diff --git a/app/gabsocial/components/emoji_selector.js b/app/gabsocial/components/emoji_selector.js
index e86775d4b..fcaccdbed 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/components/emoji_selector.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/components/emoji_selector.js
@@ -2,22 +2,25 @@ import React from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { ALLOWED_EMOJI } from 'gabsocial/utils/emoji_reacts';
 import emojify from 'gabsocial/features/emoji/emoji';
+import classNames from 'classnames';
 
 export default class EmojiSelector extends React.Component {
 
   static propTypes = {
     onReact: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+    visible: PropTypes.bool,
   }
 
   static defaultProps = {
     onReact: () => {},
+    visible: false,
   }
 
   render() {
-    const { onReact } = this.props;
+    const { onReact, visible } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <div className='emoji-react-selector'>
+      <div className={classNames('emoji-react-selector', { 'emoji-react-selector--visible': visible })}>
         {ALLOWED_EMOJI.map((emoji, i) => (
           <button
             key={i}
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/components/icon_button.js b/app/gabsocial/components/icon_button.js
index c0561bf9e..1b681c378 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/components/icon_button.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/components/icon_button.js
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ export default class IconButton extends React.PureComponent {
     animate: false,
     overlay: false,
     tabIndex: '0',
+    onClick: () => {},
   };
 
   handleClick = (e) =>  {
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/components/status_action_bar.js b/app/gabsocial/components/status_action_bar.js
index 55ac94d6a..4957bcdb0 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/components/status_action_bar.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/components/status_action_bar.js
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     isStaff: false,
   }
 
+  state = {
+    emojiSelectorVisible: false,
+  }
+
   // Avoid checking props that are functions (and whose equality will always
   // evaluate to false. See react-immutable-pure-component for usage.
   updateOnProps = [
@@ -102,6 +106,14 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     });
   }
 
+  handleLikeButtonHover = e => {
+    this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: true });
+  }
+
+  handleLikeButtonLeave = e => {
+    this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: false });
+  }
+
   handleReactClick = emoji => {
     return e => {
       const { me, status } = this.props;
@@ -267,6 +279,7 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
 
   render() {
     const { status, intl } = this.props;
+    const { emojiSelectorVisible } = this.state;
 
     const publicStatus = ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility'));
 
@@ -313,8 +326,12 @@ class StatusActionBar extends ImmutablePureComponent {
           <IconButton className='status__action-bar-button' disabled={!publicStatus} active={status.get('reblogged')} pressed={status.get('reblogged')} title={!publicStatus ? intl.formatMessage(messages.cannot_reblog) : intl.formatMessage(messages.reblog)} icon={reblogIcon} onClick={this.handleReblogClick} />
           {reblogCount !== 0 && <Link to={`/@${status.getIn(['account', 'acct'])}/posts/${status.get('id')}/reblogs`} className='detailed-status__link'>{reblogCount}</Link>}
         </div>
-        <div className='status__action-bar__counter status__action-bar__counter--favourite'>
-          <EmojiSelector onReact={this.handleReactClick} />
+        <div
+          className='status__action-bar__counter status__action-bar__counter--favourite'
+          onMouseEnter={this.handleLikeButtonHover}
+          onMouseLeave={this.handleLikeButtonLeave}
+        >
+          <EmojiSelector onReact={this.handleReactClick} visible={emojiSelectorVisible} />
           <IconButton
             className='status__action-bar-button star-icon'
             animate
diff --git a/app/gabsocial/features/status/components/action_bar.js b/app/gabsocial/features/status/components/action_bar.js
index a1690fed1..7b44b5e22 100644
--- a/app/gabsocial/features/status/components/action_bar.js
+++ b/app/gabsocial/features/status/components/action_bar.js
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     isStaff: false,
   }
 
+  state = {
+    emojiSelectorVisible: false,
+  }
+
   handleReplyClick = () => {
     const { me } = this.props;
     if (me) {
@@ -108,6 +112,20 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  isMobile = () => window.matchMedia('only screen and (max-width: 895px)').matches;
+
+  handleLikeButtonHover = e => {
+    if (!this.isMobile()) this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: true });
+  }
+
+  handleLikeButtonLeave = e => {
+    if (!this.isMobile()) this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: false });
+  }
+
+  handleLikeButtonClick = e => {
+    if (this.isMobile()) this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: true });
+  }
+
   handleReactClick = emoji => {
     return e => {
       const { me } = this.props;
@@ -185,8 +203,16 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
     }
   }
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    document.addEventListener('click', e => {
+      if (!document.querySelector('.detailed-status__button--favourite').contains(e.target))
+        this.setState({ emojiSelectorVisible: false });
+    });
+  }
+
   render() {
     const { status, intl, me, isStaff } = this.props;
+    const { emojiSelectorVisible } = this.state;
 
     const publicStatus = ['public', 'unlisted'].includes(status.get('visibility'));
     const mutingConversation = status.get('muted');
@@ -265,8 +291,13 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
             text='Boost'
           />
         </div>
-        <div className='detailed-status__button detailed-status__button--favourite'>
-          <EmojiSelector onReact={this.handleReactClick} />
+        <div
+          className='detailed-status__button detailed-status__button--favourite'
+          onMouseEnter={this.handleLikeButtonHover}
+          onMouseLeave={this.handleLikeButtonLeave}
+          onClick={this.handleLikeButtonClick}
+        >
+          <EmojiSelector onReact={this.handleReactClick} visible={emojiSelectorVisible} />
           <IconButton
             className='star-icon'
             animate
@@ -274,7 +305,7 @@ class ActionBar extends React.PureComponent {
             title={intl.formatMessage(messages.favourite)}
             icon='thumbs-up'
             emoji={meEmojiReact}
-            onClick={this.handleReactClick(meEmojiReact || '👍')}
+            // onClick={this.handleReactClick(meEmojiReact || '👍')}
             text='Like'
           />
         </div>
diff --git a/app/styles/gabsocial/components/emoji-reacts.scss b/app/styles/gabsocial/components/emoji-reacts.scss
index 8738a0782..24783b3f3 100644
--- a/app/styles/gabsocial/components/emoji-reacts.scss
+++ b/app/styles/gabsocial/components/emoji-reacts.scss
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@
   transition: 0.1s;
   z-index: 999;
 
+  &--visible {
+    opacity: 1;
+    pointer-events: all;
+  }
+
   &__emoji {
     display: block;
     padding: 0;
@@ -90,21 +95,9 @@
   }
 }
 
-.detailed-status__button--favourite:hover {
-  .emoji-react-selector {
-    opacity: 1;
-    pointer-events: all;
-  }
-}
-
 .status__action-bar__counter--favourite {
   position: relative;
 
-  &:hover .emoji-react-selector {
-    opacity: 1;
-    pointer-events: all;
-  }
-
   @media(max-width: 455px) {
     position: static;
   }