diff --git a/ui/component/fileReactions/view.jsx b/ui/component/fileReactions/view.jsx
index 7221b40ea..e8c10ae4f 100644
--- a/ui/component/fileReactions/view.jsx
+++ b/ui/component/fileReactions/view.jsx
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
 // @flow
+import * as REACTION_TYPES from 'constants/reactions';
 import * as ICONS from 'constants/icons';
 import React from 'react';
 import classnames from 'classnames';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import { formatNumberWithCommas } from 'util/number';
 import NudgeFloating from 'component/nudgeFloating';
+import { SIMPLE_SITE } from 'config';
 
 type Props = {
   claim: StreamClaim,
@@ -15,18 +17,51 @@ type Props = {
   likeCount: number,
   dislikeCount: number,
   myReaction: ?string,
+  livestream?: boolean,
 };
 
 function FileReactions(props: Props) {
-  const { claim, uri, doFetchReactions, doReactionLike, doReactionDislike, likeCount, dislikeCount } = props;
+  const {
+    claim,
+    uri,
+    doFetchReactions,
+    doReactionLike,
+    doReactionDislike,
+    myReaction,
+    likeCount,
+    dislikeCount,
+    livestream,
+  } = props;
+
   const claimId = claim && claim.claim_id;
   const channel = claim && claim.signing_channel && claim.signing_channel.name;
   const isCollection = claim && claim.value_type === 'collection'; // hack because nudge gets cut off by card on cols.
+  const likeIcon = SIMPLE_SITE ? (myReaction === REACTION_TYPES.LIKE ? ICONS.FIRE_ACTIVE : ICONS.FIRE) : ICONS.UPVOTE;
+  const dislikeIcon = SIMPLE_SITE
+    ? myReaction === REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE
+      ? ICONS.SLIME_ACTIVE
+      : ICONS.SLIME
+    : ICONS.DOWNVOTE;
   React.useEffect(() => {
-    if (claimId) {
+    function fetchReactions() {
       doFetchReactions(claimId);
     }
-  }, [claimId, doFetchReactions]);
+
+    let fetchInterval;
+    if (claimId) {
+      fetchReactions();
+
+      if (livestream) {
+        fetchInterval = setInterval(fetchReactions, 45000);
+      }
+    }
+
+    return () => {
+      if (fetchInterval) {
+        clearInterval(fetchInterval);
+      }
+    };
+  }, [claimId, doFetchReactions, livestream]);
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -41,20 +76,46 @@ function FileReactions(props: Props) {
         title={__('I like this')}
         requiresAuth={IS_WEB}
         authSrc="filereaction_like"
-        className={classnames('button--file-action')}
-        label={formatNumberWithCommas(likeCount, 0)}
+        className={classnames('button--file-action', { 'button--fire': myReaction === REACTION_TYPES.LIKE })}
+        label={
+          <>
+            {myReaction === REACTION_TYPES.LIKE && SIMPLE_SITE && (
+              <>
+                <div className="button__fire-glow" />
+                <div className="button__fire-particle1" />
+                <div className="button__fire-particle2" />
+                <div className="button__fire-particle3" />
+                <div className="button__fire-particle4" />
+                <div className="button__fire-particle5" />
+                <div className="button__fire-particle6" />
+              </>
+            )}
+            {formatNumberWithCommas(likeCount, 0)}
+          </>
+        }
         iconSize={18}
-        icon={ICONS.UPVOTE}
+        icon={likeIcon}
         onClick={() => doReactionLike(uri)}
       />
       <Button
         requiresAuth={IS_WEB}
         authSrc={'filereaction_dislike'}
         title={__('I dislike this')}
-        className={classnames('button--file-action')}
-        label={formatNumberWithCommas(dislikeCount, 0)}
+        className={classnames('button--file-action', { 'button--slime': myReaction === REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE })}
+        label={
+          <>
+            {myReaction === REACTION_TYPES.DISLIKE && SIMPLE_SITE && (
+              <>
+                <div className="button__slime-stain" />
+                <div className="button__slime-drop1" />
+                <div className="button__slime-drop2" />
+              </>
+            )}
+            {formatNumberWithCommas(dislikeCount, 0)}
+          </>
+        }
         iconSize={18}
-        icon={ICONS.DOWNVOTE}
+        icon={dislikeIcon}
         onClick={() => doReactionDislike(uri)}
       />
     </>