diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/comment_show.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/comment_show.rs
index e3e61e1e..4f45facc 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/comment_show.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/comment_show.rs
@@ -6,7 +6,9 @@ use clap::Args as ClapArgs;
 use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::client::{Client, index};
-use crate::verbs::{attachment_json, attachment_line, print_json, rfc3339};
+use crate::verbs::{
+    attachment_json, attachment_line, comment_reactions, print_json, reaction_summary, rfc3339,
+};
 
 #[derive(ClapArgs)]
 pub struct Args {
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
     else {
         bail!("hive-forge comment-show: comment {} not found", args.id);
     };
+    let reactions = comment_reactions(client, owner, name, args.id)?;
     if client.json_mode() {
         let trimmed = json!({
             "id": c.id,
@@ -32,6 +35,7 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
             "body": c.body,
             "url": c.html_url,
             "attachments": attachment_json(c.assets.as_deref()),
+            "reactions": reactions,
         });
         print_json(&trimmed)
     } else {
@@ -42,6 +46,9 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
                 println!("{line}");
             }
         }
+        if let Some(summary) = reaction_summary(&reactions) {
+            println!("[reactions: {summary}]");
+        }
         Ok(())
     }
 }
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/comments.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/comments.rs
index 8066e2d0..1d7a3190 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/comments.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/comments.rs
@@ -14,11 +14,9 @@
 //!   always reported** — never a silent truncation.
 //! - `--since <RFC3339>` filters to comments at or after that
 //!   timestamp instead of a head/tail window — a cursor: feed the
-//!   last-seen row's own `created_at` back in next time to fetch only
-//!   what's new. Mutually exclusive with `--tail`. No total exists for
-//!   a since-filtered query, so this uses the same over-fetch-by-one
-//!   trick `timeline`'s `--limit` does, and `--limit` is clamped the
-//!   same way (see `crate::verbs::MAX_LIMIT`).
+//!   last-seen row's own `created_at` back in next time. Mutually
+//!   exclusive with `--tail`; `--limit` clamps like `timeline`'s own
+//!   does (see `crate::verbs::MAX_LIMIT`).
 //!
 //! Review *bodies* on PRs are always merged in too (`pulls/<n>/reviews`
 //! isn't the issues/comments thread), tagged `[review: STATE]`, with a
@@ -27,7 +25,8 @@
 //!
 //! `--json` output is an object (`{"comments": [...], "more_before": N,
 //! "more_after": N, "since_more": bool}`), not a bare array, so a
-//! script can read the truncation info too.
+//! script can read the truncation info too. `--show-reactions` adds a
+//! per-comment reaction summary — see that flag's own doc for the cost.
 
 use anyhow::Result;
 use clap::Args as ClapArgs;
@@ -37,7 +36,10 @@ use time::OffsetDateTime;
 
 use crate::client::{Client, index};
 use crate::notify;
-use crate::verbs::{MAX_LIMIT, PAGE_SIZE, clamp_limit, parse_rfc3339, print_json, rfc3339};
+use crate::verbs::{
+    MAX_LIMIT, PAGE_SIZE, clamp_limit, comment_reactions, parse_rfc3339, print_json,
+    reaction_summary, rfc3339,
+};
 
 #[derive(ClapArgs)]
 pub struct Args {
@@ -58,6 +60,10 @@ pub struct Args {
     /// `--tail`.
     #[arg(long)]
     since: Option<String>,
+    /// Fetch + display each shown comment's reaction summary. Costs one
+    /// extra request per comment shown — opt-in, not the default.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    show_reactions: bool,
 }
 
 pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
@@ -90,10 +96,12 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
         };
     // Merge in PR review bodies (empty for issues — degrades to a
     // no-op) so review feedback isn't silently dropped.
-    let comments = merge_chronological(thread, fetch_review_bodies(client, args.number));
+    let mut comments = merge_chronological(thread, fetch_review_bodies(client, args.number));
     // Reading the thread clears its unread notification so the
     // read-before-comment guard (in `comment`) lets a reply through.
     notify::mark_read_best_effort(client, repo, args.number);
+    let (owner, name) = client.owner_repo()?;
+    attach_reactions(client, owner, name, &mut comments, args.show_reactions);
     if client.json_mode() {
         let trimmed: Vec<Value> = comments
             .iter()
@@ -109,6 +117,7 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
                     "state": c.get("state"),
                     "comments_count": c.get("comments_count"),
                     "attachments": attachment_json_from_value(c),
+                    "reactions": c.get("reactions").cloned().unwrap_or_else(|| json!([])),
                 })
             })
             .collect();
@@ -145,6 +154,13 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
             for line in attachment_lines_from_value(c) {
                 println!("{line}");
             }
+            if let Some(summary) = c
+                .get("reactions")
+                .and_then(Value::as_array)
+                .and_then(|r| reaction_summary(r))
+            {
+                println!("[reactions: {summary}]");
+            }
             println!();
         }
         if since_clamped {
@@ -184,6 +200,39 @@ fn truncation_note(more_before: usize, more_after: usize) -> Option<String> {
     }
 }
 
