diff --git a/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.js b/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.js
index bb11b840..b4936424 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.js
+++ b/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 import UserAvatar from '../user_avatar/user_avatar.vue'
 import UserListPopover from '../user_list_popover/user_list_popover.vue'
+import { library } from '@fortawesome/fontawesome-svg-core'
+import {
+  faPlus,
+  faMinus,
+  faCheck
+} from '@fortawesome/free-solid-svg-icons'
+
+library.add(
+  faPlus,
+  faMinus,
+  faCheck
+)
 
 const EMOJI_REACTION_COUNT_CUTOFF = 12
 
@@ -33,6 +45,9 @@ const EmojiReactions = {
     },
     loggedIn () {
       return !!this.$store.state.users.currentUser
+    },
+    remoteInteractionLink () {
+      return this.$store.getters.remoteInteractionLink({ statusId: this.status.id })
     }
   },
   methods: {
@@ -62,6 +77,17 @@ const EmojiReactions = {
       } else {
         this.reactWith(emoji)
       }
+    },
+    counterTriggerAttrs (reaction) {
+      return {
+        class: [
+          'btn',
+          'button-default',
+          'emoji-reaction-count-button',
+          { '-picked-reaction': this.reactedWith(reaction.name) }
+        ],
+        'aria-label': this.$tc('status.reaction_count_label', reaction.count, { num: reaction.count })
+      }
     }
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue b/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue
index eb46018e..92fc58ca 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue
+++ b/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 <template>
   <div class="EmojiReactions">
-    <UserListPopover
+    <span
       v-for="(reaction) in emojiReactions"
       :key="reaction.url || reaction.name"
-      :users="accountsForEmoji[reaction.name]"
+      class="emoji-reaction-container btn-group"
     >
-      <button
+      <component
+        :is="loggedIn ? 'button' : 'a'"
+        v-bind="!loggedIn ? { href: remoteInteractionLink } : {}"
+        role="button"
         class="emoji-reaction btn button-default"
-        :class="{ '-picked-reaction': reactedWith(reaction.name), 'not-clickable': !loggedIn }"
+        :class="{ '-picked-reaction': reactedWith(reaction.name) }"
+        :title="reaction.url ? reaction.name : undefined"
+        :aria-pressed="reactedWith(reaction.name)"
         @click="emojiOnClick(reaction.name, $event)"
-        @mouseenter="fetchEmojiReactionsByIfMissing()"
       >
         <span
           class="reaction-emoji"
@@ -17,7 +21,6 @@
           <img
             v-if="reaction.url"
             :src="reaction.url"
-            :title="reaction.name"
             class="reaction-emoji-content"
             width="1em"
           >
@@ -26,9 +29,36 @@
             class="reaction-emoji reaction-emoji-content"
           >{{ reaction.name }}</span>
         </span>
-        <span>{{ reaction.count }}</span>
-      </button>
-    </UserListPopover>
+        <FALayers>
+          <FAIcon
+            v-if="reactedWith(reaction.name)"
+            class="active-marker"
+            transform="shrink-6 up-9"
+            icon="check"
+          />
+          <FAIcon
+            v-if="!reactedWith(reaction.name)"
+            class="focus-marker"
+            transform="shrink-6 up-9"
+            icon="plus"
+          />
+          <FAIcon
+            v-else
+            class="focus-marker"
+            transform="shrink-6 up-9"
+            icon="minus"
+          />
+        </FALayers>
+      </component>
+      <UserListPopover
+        :users="accountsForEmoji[reaction.name]"
+        class="emoji-reaction-popover"
+        :trigger-attrs="counterTriggerAttrs(reaction)"
+        @show="fetchEmojiReactionsByIfMissing()"
+      >
+        <span class="emoji-reaction-counts">{{ reaction.count }}</span>
+      </UserListPopover>
+    </span>
     <a
       v-if="tooManyReactions"
       class="emoji-reaction-expand faint"
@@ -43,6 +73,7 @@
 <script src="./emoji_reactions.js"></script>
 <style lang="scss">
 @import "../../variables";
+@import "../../mixins";
 
 .EmojiReactions {
   display: flex;
@@ -51,14 +82,44 @@
 
   --emoji-size: calc(1.25em * var(--emojiReactionsScale, 1));
 
-  .emoji-reaction {
-    padding: 0 0.5em;
-    margin-right: 0.5em;
+  .emoji-reaction-container {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: stretch;
     margin-top: 0.5em;
+    margin-right: 0.5em;
+
+    .emoji-reaction-popover {
+      padding: 0;
+
+      .emoji-reaction-count-button {
+        background-color: var(--btn);
+        height: 100%;
+        border-top-left-radius: 0;
+        border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
+        box-sizing: border-box;
+        min-width: 2em;
+        display: inline-flex;
+        justify-content: center;
+        align-items: center;
+        color: $fallback--text;
+        color: var(--btnText, $fallback--text);
+
+        &.-picked-reaction {
+          border: 1px solid var(--accent, $fallback--link);
+          margin-right: -1px;
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  .emoji-reaction {
+    padding-left: 0.5em;
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
     box-sizing: border-box;
+    border-top-right-radius: 0;
+    border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
 
     .reaction-emoji {
       width: var(--emoji-size);
@@ -85,19 +146,45 @@
       outline: none;
     }
 
-    &.not-clickable {
-      cursor: default;
-
-      &:hover {
-        box-shadow: $fallback--buttonShadow;
-        box-shadow: var(--buttonShadow);
-      }
+    .svg-inline--fa {
+      color: $fallback--text;
+      color: var(--btnText, $fallback--text);
     }
 
     &.-picked-reaction {
       border: 1px solid var(--accent, $fallback--link);
       margin-left: -1px; // offset the border, can't use inset shadows either
-      margin-right: calc(0.5em - 1px);
+      margin-right: -1px;
+
+      .svg-inline--fa {
+        color: $fallback--link;
+        color: var(--accent, $fallback--link);
+      }
+    }
+
+    @include unfocused-style {
+      .focus-marker {
+        visibility: hidden;
+      }
+
+      .active-marker {
+        visibility: visible;
+      }
+    }
+
+    @include focused-style {
+      .svg-inline--fa {
+        color: $fallback--link;
+        color: var(--accent, $fallback--link);
+      }
+
+      .focus-marker {
+        visibility: visible;
+      }
+
+      .active-marker {
+        visibility: hidden;
+      }
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/components/notification/notification.vue b/src/components/notification/notification.vue
index 4d801c5e..5a32fc70 100644
--- a/src/components/notification/notification.vue
+++ b/src/components/notification/notification.vue
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@
                     v-if="notification.emoji_url"
                     class="emoji-reaction-emoji emoji-reaction-emoji-image"
                     :src="notification.emoji_url"
-                    :name="notification.emoji"
+                    :alt="notification.emoji"
+                    :title="notification.emoji"
                   >
                   <span
                     v-else
diff --git a/src/i18n/en.json b/src/i18n/en.json
index b051f088..01309d0e 100644
--- a/src/i18n/en.json
+++ b/src/i18n/en.json
@@ -933,7 +933,8 @@
     "show_all_conversation_with_icon": "{icon} {text}",
     "show_all_conversation": "Show full conversation ({numStatus} other status) | Show full conversation ({numStatus} other statuses)",
     "show_only_conversation_under_this": "Only show replies to this status",
-    "status_history": "Status history"
+    "status_history": "Status history",
+    "reaction_count_label": "{num} person reacted | {num} people reacted"
   },
   "user_card": {
     "approve": "Approve",