diff --git a/LiveKitLivestreamExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/LiveKitLivestreamExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index ed2d06b..42a841e 100644
--- a/LiveKitLivestreamExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/LiveKitLivestreamExample.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 		683865A72A29F9A3005D0947 /* MainView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 683865A62A29F9A3005D0947 /* MainView.swift */; };
 		683865A92A29F9A4005D0947 /* Assets.xcassets in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 683865A82A29F9A4005D0947 /* Assets.xcassets */; };
 		683865AD2A29F9A4005D0947 /* Preview Assets.xcassets in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 683865AC2A29F9A4005D0947 /* Preview Assets.xcassets */; };
+		683D7E862B95C0F300AD7EB2 /* ReactionsBarView.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 683D7E852B95C0F300AD7EB2 /* ReactionsBarView.swift */; };
 		687805892AF9F38000215259 /* LiveKit in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 687805882AF9F38000215259 /* LiveKit */; };
 		6878058B2AF9F38000215259 /* LiveKitComponents in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; productRef = 6878058A2AF9F38000215259 /* LiveKitComponents */; };
 		687E311E2A2DCA1600032AE6 /* RoomContext.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 687E311D2A2DCA1600032AE6 /* RoomContext.swift */; };
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@
 		683865A62A29F9A3005D0947 /* MainView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = MainView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		683865A82A29F9A4005D0947 /* Assets.xcassets */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder.assetcatalog; path = Assets.xcassets; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		683865AC2A29F9A4005D0947 /* Preview Assets.xcassets */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = folder.assetcatalog; path = "Preview Assets.xcassets"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		683D7E852B95C0F300AD7EB2 /* ReactionsBarView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = ReactionsBarView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		687E311D2A2DCA1600032AE6 /* RoomContext.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = RoomContext.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		687E31222A2E2AE700032AE6 /* StreamView.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = StreamView.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		687E31252A2E396900032AE6 /* SwitchCameraButton.swift */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.swift; path = SwitchCameraButton.swift; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@
 				687E31312A2EF8C600032AE6 /* StreamEventsListView.swift */,
 				68FBA3702A381F650015853E /* StyledButton.swift */,
 				68FBA3742A3824D80015853E /* StyledTextField.swift */,
+				683D7E852B95C0F300AD7EB2 /* ReactionsBarView.swift */,
 			);
 			path = Views;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -382,6 +385,7 @@
 				68177E0D2A570F5F00821136 /* ParticipantMetadata.swift in Sources */,
 				6889F0D32A52AF96004D54FB /* ConnectionDetails.swift in Sources */,
 				68FBA3752A3824D80015853E /* StyledTextField.swift in Sources */,
+				683D7E862B95C0F300AD7EB2 /* ReactionsBarView.swift in Sources */,
 				687E31322A2EF8C600032AE6 /* StreamEventsListView.swift in Sources */,
 				68A108C72A5CFC2E00200FAE /* HideKeyboard.swift in Sources */,
 				687E311E2A2DCA1600032AE6 /* RoomContext.swift in Sources */,
diff --git a/Shared/Contexts/RoomContext.swift b/Shared/Contexts/RoomContext.swift
index 8acf4e6..765e94e 100644
--- a/Shared/Contexts/RoomContext.swift
+++ b/Shared/Contexts/RoomContext.swift
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ enum DataTopics: String {
 final class RoomContext: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     // Private
     private let api = API(apiBaseURLString: "https://livestream.livekit.io/")
-    private let room = Room()
+    let room = Room()
 
     enum Step {
         case welcome
@@ -232,19 +232,37 @@ final class RoomContext: NSObject, ObservableObject {
         }
     }
 
-    public func send() {
+    public func sendChat() {
         Task { @MainActor in
-            let trimmedMessage = self.message.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
-            let chatMessage = ChatMessage(timestamp: 0,
-                                          message: trimmedMessage,
-                                          participant: self.room.localParticipant)
-
-            events.append(chatMessage)
+            let eventEntry = try await sendData(string: message)
             message = ""
+            events.append(eventEntry)
+        }
+    }
+
+    public func sendReaction(string: String) {
+        Task { @MainActor in
+            let eventEntry = try await sendData(string: string, isReaction: true)
+            events.append(eventEntry)
+        }
+    }
+
+    public func sendData(string: String, isReaction: Bool = false) async throws -> ChatMessage {
+        let trimmedString = string.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
+        let chatMessage = ChatMessage(timestamp: 0,
+                                      message: trimmedString,
+                                      participant: room.localParticipant)
 
-            guard let jsonData = try? encoder.encode(chatMessage) else { return }
-            try await room.localParticipant.publish(data: jsonData, options: DataPublishOptions(topic: DataTopics.chat.rawValue))
+        let jsonData = try encoder.encode(chatMessage)
+        try await room.localParticipant.publish(data: jsonData, options: DataPublishOptions(topic: DataTopics.chat.rawValue))
+
+        if isReaction {
+            // Send reaction version
+            guard let reactionData = trimmedString.data(using: .utf8) else { throw LiveKitError(.invalidState) }
+            try await room.localParticipant.publish(data: reactionData, options: DataPublishOptions(topic: DataTopics.reaction.rawValue))
         }
+
+        return chatMessage
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/Shared/StreamView.swift b/Shared/StreamView.swift
index 411e28e..fba38ca 100644
--- a/Shared/StreamView.swift
+++ b/Shared/StreamView.swift
@@ -123,6 +123,8 @@ struct StreamView: View {
                 }
             }
 
+            ReactionsBarView()
+
             MessageBarView(focusFields: _focusedFields,
                            moreAction: {
                                showingOptionsSheet.toggle()
diff --git a/Shared/Views/MessageBarView.swift b/Shared/Views/MessageBarView.swift
index 6d7adeb..baf0e77 100644
--- a/Shared/Views/MessageBarView.swift
+++ b/Shared/Views/MessageBarView.swift
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ struct MessageBarView: View {
                          isFullWidth: false,
                          isEnabled: roomCtx.canSendMessage)
             {
-                roomCtx.send()
+                roomCtx.sendChat()
             } label: {
                 Text("Send")
             }
diff --git a/Shared/Views/ReactionsBarView.swift b/Shared/Views/ReactionsBarView.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0a468ef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Shared/Views/ReactionsBarView.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2024 LiveKit
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import LiveKit
+import SwiftUI
+
+struct ReactionsBarView: View {
+    @EnvironmentObject var roomCtx: RoomContext
+    @EnvironmentObject var room: Room
+
+    var body: some View {
+        HStack(alignment: .center, spacing: 30) {
+            Button(action: {
+                roomCtx.sendReaction(string: "🔥")
+            }, label: {
+                Text("🔥")
+            })
+            Button(action: {
+                roomCtx.sendReaction(string: "👏")
+            }, label: {
+                Text("👏")
+            })
+            Button(action: {
+                roomCtx.sendReaction(string: "🤣")
+            }, label: {
+                Text("🤣")
+            })
+            Button(action: {
+                roomCtx.sendReaction(string: "❤️")
+            }, label: {
+                Text("❤️")
+            })
+            Button(action: {
+                roomCtx.sendReaction(string: "🎉")
+            }, label: {
+                Text("🎉")
+            })
+        }
+        .padding(.vertical, 15)
+        .padding(.horizontal, 10)
+    }
+}