+/// Fetch + attach each shown comment's reaction list under a
+/// `"reactions"` key, mutating in place so both the `--json` and
+/// pretty-print branches see the same fetch. No-op when `show_reactions`
+/// is false (the default) — the whole point of gating this behind a
+/// flag is that a plain `comments` call costs nothing extra. Review
+/// entries are skipped (synthesized, never have real reactions); a
+/// per-comment fetch failure is swallowed rather than failing the whole
+/// listing over one comment.
+fn attach_reactions(
+    client: &Client,
+    owner: &str,
+    name: &str,
+    comments: &mut [Value],
+    show_reactions: bool,
+) {
+    if !show_reactions {
+        return;
+    }
+    for c in comments.iter_mut() {
+        if c.get("kind").and_then(Value::as_str) == Some("review") {
+            continue;
+        }
+        let Some(id) = c.get("id").and_then(Value::as_u64) else {
+            continue;
+        };
+        if let Ok(reactions) = comment_reactions(client, owner, name, id)
+            && let Some(obj) = c.as_object_mut()
+        {
+            obj.insert("reactions".to_owned(), json!(reactions));
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 /// Attachment display lines for a single comment's already-serialized
 /// `assets` field — the shape this module's merge/render pipeline works
 /// on (comments arrive as `Value`s, not the typed `Comment` struct, once
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/issue.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/issue.rs
index 2f31796c..50c8a692 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/issue.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/issue.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use clap::Args as ClapArgs;
 use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::client::{Client, index};
-use crate::verbs::{attachment_json, dependency_summaries, print_json};
+use crate::verbs::{attachment_json, dependency_summaries, issue_reactions, print_json};
 
 #[derive(ClapArgs)]
 pub struct Args {
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
         .filter_map(|l| l.name.as_deref())
         .collect();
     let dependencies = dependency_summaries(client, owner, name, args.number)?;
+    let reactions = issue_reactions(client, owner, name, args.number)?;
     let trimmed = json!({
         "number": issue.number,
         "title": issue.title,
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
         "assignees": assignees,
         "labels": labels,
         "dependencies": dependencies,
+        "reactions": reactions,
         "body": issue.body,
         "attachments": attachment_json(issue.assets.as_deref()),
     });
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/issue_cmd.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/issue_cmd.rs
index ec9fd864..245e4c68 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/issue_cmd.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/issue_cmd.rs
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ enum Cmd {
     Assign(verbs::assign::Args),
     /// List / add / remove dependencies (issues this one is blocked by).
     Dependency(verbs::dependency::Args),
+    /// List / add / remove emoji reactions on the issue, or on one of its
+    /// comments with `--comment <id>`.
+    Reaction(verbs::reaction::Args),
     /// List timeline events.
     Timeline(verbs::timeline::Args),
 }
@@ -85,6 +88,10 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
             assert_kind(client, a.number, Kind::Issue)?;
             verbs::dependency::run(client, a)
         }
+        Cmd::Reaction(a) => {
+            assert_kind(client, a.number, Kind::Issue)?;
+            verbs::reaction::run(client, a)
+        }
         Cmd::Timeline(a) => {
             assert_kind(client, a.number, Kind::Issue)?;
             verbs::timeline::run(client, a)
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/mod.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/mod.rs
index 0a49f161..df0f3f6f 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/mod.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/mod.rs
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ pub mod pr_create;
 pub mod pr_merge;
 pub mod pr_reviews;
 pub mod pr_status;
+pub mod reaction;
 pub mod reopen;
 pub mod repo_add_collaborator;
 pub mod repo_create;
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ pub mod view;
 use std::fmt::Write as _;
 
 use anyhow::Result;
-use forgejo_api::structs::Attachment;
+use forgejo_api::structs::{Attachment, Reaction};
 use serde_json::{Value, json};
 use time::OffsetDateTime;
 use time::format_description::well_known::Rfc3339;
@@ -380,6 +381,79 @@ pub(crate) fn dependency_summaries(
         .collect())
 }
 
