/root-navigator.react.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import TermsAndPrivacyModal from '../account/terms-and-privacy-modal.react';
 import ThreadPickerModal from '../calendar/thread-picker-modal.react';
 import ImagePasteModal from '../chat/image-paste-modal.react';
+import MessageReactionsModal from '../chat/message-reactions-modal.react';
 import AddUsersModal from '../chat/settings/add-users-modal.react';
 import ColorSelectorModal from '../chat/settings/color-selector-modal.react';
 import ComposeSubchannelModal from '../chat/settings/compose-subchannel-modal.react';
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
   ComposeSubchannelModalRouteName,
   SidebarListModalRouteName,
   SubchannelsListModalRouteName,
+  MessageReactionsModalRouteName,
   type ScreenParamList,
   type RootParamList,
   TermsAndPrivacyRouteName,
@@ -236,6 +238,11 @@
         component={SubchannelsListModal}
         options={modalOverlayScreenOptions}
       />
+      <Root.Screen
+        name={MessageReactionsModalRouteName}
+        component={MessageReactionsModal}
+        options={modalOverlayScreenOptions}
+      />
     </Root.Navigator>
   );
 }