diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Item.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Item.php
index 83e8d609e..74872d693 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Item.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Item.php
@@ -53,12 +53,12 @@ class Item extends Controller {
 
 
 		if (argc() > 1 && argv(1) !== 'drop') {
-			$x = q("select uid, item_wall, llink, uuid from item where uuid = '%s' order by item_wall desc",
+			$x = q("select uid, item_wall, item_type, llink, uuid from item where uuid = '%s' order by item_wall desc",
 				dbesc(argv(1))
 			);
 
 			if ($x) {
-				if ($x[0]['item_wall']) {
+				if ($x[0]['item_wall'] && $x[0]['item_type'] === ITEM_TYPE_POST) {
 					$c = channelx_by_n($x[0]['uid']);
 					if ($c) {
 						goaway(z_root() . '/channel/' . $c['channel_address'] . '?mid=' . $x[0]['uuid']);
diff --git a/Zotlabs/Module/Like.php b/Zotlabs/Module/Like.php
index 52c559a17..f6819a2fe 100644
--- a/Zotlabs/Module/Like.php
+++ b/Zotlabs/Module/Like.php
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ class Like extends Controller {
 			$items = conv_sort($items, 'commented');
 		}
 		else {
-			$item = item_by_item_id($arr['item']['id'], $arr['item']['parent']);
+			$item = item_by_item_id($arr['item']['id'], $arr['item']['parent'], type: $arr['item']['item_type']);
 			xchan_query($item, true);
 			$item = fetch_post_tags($item, true);
 		}
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ class Like extends Controller {
 		$extended_like = false;
 		$object        = $target = null;
 		$post_type     = EMPTY_STR;
-		$obj_type       = EMPTY_STR;
+		$obj_type      = EMPTY_STR;
 
 		if (argc() == 3) {
 
@@ -305,8 +305,6 @@ class Like extends Controller {
 			// parent, copy that as well.
 
 			if ($r) {
-				$obj_type = $r[0]['obj_type'];
-
 				if ($r[0]['uid'] === $sys_channel['channel_id'] && local_channel()) {
 					$r = [copy_of_pubitem(App::get_channel(), $r[0]['mid'])];
 				}
@@ -322,6 +320,8 @@ class Like extends Controller {
 			$item      = $r[0];
 			$owner_uid = $r[0]['uid'];
 			$owner_aid = $r[0]['aid'];
+			$obj_type  = $r[0]['obj_type'];
+			$item_type = $r[0]['item_type'];
 
 			if ((array_key_exists('owner', $item)) && intval($item['owner']['abook_self']))
 				$can_comment = perm_is_allowed($item['uid'], $observer['xchan_hash'], 'post_comments');
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ class Like extends Controller {
 				$multi_undo = true;
 			}
 
-			$item_normal = item_normal();
+			$item_normal = item_normal(type: $item_type);
 
 			$r = q("SELECT id, parent, uid, verb FROM item WHERE verb in ( $verbs ) $item_normal
 				AND author_xchan = '%s' AND thr_parent = '%s' and uid = %d ",
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index 319fe89b6..5b98e14f3 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ function comments_are_now_closed($item) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-function item_normal($profile_uid = null, $prefix = 'item') {
+function item_normal($profile_uid = null, $prefix = 'item', $type = ITEM_TYPE_POST) {
 	if ($profile_uid === null) {
 		$profile_uid = App::$profile['profile_uid'] ?? App::$profile_uid ?? null;
 	}
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ function item_normal($profile_uid = null, $prefix = 'item') {
 	$uid = local_channel();
 	$is_owner = ($uid && intval($profile_uid) === $uid);
 
-	$sql = " and $prefix.item_hidden = 0 and $prefix.item_type = 0 and $prefix.item_deleted = 0
+	$sql = " and $prefix.item_hidden = 0 and $prefix.item_type = $type and $prefix.item_deleted = 0
 		and $prefix.item_unpublished = 0 and $prefix.item_pending_remove = 0";
 
 	if ($is_owner) {
@@ -5360,17 +5360,18 @@ function set_activity_mid($string) {
  * including activity counts.
  * @param int $id
  * @param int $parent
+ * @param int $type (optional) - defaults to ITEM_TYPE_POST
  */
 
-function item_by_item_id(int $id, int $parent): array
+function item_by_item_id(int $id, int $parent, int $type = ITEM_TYPE_POST): array
 {
 	if (!$id && !$parent && !local_channel()) {
 		return [];
 	}
 
-	$item_normal_sql = item_normal();
+	$item_normal_sql = item_normal(type: $type);
 
