diff --git a/react/features/reactions/actionTypes.js b/react/features/reactions/actionTypes.js
index e69de29bb..ced53c618 100644
--- a/react/features/reactions/actionTypes.js
+++ b/react/features/reactions/actionTypes.js
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * The type of (redux) action which signals that a specific reaction has been
+ * received by the local participant from a specific remote participant.
+ *
+ * {
+ *     type: ADD_RECEIVED_REACTION,
+ *     participant: Object,
+ *     reaction: string
+ * }
+ */
+export const ADD_RECEIVED_REACTION = Symbol('ADD_RECEIVED_REACTION');
diff --git a/react/features/reactions/actions.js b/react/features/reactions/actions.js
index ac61c9d97..03fb427dc 100644
--- a/react/features/reactions/actions.js
+++ b/react/features/reactions/actions.js
@@ -1,5 +1,27 @@
 // @flow
 
+import { ADD_RECEIVED_REACTION } from './actionTypes';
+
+/**
+ * Creates a redux action which signals that a specific reaction has been
+ * received by the local participant from a specific remote participant.
+ *
+ * @param {string} reaction - The reaction which has been received.
+ * @param {Object} participant - The remote participant who sent the reaction.
+ * @returns {{
+ *     type: ADD_RECEIVED_REACTION,
+ *     participant: Object,
+ *     reaction: string
+ * }}
+ */
+export function addReceivedReaction(reaction: string, participant: Object) {
+    return {
+        type: ADD_RECEIVED_REACTION,
+        participant,
+        reaction
+    };
+}
+
 /**
  * Sends a specific reaction of the local participant to the remote
  * participants.
diff --git a/react/features/reactions/components/ReactionsCanvas.web.js b/react/features/reactions/components/ReactionsCanvas.web.js
index 29bd476de..1e28f1f62 100644
--- a/react/features/reactions/components/ReactionsCanvas.web.js
+++ b/react/features/reactions/components/ReactionsCanvas.web.js
@@ -1,9 +1,13 @@
-/* @flow */
+// @flow
 
 import React, { Component } from 'react';
+import { connect } from 'react-redux';
 
 import EmojiIcon from './EmojiIcon';
 
+type Props = {
+    _reaction: string
+};
 
 /**
  * Implements a React {@link Component} which represents the large video (a.k.a.
@@ -11,7 +15,7 @@ import EmojiIcon from './EmojiIcon';
  *
  * @extends Component
  */
-export default class ReactionsCanvas extends Component<*> {
+class ReactionsCanvas extends Component<Props> {
 
     /**
      * Implements React's {@link Component#render()}.
@@ -20,12 +24,51 @@ export default class ReactionsCanvas extends Component<*> {
      * @returns {ReactElement}
      */
     render() {
+        const reaction = this.props._reaction;
+
+        if (!reaction) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        // FIXME The use of key bellow is somewhat of a hack/workaround for
+        // EmojiIcon: EmojiIcon doesn't seem to restart its animation upon
+        // changing its emojiName value. So the key will force a new EmojiIcon
+        // instance upon different reactions.
+
         return (
             <div className = 'emotionsCanvas'>
                 <EmojiIcon
-                    emojiName = 'thumbsup' />
+                    emojiName = { reaction }
+                    key = { reaction } />
             </div>
         );
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * Maps (parts of) the redux state to the associated ReactionsCanvas' props.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} state - The redux state.
+ * @private
+ * @returns {{
+ *     _reaction: string
+ * }}
+ */
+function _mapStateToProps(state) { // eslint-disable-line no-unused-vars
+    const stateFeatureReactions = state['features/reactions'];
+    const receivedReactions
+        = stateFeatureReactions && stateFeatureReactions.receivedReactions;
+
+    // TODO Eventually and wherever appropriate (which is definitely not here),
+    // pop reactions which have been rendered.
+    const reaction
+        = receivedReactions && receivedReactions.length
+            ? receivedReactions[0]
+            : undefined;
+
+    return {
+        _reaction: reaction
+    };
+}
+
+export default connect(_mapStateToProps)(ReactionsCanvas);
diff --git a/react/features/reactions/index.js b/react/features/reactions/index.js
index f4ab4e579..a29aa08e0 100644
--- a/react/features/reactions/index.js
+++ b/react/features/reactions/index.js
@@ -3,3 +3,4 @@ export * from './actionTypes';
 export * from './components';
 
 import './middleware';
+import './reducer';
diff --git a/react/features/reactions/middleware.js b/react/features/reactions/middleware.js
index a33ae2c72..751695c7c 100644
--- a/react/features/reactions/middleware.js
+++ b/react/features/reactions/middleware.js
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 import { CONFERENCE_JOINED } from '../base/conference';
 import { MiddlewareRegistry } from '../base/redux';
 
+import { addReceivedReaction } from './actions';
+
 MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
     switch (action.type) {
     case CONFERENCE_JOINED:
@@ -26,17 +28,18 @@ MiddlewareRegistry.register(store => next => action => {
  * @returns {Object} The new state that is the result of the reduction of the
  * specified {@code action}.
  */
-function _conferenceJoined({ getState }, next, action) {
+function _conferenceJoined({ dispatch, getState }, next, action) {
     const result = next(action);
 
     getState()['features/base/conference'].conference.on(
         'conference.endpoint_message_received',
-        (participant, payload) => {
-            if (payload
-                    && payload.payload
-                    && payload.payload.type === 'reaction') {
-                // TODO Utilize payload (and maybe participant).
-                console.log('Received:', payload);
+        (participant, message) => {
+            let payload;
+
+            if (message
+                    && (payload = message.payload)
+                    && payload.type === 'reaction') {
+                dispatch(addReceivedReaction(payload.reaction, participant));
             }
         });
 
diff --git a/react/features/reactions/reducer.js b/react/features/reactions/reducer.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9083d3863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/react/features/reactions/reducer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// @flow
+
+import { ReducerRegistry } from '../base/redux';
+
+import { ADD_RECEIVED_REACTION } from './actionTypes';
+
+const _INITIAL_STATE = {
+    receivedReactions: []
+};
+
+ReducerRegistry.register(
+    'features/reactions', (state = _INITIAL_STATE, action) => {
+        switch (action.type) {
+        case ADD_RECEIVED_REACTION:
+            return {
+                ...state,
+                receivedReactions: [
+
+                    // FIXME Push the latest reaction at the top because I'm
+                    // currently rendering only the first reaction.
+                    action.reaction,
+                    ...state.receivedReactions
+                ]
+            };
+        }
+
+        return state;
+    });
diff --git a/webpack.config.js b/webpack.config.js
index 8b26affe9..fffbf32f0 100644
--- a/webpack.config.js
+++ b/webpack.config.js
@@ -183,8 +183,9 @@ module.exports = [
  * target, undefined; otherwise, the path to the local file to be served.
  */
 function devServerProxyBypass({ path }) {
-    if (path.startsWith('/css/') || path.startsWith('/doc/')
-        || path.startsWith('/images/')) {
+    if (path.startsWith('/css/')
+            || path.startsWith('/doc/')
+            || path.startsWith('/images/')) {
         return path;
     }