diff --git a/flow-typed/Comment.js b/flow-typed/Comment.js
index bef306e31..4a3db6a8d 100644
--- a/flow-typed/Comment.js
+++ b/flow-typed/Comment.js
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ declare type CommentsState = {
   isFetchingReacts: boolean,
   myReactsByCommentId: any,
   othersReactsByCommentId: any,
+  typesReacting: Array<string>,
 };
 
 declare type CommentReactParams = {
diff --git a/static/app-strings.json b/static/app-strings.json
index 7deb6252d..4ac6b995c 100644
--- a/static/app-strings.json
+++ b/static/app-strings.json
@@ -1297,5 +1297,6 @@
   "Credit Details": "Credit Details",
   "Sign In": "Sign In",
   "Change to tile layout": "Change to tile layout",
+  "%total_comments% comments": "%total_comments% comments",
   "--end--": "--end--"
 }
diff --git a/ui/component/commentReactions/index.js b/ui/component/commentReactions/index.js
index 9dc76dafe..02a845761 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentReactions/index.js
+++ b/ui/component/commentReactions/index.js
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
 import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 import Comment from './view';
-import { makeSelectMyReactionsForComment, makeSelectOthersReactionsForComment } from 'redux/selectors/comments';
+import {
+  makeSelectMyReactionsForComment,
+  makeSelectOthersReactionsForComment,
+  selectTypesReacting,
+} from 'redux/selectors/comments';
 import { doCommentReact } from 'redux/actions/comments';
 
 const select = (state, props) => ({
   myReacts: makeSelectMyReactionsForComment(props.commentId)(state),
   othersReacts: makeSelectOthersReactionsForComment(props.commentId)(state),
+  typesReacting: selectTypesReacting(state),
 });
 
 const perform = dispatch => ({
diff --git a/ui/component/commentReactions/view.jsx b/ui/component/commentReactions/view.jsx
index d23d70981..cb043db7d 100644
--- a/ui/component/commentReactions/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/commentReactions/view.jsx
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ type Props = {
   othersReacts: any,
   react: (string, string) => void,
   commentId: string,
+  typesReacting: Array<string>,
 };
 
 export default function CommentReactions(props: Props) {
-  const { myReacts, othersReacts, commentId, react } = props;
+  const { myReacts, othersReacts, commentId, react, typesReacting } = props;
   const [activeChannel] = usePersistedState('comment-channel');
 
   const getCountForReact = type => {
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@ export default function CommentReactions(props: Props) {
         className={classnames('comment__action', {
           'comment__action--active': myReacts && myReacts.includes(REACTION_TYPES.LIKE),
         })}
-        disabled={!activeChannel}
+        disabled={!activeChannel || typesReacting.includes(REACTION_TYPES.LIKE)}
         onClick={() => react(commentId, REACTION_TYPES.LIKE)}
         label={getCountForReact(REACTION_TYPES.LIKE)}
       />
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ export default function CommentReactions(props: Props) {
         className={classnames('comment__action', {
           'comment__action--active': myReacts && myReacts.includes(REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE),
         })}
+        disabled={!activeChannel || typesReacting.includes(REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE)}
         onClick={() => react(commentId, REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE)}
         label={getCountForReact(REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE)}
       />
diff --git a/ui/redux/actions/comments.js b/ui/redux/actions/comments.js
index 490e29860..604e3986d 100644
--- a/ui/redux/actions/comments.js
+++ b/ui/redux/actions/comments.js
@@ -3,7 +3,11 @@ import * as ACTIONS from 'constants/action_types';
 import * as REACTION_TYPES from 'constants/reactions';
 import { Lbry, selectClaimsByUri, selectMyChannelClaims } from 'lbry-redux';
 import { doToast } from 'redux/actions/notifications';
-import { makeSelectCommentIdsForUri, makeSelectMyReactionsForComment } from 'redux/selectors/comments';
+import {
+  makeSelectCommentIdsForUri,
+  makeSelectMyReactionsForComment,
+  makeSelectOthersReactionsForComment,
+} from 'redux/selectors/comments';
 
 export function doCommentList(uri: string, page: number = 1, pageSize: number = 99999) {
   return (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
@@ -45,7 +49,6 @@ export function doCommentReactList(uri: string | null, commentId?: string) {
   return (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
     const state = getState();
     const channel = localStorage.getItem('comment-channel');
-    // if not channel, fail?
     if (!channel) {
       dispatch({
         type: ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACTION_LIST_FAILED,
@@ -88,7 +91,6 @@ export function doCommentReact(commentId: string, type: string) {
   return (dispatch: Dispatch, getState: GetState) => {
     const state = getState();
     const channel = localStorage.getItem('comment-channel');
-    // if not channel, fail?
     if (!channel) {
       dispatch({
         type: ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACTION_LIST_FAILED,
@@ -97,7 +99,9 @@ export function doCommentReact(commentId: string, type: string) {
       return;
     }
     const myChannels = selectMyChannelClaims(state);
-    const myReacts = makeSelectMyReactionsForComment(commentId)(state);
+    let myReacts = makeSelectMyReactionsForComment(commentId)(state);
+    let reactingTypes = [];
+    const othersReacts = makeSelectOthersReactionsForComment(commentId)(state);
     const claimForChannelName = myChannels.find(chan => chan.name === channel);
     const channelId = claimForChannelName && claimForChannelName.claim_id;
     const exclusiveTypes = {
@@ -105,33 +109,55 @@ export function doCommentReact(commentId: string, type: string) {
       [REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE]: REACTION_TYPES.LIKE,
     };
 
