diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/emoji_selector.js b/app/soapbox/components/emoji_selector.js
index d288f901a..7fd52d965 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/emoji_selector.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/emoji_selector.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { HotKeys } from 'react-hotkeys';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import emojify from 'soapbox/features/emoji/emoji';
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@ class EmojiSelector extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   handleKeyUp = i => e => {
+    const { onUnfocus } = this.props;
+
     switch (e.key) {
     case 'Left':
     case 'ArrowLeft':
@@ -48,33 +51,54 @@ class EmojiSelector extends ImmutablePureComponent {
         this.node.querySelector(`.emoji-react-selector__emoji:nth-child(${i + 2})`).focus();
       }
       break;
+    case 'Escape':
+      onUnfocus();
+      break;
     }
   }
 
+  handleReact = emoji => () => {
+    const { onReact, focused, onUnfocus } = this.props;
+
+    onReact(emoji)();
+
+    if (focused) {
+      onUnfocus();
+    }
+  }
+
+  handlers = {
+    open: () => {},
+  };
+
   setRef = c => {
     this.node = c;
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { onReact, visible, focused, allowedEmoji } = this.props;
+    const { visible, focused, allowedEmoji } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <div
-        className={classNames('emoji-react-selector', { 'emoji-react-selector--visible': visible, 'emoji-react-selector--focused': focused })}
-        onBlur={this.handleBlur}
-        ref={this.setRef}
+      <HotKeys
+        handlers={this.handlers}
       >
-        {allowedEmoji.map((emoji, i) => (
-          <button
-            key={i}
-            className='emoji-react-selector__emoji'
-            dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: emojify(emoji) }}
-            onClick={onReact(emoji)}
-            onKeyUp={this.handleKeyUp(i)}
-            tabIndex={(visible || focused) ? 0 : -1}
-          />
-        ))}
-      </div>
+        <div
+          className={classNames('emoji-react-selector', { 'emoji-react-selector--visible': visible, 'emoji-react-selector--focused': focused })}
+          onBlur={this.handleBlur}
+          ref={this.setRef}
+        >
+          {allowedEmoji.map((emoji, i) => (
+            <button
+              key={i}
+              className='emoji-react-selector__emoji'
+              dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: emojify(emoji) }}
+              onClick={this.handleReact(emoji)}
+              onKeyUp={this.handleKeyUp(i, emoji)}
+              tabIndex={(visible || focused) ? 0 : -1}
+            />
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </HotKeys>
     );
   }
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status.js b/app/soapbox/components/status.js
index 1ff0b1e03..fcdddccb2 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   state = {
     showMedia: defaultMediaVisibility(this.props.status, this.props.displayMedia),
     statusId: undefined,
+    emojiSelectorFocused: false,
   };
 
   // Track height changes we know about to compensate scrolling
@@ -255,6 +256,27 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.handleToggleMediaVisibility();
   }
 
+  handleHotkeyReact = () => {
+    this._expandEmojiSelector();
+  }
+
+  handleEmojiSelectorExpand = e => {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+      this._expandEmojiSelector();
+    }
+    e.preventDefault();
+  }
+
+  handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus = () => {
+    this.setState({ emojiSelectorFocused: false });
+  }
+
+  _expandEmojiSelector = () => {
+    this.setState({ emojiSelectorFocused: true });
+    const firstEmoji = this.node.querySelector('.emoji-react-selector .emoji-react-selector__emoji');
+    firstEmoji.focus();
+  };
+
   _properStatus() {
     const { status } = this.props;
 
@@ -278,6 +300,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
     let { status, account, ...other } = this.props;
 
+
     if (status === null) {
       return null;
     }
@@ -443,6 +466,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       moveDown: this.handleHotkeyMoveDown,
       toggleHidden: this.handleHotkeyToggleHidden,
       toggleSensitive: this.handleHotkeyToggleSensitive,
+      react: this.handleHotkeyReact,
     };
 
     const statusUrl = `/@${status.getIn(['account', 'acct'])}/posts/${status.get('id')}`;
@@ -506,7 +530,13 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
               </button>
             )}
 
