diff --git a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
index d0fe4f0f8..b5932de24 100644
--- a/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/pl-fe/src/components/status-action-bar.tsx
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@ const StatusActionBar: React.FC<IStatusActionBar> = ({
           />
         )}
 
-        {expandable && (features.emojiReacts || features.emojiReactsMastodon) && (
+        {me && expandable && (features.emojiReacts || features.emojiReactsMastodon) && (
           <EmojiPickerDropdown onPickEmoji={handlePickEmoji} />
         )}