diff --git a/qml/components/MessageListViewItem.qml b/qml/components/MessageListViewItem.qml
index c174da2..98a5c32 100644
--- a/qml/components/MessageListViewItem.qml
+++ b/qml/components/MessageListViewItem.qml
@@ -115,6 +115,19 @@ ListItem {
         return interactionText;
     }
 
+    function openReactions() {
+        if (messageListItem.chatReactions) {
+            Debug.log("Using chat reactions")
+            messageListItem.messageReactions = chatReactions
+            showItemCompletelyTimer.requestedIndex = index;
+            showItemCompletelyTimer.start();
+        } else {
+            Debug.log("Obtaining message reactions")
+            tdLibWrapper.getMessageAvailableReactions(messageListItem.chatId, messageListItem.messageId);
+        }
+        selectReactionBubble.visible = false;
+    }
+
     onClicked: {
         if (messageListItem.precalculatedValues.pageIsSelecting) {
             page.toggleMessageSelection(myMessage);
@@ -134,11 +147,17 @@ ListItem {
                 messageListItem.messageReactions = null;
                 selectReactionBubble.visible = false;
             } else {
-                selectReactionBubble.visible = !selectReactionBubble.visible;
+                if (messageListItem.chatReactions) {
+                    selectReactionBubble.visible = !selectReactionBubble.visible;
+                }
             }
         }
     }
 
+    onDoubleClicked: {
+        openReactions();
+    }
+
     onPressAndHold: {
         if (openMenuOnPressAndHold) {
             openContextMenu()
@@ -643,6 +662,17 @@ ListItem {
                             textFormat: Text.StyledText
                             maximumLineCount: 1
                             elide: Text.ElideRight
+                            MouseArea {
+                                anchors.fill: parent
+                                onClicked: {
+                                    if (messageListItem.messageReactions) {
+                                        messageListItem.messageReactions = null;
+                                        selectReactionBubble.visible = false;
+                                    } else {
+                                        openReactions();
+                                    }
+                                }
+                            }
                         }
                     }
                 }
@@ -672,16 +702,7 @@ ListItem {
                 icon.source: "image://theme/icon-s-favorite"
                 anchors.centerIn: selectReactionBubble
                 onClicked: {
-                    if (messageListItem.chatReactions) {
-                        Debug.log("Using chat reactions")
-                        messageListItem.messageReactions = chatReactions
-                        showItemCompletelyTimer.requestedIndex = index;
-                        showItemCompletelyTimer.start();
-                    } else {
-                        Debug.log("Obtaining message reactions")
-                        tdLibWrapper.getMessageAvailableReactions(messageListItem.chatId, messageListItem.messageId);
-                    }
-                    selectReactionBubble.visible = false;
+                    openReactions();
                 }
             }
 
diff --git a/qml/pages/ChatPage.qml b/qml/pages/ChatPage.qml
index c70e454..48d741b 100644
--- a/qml/pages/ChatPage.qml
+++ b/qml/pages/ChatPage.qml
@@ -576,6 +576,9 @@ Page {
         onSponsoredMessageReceived: {
             chatPage.containsSponsoredMessages = true;
         }
+        onReactionsUpdated: {
+            availableReactions = tdLibWrapper.getChatReactions(chatInformation.id);
+        }
     }
 
     Connections {
diff --git a/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.spec b/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.spec
index e114f17..e074a21 100644
--- a/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.spec
+++ b/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.spec
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ Name:       harbour-fernschreiber
 
 Summary:    Fernschreiber is a Telegram client for Sailfish OS
 Version:    0.17
-Release:    7
+Release:    8
 Group:      Qt/Qt
 License:    LICENSE
 URL:        http://werkwolf.eu/
diff --git a/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.yaml b/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.yaml
index 4f49d27..05f2fd4 100644
--- a/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.yaml
+++ b/rpm/harbour-fernschreiber.yaml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Name: harbour-fernschreiber
 Summary: Fernschreiber is a Telegram client for Sailfish OS
 Version: 0.17
-Release: 7
+Release: 8
 # The contents of the Group field should be one of the groups listed here:
 # https://github.com/mer-tools/spectacle/blob/master/data/GROUPS
 Group: Qt/Qt
diff --git a/src/tdlibwrapper.cpp b/src/tdlibwrapper.cpp
index e082592..6b3e994 100644
--- a/src/tdlibwrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/tdlibwrapper.cpp
@@ -2093,6 +2093,7 @@ void TDLibWrapper::handleActiveEmojiReactionsUpdated(const QStringList& emojis)
     if (activeEmojiReactions != emojis) {
         activeEmojiReactions = emojis;
         LOG(emojis.count() << "reaction(s) available");
+        emit reactionsUpdated();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/tdlibwrapper.h b/src/tdlibwrapper.h
index 49cda61..c4773e3 100644
--- a/src/tdlibwrapper.h
+++ b/src/tdlibwrapper.h
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ signals:
     void chatUnreadMentionCountUpdated(qlonglong chatId, int unreadMentionCount);
     void chatUnreadReactionCountUpdated(qlonglong chatId, int unreadReactionCount);
     void tgUrlFound(const QString &tgUrl);
+    void reactionsUpdated();
 
 public slots:
     void handleVersionDetected(const QString &version);