1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/misc/reaction-lib.ts b/src/misc/reaction-lib.ts
index c81e35b371..a27fb883b1 100644
--- a/src/misc/reaction-lib.ts
+++ b/src/misc/reaction-lib.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import Emoji from '../models/emoji';
 import { emojiRegex } from './emoji-regex';
+import fetchMeta from './fetch-meta';
 
 const basic10: Record<string, string> = {
 	'👍': 'like',
@@ -15,7 +16,8 @@ const basic10: Record<string, string> = {
 };
 
 export async function getFallbackReaction(): Promise<string> {
-	return 'like';
+	const meta = await fetchMeta();
+	return  meta.useStarForReactionFallback ? 'star' : 'like';
 }
 
 export async function toDbReaction(reaction: string, enableEmoji = true): Promise<string> {