diff --git a/web/chat/composed-message.react.js b/web/chat/composed-message.react.js
index 32ea28f35..38cd8317a 100644
--- a/web/chat/composed-message.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/composed-message.react.js
@@ -1,247 +1,249 @@
 // @flow
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import {
   Circle as CircleIcon,
   CheckCircle as CheckCircleIcon,
   XCircle as XCircleIcon,
 } from 'react-feather';
 
 import { useStringForUser } from 'lib/hooks/ens-cache.js';
 import { type ChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { getMessageLabel } from 'lib/shared/edit-messages-utils.js';
 import { assertComposableMessageType } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import { getComposedMessageID } from './chat-constants.js';
 import css from './chat-message-list.css';
 import FailedSend from './failed-send.react.js';
 import InlineEngagement from './inline-engagement.react.js';
 import UserAvatar from '../avatars/user-avatar.react.js';
 import CommIcon from '../CommIcon.react.js';
 import { type InputState, InputStateContext } from '../input/input-state.js';
 import { useMessageTooltip } from '../utils/tooltip-action-utils.js';
 import { tooltipPositions } from '../utils/tooltip-utils.js';
 
 export type ComposedMessageID = string;
 
 const availableTooltipPositionsForViewerMessage = [
   tooltipPositions.LEFT,
   tooltipPositions.LEFT_BOTTOM,
   tooltipPositions.LEFT_TOP,
   tooltipPositions.RIGHT,
   tooltipPositions.RIGHT_BOTTOM,
   tooltipPositions.RIGHT_TOP,
   tooltipPositions.BOTTOM,
   tooltipPositions.TOP,
 ];
 const availableTooltipPositionsForNonViewerMessage = [
   tooltipPositions.RIGHT,
   tooltipPositions.RIGHT_BOTTOM,
   tooltipPositions.RIGHT_TOP,
   tooltipPositions.LEFT,
   tooltipPositions.LEFT_BOTTOM,
   tooltipPositions.LEFT_TOP,
   tooltipPositions.BOTTOM,
   tooltipPositions.TOP,
 ];
 
 type BaseProps = {
   +item: ChatMessageInfoItem,
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   +shouldDisplayPinIndicator: boolean,
   +sendFailed: boolean,
   +children: React.Node,
   +fixedWidth?: boolean,
   +borderRadius: number,
 };
 type BaseConfig = React.Config<BaseProps, typeof ComposedMessage.defaultProps>;
 type Props = {
   ...BaseProps,
   // withInputState
   +inputState: ?InputState,
   +onMouseLeave: ?() => mixed,
   +onMouseEnter: (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => mixed,
   +containsInlineEngagement: boolean,
   +stringForUser: ?string,
 };
 class ComposedMessage extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
   static defaultProps: { +borderRadius: number } = {
     borderRadius: 8,
   };
 
   render(): React.Node {
     assertComposableMessageType(this.props.item.messageInfo.type);
     const { borderRadius, item, threadInfo, shouldDisplayPinIndicator } =
       this.props;
     const { hasBeenEdited, isPinned } = item;
     const { id, creator } = item.messageInfo;
     const threadColor = threadInfo.color;
 
     const { isViewer } = creator;
     const contentClassName = classNames({
       [css.content]: true,
       [css.viewerContent]: isViewer,
       [css.nonViewerContent]: !isViewer,
     });
     const messageBoxContainerClassName = classNames({
       [css.messageBoxContainer]: true,
       [css.fixedWidthMessageBoxContainer]: this.props.fixedWidth,
     });
     const messageBoxClassName = classNames({
       [css.messageBox]: true,
       [css.fixedWidthMessageBox]: this.props.fixedWidth,
     });
     const messageBoxStyle = {
       borderTopRightRadius: isViewer && !item.startsCluster ? 0 : borderRadius,
       borderBottomRightRadius: isViewer && !item.endsCluster ? 0 : borderRadius,
       borderTopLeftRadius: !isViewer && !item.startsCluster ? 0 : borderRadius,
       borderBottomLeftRadius: !isViewer && !item.endsCluster ? 0 : borderRadius,
     };
 
     let authorName = null;
     const { stringForUser } = this.props;
     if (stringForUser) {
       authorName = <span className={css.authorName}>{stringForUser}</span>;
     }
 