-            <StatusActionBar status={status} account={account} {...other} />
+            <StatusActionBar
+              status={status}
+              account={account}
+              emojiSelectorFocused={this.state.emojiSelectorFocused}
+              handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus={this.handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus}
+              {...other}
+            />
           </div>
         </div>
       </HotKeys>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status_action_bar.js b/app/soapbox/components/status_action_bar.js
index b58991ea3..206170e24 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status_action_bar.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status_action_bar.js
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     isStaff: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     isAdmin: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     allowedEmoji: ImmutablePropTypes.list,
+    emojiSelectorFocused: PropTypes.bool,
+    handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    emojiSelectorFocused: PropTypes.bool,
+    handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -106,6 +110,7 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   updateOnProps = [
     'status',
     'withDismiss',
+    'emojiSelectorFocused',
   ]
 
   handleReplyClick = () => {
@@ -359,7 +364,7 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { status, intl, allowedEmoji } = this.props;
+    const { status, intl, allowedEmoji, emojiSelectorFocused, handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus } = this.props;
     const { emojiSelectorVisible } = this.state;
 
     const publicStatus = ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility'));
@@ -422,7 +427,12 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           onMouseLeave={this.handleLikeButtonLeave}
           ref={this.setRef}
         >
-          <EmojiSelector onReact={this.handleReactClick} visible={emojiSelectorVisible} />
+          <EmojiSelector
+            onReact={this.handleReactClick}
+            visible={emojiSelectorVisible}
+            focused={emojiSelectorFocused}
+            onUnfocus={handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus}
+          />
           <IconButton
             className='status__action-bar-button star-icon'
             animate
diff --git a/app/soapbox/components/status_list.js b/app/soapbox/components/status_list.js
index 09fbdaf32..5319ac632 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/components/status_list.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/components/status_list.js
@@ -46,9 +46,9 @@ export default class StatusList extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   getCurrentStatusIndex = (id, featured) => {
     if (featured) {
-      return this.props.featuredStatusIds.indexOf(id);
+      return this.props.featuredStatusIds.keySeq().findIndex(key => key === id);
     } else {
-      return this.props.statusIds.indexOf(id) + this.getFeaturedStatusCount();
+      return this.props.statusIds.keySeq().findIndex(key => key === id) + this.getFeaturedStatusCount();
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index 7bcda9cf9..8cc300e5d 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     isStaff: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     isAdmin: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
     allowedEmoji: ImmutablePropTypes.list,
+    emojiSelectorFocused: PropTypes.bool,
+    handleEmojiSelectorExpand: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   };
 
   static defaultProps = {
@@ -175,19 +178,6 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     };
   }
 
-  handleEmojiSelectorExpand = e => {
-    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
-      this.setState({ emojiSelectorFocused: true });
-      const firstEmoji = this.node.querySelector('.emoji-react-selector .emoji-react-selector__emoji');
-      firstEmoji.focus();
-    }
-    e.preventDefault();
-  }
-
-  handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus = () => {
-    this.setState({ emojiSelectorFocused: false });
-  }
-
   handleHotkeyEmoji = () => {
     const { emojiSelectorVisible } = this.state;
 
@@ -283,13 +273,13 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
   componentDidMount() {
     document.addEventListener('click', e => {
       if (this.node && !this.node.contains(e.target))
-      this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: false, emojiSelectorFocused: false });
+        this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: false, emojiSelectorFocused: false });
     });
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { status, intl, me, isStaff, isAdmin, allowedEmoji } = this.props;
-    const { emojiSelectorVisible, emojiSelectorFocused } = this.state;
+    const { status, intl, me, isStaff, isAdmin, allowedEmoji, emojiSelectorFocused, handleEmojiSelectorExpand, handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus } = this.props;
+    const { emojiSelectorVisible } = this.state;
     const ownAccount = status.getIn(['account', 'id']) === me;
 
     const publicStatus = ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility'));
@@ -403,7 +393,7 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
             onReact={this.handleReactClick}
             visible={emojiSelectorVisible}
             focused={emojiSelectorFocused}
-            onUnfocus={this.handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus}
+            onUnfocus={handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus}
           />
           <IconButton
             className='star-icon'
@@ -420,7 +410,7 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
             animate
             title={intl.formatMessage(messages.emojiPickerExpand)}
             icon='caret-down'
-            onKeyUp={this.handleEmojiSelectorExpand}
+            onKeyUp={handleEmojiSelectorExpand}
             onHover
           />
         </div>
@@ -435,4 +425,5 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
 
