diff --git a/ts/messageModifiers/Reactions.ts b/ts/messageModifiers/Reactions.ts
index b81b181f10..c45b219911 100644
--- a/ts/messageModifiers/Reactions.ts
+++ b/ts/messageModifiers/Reactions.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ export class Reactions extends Collection<ReactionModel> {
         // if the reaction is targetted at a story.
         if (isStory(targetMessage)) {
           generatedMessage.set({
+            expireTimer: targetConversation.get('expireTimer'),
             storyId: targetMessage.id,
             storyReaction: {
               emoji: reaction.get('emoji'),
diff --git a/ts/models/messages.ts b/ts/models/messages.ts
index fb558ff222..c6bf43aed7 100644
--- a/ts/models/messages.ts
+++ b/ts/models/messages.ts
@@ -3467,6 +3467,7 @@ export class MessageModel extends window.Backbone.Model<MessageAttributesType> {
           received_at: incrementMessageCounter(),
           received_at_ms: newReaction.timestamp,
           timestamp: newReaction.timestamp,
+          expireTimer: conversation.get('expireTimer'),
           sendStateByConversationId: zipObject(
             Object.keys(newReaction.isSentByConversationId || {}),
             repeat({