diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/notifications.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/notifications.js
index 14a58e3613..6cf9b64e46 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/notifications.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/actions/notifications.js
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { defineMessages } from 'react-intl';
 import { List as ImmutableList } from 'immutable';
 
 import { compareId } from 'mastodon/compare_id';
-import { usePendingItems as preferPendingItems } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
+import { enableEmojiReaction, usePendingItems as preferPendingItems } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
 
 import api, { getLinks } from '../api';
 import { unescapeHTML } from '../utils/html';
@@ -175,11 +175,16 @@ export function expandNotifications({ maxId, forceLoad } = {}, done = noOp) {
       }
     }
 
+    let exclude_types = activeFilter === 'all'
+      ? excludeTypesFromSettings(getState())
+      : excludeTypesFromFilter(activeFilter);
+    if (!enableEmojiReaction && !exclude_types.includes('emoji_reaction')) {
+      exclude_types.push('emoji_reaction');
+    }
+
     const params = {
       max_id: maxId,
-      exclude_types: activeFilter === 'all'
-        ? excludeTypesFromSettings(getState())
-        : excludeTypesFromFilter(activeFilter),
+      exclude_types,
     };
 
     if (!params.max_id && (notifications.get('items', ImmutableList()).size + notifications.get('pendingItems', ImmutableList()).size) > 0) {
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/column_settings.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/column_settings.jsx
index 6c90ff5779..2e6e33291b 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/column_settings.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/column_settings.jsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { FormattedMessage } from 'react-intl';
 
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 
+import { enableEmojiReaction } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
 import { PERMISSION_MANAGE_USERS, PERMISSION_MANAGE_REPORTS } from 'mastodon/permissions';
 
 import ClearColumnButton from './clear_column_button';
@@ -124,16 +125,18 @@ export default class ColumnSettings extends PureComponent {
           </div>
         </div>
 
-        <div role='group' aria-labelledby='notifications-emoji_reaction'>
-          <span id='notifications-emoji_reaction' className='column-settings__section'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.emoji_reaction' defaultMessage='Stamps:' /></span>
+        {enableEmojiReaction && (
+          <div role='group' aria-labelledby='notifications-emoji_reaction'>
+            <span id='notifications-emoji_reaction' className='column-settings__section'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.emoji_reaction' defaultMessage='Stamps:' /></span>
 
-          <div className='column-settings__row'>
-            <SettingToggle disabled={browserPermission === 'denied'} prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'emoji_reaction']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
-            {showPushSettings && <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_push' settings={pushSettings} settingPath={['alerts', 'emoji_reaction']} onChange={this.onPushChange} label={pushStr} />}
-            <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'emoji_reaction']} onChange={onChange} label={showStr} />
-            <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['sounds', 'emoji_reaction']} onChange={onChange} label={soundStr} />
+            <div className='column-settings__row'>
+              <SettingToggle disabled={browserPermission === 'denied'} prefix='notifications_desktop' settings={settings} settingPath={['alerts', 'emoji_reaction']} onChange={onChange} label={alertStr} />
+              {showPushSettings && <SettingToggle prefix='notifications_push' settings={pushSettings} settingPath={['alerts', 'emoji_reaction']} onChange={this.onPushChange} label={pushStr} />}
+              <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['shows', 'emoji_reaction']} onChange={onChange} label={showStr} />
+              <SettingToggle prefix='notifications' settings={settings} settingPath={['sounds', 'emoji_reaction']} onChange={onChange} label={soundStr} />
+            </div>
           </div>
-        </div>
+        )}
 
         <div role='group' aria-labelledby='notifications-mention'>
           <span id='notifications-mention' className='column-settings__section'><FormattedMessage id='notifications.column_settings.mention' defaultMessage='Mentions:' /></span>
diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/filter_bar.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/filter_bar.jsx
index 42904a695f..f5e8762db9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/filter_bar.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/notifications/components/filter_bar.jsx
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import RepeatIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/repeat.svg?react';
 import ReplyAllIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/reply_all.svg?react';
 import StarIcon from '@/material-icons/400-24px/star.svg?react';
 import { Icon }  from 'mastodon/components/icon';
+import { enableEmojiReaction } from 'mastodon/initial_state';
 
 const tooltips = defineMessages({
   mentions: { id: 'notifications.filter.mentions', defaultMessage: 'Mentions' },
@@ -85,13 +86,15 @@ class FilterBar extends PureComponent {
         >
           <Icon id='star' icon={StarIcon} />
         </button>
-        <button
-          className={selectedFilter === 'emoji_reaction' ? 'active' : ''}
-          onClick={this.onClick('emoji_reaction')}
-          title={intl.formatMessage(tooltips.emojiReactions)}
-        >
-          <Icon id='smile-o' icon={EmojiReactionIcon} fixedWidth />
-        </button>
+        {enableEmojiReaction && (
+          <button
+            className={selectedFilter === 'emoji_reaction' ? 'active' : ''}
+            onClick={this.onClick('emoji_reaction')}
+            title={intl.formatMessage(tooltips.emojiReactions)}
+          >
+            <Icon id='smile-o' icon={EmojiReactionIcon} fixedWidth />
+          </button>
+        )}
         <button
           className={selectedFilter === 'reblog' ? 'active' : ''}
           onClick={this.onClick('reblog')}