diff --git a/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.js b/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.js
index 6296e3c9a..f9cc2e2fd 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.js
+++ b/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.js
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ const EmojiReactions = {
     },
     accountsForEmoji() {
       return this.status.emoji_reactions.reduce((acc, reaction) => {
-        acc[reaction.name] = reaction.accounts || []
+        acc.set(reaction.name, new Set(reaction.account_ids))
         return acc
-      }, {})
+      }, new Map())
     },
     loggedIn() {
       return !!useUsersStore().currentUser
diff --git a/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue b/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue
index a8100c0d4..8f830e8ae 100644
--- a/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue
+++ b/src/components/emoji_reactions/emoji_reactions.vue
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
         </FALayers>
       </component>
       <UserListPopover
-        :users="accountsForEmoji[reaction.name]"
+        :user-ids="accountsForEmoji.get(reaction.name)"
         class="emoji-reaction-popover"
         :normal-button="true"
         :trigger-attrs="counterTriggerAttrs(reaction)"
diff --git a/src/stores/statuses.js b/src/stores/statuses.js
index 80bd2e7d7..375f498cb 100644
--- a/src/stores/statuses.js
+++ b/src/stores/statuses.js
@@ -191,14 +191,22 @@ export const useStatusesStore = defineStore('statuses', {
         id,
         credentials: useOAuthStore().token,
       }).then(({ data, timestamp }) => {
-        data.forEach((reaction) => {
+        const reactions = data.map((reaction) => {
           const users = useUsersStore().addNewUsers({
             timestamp,
             data: reaction.accounts,
           })
-          reaction.accounts = users
+
+          // Backend inconsistency - status data only has ids (account_ids)
+          // but reactions data has full info (accounts)
+          return {
+            ...reaction,
+            accounts: users,
+            account_ids: users.map(({ id }) => id),
+          }
         })
-        this.addEmojiReactionsBy(id, data)
+
+        this.addEmojiReactionsBy(id, reactions)
       })
     },
     fetchFavs(id) {