diff --git a/public/locales/en-GB/app.json b/public/locales/en-GB/app.json
index 00cc462f..471c36ec 100644
--- a/public/locales/en-GB/app.json
+++ b/public/locales/en-GB/app.json
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     "password": "Password",
     "preferences": "Preferences",
     "profile": "Profile",
+    "reaction": "Reaction",
     "search": "Search",
     "settings": "Settings",
     "something_went_wrong": "Something went wrong",
diff --git a/src/reactions/ReactionIndicator.tsx b/src/reactions/ReactionIndicator.tsx
index 2b22d854..1e758885 100644
--- a/src/reactions/ReactionIndicator.tsx
+++ b/src/reactions/ReactionIndicator.tsx
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ Please see LICENSE in the repository root for full details.
 
 import { PropsWithChildren, ReactNode } from "react";
 import classNames from "classnames";
-import "@formatjs/intl-durationformat/polyfill";
 
 import styles from "./ReactionIndicator.module.css";
+import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 
 export function ReactionIndicator({
   emoji,
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export function ReactionIndicator({
   miniature?: boolean;
   emoji: string;
 }>): ReactNode {
+  const { t } = useTranslation();
   return (
     <div
       className={classNames(styles.reactionIndicatorWidget, {
@@ -30,7 +31,7 @@ export function ReactionIndicator({
           [styles.reactionLarge]: !miniature,
         })}
       >
-        <span role="img" aria-label="reaction indicator">
+        <span role="img" aria-label={t("common.reaction")}>
           {emoji}
         </span>
       </div>
diff --git a/src/reactions/__snapshots__/RaisedHandIndicator.test.tsx.snap b/src/reactions/__snapshots__/RaisedHandIndicator.test.tsx.snap
index 91bde280..db3e4b85 100644
--- a/src/reactions/__snapshots__/RaisedHandIndicator.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/src/reactions/__snapshots__/RaisedHandIndicator.test.tsx.snap
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ exports[`RaisedHandIndicator > renders a smaller indicator when miniature is spe
     class="reaction"
   >
     <span
-      aria-label="reaction indicator"
+      aria-label="common.reaction"
       role="img"
     >
       ✋
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ exports[`RaisedHandIndicator > renders an indicator when a hand has been raised
     class="reaction reactionLarge"
   >
     <span
-      aria-label="reaction indicator"
+      aria-label="common.reaction"
       role="img"
     >
       ✋
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ exports[`RaisedHandIndicator > renders an indicator when a hand has been raised
     class="reaction reactionLarge"
   >
     <span
-      aria-label="reaction indicator"
+      aria-label="common.reaction"
       role="img"
     >
       ✋