diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/ui/dialog/MessageActionsDialog.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/ui/dialog/MessageActionsDialog.kt
index 3090858ed..9df44ccb8 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/ui/dialog/MessageActionsDialog.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/nextcloud/talk/ui/dialog/MessageActionsDialog.kt
@@ -162,10 +162,8 @@ class MessageActionsDialog(
     }
 
     private fun initEmojiBar(hasChatPermission: Boolean) {
-        if (hasChatPermission &&
-            CapabilitiesUtil.hasSpreedFeatureCapability(user, "reactions") &&
-            Conversation.ConversationReadOnlyState.CONVERSATION_READ_ONLY !=
-            currentConversation?.conversationReadOnlyState &&
+        if (CapabilitiesUtil.hasSpreedFeatureCapability(user, "reactions") &&
+            isPermitted(hasChatPermission) &&
             isReactableMessageType(message)
         ) {
             checkAndSetEmojiSelfReaction(dialogMessageActionsBinding.emojiThumbsUp)
@@ -203,6 +201,11 @@ class MessageActionsDialog(
         }
     }
 
+    private fun isPermitted(hasChatPermission: Boolean): Boolean {
+        return hasChatPermission && Conversation.ConversationReadOnlyState.CONVERSATION_READ_ONLY !=
+            currentConversation?.conversationReadOnlyState
+    }
+
     private fun isReactableMessageType(message: ChatMessage): Boolean {
         return !(message.isCommandMessage || message.isDeletedCommentMessage || message.isDeleted)
     }