     let deliveryIcon = null;
     let failedSendInfo = null;
     if (isViewer) {
       let deliveryIconSpan;
       let deliveryIconColor = threadColor;
       if (id !== null && id !== undefined) {
         deliveryIconSpan = <CheckCircleIcon />;
       } else if (this.props.sendFailed) {
         deliveryIconSpan = <XCircleIcon />;
         deliveryIconColor = 'FF0000';
         failedSendInfo = <FailedSend item={item} threadInfo={threadInfo} />;
       } else {
         deliveryIconSpan = <CircleIcon />;
       }
       deliveryIcon = (
         <div
           className={css.iconContainer}
           style={{ color: `#${deliveryIconColor}` }}
         >
           {deliveryIconSpan}
         </div>
       );
     }
 
     let inlineEngagement = null;
     const label = getMessageLabel(hasBeenEdited, threadInfo.id);
     if (
       (this.props.containsInlineEngagement && item.threadCreatedFromMessage) ||
       Object.keys(item.reactions).length > 0 ||
       label
     ) {
       const positioning = isViewer ? 'right' : 'left';
       inlineEngagement = (
         <div className={css.sidebarMarginBottom}>
           <InlineEngagement
+            messageInfo={item.messageInfo}
+            threadInfo={threadInfo}
             sidebarThreadInfo={item.threadCreatedFromMessage}
             reactions={item.reactions}
             positioning={positioning}
             label={label}
           />
         </div>
       );
     }
 
     let avatar;
     if (!isViewer && item.endsCluster) {
       avatar = (
         <div className={css.avatarContainer}>
           <UserAvatar size="small" userID={creator.id} />
         </div>
       );
     } else if (!isViewer) {
       avatar = <div className={css.avatarOffset} />;
     }
 
     const pinIconPositioning = isViewer ? 'left' : 'right';
     const pinIconName = pinIconPositioning === 'left' ? 'pin-mirror' : 'pin';
     const pinIconContainerClassName = classNames({
       [css.pinIconContainer]: true,
       [css.pinIconLeft]: pinIconPositioning === 'left',
       [css.pinIconRight]: pinIconPositioning === 'right',
     });
     let pinIcon;
     if (isPinned && shouldDisplayPinIndicator) {
       pinIcon = (
         <div
           className={pinIconContainerClassName}
           style={{ color: `#${threadColor}` }}
         >
           <CommIcon icon={pinIconName} size={12} />
         </div>
       );
     }
 
     return (
       <React.Fragment>
         {authorName}
         <div className={contentClassName}>
           {avatar}
           <div
             className={messageBoxContainerClassName}
             onMouseEnter={this.props.onMouseEnter}
             onMouseLeave={this.props.onMouseLeave}
           >
             {pinIcon}
             <div
               className={messageBoxClassName}
               style={messageBoxStyle}
               id={getComposedMessageID(item.messageInfo)}
             >
               {this.props.children}
             </div>
           </div>
           {deliveryIcon}
         </div>
         {failedSendInfo}
         {inlineEngagement}
       </React.Fragment>
     );
   }
 }
 
 type ConnectedConfig = React.Config<
   BaseProps,
   typeof ComposedMessage.defaultProps,
 >;
 const ConnectedComposedMessage: React.ComponentType<ConnectedConfig> =
   React.memo<BaseConfig>(function ConnectedComposedMessage(props) {
     const { item, threadInfo } = props;
     const inputState = React.useContext(InputStateContext);
     const { creator } = props.item.messageInfo;
     const { isViewer } = creator;
     const availablePositions = isViewer
       ? availableTooltipPositionsForViewerMessage
       : availableTooltipPositionsForNonViewerMessage;
     const containsInlineEngagement = !!item.threadCreatedFromMessage;
 
     const { onMouseLeave, onMouseEnter } = useMessageTooltip({
       item,
       threadInfo,
       availablePositions,
     });
 
     const shouldShowUsername = !isViewer && item.startsCluster;
     const stringForUser = useStringForUser(shouldShowUsername ? creator : null);
 
     return (
       <ComposedMessage
         {...props}
         inputState={inputState}
         onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}
         onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
         containsInlineEngagement={containsInlineEngagement}
         stringForUser={stringForUser}
       />
     );
   });
 
 export default ConnectedComposedMessage;
diff --git a/web/chat/inline-engagement.react.js b/web/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
index 9b709ea34..f901d1d91 100644
--- a/web/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/inline-engagement.react.js
@@ -1,117 +1,135 @@
 // @flow
 
 import classNames from 'classnames';
 import * as React from 'react';
 
