diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 6f06c7c..17a5ec7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ If you want to change them - check available options in the help message (`!pm h
 > The following section is visible to the mailbox owners only
 
 * **`!pm spam:list`** - Show comma-separated spamlist of the room, eg: `spammer@example.com,*@spammer.org,spam@*`
-* **`!pm spam:add`** - Mark an email address (or pattern) as spam
+* **`!pm spam:add`** - Mark an email address (or pattern) as spam (or you can react to the email with emoji: ⛔️,🛑, or 🚫)
 * **`!pm spam:remove`** - Unmark an email address (or pattern) as spam
 * **`!pm spam:reset`** - Reset spamlist
 
diff --git a/bot/command.go b/bot/command.go
index 0973b9f..2ee2361 100644
--- a/bot/command.go
+++ b/bot/command.go
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func (b *Bot) initCommands() commandList {
 		},
 		{
 			key:         commandSpamlistAdd,
-			description: "Mark an email address (or pattern) as spam",
+			description: "Mark an email address (or pattern) as spam (or you can react to the email with emoji: ⛔️,🛑, or 🚫)",
 			allowed:     b.allowOwner,
 		},
 		{
diff --git a/bot/reaction.go b/bot/reaction.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0599488
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bot/reaction.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package bot
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/event"
+
+	"gitlab.com/etke.cc/postmoogle/utils"
+)
+
+var supportedReactions = map[string]string{
+	"⛔️":   commandSpamlistAdd,
+	"🛑":    commandSpamlistAdd,
+	"🚫":    commandSpamlistAdd,
+	"spam": commandSpamlistAdd,
+}
+
+func (b *Bot) handleReaction(ctx context.Context) {
+	evt := eventFromContext(ctx)
+	content := evt.Content.AsReaction()
+	action, ok := supportedReactions[content.GetRelatesTo().Key]
+	if !ok { // cannot do anything with it
+		return
+	}
+
+	srcID := content.GetRelatesTo().EventID
+	srcEvt, err := b.lp.GetClient().GetEvent(evt.RoomID, srcID)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Error(ctx, evt.RoomID, "cannot find event %s: %v", srcID, err)
+		return
+	}
+	utils.ParseContent(evt, event.EventMessage)
+
+	switch action {
+	case commandSpamlistAdd:
+		sender := utils.EventField[string](&srcEvt.Content, eventFromKey)
+		if sender == "" {
+			b.Error(ctx, evt.RoomID, "cannot get sender of the email")
+			return
+		}
+		b.runSpamlistAdd(ctx, []string{commandSpamlistAdd, utils.EventField[string](&srcEvt.Content, eventFromKey)})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/bot/sync.go b/bot/sync.go
index 68f73a9..a1ef8cf 100644
--- a/bot/sync.go
+++ b/bot/sync.go
@@ -21,7 +21,14 @@ func (b *Bot) initSync() {
 		event.EventMessage,
 		func(_ mautrix.EventSource, evt *event.Event) {
 			go b.onMessage(evt)
-		})
+		},
+	)
+	b.lp.OnEventType(
+		event.EventReaction,
+		func(_ mautrix.EventSource, evt *event.Event) {
+			go b.onReaction(evt)
+		},
+	)
 }
 
 // joinPermit is called by linkpearl when processing "invite" events and deciding if rooms should be auto-joined or not
@@ -69,6 +76,20 @@ func (b *Bot) onMessage(evt *event.Event) {
 	b.handle(ctx)
 }
 
+func (b *Bot) onReaction(evt *event.Event) {
+	// ignore own messages
+	if evt.Sender == b.lp.GetClient().UserID {
+		return
+	}
+	// mautrix 0.15.x migration
+	if b.ignoreBefore >= evt.Timestamp {
+		return
+	}
+
+	ctx := newContext(evt)
+	b.handleReaction(ctx)
+}
+
 // onBotJoin handles the "bot joined the room" event
 func (b *Bot) onBotJoin(ctx context.Context) {
 	evt := eventFromContext(ctx)