+/// The current reactions on an issue or PR itself (not a comment) — each
+/// entry's `content` is Forgejo's shortcode (`"+1"`, `"heart"`, …, the
+/// same vocabulary GitHub uses), `user` its login. Same shared-index
+/// rationale as [`dependency_summaries`]: PRs are issues internally, so
+/// `issue`/`pr`/`view` and the `reaction` verb's own listing all call
+/// this instead of duplicating the fetch-and-shape step.
+///
+/// # Errors
+///
+/// Propagates the forge API errors from listing reactions.
+pub(crate) fn issue_reactions(
+    client: &Client,
+    owner: &str,
+    name: &str,
+    number: u64,
+) -> Result<Vec<Value>> {
+    let (_, reactions) = client
+        .api()
+        .issue_get_issue_reactions(owner, name, index(number)?)
+        .send()?;
+    Ok(reaction_values(reactions))
+}
+
+/// The current reactions on a single comment, by comment id (not the
+/// parent issue/PR number — Forgejo's comment-reaction endpoints are
+/// keyed on the comment alone, same as [`comment_show`]'s lookup).
+///
+/// # Errors
+///
+/// Propagates the forge API errors from listing reactions.
+pub(crate) fn comment_reactions(
+    client: &Client,
+    owner: &str,
+    name: &str,
+    comment_id: u64,
+) -> Result<Vec<Value>> {
+    let reactions = client
+        .api()
+        .issue_get_comment_reactions(owner, name, index(comment_id)?)
+        .send()?;
+    Ok(reaction_values(reactions))
+}
+
+fn reaction_values(reactions: Vec<Reaction>) -> Vec<Value> {
+    reactions
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(|r| json!({ "content": r.content, "user": r.user.and_then(|u| u.login) }))
+        .collect()
+}
+
+/// A one-line `content×count` summary of a reaction list (e.g. `+1×2
+/// heart×1`), grouped and sorted by content name for a stable rendering.
+/// `None` for an empty list, so a row/section with no reactions omits the
+/// summary entirely rather than printing something empty.
+pub(crate) fn reaction_summary(reactions: &[Value]) -> Option<String> {
+    let mut counts: std::collections::BTreeMap<&str, usize> = std::collections::BTreeMap::new();
+    for r in reactions {
+        if let Some(content) = r.get("content").and_then(Value::as_str) {
+            *counts.entry(content).or_insert(0) += 1;
+        }
+    }
+    if counts.is_empty() {
+        return None;
+    }
+    Some(
+        counts
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(|(content, n)| format!("{content}×{n}"))
+            .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+            .join(" "),
+    )
+}
+
 /// A single attachment as one display line — `[file: <name>] <url>`,
 /// mirroring the `[file: ...]` marker convention `read_room` already
 /// uses for matrix attachments. `None` when the attachment has no
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr.rs
index 0e3d7c4c..0302d218 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr.rs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ use clap::Args as ClapArgs;
 use serde_json::json;
 
 use crate::client::{Client, index};
-use crate::verbs::{dependency_summaries, print_json};
+use crate::verbs::{dependency_summaries, issue_reactions, print_json};
 