 import { useModalContext } from 'lib/components/modal-provider.react.js';
 import type { ReactionInfo } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { getInlineEngagementSidebarText } from 'lib/shared/inline-engagement-utils.js';
+import { useNextLocalID } from 'lib/shared/message-utils.js';
+import type { MessageInfo } from 'lib/types/message-types.js';
 import type { ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 
 import css from './inline-engagement.css';
+import { useSendReaction } from './reaction-message-utils.js';
 import CommIcon from '../CommIcon.react.js';
-import MessageReactionsModal from '../modals/chat/message-reactions-modal.react.js';
 import { useOnClickThread } from '../selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 
 type Props = {
+  +messageInfo: MessageInfo,
+  +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   +sidebarThreadInfo: ?ThreadInfo,
   +reactions: ReactionInfo,
   +positioning: 'left' | 'center' | 'right',
   +label?: ?string,
 };
 function InlineEngagement(props: Props): React.Node {
-  const { sidebarThreadInfo, reactions, positioning, label } = props;
-  const { pushModal, popModal } = useModalContext();
+  const {
+    messageInfo,
+    threadInfo,
+    sidebarThreadInfo,
+    reactions,
+    positioning,
+    label,
+  } = props;
+
+  const { popModal } = useModalContext();
 
   const isLeft = positioning === 'left';
 
   const labelClasses = classNames({
     [css.messageLabel]: true,
     [css.messageLabelLeft]: isLeft,
     [css.messageLabelRight]: !isLeft,
   });
   const editedLabel = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!label) {
       return null;
     }
     return (
       <div className={labelClasses}>
         <span>{label}</span>
       </div>
     );
   }, [label, labelClasses]);
 
   const onClickSidebarInner = useOnClickThread(sidebarThreadInfo);
 
   const onClickSidebar = React.useCallback(
     (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
       popModal();
       onClickSidebarInner(event);
     },
     [popModal, onClickSidebarInner],
   );
 
   const repliesText = getInlineEngagementSidebarText(sidebarThreadInfo);
 
   const sidebarItem = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (!sidebarThreadInfo || !repliesText) {
       return null;
     }
 
     return (
       <a onClick={onClickSidebar} className={css.sidebarContainer}>
         <CommIcon size={14} icon="sidebar-filled" />
         {repliesText}
       </a>
     );
   }, [sidebarThreadInfo, repliesText, onClickSidebar]);
 
+  const localID = useNextLocalID();
+  const sendReaction = useSendReaction(
+    messageInfo.id,
+    localID,
+    threadInfo.id,
+    reactions,
+  );
+
   const onClickReaction = React.useCallback(
-    (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>) => {
+    (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLElement>, reaction: string) => {
       event.preventDefault();
-      pushModal(
-        <MessageReactionsModal onClose={popModal} reactions={reactions} />,
-      );
+      sendReaction(reaction);
     },
-    [popModal, pushModal, reactions],
+    [sendReaction],
   );
 
   const reactionsList = React.useMemo(() => {
     if (Object.keys(reactions).length === 0) {
       return null;
     }
 
     return Object.keys(reactions).map(reaction => {
       const numOfReacts = reactions[reaction].users.length;
 
       return (
         <a
-          onClick={onClickReaction}
+          onClick={event => onClickReaction(event, reaction)}
           className={css.reactionContainer}
           key={reaction}
         >
           {`${reaction} ${numOfReacts}`}
         </a>
       );
     });
   }, [reactions, onClickReaction]);
 
   const containerClasses = classNames([
     css.inlineEngagementContainer,
     {
       [css.leftContainer]: positioning === 'left',
       [css.centerContainer]: positioning === 'center',
       [css.rightContainer]: positioning === 'right',
     },
   ]);
 
   return (
     <div className={containerClasses}>
       {editedLabel}
       {sidebarItem}
       {reactionsList}
     </div>
   );
 }
 
 export default InlineEngagement;
diff --git a/web/chat/robotext-message.react.js b/web/chat/robotext-message.react.js
index ee6899d59..f842faeda 100644
--- a/web/chat/robotext-message.react.js
+++ b/web/chat/robotext-message.react.js
@@ -1,144 +1,145 @@
 // @flow
 
 import invariant from 'invariant';
 import * as React from 'react';
 import { useDispatch } from 'react-redux';
 
 import { type RobotextChatMessageInfoItem } from 'lib/selectors/chat-selectors.js';
 import { threadInfoSelector } from 'lib/selectors/thread-selectors.js';
 import type { Dispatch } from 'lib/types/redux-types.js';
 import { type ThreadInfo } from 'lib/types/thread-types.js';
 import {
   entityTextToReact,
   useENSNamesForEntityText,
 } from 'lib/utils/entity-text.js';
 
