diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
index 7be4ae1a..373963ca 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/chat.dart
@@ -631,14 +631,14 @@ class ChatController extends State<Chat> {
   }
 
   void sendEmojiAction(String emoji) async {
-    await showFutureLoadingDialog(
-      context: context,
-      future: () => room.sendReaction(
-        selectedEvents.single.eventId,
-        emoji,
-      ),
-    );
+    final events = List<Event>.from(selectedEvents);
     setState(() => selectedEvents.clear());
+    for (final event in events) {
+      await room.sendReaction(
+        event.eventId,
+        emoji,
+      );
+    }
   }
 
   void clearSelectedEvents() => setState(() {
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/events/message_reactions.dart b/lib/pages/chat/events/message_reactions.dart
index 833429b6..a735d7bf 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/events/message_reactions.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/events/message_reactions.dart
@@ -41,44 +41,53 @@ class MessageReactions extends StatelessWidget {
         reactionMap[key].reacted |= e.senderId == e.room.client.userID;
       }
     }
+
     final reactionList = reactionMap.values.toList();
     reactionList.sort((a, b) => b.count - a.count > 0 ? 1 : -1);
-    return Wrap(
-        spacing: 4.0,
-        runSpacing: 4.0,
-        children: reactionList
-            .map(
-              (r) => _Reaction(
-                reactionKey: r.key,
-                count: r.count,
-                reacted: r.reacted,
-                onTap: () {
-                  if (r.reacted) {
-                    final evt = allReactionEvents.firstWhere(
-                        (e) =>
-                            e.senderId == e.room.client.userID &&
-                            e.content['m.relates_to']['key'] == r.key,
-                        orElse: () => null);
-                    if (evt != null) {
-                      showFutureLoadingDialog(
-                        context: context,
-                        future: () => evt.redactEvent(),
-                      );
-                    }
-                  } else {
+    return Wrap(spacing: 4.0, runSpacing: 4.0, children: [
+      if (allReactionEvents.any((e) => e.status.isSending))
+        const SizedBox(
+          width: 28,
+          height: 28,
+          child: Padding(
+            padding: EdgeInsets.all(4.0),
+            child: CircularProgressIndicator.adaptive(strokeWidth: 1),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ...reactionList
+          .map(
+            (r) => _Reaction(
+              reactionKey: r.key,
+              count: r.count,
+              reacted: r.reacted,
+              onTap: () {
+                if (r.reacted) {
+                  final evt = allReactionEvents.firstWhere(
+                      (e) =>
+                          e.senderId == e.room.client.userID &&
+                          e.content['m.relates_to']['key'] == r.key,
+                      orElse: () => null);
+                  if (evt != null) {
                     showFutureLoadingDialog(
-                        context: context,
-                        future: () =>
-                            event.room.sendReaction(event.eventId, r.key));
+                      context: context,
+                      future: () => evt.redactEvent(),
+                    );
                   }
-                },
-                onLongPress: () async => await _AdaptableReactorsDialog(
-                  client: client,
-                  reactionEntry: r,
-                ).show(context),
-              ),
-            )
-            .toList());
+                } else {
+                  showFutureLoadingDialog(
+                      context: context,
+                      future: () =>
+                          event.room.sendReaction(event.eventId, r.key));
+                }
+              },
+              onLongPress: () async => await _AdaptableReactorsDialog(
+                client: client,
+                reactionEntry: r,
+              ).show(context),
+            ),
+          )
+          .toList(),
+    ]);
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/lib/pages/chat/reactions_picker.dart b/lib/pages/chat/reactions_picker.dart
index 12ee1404..3dd26422 100644
--- a/lib/pages/chat/reactions_picker.dart
+++ b/lib/pages/chat/reactions_picker.dart
@@ -12,20 +12,17 @@ class ReactionsPicker extends StatelessWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     if (controller.showEmojiPicker) return Container();
+    final display = controller.editEvent == null &&
+        controller.replyEvent == null &&
+        controller.room.canSendDefaultMessages &&
+        controller.selectedEvents.isNotEmpty;
     return AnimatedContainer(
       duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
-      height: (controller.editEvent == null &&
-              controller.replyEvent == null &&
-              controller.room.canSendDefaultMessages &&
-              controller.selectedEvents.length == 1)
-          ? 56
-          : 0,
+      height: (display) ? 56 : 0,
       child: Material(
         color: Theme.of(context).secondaryHeaderColor,
         child: Builder(builder: (context) {
-          if (!(controller.editEvent == null &&
-              controller.replyEvent == null &&
-              controller.selectedEvents.length == 1)) {
+          if (!display) {
             return Container();
           }
           final emojis = List<String>.from(AppEmojis.emojis);