 }
 
-export default injectIntl(connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(ActionBar));
+export default injectIntl(
+  connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(ActionBar));
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js b/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js
index 08135b7f9..0ecf98e8c 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/status/index.js
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     fullscreen: false,
     showMedia: defaultMediaVisibility(this.props.status, this.props.displayMedia),
     loadedStatusId: undefined,
+    emojiSelectorFocused: false,
   };
 
   componentDidMount() {
@@ -363,6 +364,10 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.handleToggleMediaVisibility();
   }
 
+  handleHotkeyReact = () => {
+    this._expandEmojiSelector();
+  }
+
   handleMoveUp = id => {
     const { status, ancestorsIds, descendantsIds } = this.props;
 
@@ -397,6 +402,23 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  handleEmojiSelectorExpand = e => {
+    if (e.key === 'Enter') {
+      this._expandEmojiSelector();
+    }
+    e.preventDefault();
+  }
+
+  handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus = () => {
+    this.setState({ emojiSelectorFocused: false });
+  }
+
+  _expandEmojiSelector = () => {
+    this.setState({ emojiSelectorFocused: true });
+    const firstEmoji = this.status.querySelector('.emoji-react-selector .emoji-react-selector__emoji');
+    firstEmoji.focus();
+  };
+
   _selectChild(index, align_top) {
     const container = this.node;
     const element = container.querySelectorAll('.focusable')[index];
@@ -445,6 +467,10 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     this.node = c;
   }
 
+  setStatusRef = c => {
+    this.status = c;
+  }
+
   componentDidUpdate(prevProps, prevState) {
     const { params, status } = this.props;
     const { ancestorsIds } = prevProps;
@@ -510,6 +536,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
       openProfile: this.handleHotkeyOpenProfile,
       toggleHidden: this.handleHotkeyToggleHidden,
       toggleSensitive: this.handleHotkeyToggleSensitive,
+      react: this.handleHotkeyReact,
     };
 
     return (
@@ -537,7 +564,7 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           {ancestors}
 
           <HotKeys handlers={handlers}>
-            <div className={classNames('focusable', 'detailed-status__wrapper')} tabIndex='0' aria-label={textForScreenReader(intl, status, false)}>
+            <div ref={this.setStatusRef} className={classNames('focusable', 'detailed-status__wrapper')} tabIndex='0' aria-label={textForScreenReader(intl, status, false)}>
               <DetailedStatus
                 status={status}
                 onOpenVideo={this.handleOpenVideo}
@@ -569,6 +596,9 @@ class Status extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 onToggleStatusSensitivity={this.handleToggleStatusSensitivity}
                 onDeleteStatus={this.handleDeleteStatus}
                 allowedEmoji={this.props.allowedEmoji}
+                emojiSelectorFocused={this.state.emojiSelectorFocused}
+                handleEmojiSelectorExpand={this.handleEmojiSelectorExpand}
+                handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus={this.handleEmojiSelectorUnfocus}
               />
             </div>
           </HotKeys>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/hotkeys_modal.js b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/hotkeys_modal.js
index 319e2e0e5..c646a0923 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/hotkeys_modal.js
+++ b/app/soapbox/features/ui/components/hotkeys_modal.js
@@ -49,6 +49,10 @@ class HotkeysModal extends ImmutablePureComponent {
                 <td><kbd>f</kbd></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.favourite' defaultMessage='to like' /></td>
               </tr>
+              <tr>
+                <td><kbd>e</kbd></td>
+                <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.react' defaultMessage='to react' /></td>
+              </tr>
               <tr>
                 <td><kbd>b</kbd></td>
                 <td><FormattedMessage id='keyboard_shortcuts.boost' defaultMessage='to repost' /></td>
diff --git a/app/soapbox/locales/pl.json b/app/soapbox/locales/pl.json
index 2f0b6e1bc..5a87d306a 100644
--- a/app/soapbox/locales/pl.json
+++ b/app/soapbox/locales/pl.json
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@
   "keyboard_shortcuts.notifications": "aby otworzyć kolumnę powiadomień",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.pinned": "aby przejść do listy przypiętych wpisów",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.profile": "aby przejść do profilu autora wpisu",
+  "keyboard_shortcuts.react": "aby zareagować na wpis",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.reply": "aby odpowiedzieć",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.requests": "aby przejść do listy próśb o możliwość śledzenia",
   "keyboard_shortcuts.search": "aby przejść do pola wyszukiwania",