diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 7a0932d..fc7787c 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require (
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.0-20210107192922-496545a6307b
 	maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0
 	maunium.net/go/maulogger/v2 v2.3.2
-	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.10.12
+	maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.10.13-0.20220317230932-15d85fe4d3cc
 )
 
 require (
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 4523cc2..2f461fd 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -197,5 +197,5 @@ maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0 h1:YiaRc0tEI3toYtJMRIfjP+jklH45uDHtT80nUamyD4M=
 maunium.net/go/mauflag v1.0.0/go.mod h1:nLivPOpTpHnpzEh8jEdSL9UqO9+/KBJFmNRlwKfkPeA=
 maunium.net/go/maulogger/v2 v2.3.2 h1:1XmIYmMd3PoQfp9J+PaHhpt80zpfmMqaShzUTC7FwY0=
 maunium.net/go/maulogger/v2 v2.3.2/go.mod h1:TYWy7wKwz/tIXTpsx8G3mZseIRiC5DoMxSZazOHy68A=
-maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.10.12 h1:GqmsksKyKrTqmLb2B6yGOawoFLPTJ3A3NtXrygAvKM8=
-maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.10.12/go.mod h1:xTq6+uMCAXtQwfqjUrYd8O10oIyymbzZm02CYOMt4ek=
+maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.10.13-0.20220317230932-15d85fe4d3cc h1:7NNOnyCL03RWifzCko6QhVzn+gqS8DKRRtqCVBIKj7g=
+maunium.net/go/mautrix v0.10.13-0.20220317230932-15d85fe4d3cc/go.mod h1:WqW8mruBue+1YrL/f04Ni/4R5yfLcgO8BQhUJzl7sps=
diff --git a/portal.go b/portal.go
index ae4cd5f..3adb15f 100644
--- a/portal.go
+++ b/portal.go
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import (
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/util"
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/util/ffmpeg"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/util/variationselector"
 
 	"go.mau.fi/whatsmeow"
 	waProto "go.mau.fi/whatsmeow/binary/proto"
@@ -1461,7 +1462,7 @@ func (portal *Portal) HandleMessageReaction(intent *appservice.IntentAPI, user *
 		content.RelatesTo = event.RelatesTo{
 			Type:    event.RelAnnotation,
 			EventID: target.MXID,
-			Key:     reaction.GetText(),
+			Key:     variationselector.Add(reaction.GetText()),
 		}
 		if intent.IsCustomPuppet {
 			content.DoublePuppet = doublePuppetValue
@@ -2789,6 +2790,7 @@ func (portal *Portal) sendReactionToWhatsApp(sender *User, id types.MessageID, t
 	if !portal.IsPrivateChat() {
 		messageKeyParticipant = proto.String(target.Sender.ToNonAD().String())
 	}
+	key = variationselector.Remove(key)
 	return sender.Client.SendMessage(portal.Key.JID, id, &waProto.Message{
 		ReactionMessage: &waProto.ReactionMessage{
 			Key: &waProto.MessageKey{