 #[derive(ClapArgs)]
 pub struct Args {
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
         .repo_get_pull_request(owner, name, index(args.number)?)
         .send()?;
     let dependencies = dependency_summaries(client, owner, name, args.number)?;
+    let reactions = issue_reactions(client, owner, name, args.number)?;
     let trimmed = json!({
         "number": pull.number,
         "title": pull.title,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
         "head_branch": pull.head.as_ref().and_then(|h| h.label.as_deref()),
         "base_branch": pull.base.as_ref().and_then(|b| b.label.as_deref()),
         "dependencies": dependencies,
+        "reactions": reactions,
     });
     print_json(&trimmed)
 }
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_cmd.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_cmd.rs
index de94548c..ef1eee4f 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_cmd.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/pr_cmd.rs
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ enum Cmd {
     AssignCommitter(verbs::assign::Args),
     /// List / add / remove dependencies (issues/PRs this one is blocked by).
     Dependency(verbs::dependency::Args),
+    /// List / add / remove emoji reactions on the PR, or on one of its
+    /// comments with `--comment <id>`.
+    Reaction(verbs::reaction::Args),
     /// List timeline events.
     Timeline(verbs::timeline::Args),
 }
@@ -109,6 +112,10 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
             assert_kind(client, a.number, Kind::Pr)?;
             verbs::dependency::run(client, a)
         }
+        Cmd::Reaction(a) => {
+            assert_kind(client, a.number, Kind::Pr)?;
+            verbs::reaction::run(client, a)
+        }
         Cmd::Timeline(a) => {
             assert_kind(client, a.number, Kind::Pr)?;
             verbs::timeline::run(client, a)
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/reaction.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/reaction.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2fa98005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/reaction.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+//! `reaction <number> [--comment <id>] [list|add|remove] [content]` —
+//! list, add, or remove emoji reactions on an issue/PR or one of its
+//! comments.
+//!
+//! Forgejo's reaction endpoints work on the shared issue/PR index (PRs
+//! are issues internally, same as `dependency`) when no `--comment` is
+//! given; `--comment <id>` redirects to the separate comment-reaction
+//! endpoint pair, keyed on the comment's own id (not the parent
+//! issue/PR number — `number` still has to be passed so this verb slots
+//! into `issue <n> reaction` / `pr <n> reaction` like every other
+//! generic verb, but it's otherwise unused on that path).
+//!
+//! `content` is Forgejo's reaction shortcode vocabulary (`+1`, `-1`,
+//! `laugh`, `confused`, `heart`, `hooray`, `rocket`, `eyes`, …), not a
+//! raw emoji character — same set the forge web UI's reaction picker
+//! offers.
+
+use anyhow::Result;
+use clap::{Args as ClapArgs, Subcommand};
+use forgejo_api::structs::EditReactionOption;
+
+use crate::client::{Client, index};
+use crate::verbs::{comment_reactions, issue_reactions, print_json};
+
+#[derive(ClapArgs)]
+pub struct Args {
+    /// Issue or PR number.
+    pub(crate) number: u64,
+    /// Target a specific comment's reactions instead of the issue/PR
+    /// itself — the comment's own id (from `comments`/`comment-show`),
+    /// not its position in the thread.
+    #[arg(long)]
+    comment: Option<u64>,
+    #[command(subcommand)]
+    action: Option<Action>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Subcommand)]
+enum Action {
+    /// List reactions (default when no action is given).
+    List,
+    /// Add a reaction — a Forgejo shortcode, e.g. `+1`, `heart`, `rocket`.
+    Add { content: String },
+    /// Remove your own reaction with this content.
+    Remove { content: String },
+}
+
+pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
+    let (owner, name) = client.owner_repo()?;
+    match args.action.unwrap_or(Action::List) {
+        Action::List => {}
+        Action::Add { content } => {
+            let body = EditReactionOption {
+                content: Some(content),
+            };
+            match args.comment {
+                Some(id) => {
+                    client
+                        .api()
+                        .issue_post_comment_reaction(owner, name, index(id)?, body)
+                        .send()?;
+                }
+                None => {
+                    client
+                        .api()
+                        .issue_post_issue_reaction(owner, name, index(args.number)?, body)
+                        .send()?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Action::Remove { content } => {
+            let body = EditReactionOption {
+                content: Some(content),
+            };
+            match args.comment {
+                Some(id) => {
+                    client
+                        .api()
+                        .issue_delete_comment_reaction(owner, name, index(id)?, body)
+                        .send()?;
+                }
+                None => {
+                    client
+                        .api()
+                        .issue_delete_issue_reaction(owner, name, index(args.number)?, body)
+                        .send()?;
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    let reactions = match args.comment {
+        Some(id) => comment_reactions(client, owner, name, id)?,
+        None => issue_reactions(client, owner, name, args.number)?,
+    };
+    print_json(&serde_json::json!(reactions))
+}
diff --git a/hive-forge/src/verbs/view.rs b/hive-forge/src/verbs/view.rs
index 5f46da1d..63fc226c 100644
--- a/hive-forge/src/verbs/view.rs
+++ b/hive-forge/src/verbs/view.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use forgejo_api::structs::{IssueGetCommentsQuery, StateType};
 
 use crate::client::{Client, index};
 use crate::notify;
-use crate::verbs::attachment_line;
+use crate::verbs::{attachment_line, issue_reactions, reaction_summary};
 
 #[derive(ClapArgs)]
 pub struct Args {
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ pub fn run(client: &Client, args: Args) -> Result<()> {
             println!("{line}");
         }
     }
+    let reactions = issue_reactions(client, owner, name, args.number)?;
+    if let Some(summary) = reaction_summary(&reactions) {
+        println!("[reactions: {summary}]");
+    }
     let (_, comments) = client
         .api()
         .issue_get_comments(