-	$reaction = item_reaction_sql($parent);
+	$reaction = item_reaction_sql($parent, type: $type);
 	$reaction_cte_sql = $reaction['cte'];
 	$reaction_select_sql = $reaction['select'];
 	$reaction_join_sql = $reaction['join'];
@@ -5401,9 +5402,10 @@ function item_by_item_id(int $id, int $parent): array
  * @param null|array $thr_parents (optional) - thr_parent mids which will be included
  * @param string $permission_sql (optional) - SQL as provided by item_permission_sql() from the calling module
  * @param bool $blog_mode (optional) - if set to yes only the parent items will be returned
+ * @param int $type (optional) - defaults to ITEM_TYPE_POST
  */
 
-function items_by_parent_ids(array $parents, null|array $thr_parents = null, string $permission_sql = '', bool $blog_mode = false): array
+function items_by_parent_ids(array $parents, null|array $thr_parents = null, string $permission_sql = '', bool $blog_mode = false, int $type = ITEM_TYPE_POST): array
 {
 	if (!$parents) {
 		return [];
@@ -5411,7 +5413,7 @@ function items_by_parent_ids(array $parents, null|array $thr_parents = null, str
 
 	$ids = ids_to_querystr($parents, 'item_id');
 	$thread_allow = ((local_channel()) ? PConfig::Get(local_channel(), 'system', 'thread_allow', true) : Config::Get('system', 'thread_allow', true));
-	$item_normal_sql = item_normal();
+	$item_normal_sql = item_normal(type: $type);
 	$limit = $thread_allow ? 3 : 1000;
 
 	$thr_parent_sql = (($thread_allow) ? " AND item.thr_parent = item.parent_mid " : '');
@@ -5421,7 +5423,7 @@ function items_by_parent_ids(array $parents, null|array $thr_parents = null, str
 		$thr_parent_sql = " AND item.thr_parent IN (" . protect_sprintf($thr_parent_str) . ") ";
 	}
 
-	$reaction = item_reaction_sql($ids, $permission_sql, 'final_selection', $blog_mode);
+	$reaction = item_reaction_sql($ids, $permission_sql, 'final_selection', $blog_mode, $type);
 	$reaction_cte_sql = $reaction['cte'];
 	$reaction_select_sql = $reaction['select'];
 	$reaction_join_sql = $reaction['join'];
@@ -5499,11 +5501,12 @@ function items_by_parent_ids(array $parents, null|array $thr_parents = null, str
  * @param string $ids
  * @param string $permission_sql (optional) - SQL provided by item_permission_sql()
  * @param string $join_prefix (optional) - prefix for the join part defaults to 'item'
+ * @param int $type (optional) - defaults to ITEM_TYPE_POST
  */
 
-function item_reaction_sql(string $ids, string $permission_sql = '', string $join_prefix = 'item', bool $blog_mode = false): array
+function item_reaction_sql(string $ids, string $permission_sql = '', string $join_prefix = 'item', bool $blog_mode = false, int $type = ITEM_TYPE_POST): array
 {
-	$item_normal_sql = item_normal();
+	$item_normal_sql = item_normal(type: $type);
 	$observer = get_observer_hash();
 
 	$verbs = [
@@ -5686,7 +5689,7 @@ function item_activity_xchans(string $mid, int $parent, string $verb): array
 	);
 
 	$owner_uid = intval($parent_item[0]['uid']);
-	$item_normal = item_normal($owner_uid);
+	$item_normal = item_normal($owner_uid, type: $parent_item[0]['item_type']);
 
 	if (local_channel() === $owner_uid) {
 		$ret = q("SELECT item.id, item.item_blocked, xchan.xchan_hash, xchan.xchan_name as name, xchan.xchan_url as url, xchan.xchan_photo_s as photo FROM item
diff --git a/view/tpl/threaded_conversation.tpl b/view/tpl/threaded_conversation.tpl
index 12c27a342..d408c80eb 100644
--- a/view/tpl/threaded_conversation.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/threaded_conversation.tpl
@@ -23,4 +23,22 @@
 		</div><!-- /.modal-content -->
 	</div><!-- /.modal-dialog -->
 </div><!-- /.modal -->
+<div class="modal" id="reactions" tabindex="-1" role="dialog" aria-hidden="true">
+	<div class="modal-dialog">
+		<div class="modal-content">
+			<div class="modal-header">
+				<h3 class="modal-title" id="reactions_title"></h3>
+				<button type="button" class="btn-close" data-bs-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true"></button>
+			</div>
+			<div class="modal-header" id="reactions_action">
+			</div>
+			<div class="modal-body list-group" id="reactions_body">
+				{{$wait}}
+			</div>
+			<div class="ps-3 pe-3" id="reactions_extra_top"></div>
+			<div class="ps-3 pe-3" id="reactions_extra_middle"></div>
+			<div class="ps-3 pe-3" id="reactions_extra_bottom"></div>
+		</div><!-- /.modal-content -->
+	</div><!-- /.modal-dialog -->
+</div><!-- /.modal -->
 {{/if}}