-    dispatch({
-      type: ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACT_STARTED,
-    });
     const params: CommentReactParams = {
       comment_ids: commentId,
       channel_name: channel,
       channel_id: channelId,
       react_type: type,
     };
-    if (Object.keys(exclusiveTypes).includes(type)) {
-      params['clear_types'] = exclusiveTypes[type];
-    }
     if (myReacts.includes(type)) {
       params['remove'] = true;
+      myReacts.splice(myReacts.indexOf(type), 1);
+      reactingTypes.push(type);
+    } else {
+      myReacts.push(type);
+      reactingTypes.push(type);
+      if (Object.keys(exclusiveTypes).includes(type)) {
+        params['clear_types'] = exclusiveTypes[type];
+        reactingTypes.push(exclusiveTypes[type]);
+        if (myReacts.indexOf(exclusiveTypes[type]) !== -1) {
+          myReacts.splice(myReacts.indexOf(exclusiveTypes[type]), 1);
+        }
+      }
     }
+    dispatch({
+      type: ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACT_STARTED,
+      data: reactingTypes,
+    });
+    // simulate api return shape: ['like'] -> { 'like': 1 }
+    const myReactsObj = myReacts.reduce((acc, el) => {
+      acc[el] = 1;
+      return acc;
+    }, {});
 
     Lbry.comment_react(params)
       .then((result: CommentReactListResponse) => {
         dispatch({
           type: ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACT_COMPLETED,
+          data: reactingTypes,
+        });
+        dispatch({
+          type: ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACTION_LIST_COMPLETED,
+          data: {
+            myReactions: { [commentId]: myReactsObj },
+            othersReactions: { [commentId]: othersReacts },
+          },
         });
-        dispatch(doCommentReactList(null, commentId));
       })
       .catch(error => {
         dispatch({
           type: ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACT_FAILED,
-          data: error,
+          data: reactingTypes,
         });
       });
   };
diff --git a/ui/redux/reducers/comments.js b/ui/redux/reducers/comments.js
index f3a6d5908..b19101b73 100644
--- a/ui/redux/reducers/comments.js
+++ b/ui/redux/reducers/comments.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const defaultState: CommentsState = {
   isCommenting: false,
   myComments: undefined,
   isFetchingReacts: false,
+  typesReacting: [],
   myReactsByCommentId: {},
   othersReactsByCommentId: {},
 };
@@ -81,23 +82,56 @@ export default handleActions(
       isFetchingReacts: false,
     }),
 
+    [ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACT_FAILED]: (state: CommentsState, action: any): CommentsState => {
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        typesReacting: [],
+      };
+    },
+
+    [ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACT_STARTED]: (state: CommentsState, action: any): CommentsState => {
+      const reactingTypes = action.data;
+      const newReactingTypes = new Set(state.typesReacting);
+      reactingTypes.forEach(type => {
+        newReactingTypes.add(type);
+      });
+
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        typesReacting: Array.from(newReactingTypes),
+      };
+    },
+
+    [ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACT_COMPLETED]: (state: CommentsState, action: any): CommentsState => {
+      const reactingTypes = action.data;
+      const newReactingTypes = new Set(state.typesReacting);
+      reactingTypes.forEach(type => {
+        newReactingTypes.delete(type);
+      });
+
+      return {
+        ...state,
+        typesReacting: Array.from(newReactingTypes),
+      };
+    },
+
     [ACTIONS.COMMENT_REACTION_LIST_COMPLETED]: (state: CommentsState, action: any): CommentsState => {
       const { myReactions, othersReactions } = action.data;
       const myReacts = Object.assign({}, state.myReactsByCommentId);
       const othersReacts = Object.assign({}, state.othersReactsByCommentId);
       if (myReactions) {
-        Object.entries(myReactions).forEach(e => {
-          myReacts[e[0]] = Object.entries(e[1]).reduce((acc, el) => {
-            if (el[1] === 1) {
-              acc.push(el[0]);
+        Object.entries(myReactions).forEach(([commentId, reactions]) => {
+          myReacts[commentId] = Object.entries(reactions).reduce((acc, [name, count]) => {
+            if (count === 1) {
+              acc.push(name);
             }
             return acc;
           }, []);
         });
       }
       if (othersReactions) {
-        Object.entries(othersReactions).forEach(e => {
-          othersReacts[e[0]] = e[1];
+        Object.entries(othersReactions).forEach(([commentId, reactions]) => {
+          othersReacts[commentId] = reactions;
         });
       }
 
diff --git a/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js b/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js
index 26a415937..338b923b6 100644
--- a/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js
+++ b/ui/redux/selectors/comments.js
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ export const makeSelectOthersReactionsForComment = (commentId: string) =>
     return state.othersReactsByCommentId[commentId];
   });
 
+export const selectTypesReacting = createSelector(selectState, state => state.typesReacting);
+
 export const makeSelectCommentsForUri = (uri: string) =>
   createSelector(
     selectCommentsByClaimId,