diff --git a/app/serializers/rest/status_serializer.rb b/app/serializers/rest/status_serializer.rb
index f833d044f2..7695b9dc51 100644
--- a/app/serializers/rest/status_serializer.rb
+++ b/app/serializers/rest/status_serializer.rb
@@ -125,6 +125,14 @@ class REST::StatusSerializer < ActiveModel::Serializer
     object.emoji_reactions_grouped_by_name(current_user&.account)
   end
 
+  def emoji_reactions_count
+    if current_user&.account.nil?
+      Setting.enable_emoji_reaction ? object.emoji_reactions_count : 0
+    else
+      object.account.show_emoji_reaction?(current_user.account) ? object.emoji_reactions_count : 0
+    end
+  end
+
   def reactions
     emoji_reactions.tap do |rs|
       rs.each do |emoji_reaction|