diff --git a/ts/models/conversation.ts b/ts/models/conversation.ts
index d1fff96b4..5719dfcca 100644
--- a/ts/models/conversation.ts
+++ b/ts/models/conversation.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@ import {
 } from '../session/apis/open_group_api/sogsv3/knownBlindedkeys';
 import { sogsV3FetchPreviewAndSaveIt } from '../session/apis/open_group_api/sogsv3/sogsV3FetchFile';
 import { Reaction } from '../types/Reaction';
+import { handleMessageReaction } from '../util/reactions';
 
 export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
   public updateLastMessage: () => any;
@@ -736,7 +737,7 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
 
         const chatMessagePrivate = new VisibleMessage(chatMessageParams);
         await getMessageQueue().sendToPubKey(destinationPubkey, chatMessagePrivate);
-
+        await handleMessageReaction(reaction, UserUtils.getOurPubKeyStrFromCache(), true);
         return;
       }
 
@@ -748,6 +749,7 @@ export class ConversationModel extends Backbone.Model<ConversationAttributes> {
         });
         // we need the return await so that errors are caught in the catch {}
         await getMessageQueue().sendToGroup(closedGroupVisibleMessage);
+        await handleMessageReaction(reaction, UserUtils.getOurPubKeyStrFromCache(), true);
         return;
       }
 
diff --git a/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts b/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts
index 4ed6222df..475726c04 100644
--- a/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts
+++ b/ts/receiver/dataMessage.ts
@@ -321,7 +321,11 @@ async function handleSwarmMessage(
     // this call has to be made inside the queueJob!
     // We handle reaction DataMessages separately
     if (!msgModel.get('isPublic') && rawDataMessage.reaction) {
-      await handleMessageReaction(rawDataMessage.reaction, msgModel.get('source'));
+      await handleMessageReaction(
+        rawDataMessage.reaction,
+        msgModel.get('source'),
+        msgModel.get('source') === UserUtils.getOurPubKeyStrFromCache()
+      );
       confirm();
       return;
     }
diff --git a/ts/test/session/unit/reactions/ReactionMessage_test.ts b/ts/test/session/unit/reactions/ReactionMessage_test.ts
index dfd2fd1aa..63bfa3748 100644
--- a/ts/test/session/unit/reactions/ReactionMessage_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test/session/unit/reactions/ReactionMessage_test.ts
@@ -54,7 +54,8 @@ describe('ReactionMessage', () => {
     // Handling reaction
     const updatedMessage = await handleMessageReaction(
       reaction as SignalService.DataMessage.IReaction,
-      ourNumber
+      ourNumber,
+      true
     );
 
     expect(updatedMessage?.get('reacts'), 'original message should have reacts').to.not.be
@@ -85,7 +86,8 @@ describe('ReactionMessage', () => {
     // Handling reaction
     const updatedMessage = await handleMessageReaction(
       reaction as SignalService.DataMessage.IReaction,
-      ourNumber
+      ourNumber,
+      true
     );
 
     expect(updatedMessage?.get('reacts'), 'original message reacts should be undefined').to.be
diff --git a/ts/types/Reaction.ts b/ts/types/Reaction.ts
index 7357e54aa..d9788743e 100644
--- a/ts/types/Reaction.ts
+++ b/ts/types/Reaction.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export type ReactionList = Record<
     count: number;
     index: number; // relies on reactsIndex in the message model
     senders: Array<string>;
-    you?: boolean; // whether we are in the senders because sometimes we dont have the full list of senders yet.
+    you: boolean; // whether we are in the senders list, used within 1-1 and closed groups for ignoring duplicate data messages, used within opengroups since we dont always have the full list of senders.
   }
 >;
 
diff --git a/ts/util/reactions.ts b/ts/util/reactions.ts
index fb0943c96..1d1b50a05 100644
--- a/ts/util/reactions.ts
+++ b/ts/util/reactions.ts
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@ export const sendMessageReaction = async (messageId: string, emoji: string) => {
  */
 export const handleMessageReaction = async (
   reaction: SignalService.DataMessage.IReaction,
-  sender: string
+  sender: string,
+  you: boolean
 ) => {
   if (!reaction.emoji) {
     window?.log?.warn(`There is no emoji for the reaction ${reaction}.`);
@@ -151,22 +152,27 @@ export const handleMessageReaction = async (
     return;
   }
 
-  if (originalMessage.get('isPublic')) {
-    window.log.warn("handleMessageReaction() shouldn't be used in opengroups");
-    return;
-  }
-
   const reacts: ReactionList = originalMessage.get('reacts') ?? {};
   reacts[reaction.emoji] = reacts[reaction.emoji] || { count: null, senders: [] };
   const details = reacts[reaction.emoji] ?? {};
   const senders = details.senders;
   let count = details.count || 0;
 
-  window.log.info(
-    `${sender} ${reaction.action === Action.REACT ? 'added' : 'removed'} a ${
-      reaction.emoji
-    } reaction`
-  );
+  if (originalMessage.get('isPublic')) {
+    window.log.warn("handleMessageReaction() shouldn't be used in opengroups");
+    return;
+  } else {
+    if (details.you && senders.includes(sender)) {
+      if (reaction.action === Action.REACT) {
+        window.log.warn('Received duplicate message for your reaction. Ignoring it');
+        return;
+      } else {
+        details.you = false;
+      }
+    } else {
+      details.you = you;
+    }
+  }
 
   switch (reaction.action) {
     case Action.REACT:
@@ -191,6 +197,7 @@ export const handleMessageReaction = async (
   if (count > 0) {
     reacts[reaction.emoji].count = count;
     reacts[reaction.emoji].senders = details.senders;
+    reacts[reaction.emoji].you = details.you;
 
     if (details && details.index === undefined) {
       reacts[reaction.emoji].index = originalMessage.get('reactsIndex') ?? 0;
@@ -206,6 +213,14 @@ export const handleMessageReaction = async (
   });
 
   await originalMessage.commit();
+
+  if (!you) {
+    window.log.info(
+      `${sender} ${reaction.action === Action.REACT ? 'added' : 'removed'} a ${
+        reaction.emoji
+      } reaction`
+    );
+  }
   return originalMessage;
 };