diff --git a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java
index 9c0778151a984e6f6e7042870619d83b5936c693..22c9cf64c824da4b958d2844edc578ada07bd310 100644
--- a/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java
+++ b/src/main/java/eu/siacs/conversations/parser/MessageParser.java
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ public class MessageParser extends AbstractParser implements Consumer<im.convers
             }
         }
 
-        if ((body != null || pgpEncrypted != null || (axolotlEncrypted != null && axolotlEncrypted.hasChild("payload")) || oobUrl != null) && !isMucStatusMessage) {
+        if (reactions == null && (body != null || pgpEncrypted != null || (axolotlEncrypted != null && axolotlEncrypted.hasChild("payload")) || oobUrl != null) && !isMucStatusMessage) {
             final boolean conversationIsProbablyMuc = isTypeGroupChat || mucUserElement != null || account.getXmppConnection().getMucServersWithholdAccount().contains(counterpart.getDomain().toEscapedString());
             final Conversation conversation = mXmppConnectionService.findOrCreateConversation(account, counterpart.asBareJid(), conversationIsProbablyMuc, false, query, false);
             final boolean conversationMultiMode = conversation.getMode() == Conversation.MODE_MULTI;