 import InlineEngagement from './inline-engagement.react.js';
 import css from './robotext-message.css';
 import Markdown from '../markdown/markdown.react.js';
 import { linkRules } from '../markdown/rules.react.js';
 import { updateNavInfoActionType } from '../redux/action-types.js';
 import { useSelector } from '../redux/redux-utils.js';
 import { useMessageTooltip } from '../utils/tooltip-action-utils.js';
 import { tooltipPositions } from '../utils/tooltip-utils.js';
 
 const availableTooltipPositionsForRobotext = [
   tooltipPositions.LEFT,
   tooltipPositions.LEFT_TOP,
   tooltipPositions.LEFT_BOTTOM,
   tooltipPositions.RIGHT,
   tooltipPositions.RIGHT_TOP,
   tooltipPositions.RIGHT_BOTTOM,
 ];
 
 type Props = {
   +item: RobotextChatMessageInfoItem,
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
 };
 function RobotextMessage(props: Props): React.Node {
   let inlineEngagement;
-  const { item } = props;
+  const { item, threadInfo } = props;
   const { threadCreatedFromMessage, reactions } = item;
   if (threadCreatedFromMessage || Object.keys(reactions).length > 0) {
     inlineEngagement = (
       <div className={css.sidebarMarginTop}>
         <InlineEngagement
+          messageInfo={item.messageInfo}
+          threadInfo={threadInfo}
           sidebarThreadInfo={threadCreatedFromMessage}
           reactions={reactions}
           positioning="center"
         />
       </div>
     );
   }
 
   const { messageInfo, robotext } = item;
   const { threadID } = messageInfo;
   const robotextWithENSNames = useENSNamesForEntityText(robotext);
   invariant(
     robotextWithENSNames,
     'useENSNamesForEntityText only returns falsey when passed falsey',
   );
   const textParts = React.useMemo(() => {
     return entityTextToReact(robotextWithENSNames, threadID, {
       // eslint-disable-next-line react/display-name
       renderText: ({ text }) => (
         <Markdown rules={linkRules(false)}>{text}</Markdown>
       ),
       // eslint-disable-next-line react/display-name
       renderThread: ({ id, name }) => <ThreadEntity id={id} name={name} />,
       // eslint-disable-next-line react/display-name
       renderColor: ({ hex }) => <ColorEntity color={hex} />,
     });
   }, [robotextWithENSNames, threadID]);
 
-  const { threadInfo } = props;
   const { onMouseEnter, onMouseLeave } = useMessageTooltip({
     item,
     threadInfo,
     availablePositions: availableTooltipPositionsForRobotext,
   });
 
   return (
     <div className={css.robotextContainer}>
       <div
         className={css.innerRobotextContainer}
         onMouseEnter={onMouseEnter}
         onMouseLeave={onMouseLeave}
       >
         <span>{textParts}</span>
       </div>
       {inlineEngagement}
     </div>
   );
 }
 
 type BaseInnerThreadEntityProps = {
   +id: string,
   +name: string,
 };
 type InnerThreadEntityProps = {
   ...BaseInnerThreadEntityProps,
   +threadInfo: ThreadInfo,
   +dispatch: Dispatch,
 };
 class InnerThreadEntity extends React.PureComponent<InnerThreadEntityProps> {
   render() {
     return <a onClick={this.onClickThread}>{this.props.name}</a>;
   }
 
   onClickThread = (event: SyntheticEvent<HTMLAnchorElement>) => {
     event.preventDefault();
     const id = this.props.id;
     this.props.dispatch({
       type: updateNavInfoActionType,
       payload: {
         activeChatThreadID: id,
       },
     });
   };
 }
 const ThreadEntity = React.memo<BaseInnerThreadEntityProps>(
   function ConnectedInnerThreadEntity(props: BaseInnerThreadEntityProps) {
     const { id } = props;
     const threadInfo = useSelector(state => threadInfoSelector(state)[id]);
     const dispatch = useDispatch();
 
     return (
       <InnerThreadEntity
         {...props}
         threadInfo={threadInfo}
         dispatch={dispatch}
       />
     );
   },
 );
 
 function ColorEntity(props: { color: string }) {
   const colorStyle = { color: props.color };
   return <span style={colorStyle}>{props.color}</span>;
 }
 
 const MemoizedRobotextMessage: React.ComponentType<Props> =
   React.memo<Props>(RobotextMessage);
 
 export default MemoizedRobotextMessage;