diff --git a/src/utils/exportUtils/Exporter.ts b/src/utils/exportUtils/Exporter.ts
index ed85ba8d67f..053878886bc 100644
--- a/src/utils/exportUtils/Exporter.ts
+++ b/src/utils/exportUtils/Exporter.ts
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-only OR GPL-3.0-only
 Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
-import { Direction, MatrixEvent, Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
-import { MediaEventContent } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/types";
+import { Direction, MatrixEvent, Relations, Room } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
+import { EventType, MediaEventContent, RelationType } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/types";
 import { saveAs } from "file-saver";
 import { logger } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/logger";
 import sanitizeFilename from "sanitize-filename";
@@ -284,5 +284,13 @@ export default abstract class Exporter {
         return mxEv.getType() === attachmentTypes[0] || attachmentTypes.includes(mxEv.getContent().msgtype!);
     }
 
+    protected getRelationsForEvent = (
+        eventId: string,
+        relationType: RelationType | string,
+        eventType: EventType | string,
+    ): Relations | undefined => {
+        return this.room.getUnfilteredTimelineSet().relations.getChildEventsForEvent(eventId, relationType, eventType);
+    };
+
     public abstract export(): Promise<void>;
 }
diff --git a/src/utils/exportUtils/HtmlExport.tsx b/src/utils/exportUtils/HtmlExport.tsx
index 9a16a9e44b0..08e488e5ffe 100644
--- a/src/utils/exportUtils/HtmlExport.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/exportUtils/HtmlExport.tsx
@@ -288,9 +288,10 @@ export default class HTMLExporter extends Exporter {
                             permalinkCreator={this.permalinkCreator}
                             lastSuccessful={false}
                             isSelectedEvent={false}
-                            showReactions={false}
+                            showReactions={true}
                             layout={Layout.Group}
                             showReadReceipts={false}
+                            getRelationsForEvent={this.getRelationsForEvent}
                         />
                     </TooltipProvider>
                 </MatrixClientContext.Provider>
diff --git a/test/unit-tests/utils/exportUtils/HTMLExport-test.ts b/test/unit-tests/utils/exportUtils/HTMLExport-test.ts
index 7d57866fcdf..833494473da 100644
--- a/test/unit-tests/utils/exportUtils/HTMLExport-test.ts
+++ b/test/unit-tests/utils/exportUtils/HTMLExport-test.ts
@@ -7,19 +7,24 @@ Please see LICENSE files in the repository root for full details.
 */
 
 import {
+    EventTimeline,
+    EventTimelineSet,
     EventType,
     IRoomEvent,
     MatrixClient,
     MatrixEvent,
     MsgType,
+    Relations,
+    RelationType,
     Room,
     RoomMember,
     RoomState,
 } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/matrix";
 import fetchMock from "fetch-mock-jest";
 import escapeHtml from "escape-html";
+import { RelationsContainer } from "matrix-js-sdk/src/models/relations-container";
 
-import { filterConsole, mkStubRoom, REPEATABLE_DATE, stubClient } from "../../../test-utils";
+import { filterConsole, mkReaction, mkStubRoom, REPEATABLE_DATE, stubClient } from "../../../test-utils";
 import { ExportType, IExportOptions } from "../../../../src/utils/exportUtils/exportUtils";
 import SdkConfig from "../../../../src/SdkConfig";
 import HTMLExporter from "../../../../src/utils/exportUtils/HtmlExport";
@@ -587,4 +592,41 @@ describe("HTMLExport", () => {
         expect(await file.text()).toContain("testing testing");
         expect(client.createMessagesRequest).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     });
+
+    it("should include reactions", async () => {
+        const firstMessage = new MatrixEvent(EVENT_MESSAGE);
+        const reaction = mkReaction(firstMessage);
+
+        const relationsContainer = {
+            getRelations: jest.fn(),
+            getChildEventsForEvent: jest.fn(),
+        } as unknown as RelationsContainer;
+        const relations = new Relations(RelationType.Annotation, EventType.Reaction, client);
+        relations.addEvent(reaction);
+        relationsContainer.getChildEventsForEvent = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(relations);
+
+        const timelineSet = {
+            relations: relationsContainer,
+            getLiveTimeline: () => timeline,
+        } as unknown as EventTimelineSet;
+        const timeline = new EventTimeline(timelineSet);
+        room.getUnfilteredTimelineSet = jest.fn().mockReturnValue(timelineSet);
+        mockMessages(EVENT_MESSAGE);
+
+        const exporter = new HTMLExporter(
+            room,
+            ExportType.LastNMessages,
+            {
+                attachmentsIncluded: false,
+                maxSize: 1_024 * 1_024,
+                numberOfMessages: 40,
+            },
+            () => {},
+        );
+
+        await exporter.export();
+
+        const file = getMessageFile(exporter);
+        expect(await file.text()).toContain(reaction.getContent()["m.relates_to"]?.key);
+    });
 });