diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js
index 4ec50e3036..0c91d0ac99 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionDimension.js
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ export default class ReactionDimension extends React.PureComponent {
 
         if (props.reactions) {
             props.reactions.on("Relations.add", this.onReactionsChange);
+            props.reactions.on("Relations.remove", this.onReactionsChange);
             props.reactions.on("Relations.redaction", this.onReactionsChange);
         }
     }
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ export default class ReactionDimension extends React.PureComponent {
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
         if (prevProps.reactions !== this.props.reactions) {
             this.props.reactions.on("Relations.add", this.onReactionsChange);
+            this.props.reactions.on("Relations.remove", this.onReactionsChange);
             this.props.reactions.on("Relations.redaction", this.onReactionsChange);
             this.onReactionsChange();
         }
@@ -55,6 +57,10 @@ export default class ReactionDimension extends React.PureComponent {
                 "Relations.add",
                 this.onReactionsChange,
             );
+            this.props.reactions.removeListener(
+                "Relations.remove",
+                this.onReactionsChange,
+            );
             this.props.reactions.removeListener(
                 "Relations.redaction",
                 this.onReactionsChange,
diff --git a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRow.js b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRow.js
index 780d38ceee..cd3ccb6809 100644
--- a/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRow.js
+++ b/src/components/views/messages/ReactionsRow.js
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ export default class ReactionsRow extends React.PureComponent {
 
         if (props.reactions) {
             props.reactions.on("Relations.add", this.onReactionsChange);
+            props.reactions.on("Relations.remove", this.onReactionsChange);
             props.reactions.on("Relations.redaction", this.onReactionsChange);
         }
 
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ export default class ReactionsRow extends React.PureComponent {
     componentDidUpdate(prevProps) {
         if (prevProps.reactions !== this.props.reactions) {
             this.props.reactions.on("Relations.add", this.onReactionsChange);
+            this.props.reactions.on("Relations.remove", this.onReactionsChange);
             this.props.reactions.on("Relations.redaction", this.onReactionsChange);
             this.onReactionsChange();
         }
@@ -56,6 +58,10 @@ export default class ReactionsRow extends React.PureComponent {
                 "Relations.add",
                 this.onReactionsChange,
             );
+            this.props.reactions.removeListener(
+                "Relations.remove",
+                this.onReactionsChange,
+            );
             this.props.reactions.removeListener(
                 "Relations.redaction",
                 this.onReactionsChange,