diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
index 64a97896a..e60ef709b 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view.ex
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ def render("show.json", %{activity: %{data: %{"object" => _object}} = activity}
     emoji_reactions =
       with %{data: %{"reactions" => emoji_reactions}} <- object do
         Enum.map(emoji_reactions, fn [emoji, users] ->
-          [emoji, length(users)]
+          %{emoji: emoji, count: length(users)}
         end)
       else
         _ -> []
diff --git a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
index bb19836ae..cd1c0764f 100644
--- a/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
+++ b/lib/pleroma/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller.ex
@@ -49,7 +49,12 @@ def emoji_reactions_by(%{assigns: %{user: user}} = conn, %{"id" => activity_id})
         emoji_reactions
         |> Enum.map(fn [emoji, users] ->
           users = Enum.map(users, &User.get_cached_by_ap_id/1)
-          {emoji, AccountView.render("index.json", %{users: users, for: user, as: :user})}
+
+          %{
+            emoji: emoji,
+            count: length(users),
+            accounts: AccountView.render("index.json", %{users: users, for: user, as: :user})
+          }
         end)
 
       conn
diff --git a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
index 069bb8eac..25777b011 100644
--- a/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/mastodon_api/views/status_view_test.exs
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ test "has an emoji reaction list" do
     activity = Repo.get(Activity, activity.id)
     status = StatusView.render("show.json", activity: activity)
 
-    assert status[:pleroma][:emoji_reactions] == [["☕", 2], ["🍵", 1]]
+    assert status[:pleroma][:emoji_reactions] == [
+             %{emoji: "☕", count: 2},
+             %{emoji: "🍵", count: 1}
+           ]
   end
 
   test "loads and returns the direct conversation id when given the `with_direct_conversation_id` option" do
diff --git a/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs b/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
index a79ecd05b..3978c2ec5 100644
--- a/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
+++ b/test/web/pleroma_api/controllers/pleroma_api_controller_test.exs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test "GET /api/v1/pleroma/statuses/:id/emoji_reactions_by", %{conn: conn} do
       |> get("/api/v1/pleroma/statuses/#{activity.id}/emoji_reactions_by")
       |> json_response(200)
 
-    [["🎅", [represented_user]]] = result
+    [%{"emoji" => "🎅", "count" => 1, "accounts" => [represented_user]}] = result
     assert represented_user["id"] == other_user.id
   end