diff --git a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/like.rb b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/like.rb
index 1087a6c8b02d77..86aaba076dd317 100644
--- a/app/lib/activitypub/activity/like.rb
+++ b/app/lib/activitypub/activity/like.rb
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ def relay_for_emoji_reaction
   end
 
   def relay_friend_for_emoji_reaction
-    return unless @json['signature'].present? && @original_status.public_visibility?
+    return unless @json['signature'].present? && @original_status.distributable_friend?
 
     ActivityPub::DeliveryWorker.push_bulk(FriendDomain.distributables.pluck(:inbox_url)) do |inbox_url|
       [Oj.dump(@json), @original_status.account.id, inbox_url]
diff --git a/app/models/emoji_reaction.rb b/app/models/emoji_reaction.rb
index ce0a7dfb2edb4d..5d6d58513cc92d 100644
--- a/app/models/emoji_reaction.rb
+++ b/app/models/emoji_reaction.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ def remote_custom_emoji?
     custom_emoji? && !custom_emoji.local?
   end
 
+  def sign?
+    status&.distributable_friend?
+  end
+
   private
 
   def refresh_cache
diff --git a/app/models/status.rb b/app/models/status.rb
index 26baac1b680d0d..4b718cdc928ef5 100644
--- a/app/models/status.rb
+++ b/app/models/status.rb
@@ -591,6 +591,10 @@ def unlink_from_conversations!
     end
   end
 
+  def distributable_friend?
+    public_visibility? || public_unlisted_visibility? || (unlisted_visibility? && (public_searchability? || public_unlisted_searchability?))
+  end
+
   private
 
   def update_status_stat!(attrs)