diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/actionlist/ActionListPresenter.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/actionlist/ActionListPresenter.kt
index 1aadcc2094..f71c750c22 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/actionlist/ActionListPresenter.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/actionlist/ActionListPresenter.kt
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.TimelineItem
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemRedactedContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.TimelineItemStateContent
 import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.canBeCopied
+import io.element.android.features.messages.impl.timeline.model.event.canReact
 import io.element.android.libraries.architecture.Presenter
 import io.element.android.libraries.core.meta.BuildMeta
 import kotlinx.collections.immutable.toImmutableList
@@ -48,7 +49,10 @@ class ActionListPresenter @Inject constructor(
         }
 
         val displayEmojiReactions by remember {
-            derivedStateOf { (target.value as? ActionListState.Target.Success)?.event?.isRemote == true }
+            derivedStateOf {
+                val event = (target.value as? ActionListState.Target.Success)?.event
+                event?.isRemote == true && event.content.canReact()
+            }
         }
 
         fun handleEvents(event: ActionListEvents) {
diff --git a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemEventContent.kt b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemEventContent.kt
index 0ff67e481f..e0de57c5a5 100644
--- a/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemEventContent.kt
+++ b/features/messages/impl/src/main/kotlin/io/element/android/features/messages/impl/timeline/model/event/TimelineItemEventContent.kt
@@ -33,3 +33,20 @@ fun TimelineItemEventContent.canBeCopied(): Boolean =
         is TimelineItemRedactedContent -> true
         else -> false
     }
+
+/**
+ * Return true if user can react (i.e. send a reaction) on the event content.
+ */
+fun TimelineItemEventContent.canReact(): Boolean =
+    when (this) {
+        is TimelineItemTextBasedContent,
+        is TimelineItemAudioContent,
+        is TimelineItemEncryptedContent,
+        is TimelineItemFileContent,
+        is TimelineItemImageContent,
+        is TimelineItemLocationContent,
+        is TimelineItemVideoContent -> true
+        is TimelineItemStateContent,
+        is TimelineItemRedactedContent,
+        TimelineItemUnknownContent -> false
+    }