diff --git a/src/Content/Conversation.php b/src/Content/Conversation.php
index 66654aab10..517a364b6e 100644
--- a/src/Content/Conversation.php
+++ b/src/Content/Conversation.php
@@ -251,19 +251,21 @@ class Conversation
 	/**
 	 * Format the activity text for an item/photo/video
 	 *
-	 * @param array  $links = array of pre-linked names of actors
-	 * @param string $verb  = one of 'like, 'dislike', 'attendyes', 'attendno', 'attendmaybe'
-	 * @param int    $id    = item id
+	 * @param array  $links    array of pre-linked names of actors
+	 * @param string $verb     one of 'like, 'dislike', 'attendyes', 'attendno', 'attendmaybe'
+	 * @param int    $id       item id
+	 * @param string $activity Activity URI
+	 * @param array  $emojis   Array with emoji reactions
 	 * @return string formatted text
 	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
 	 */
-	public function formatActivity(array $links, string $verb, int $id): string
+	public function formatActivity(array $links, string $verb, int $id, string $activity, array $emojis): string
 	{
 		$this->profiler->startRecording('rendering');
 		$expanded = '';
 
 		$phrase = $this->getLikerPhrase($verb, $links);
-		$total  = count($links);
+		$total  = max(count($links), $emojis[$activity]['total'] ?? 0);
 
 		if ($total > 1) {
 			$spanatts  = "class=\"btn btn-link fakelink\" onclick=\"openClose('{$verb}list-$id');\"";
diff --git a/src/Object/Post.php b/src/Object/Post.php
index e6aae2f5d5..d52a05dddc 100644
--- a/src/Object/Post.php
+++ b/src/Object/Post.php
@@ -351,7 +351,7 @@ class Post
 		foreach ($response_verbs as $value => $verb) {
 			$responses[$verb] = [
 				'self'   => $conv_responses[$verb][$item['uri-id']]['self'] ?? 0,
-				'output' => !empty($conv_responses[$verb][$item['uri-id']]) ? DI::conversation()->formatActivity($conv_responses[$verb][$item['uri-id']]['links'], $verb, $item['uri-id']) : '',
+				'output' => !empty($conv_responses[$verb][$item['uri-id']]) ? DI::conversation()->formatActivity($conv_responses[$verb][$item['uri-id']]['links'], $verb, $item['uri-id'], $verbs[$verb], $emojis) : '',
 				'total'  => $emojis[$verbs[$verb]]['total'] ?? '',
 				'title'  => $emojis[$verbs[$verb]]['title'] ?? '',
 			];